Can MRI scanning help diagnose autism in infants?
After recent posts delving off into dark woodlands of some methodologically challenging brain imaging studies, we are coming back to a more simple idea: repeatedly scanning the same people from before...
View ArticleParent Infant Psychotherapy: a gap in the evidence
Paul Ramchandani assesses the latest Cochrane review on Parent Infant Psychotherapy for improving parental and infant mental health, which finds little evidence to support the claim that PIP is an...
View ArticleCan video-feedback improve outcomes for infants at risk of autism?
Christine O'Farrelly and Jane Iles post their debut blog about a cutting-edge RCT of video-feedback given to parents for infants at risk of autism. The study makes use of the ViPP technique...
View ArticleEarly life deprivation, neurodevelopment, mental health and resilience: ERA...
André Tomlin summarises the latest instalment of the ERA (English and Romanian Adoptees) study, which explores the neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories of Romanian orphans who experienced...
View ArticleInfant-feeding behaviours: Can PSAS scores predict the recipe for success?
Melisa Selvaratnam summarises a study on postpartum-specific anxiety as a predictor of infant-feeding outcomes and perceptions of infant-feeding behaviours. The post Infant-feeding behaviours: Can PSAS...
View ArticleSleep problems in infancy: a possible risk factor for ADHD?
Jack Barton summarises a recent longitudinal study from Finland, which suggests that sleep difficulties in infancy are associated with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years....
View ArticleHow common is mental illness in children aged 1-7 years old?
Jennifer Lau and Meenakshi Shukla explore a recent meta-analysis which finds that worldwide, 1 in 5 children aged 1-7 years old will experience a mental health condition. The post How common is mental...
View ArticleCBT reduces depressive symptoms in mothers with perinatal depression, but...
In her debut blog, Kyla Vaillancourt summarises an umbrella review, which suggests that CBT is the most effective treatment for reducing symptoms of perinatal depression. However, many questions remain...
View Article1 in 5 pre-school aged children develop PTSD symptoms following trauma...
In her debut blog, Mira Vasileva summarises a systematic review which suggests that the pooled prevalence of PTSD in pre-school children who have been exposed to trauma was 21.5%. The post 1 in 5...
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