European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

New Article in Press: Perceived Stress During Pregnancy and Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Findings From the ECHO Cohort Study. #articleinpress #jaacapopen https://twp.ai/4ivgZG

Neural responses to error in youth: the impact of social context, anxiety, and worry - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Atypical error responses characterize pediatric anxiety disorders. Error responses are considerably influenced by situational factors such as social context, which typically elicits enhanced error res...

Neural responses to error in youth: the impact of social context, anxiety, and worry by Khosravi et al now available online and #openaccess in our #ECAP journal:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Today, I hosted the first meeting of a special panel on child safety online.

For decades, we have made the real world safer for children and we must do the same in the digital world.

The positive opportunities that technology offers cannot come at the cost of their safety, health or happiness.

Multimodal assessment of emotion regulation in children of parents with a mental illness - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Emotion regulation (ER) is a relevant transdiagnostic mechanism for mental health, involving cognitive, behavioral, and physiological processes. Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) are a...

Hot off the "online press": Multimodal assessment of emotion regulation in children of parents with a mental illness by Werkmann et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#mentalhealth #ECAP #openaccess #emotionregulation

We are delighted to share that ESCAP President Jörg M. Fegert is co-chairing the new EU panel on child safety online together with Professor Maria Melchior:
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...

Cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions for supporting mental health of children and young people: a rapid review and narrative synthesis - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Globally in 2021, about 1 in 4 children and young people (CYP) below age 25 lived with poor mental health. Various forms of digital health interventions (DHIs) have been introduced in attempts to addr...

Cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions for supporting mental health of children and young people: a rapid review and narrative synthesis by Obse et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #ECAP #digitalhealth

The immune system’s role in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder development - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders in minors. Although its symptoms are well-described, the mechanisms...

Just published online and #openaccess in our #ECAP journal: The immune system’s role in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder development by Leandro Lemos Ferreira & Laiana Azevedo Quagliato:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ADHD

The February 2026 issue of our #ECAP journal is out now:
www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...

Telepsychiatry in child and adolescent mental healthcare: clinicians’ perspectives on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Throughout the COVID-19-pandemic, clinicians were forced to immediately adapt their former in-person treatments into remote care for youth with severe...

Telepsychiatry in child and adolescent mental healthcare: clinicians’ perspectives on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic by Vlad-Alexandru Rusu, Robert Vermeiren, Lisa Goossens & Laura Nooteboom:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#telepsychiatry #youthmentalhealth #ECAP #openaccess #COVID

Childhood post-adoption experiences and the long-term trajectories of deprivation-specific neurodevelopmental problems: a longitudinal study of the English and Romanian adoptee cohort - European Child... European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Early institutional deprivation is associated with a co-occurring constellation of deprivation-specific problems (DSPs), including autism, ADHD,...

New research publication: Childhood post-#adoption experiences and the long-term trajectories of deprivation-specific neurodevelopmental problems: a longitudinal study of the English and Romanian adoptee cohort by Rodriguez-Perez
et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ECAP #openaccess

Evaluating ICD-11 anorexia nervosa in a clinical youth sample: a comparison with ICD-10 - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Objective: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) was recently updated to an 11th edition, introducing significant changes to the diagnostic...

Evaluating ICD-11 anorexia nervosa in a clinical youth sample: a comparison with ICD-10 by Luna Thule Viggers, Mie Sedoc Jørgensen, Anne Bryde, Bilal Ashraf, Signe Holm Pedersen, Nadia Micali & Mette Bentz:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#anorexianervosa #ECAP #openaccess #youthmentalhealth

Voices of change: associations between vocal markers and symptoms of ADHD - Findings from the LIFE child study - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry In the context of precision psychiatry, voice characteristics in psychiatric disorders have significant potential as diagnostic markers. However, most studies have focused on adults, resulting in a po...

Voices of change: associations between vocal markers and symptoms of #ADHD - Findings from the LIFE child study
by Bamberger et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ECAP #openaccess

“It has tentacles into every single aspect of me” a qualitative evidence synthesis of the lived experiences and perceptions of ADHD youth - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 5.9% of youth. Characterised by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, it affects various aspects...

“It has tentacles into every single aspect of me” a qualitative evidence synthesis of the lived experiences and perceptions of #ADHD youth by Tierney et al now available online & #openaccess in our #ECAP journal:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#livedexperience #youthmentalhealth

Symptom-specific links between internalizing problems and functional connectivity in adolescents: a network analysis - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Previous fMRI studies have documented links between internalizing problems in youth and brain functional connectivity of the default (DN), frontoparietal (FP), and salience (SA) networks. Characterize...

Just published online and #openaccess in our #ECAP journal: Symptom-specific links between internalizing problems and functional connectivity in adolescents: a network analysis by Karl et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Visual-spatial working memory in ADHD: new evidence for a storage rather than a processing deficit - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry The ability to voluntarily control eye movements is part of the “executive function” domain, which includes working memory and is impaired in neuro-developmental disorders such as ADHD. The present st...

Publication alert: Visual-spatial working memory in #ADHD: new evidence for a storage rather than a processing deficit by Coclici et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ECAP

Life events and their subjective appraisal by children and adolescents in clinical high-risk states of psychosis: a cross-sectional comparison with inpatients with non-psychotic disorders and communit... While childhood trauma and neglect are generally found to be increased in clinical high-risk of psychosis (CHR-P), findings on life events (LEs) are so far inconclusive, with some indication of a stre...

