Review
Pediatrics
Daniel Hayes, Jemma Thievendran, Marinos Kyriakopoulos
Summary: Inpatient mental health services provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for adolescents severely affected by mental health difficulties. Collaboration between inpatient units, community teams, young people and their families is essential to ensure effective and efficient interventions that foster engagement, independence and optimal outcomes. Careful assessment and management of potential adverse effects associated with inpatient admissions is crucial.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2022)
Letter
Psychiatry
Suravi Patra
Summary: The National Medical Council of India has introduced a competency-based medical curriculum to provide structured training for Indian Medical Graduates. The curriculum focuses on developing cognitive, affective, and communication skills, and also includes early introduction of psychiatry. The author proposes introducing a structured Child and Adolescent psychiatry curriculum for undergraduates.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jordan Bamford, Gerard Leavey, Michael Rosato, Natalie Divin, Gavin Breslin, Dagmar Corry
Summary: This study explores the relationship between adolescent mental well-being, religion, and family activities in a school-based sample from Northern Ireland. The findings suggest that non-religious adolescents may have lower mental well-being scores compared to their religious peers, regardless of religious denomination. This may be due to a lack of firm identity and a sense of marginalization. Additionally, poor family cohesion is associated with poorer mental well-being in adolescents.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Nancy Cheng, Sarah Mohiuddin
Summary: The study found that the most important factors for adult psychiatry residents in choosing their specialty were personal interest, work-life balance, and future job location. While most residents considered training duration important, less than 30% felt that child psychiatry fellowship was too long. Despite recognizing ample job opportunities in child psychiatry, fewer than 30% of surveyed residents showed a high level of interest in the field.
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Esther Sobanski, Florian Hammerle, Andrea Dixius, Eva Mohler, Susanne Koudela-Hamila, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Christian J. Merz, Tina In-Albon, Brigitte Pollitt, Hanna Christiansen, David Kolar, Susanne Ocker, Nicole Fischer, Ina Burghaus, Michael Huss
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the START programme in reducing trauma-related symptoms and psychological distress in traumatised adolescent refugees in Germany through a randomized controlled trial. The primary outcomes will focus on changes in psychological distress and traumatic symptoms post-treatment.
Article
Psychiatry
Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson, Carl Delfin, Natalie Laporte, Marta Wallinius
Summary: The study found that forensic psychiatric patients with a history of child and adolescent psychiatry contact and institutional placement demonstrate more externalizing disorders, higher number of criminal convictions, and lower age at first criminal activity.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Victoria Welch, Tom Joshua Wy, Anna Ligezka, Leslie C. Hassett, Paul E. Croarkin, Arjun P. Athreya, Magdalena Romanowicz
Summary: This scoping review focused on the potential applications of wearable devices in diagnosing and managing psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents, but revealed a lack of randomized controlled trials as the main gap.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yoshinori Sasaki, Masahide Usami, Shoko Sasaki, Hikaru Sunakawa, Yusuke Toguchi, Shuichi Tanese, Kiyoshi Saito, Rena Shinohara, Toshinari Kurokouchi, Kaori Sugimoto, Yuki Hakoshima, Kumi Inazaki, Yuta Yoshimura, Yuki Mizumoto, Takayuki Okada
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of child and adolescent psychiatric patients with child-to-parent violence (CPV). The results showed that patients in the CPV group had significantly higher proportions of experiencing physical abuse, psychological abuse, and witnessing violence between parents. Additionally, there was a significant correlation between neurodevelopmental disorders and CPV, with impulsivity potentially being related to CPV.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel P. Sullivan, Leanne Payne, Kelsie A. Boulton, Natalie Silove, Mark A. Bellgrove, Emma Sciberras, David R. Coghill, Adam J. Guastella, Christel M. Middeldorp
Summary: This study aims to explore the complete treatment journey of children and adolescents with ADHD in Australia by linking clinical data from public health services, MBS, and PBS. The analysis will help understand the related factors during the treatment process.
Article
Psychiatry
Chetana A. Kulkarni, Raj Rasasingham, Nicole N. Woods, Daniel A. Gorman, Peter Szatmari, Mark D. Hanson
Summary: This project used an iterative process of consensus building and pairwise comparison to prioritize key applicant attributes for admission. These attributes will now be incorporated into the admissions process, impacting not only recruitment but also curriculum development, faculty training, and overall mission and vision guidance for the Division. Similar processes could be applied by other training programs seeking to identify priority attributes for admissions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Shawn S. Jin, Terrance M. Dolan, Alesia A. Cloutier, Ermal Bojdani, Lynn DeLisi
Summary: Refugee minors are more vulnerable to major depressive disorder and suicidality after trauma, compared to the general immigrant population. Further studies are needed to clarify the reasons behind emotional disturbances and to facilitate appropriate treatment for CAP refugees.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Sezen Kose, Ipek Inal-Kaleli, Ecem Boru, Oyku Yavuz-Kan, Gulden Hakverdi, Buket Ucuncu, Hilal Nur Calik, Sevil Savran-Yorulmaz, Birsen Senturk-Pilan, Burcu Ozbaran, Halit Isik, Eylem Ulas Saz, Tezan Bildik
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) emergency admissions over a four-year period (2018-2021), including the pandemic period. The results showed that during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, suicide attempts, manic symptoms, and total CAP emergency admissions decreased. However, during the subsequent pandemic period, there was an increase in total CAP emergency admissions, especially in cases presenting with psychiatric symptoms related to general medical conditions. This study highlights the importance of considering underlying medical conditions in patients presenting with psychiatric complaints in the emergency department.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Gabriela Pavarini, Aleksandra Yosifova, Keying Wang, Benjamin Wilcox, Nastja Tomat, Jessica Lorimer, Lasara Kariyawasam, Leya George, Sonia Ali, Ilina Singh
Summary: This study investigated the interest and attitudes of young people towards predictive testing for mental health challenges. The findings suggest that young people value predictive testing services but are selective when it comes to sharing data, particularly social media data.
EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joanne R. Beames, Raghu Lingam, Katherine Boydell, Alison L. Calear, Michelle Torok, Kate Maston, Isabel Zbukvic, Kit Huckvale, Philip J. Batterham, Helen Christensen, Aliza Werner-Seidler
Summary: Process evaluations provide insights into how interventions are implemented and why they may work in some contexts but not others. This study outlines the protocol for a process evaluation embedded in a cluster randomised trial of a digital depression prevention intervention delivered to secondary school students. The methods include interviews, usage data collection, and questionnaires to capture data on intervention implementation, school contextual factors, and responses from school staff and students.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Deniz Kilicel, Franco De Crescenzo, Giuseppe Pontrelli, Marco Armando
Summary: There is a strong need for rigorous trials for children and adolescents in mental health, but the recruitment rate is poor. Effective recruitment strategies are crucial, and using multiple recruitment methods can enhance the recruitment rate.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
