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30 Sep 2021: Research. Rate of mental disorders among children remained stable in 2021 after previous rise.. ... Professor Tamsin Ford, Head of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and one of the study authors, said: “We can be reassured that the mental health

24 Apr 2023: Professor Barbara Sahakian from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge said: “Young people often experience multiple mental health disorders, beginning in adolescence and continuing – and often transforming – into

8 Apr 2014: She read Psychology and Asian Studies at the University of Melboure and did her MSc at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. ... The subjects their research covers range from building a replacement heart valve for children, cancer, diabetes,

18 Jan 2017: trial. The researchers say their study highlights the need to improve access to mental health services for children and adolescents. ... Lancet Psychiatry; 10 Jan 2017; DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30002-0.

5 Jul 2019: These negative life experiences could partially explain higher rates of anxiety and depression symptoms and lower life satisfaction in autistic adults compared

15 Mar 2022: This comes on the back of an Equality and Human Rights Commission report in June 2020 that warned that the CJS is failing those with learning disabilities and

15 Sep 2017: In the study, Sharon Neufeld and colleagues from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge used data obtained between 2005-2010 – prior to funding cuts to Child and Adolescent ... in the past year, in 2014/2015 only 25% of all

3 Feb 2021: The particular challenge used in the study asked pupils at the intervention school to design an asthma-treatment ‘pack’ for children aged six and under. ... Teaching children to empathise is about building a society where we appreciate each other’s

4 Mar 2019: In a study published today in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, a team of researchers at Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with a group at Aarhus University in Denmark, has shown

28 Jun 2023: We found significant evidence that reading is linked to important developmental factors in children, improving their cognition, mental health, and brain structure, which are cornerstones for future learning and well-being. ... Unlike listening and spoken

1 Aug 2018: The research team previously published work in 2015 which showed that before they are born, autistic children have elevated levels of ‘sex steroid’ hormones (including testosterone) which ‘masculinise’ the baby’s ... Using anonymous data from a

11 Sep 2023: Professor Barbara Sahakian, from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, said: “Although our DNA – the genetic hand we’ve been dealt – can increase our risk of depression, ... Dr Christelle Langley, also from the Department

15 Feb 2022: Barbara Sahakian. Writing in The Lancet Psychiatry, a group of clinicians and scientists set out their priorities for tackling the pervasive problem of gambling addiction, or ‘gambling disorder’. ... Lancet Psychiatry; 15 Feb 2022; DOI:

21 Mar 2019: Around one in 100 school age children in the UK is autistic, but autism prevalence in China has been reported to be lower than in the West. ... The questionnaire gives a score of 0 to 31, and children scoring 15 or above were then given a clinical

29 Jan 2014: Injuries here change the person you are, which can have a massive impact on families.” Professor Barbara Sahakian in the Department of Psychiatry has been looking at the neuroanatomical basis of

29 Jan 2020: people grow up from children to young adults. ... Professor Ed Bullmore, joint senior author of the paper and head of the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge, said: “We know that depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders often occur

30 Oct 2018: In a study carried out in mice and published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, they report how the ‘memory’ of early life trauma can be passed down to the next generation ... Molecular Psychiatry; 30 Oct 2018; DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0271-6.

8 Feb 2023: This reinforces the need for early interventions to give children the best possible life-outcomes.”. ... and clinicians need to focus on building resilience in children who have experienced early-life adversity.

13 Jul 2022: people. It involved more than 28,000 children aged 11-14, 100 schools and 650 teachers.

3 Jun 2014: Search. Search. Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb. ... Research. Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb..

17 Dec 2019: All the social cues that normally foster connection are less readily available to the child, so the child doesn’t receive the optimal emotional input it needs to thrive.”. ... Emotional communication between parents and their children is crucial

4 Sep 2015: This data was from the ROOTS study, a large longitudinal study assessing health and wellbeing during adolescence led by Professor Ian Goodyer at the Developmental Psychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University

5 Oct 2020: Working in partnership with children’s charities, local education authorities, academy chains and local schools, Astle led an engagement programme providing teachers with robust evidence to help young people overcome cognitive ... Runners up: Emma

7 Mar 2023: which hunter-gatherer children are cared for compared to their peers in developed countries. ... An Evolutionary Perspective’, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2023). DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13773.

