The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
35 followers · 103 posts · Server masto.ai

How do friendships influence adolescent self-injurious thoughts and behaviours? nationalelfservice.net/?p=1745

Rasanat Fatima Nawaz & Bella Brereton summarise a systematic review that explored the associations between self-injurious thoughts and behaviours and school-based friendship networks in adolescents, using sociometric data.

#selfharm #suicide #selfinjuriousthoughtsandbehaviours #school #youthmentalhealth #adolescents #friendship

Last updated 1 year ago

The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
33 followers · 98 posts · Server masto.ai

Is persistent anxiety and depression in childhood a one-way road to adverse outcomes in adulthood? nationalelfservice.net/?p=1730

In her latest blog, Laura Hankey summarises a longitudinal study using ALSPAC data that explored associations between anxiety, depression, and comorbid anxiety/depression in childhood and adverse outcomes in young adulthood.

#youthmentalhealth #anxiety #depression #childhood #adulthood #trajectories

Last updated 1 year ago

KidsData · @KidsData
145 followers · 397 posts · Server sfba.social

: Of California caregivers who were extremely concerned about their children's safety following relaxed public health measures during the pandemic, the lowest rate belonged to caregivers in the highest annual income bracket ($100,000 or more).

Learn more: kidsdata.org/topic/2490/covid1

#factoftheday #SDOH #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #healthcare #mentalhealthcare #pandemic #covid

Last updated 1 year ago

KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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Where I lay my head is home: residential instability and earlier onset of psychosis nationalelfservice.net/?p=1707

Liana Romaniuk summarises a recent US cross-sectional study which suggests that residential instability (moving home a lot) may lead to disrupted social networks and relationships, predisposing vulnerable youth to greater stress, which can increase their risk of psychosis.

#psychosis #youthmentalhealth #movinghome #introvert #extrovert

Last updated 1 year ago

The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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Computerised CBT for youth anxiety and depression: a growing evidence-base nationalelfservice.net/?p=1680

Jemma Baker reports on a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the effectiveness of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety in adolescents. 

#ccbt #cbt #psychotherapy #youthmentalhealth #anxiety #depression #research #digitalmentalhealth #ulsterdmh2023

Last updated 1 year ago

The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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What treatment outcomes are important to adolescents with depression? Novel findings from a Q-study nationalelfservice.net/?p=1693

#depression #adolescents #youthmentalhealth #outcomes #treatmentoutcomes #goals

Last updated 1 year ago

The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
26 followers · 66 posts · Server masto.ai
The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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Are the kids alright? Emergency help for suicide and self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic
nationalelfservice.net/?p=1685

In her debut blog, Molly McCarthy appraises a recent Lancet Psychiatry systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the patterns of paediatric emergency department visits for suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and self-harm incidents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

#youthmentalhealth #suicide #selfharm #emergencydepartments #covid19 #pandemic #mentalhealthcrisis

Last updated 1 year ago

Youth Mental Health Canada · @ymhc
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KidsData · @KidsData
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Youth Mental Health Canada · @ymhc
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The Mental Elf · @Mental_Elf
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Equipping young adolescents with wellbeing skills: does a universal, classroom-based CBT intervention promote positive mental health? nationalelfservice.net/?p=1672

Emily Hards and Maria Loades summarise a cluster randomised controlled trial exploring the effectiveness of universal process-based CBT for positive mental health in early adolescence. 

 

#cbt #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #schools #schoolbasedmentalhealth #positivementalhealth #rct #research #adolescents

Last updated 2 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
132 followers · 316 posts · Server sfba.social

@georgetakei Absolutely true. Teen girls have much higher rates of reporting depression-related feelings than their male peers. Here's just one example:
kidsdata.org/topic/387/depress

#depression #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth

Last updated 2 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
131 followers · 310 posts · Server sfba.social
KidsData · @KidsData
131 followers · 309 posts · Server sfba.social

: 58% of California's children with special health care needs (CSHCN) receive mental health treatment, less than the national number at 62%.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10722

#factoftheday #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #pediatrics #MedMastodon

Last updated 2 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
131 followers · 308 posts · Server sfba.social

: The prevalence of mental health conditions among children with special health care needs (CSHCN) is an estimated THREE TIMES higher than for children overall.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10722

#factoftheday #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #pediatrics #MedMastodon

Last updated 2 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
131 followers · 307 posts · Server sfba.social

: Only about half of California children diagnosed with a mental health condition (52%) received mental health treatment or counseling.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10722

#factoftheday #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #MedMastodon #pediatrics

Last updated 2 years ago