Life events and their subjective appraisal by children and adolescents in clinical high-risk states of psychosis: a cross-sectional comparison with inpatients with non-psychotic disorders and community subjects by Kullmann et al: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ECAP #openaccess

Understanding silence in adolescence and young adulthood: a mixed methods systematic review on selective mutism - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of adolescents and young adults with selective mutism (SM) and their specific (treatment) needs, as well as those of their environment. We con...

Just published - online and #openaccess - in our #ECAP Journal: Understanding silence in adolescence and young adulthood: a mixed methods systematic review on #selectivemutism by Rachel de Jong, Anja van der Voort, Wessel Aben & Maretha V. de Jonge: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Behavioral parent training for disruptive behaviors in school-age children with autism: Secondary outcomes of a randomized controlled trial - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Children with autism often show disruptive behavior problems, which may cause significant impairment. Behavioral parent training is an effective intervention for other children with disruptive behavio...

Hot off the online press: Behavioral parent training for disruptive behaviors in school-age children with autism: Secondary outcomes of a randomized controlled trial by Dekkers et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ECAP #openaccess

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New work by Camprodon-Boadas et al. investigates the cognitive reserve in in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

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Young people in the justice system can have a particularly hard time getting mental health treatment. This article provides an approach for mental health providers to better meet the needs of justice-involved youth. https://twp.ai/4iuqEV
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📣The January 2026 issue of our #ECAP journal is out now:
www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...

Editorial by Michael Kaess: The field of child and adolescent psychiatry must embrace dialectical thinking and action to effectively address future mental health challenges
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Using data from a Norwegian birth cohort (n ¼ 873), this study found that from ages 14 to 18, decreased physical activity predicted more depressive symptoms, while increased depressive symptoms predicted decreased physical activity from ages 10 to 12 and 14 to 16. https://twp.ai/4iv56d

Trends and incidence rates of neurodevelopmental disorders in Danish children and adolescents 2000–2024 - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders with long-term...

New research now available online and #openaccess in our #ECAP journal: Trends and incidence rates of neurodevelopmental disorders in Danish children and adolescents 2000–2024 by Bliddal et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ASD #ADHD

Sex-specific associations between prenatal maternal mental health and child behavior problems at age 7: A (multi-center) longitudinal study of socially disadvantaged mother-child dyads - European Chil... European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Mental health issues are highly prevalent in socially disadvantaged populations, impacting both mothers and children. Maternal mental health plays a...

New publication: Sex-specific associations between prenatal maternal #mentalhealth and child behavior problems at age 7: A (multi-center) longitudinal study of socially disadvantaged mother-child dyads by Lakeberg et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#openaccess #ECAP

Perpetrator gender in adolescent sexual harassment: prevalence and mental health associations - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Sexual harassment is widespread among adolescents and linked to adverse mental health outcomes. However, little attention has been paid to the gender of the perpetrator and its potential influence on ...

New publication: Perpetrator gender in adolescent sexual harassment: prevalence and mental health associations by Hilde Slaatten & Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#youthmentalhealth #ECAP #openaccess

Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in the mental health of children and young people with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic rev... The COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified existing inequalities and disproportionately impacted the mental health of children and young people (CYP) with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopment...

Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in the #mentalhealth of children and young people with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of longitudinal studies by Lee et al:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ECAP #openaccess

Predicting suicide attempts in a high-risk clinical cohort of adolescents using machine-learning - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - While suicide prevention is a major global health priority in youth, it remains challenging to identify those at risk for future suicidal behavior. This...

New research publication: Predicting suicide attempts in a high-risk clinical cohort of adolescents using machine-learning by Hertel et al in our #ECAP journal:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#youthmentalhealth #suicideprevention

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The global prevalence of eating disorders in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry The increase in eating disorder (ED) presentations among children and young people (CYP) during the Covid-19 pandemic represents a global health concern, given the associated morbidity and mortality a...

New Review: The global prevalence of eating disorders in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Faria et al: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#eatingdisorder #ECAP #openaccess

“Which resilience factors are the most effective for which Outcomes?” A systematic review and Meta-Analysis of multisystemic resilience of children with ADHD - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Resilience involves multisystemic processes that encompass both personal protective factors and supportive environments, enabling children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to achie...

“Which resilience factors are the most effective for which Outcomes?” A systematic review and Meta-Analysis of multisystemic resilience of children with ADHD by
Yves Cho Ho Cheung, Man Ying Kang & Daniel Fu Keung Wong:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#resilience #ADHD #ECAP #openaccess

Facing fears in virtual worlds: A systematic review and meta-analysis on immersive VR therapy for children and adolescents with social anxiety and related disorders - European Child & Adolescent Psych... Anxiety disorders are common mental health issues in children and adolescents. Virtual reality (VR) offers promising opportunities for exposure-based interventions in immersive and controlled environm...

New Review now online and #openaccess: Facing fears in virtual worlds: A systematic review and meta-analysis on immersive VR therapy for children and adolescents with #socialanxiety and related disorders by J. F. Baschab, E. Möhler & J. Hussong:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#mentalhealth #ECAP