Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most widely diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition, affecting as many as 5% of children and adolescents (Cortese et ...
Referrals to children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the UK have increased to unprecedented levels in recent years; in 2022, there were 1,425,193 mental ...
“Behaviour is the language of trauma”– Gross K, 2022. For decades, adverse experiences in childhood such as maltreatment or neglect, domestic violence, having a parent with ...
Over the past two decades in the UK, the prevalence of mental health difficulties among school-aged children and young people (CYP) has steadily increased, with one in six ...
New research from Denmark unpacks how adolescent substance use (even “just” alcohol) can pave a dangerous path to future mental health crises. Clinicians, take note. ...
We are increasingly faced with alarming information regarding a surge of mental health problems among children and young people, as reflected in recent newspaper articles ...
Globally, mental health disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) contribute significantly to the overall burden of disease, with many of these conditions emerging ...
Young people are growing up in an increasingly digital world, with 95% of 12- to 15-year-olds in the UK owning a smartphone (Statistica, 2024) and 92% using social media ...
The relationship between migration and psychosis risk is well established. A meta-analysis by Selten et al., (2020) found that migrants are twice as likely to experience ...
Young people in the criminal justice system are typically a traumatised population, yet the establishments they live in and services that they are subject to have been ...
Rumination, also known as repetitive thought, is prolonged and recurrent negative thinking about feelings and upsetting past experiences (Watkins, 2008). In contrast, worry ...
In the UK, young people (YP) who are struggling with moderate-to-severe mental health symptoms are often referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), ...
