Parents’ and adolescents’ estimates of adolescent screen use during the first year of the pandemic differed significantly.
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- Mental Health & Well-Being
Childhood Maltreatment Alters the HOA-Axis Activity in Early Stages of Life
by News Releaseby News ReleaseA study confirms the existence of neurobiological alterations in early stages of life in minors exposed to maltreatment.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Young People Are Perceived Promising, But Are They Effective?
An increasing number of digital mental health interventions are designed for adolescents and young people, but the evidence on their effectiveness is mixed.
- Special Needs
Study Finds Adolescents with Autism May Engage Neural Control Systems Differently
by News Releaseby News ReleaseExecutive control difficulties are common in individuals with autism and are associated with challenges completing tasks and managing time.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Age Gates on Alcohol Websites Are Ineffective, Latest Research Shows
by Psychregby Psychreg‘Age gates’ that aim to keep underage users off alcohol websites are mostly ineffective, a Texas A&M University alcohol researcher found.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Childhood Connection to Nature Has Many Benefits but is Not Universally Positive, Review Finds
by Psychregby PsychregThe review, published in the British Ecological Society Journal People and Nature, is the first to focus on nature connection in children and adolescents.
A researcher from the University of British Columbia in Okanagan is hoping to flip the switch on the pre-convinced stereotype that teens are mean.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Safe Gaming – New Guidelines Will Support Children Online
by News Releaseby News ReleaseResearch into how young people can be supported to use online gaming safely to enhance their mental well-being has been launched at the University of Birmingham.
Adolescence is a key development stage before young people become adults.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
The Way We Use Social Media Tells Something About Our Status Anxiety
by Rebecca Maceby Rebecca MaceSocial status has become something of an obsession for society. Status updates and humblebrags have become ubiquitous.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Are in Crisis, But What Can We Do About It?
Children’s and young people’s mental health is still in crisis despite public petitions from organisations.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Children and Mental Health Professionals to Benefit from £2 Billion Funding Boost
The government has in recent days released funding to inject mental health services with the vital resources it needs to counteract rising rates of mental illness.
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Could Mindfulness Training Help Prevent Future Depression in Adolescents?
Mindfulness is paying deliberate attention to the present moment.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
The Importance of Family Programmes for Adolescent Rehabilitation
by Newsby NewsAddiction and problem behaviour is a family disease that puts pressure on everyone involved.
Jean-Luc Vannier is a French psychoanalyst working as a clinician and as an Assistant Professor in psychoanalysis at the University of Côte d’Azur.