2 Dec 2019: Molecular Psychiatry; 2 Dec 2019; DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0587-x.

10 Mar 2021: Research. Pandemic restrictions aggravating known triggers for self-harm and poor mental health among children and young people.. ... Professor Tamsin Ford from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge said: “Even before the pandemic,

15 Jun 2021: The results are published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. ... Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 14 June 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.03.010.

20 May 2016: Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge studied almost 800 teenagers (322 boys and 449 girls), and used mathematical modelling to examine the impact of friendships and ... We also found that children who were bullied in

25 Feb 2016: And because drugs change the brain in ways that foster compulsive drug and alcohol abuse, quitting is difficult, even for those who want to. ... This is an area that interests Dr Valerie Voon in the Department of Psychiatry.

20 Jun 2014: fuel. Another of OpenPlant’s aims is to foster debate on the wider implications of the technology at local and global scales. ... Raspberry Pi, for example, was conceived and incubated in the Computer Laboratory to encourage children to learn

3 Aug 2022: This suggests that these children should be provided with early assessment and help where appropriate.”. ... Lancet Psychiatry; 4 Aug 2022; DOI: 10.1016/PIIS2215-0366(22)00207-3.

1 Sep 2022: A team led by scientists at UCL, the University of Cambridge and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London carried out a study examining whether cannabis users ... Martine Skumlien, a PhD candidate in the

9 Oct 2023: Search. Search. Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’. ... Research. Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’..

4 Sep 2023: The COMP will address the following overarching aims of the Green Transitions Ecosystem call: measurable, green transition-supportive behavioural change across sectors and publics; design that fosters positive behavioural change in ... Social, cultural

24 Jan 2014: first of its kind, and could offer valuable pointers to policy-makers looking to foster more cohesive communities during a time when the generation gap appears to be widening, says the

20 Nov 2023: Co-author Professor Duncan Astle, from Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry, said: “This simple constraint – it’s harder to wire nodes that are far apart – forces artificial systems to produce some

12 May 2020: The UK was first placed on lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic on 23 March. Only essential businesses were allowed to remain open and everyone was

27 May 2021: Tamsin Ford, who specialises in children's mental health, and welfare economist Dr Mark Fabian, whose research focuses on how policymakers and citizens understand well-being. ... In doing so, we learnt about the negative (and positive!) effects of the

18 Oct 2016: Golam Khandaker. Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge led a team that analysed data from 20 clinical trials involving the use of anti-cytokine drugs to treat a range ... This approach is starting to show success in treating cancers,

3 May 2023: Anyone who believes they have an exceptional memory is invited to take an online survey and memory test. Based on their performance, some people will be

13 Jan 2021: any adverse physical health problems are a result of the mental disorder, or the treatment for it,” said first author Dr Benjamin Perry from Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry. ... Reference:. Benjamin I. Perry et al: ‘Longitudinal Trends in

12 Apr 2021: For some participants, the order of the days was reversed.). Dr Margaret Westwater, who led the research while a PhD student at Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry, said: “The idea was ... Professor Paul Fletcher, joint senior author at the

27 Aug 2015: Less is known about the extent to which the disorder persists into adulthood, with estimates suggesting that between 10-50% of children still have ADHD in adulthood. ... The research was based within the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986, which has

4 Dec 2015: in Persons, Especially Women and Children) to devise an all-encompassing and lengthy, legal definition for ‘trafficking in persons’. ... That is where scholars and researchers must step in to foster partnerships and exchange evidenced-based findings.

9 Jan 2020: OCD can be an extremely debilitating condition for many people, but the treatments are not always straightforward,” explained Baland Jalal, a neuroscientist based in the Department of Psychiatry at the University ... and Jason A Elias and Sriramya

12 Aug 2020: The therapy was originally developed by Dr Baland Jalal from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.

1 Sep 2007: difficult. The other families were very disappointed not to have a confirmed diagnosis, particularly those families whose children were not as severely affected and therefore not as fully supported by statutory ... Through these, the importance is

14 Nov 2022: In the UK, the mental health of children and adolescents was already deteriorating before the pandemic, but the proportion of people in this age group likely to be experiencing a mental

5 May 2010: The study, published online this month in Biological Psychiatry, compared a group of 25 girls, aged 14-18 years-old, with high levels of antisocial and/or violent behaviour with a ... Around five percent of school-age children would meet criteria for

15 Feb 2022: The research is published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry.