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Creature Comfort? Animal assistance in therapeutic work with children and young people
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Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - March 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brazier, A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Book review: Bromfield, R. (2010) Doing therapy with children and adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome
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Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ray, A. Tags: Book review Source Type: research

Reimagining Charlotte's Web as the Creative Experience of Play
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Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Johnson, J. P. Tags: Test of Time Source Type: research

Finding a voice through 'The Tree of Life': A strength-based approach to mental health for refugee children and families in schools
The Child and Family Refugee Service at the Tavistock Centre in London has run a series of ‘Tree of Life’ groups for both parents and children in schools. The groups were developed in response to a concern about the majority of psychological treatments, which focus predominantly on vulnerability factors in refugee populations, and the effect that this can have on those they are attempting to help. In addition, these are modelled on western assumptions, which do not adequately take account of culture. The Tree of Life groups have provided an alternative to traditional mental health services, which many refugee f...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hughes, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Japanese parents' perception of disclosing the diagnosis of cancer to their children
This study examines parents’ perspectives regarding this decision. Parents (55) and grand-parents (3) were interviewed about their experience of sharing or not sharing the diagnosis with their children. Analysis of the interviews reveals a complex picture in which parents struggle to balance their emotions, their representation of ‘cancer as death’, their views of their children’s level of understanding as well as the positive and negative effects of disclosure on their children. We suggest that knowledge of parents’ perspectives can be useful to health professionals who support parents living...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Watanabe, A., Nunes, T., Abreu, G. d. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The role of parental anxiety sensitivity in parent reports of child anxiety in treatment seeking families
Recent research has examined the contribution of parental anxiety sensitivity to child anxiety, suggesting only a modest relationship between these two variables. No study to date, however, has examined the role of parental anxiety sensitivity in parent reports of the child’s anxiety. It was hypothesized that anxiety sensitivity, a cognitive risk factor for the development of anxiety, would be significantly correlated with parents’ reports of their child’s anxiety, specifically with respect to panic and separation anxiety. The present study employed a sample of 56 treatment-seeking children and their pare...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Francis, S. E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Computer games supporting cognitive behaviour therapy in children
Therapeutic computer games might enhance children’s motivation for psychotherapy, facilitate their understanding of important therapeutic concepts, structure therapy sessions, enhance treatment of migrant children and disseminate evidence-based treatment approaches. The game Treasure Hunt was developed to support cognitive behaviour therapy with children who come into treatment for various mental health problems. To evaluate the applicability and appropriateness of the game, 124 therapists answered a questionnaire on their impression of Treasure Hunt three months after download. Of these, 42 consented to participate ...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brezinka, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A CAMHS Intensive Treatment Service: Clinical outcomes in the first year
This study reports on the clinical outcomes associated with the development of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Intensive Treatment Service (ITS) embedded within a Tier Four CAMHS structure. Following intervention, mean CGAS ratings significantly improved by 16 points (p<0.001) and HoNOSCA Clinical Scores significantly decreased by a mean of 6.94 points (p<0.001). This trend was replicated in self-report measures, where service users reported significant clinical improvements in mental health symptoms and indicators of quality of life. A CAMHS ITS, with close links to an adolescent inpatient unit, can prov...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Duffy, F., Skeldon, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Tiny moments of great importance: The Marte Meo method applied in the context of early mother-infant interaction and postnatal depression. Utilizing Daniel Stern's theory of 'schemas of being with' in understanding empirical findings and developing a stringent Marte Meo methodology
This paper provides an overview of basic Marte Meo video interaction guidance concepts and describes the therapeutic performance of the method applied in the context of early mother–infant interaction and postnatal depression. Weight is put upon the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Further Marte Meo therapy is understood in the light of Daniel Stern’s theory of ‘schemas of being with’ and accompanied by clinical vignettes from therapy sessions. The empirical basis for the paper is a study of postnatal depression, mother–infant interaction and video guidance, carried out in Southern ...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vik, K., Rohde, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nonsuicidal self-injury in an adolescent population in Singapore
This mixed methods study examined the phenomenon of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) of adolescents in Singapore. The researchers analyzed quantitative data to understand the functions of NSSI, the relationship of parental invalidation to NSSI, and the association between academic stress and parental invalidation. In addition, the researchers employed semi-structured qualitative interviews to provide supportive qualitative data. The participants were outpatients at the Child Guidance Clinic, Singapore, between the ages of 13 to 19 years old. Researchers compared 30 participants who engage in NSSI with 30 participants who do ...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tan, A. C., Rehfuss, M. C., Suarez, E. C., Parks-Savage, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Adolescents with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa: Parents' experience of recognition and deciding to seek help
Conclusions: Parents require early advice and support to confirm their suspicions that their child might have anorexia nervosa. Since parents commonly approach the internet for guidance, improving awareness of useful and accurate websites could reduce delays in help-seeking. (Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomson, S., Marriott, M., Telford, K., Law, H., McLaughlin, J., Sayal, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

'A tale of two cases:' The health, illness, and physical activity stories of two children living with cystic fibrosis
This article drew on the qualitative case study methodological tradition to narrate the stories of two children living with CF at a children’s hospital in Canada. The findings beg researchers to consider (a) how children with life-limiting diseases borrow multiple illness narrative types, (b) the role of development in influencing the kinds of stories that children can tell, and (c) the impact of illness narratives on physical activity. By rendering the tales of two CF youth in this study, we respond to Aurthur Frank’s call; taking a multiple narrative turn, we listen to stories of a different kind of suffering...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Moola, F. J., Faulkner, G. E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Perceptions of support-seeking in young people attending a Youth Offending Team: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
High levels of mental health problems have been identified in young people who have offended (committed/been convicted of a criminal offence). However, as with many young people, they tend not to seek support for their difficulties. This research aimed to explore support-seeking in this population by asking ‘What are the perceptions of support-seeking in young people attending a Youth Offending Team?’ Semi-structured interviews were carried out with six males (aged 13–18) and the transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four master themes were revealed: Youth Offending Tea...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: King, E., Brown, D., Petch, V., Wright, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Dusting off, refreshing, replacing: A reminder of the importance of triangles in psychological therapies
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Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karamat Ali, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

The test of time: Karl Popper
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Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - September 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Graham, P. Tags: Test of Time Source Type: research