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Jonah Byrne @jonah-byrne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

▶️ 40% of all CAMHS patients went on to use specialist adult mental health services ▶️ 46% of all adult psychiatric inpatient bed days are for individuals who have been to CAMHS earlier in life. This demonstrates the frequent long-term mental health burden on individuals who come to CAMHS.

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Jonah Byrne @jonah-byrne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What do clinical outcomes look like for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) patients when followed over time? In a total Scottish birth cohort study, we found figures far higher than previous short-term studies have suggested... 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Adult mental health service outcomes for patients of child and adolescent mental health services: a total Scottish birth cohort study - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) provide a critical opportunity for early mental health interventions. Evidence is still scare, however, on the long-term mental health outcomes of C...

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sjogresearch.bsky.social @sjogresearch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New research led by @ucddublin.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, funded by SJOG Research Foundation, finds childhood ADHD treatment did not increase later psychosis risk — and may be protective when started before age 13. Read in full on bit.ly/4lO7Vik @iankellehermd.bsky.social

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Animesh Talukder @animesh92.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Is the link btwn Adolescent SSRI use & Bipolar Disorder causal? Our study suggests: 𝐍𝐨. When accounting for unmeasured confounding (e.g., depression severity) via Instrumental Variable analysis, the evidence for a causal link disappears. mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1... #Psychiatry #MedSky

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Antidepressant treatment and risk of subsequent bipolar disorder in adolescents with unipolar depression

Background Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a common treatment for depression and anxiety in adolescents but are associated with an increased incidence of bipolar disorder (BD). Whe...

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

We observed a significant increase in new eating disorder referrals to CAMHS in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interestingly, there was no evidence of changes in the patients' clinical, demographic, or deprivation profiles. Open access in #EatingBehaviors doi.org/10.1016/j.ea...

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Out now: No evidence that SSRI treatment for adolescent depression reduces future risk of psychosis. This goes against the belief that typical treatments for common mental disorders will reduce the risk of psychosis. 💊🧠 15 min explainer podcast: youtu.be/wP3nuqSpWbo Paper: doi.org/10.1192/j.eu...

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Can treating teenage depression prevent severe mental illness in adulthood?

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Out today in BJPsych: 45% of people with a psychotic or bipolar disorder attended CAMHS in Wales at some point in childhood/adolescence🧒 This replicates similar findings from Finland by @iankellehermd.bsky.social & co - showing this applies to UK CAMHS as well. doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

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Psychosis and bipolar disorder risk in child and adolescent mental health services in the UK: population cohort study | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Psychosis and bipolar disorder risk in child and adolescent mental health services in the UK: population cohort study

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Colm Healy @c-healy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

@iankellehermd.bsky.social and co previously demonstrated that ~50% of those with psychosis and bipolar disorder had been to CAMHs in Finland. That was no fluke, as they have now demonstrated that it's 45% in wales. Great work by @kirstieohare.bsky.social 👏 👏 Paper: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

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Psychosis and bipolar disorder risk in child and adolescent mental health services in the UK: population cohort study | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Psychosis and bipolar disorder risk in child and adolescent mental health services in the UK: population cohort study

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Shared characteristics associated with both psychotic experiences and likelihood of being treated with stimulant medications may instead be driving the relationship.

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Concerns have been raised that stimulant medications could increase risk of psychotic experiences in young people. Our new research shows no evidence for such a causal relationship 💊🧠 Paper 👇 publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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Stimulant Medication Use and Risk of Psychotic Experiences

10.1542/6370189324112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2024-0691426370189324112BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The prescription of stimulant medications for young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder i...

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Kapil Sayal @kapilsayal.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📣 Systematic Review in Feb’s ECAP: Youngest children in school year more commonly diagnosed with, & prescribed medication for, #ADHD, than older classmates #relativeage effect also associated with receipt of diagnosis of #ASD. Great work led by Eleni Frisira 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Systematic review and meta-analysis: relative age in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Youngest students in their class, with birthdates just before the school entry cut-off date, are overrepresented among children receiving an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis o...

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sjogresearch.bsky.social @sjogresearch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Only 12 days to go before the St John of God DETECT 20 year Early Intervention Psychosis conference. It takes place in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan on Tues, 11 March 2025. Tickets selling fast. For all details and to book your place, click bit.ly/3ELGMLt

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Ian Kelleher @iankellehermd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

1 in 2 adult mental health service outpatient appointments & inpatient bed days are taken up by former #CAMHS patients Highlights frequently poor mental health trajectories for young ppl who attend CAMHS and need for research on altering these trajectories. Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Adult psychiatric outcomes of young people who attended child and adolescent mental health services: a longitudinal total population study | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core

Adult psychiatric outcomes of young people who attended child and adolescent mental health services: a longitudinal total population study - Volume 55

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University @edinburghcapsych.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

New research shows >50% of specialist adult mental health service use comes from former #CAMHS patients We need early intervention in childhood to change these poor long-term outcomes That's why we need much more research on mental illness prevention in #CAMHS 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Meet the team behind the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets! We are a team of researchers, charities and lived experience experts from 15 countries around the world! Check out our Who We Are page to learn more about our team: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/who-we-are

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Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets. Wellcome Trust, MQ mental health research, King's College London (KCL), Platforms for Longitudinal Mental Health Data (PALM).

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Maria Jalbrzikowski @mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Please re-post! Two Clinical Research Assistant position openings in the Neuroscience of Risk and Development Laboratory! sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

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Tamsin Ford @tamsinford.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

We’ve been mental elfed!

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Dummies Guide to “The British Professor Leading the Controversial Backlash Against Antidepressants” British journalists and editors, this is for you www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/dummies-gu...

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Dummies Guide to “The British Professor Leading the Controversial Backlash Against Antidepressants”

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Kapil Sayal @kapilsayal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

📣 New Research! It took 6 years but we got there! The STADIA trial reports… What we did: Large multi-centre #RCT with 1225 children and young people with emotional difficulties referred to #CAMHS across England, followed-up for 18 months. 6 Headline findings… see below… (1/7)

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Ian Kelleher @iankellehermd.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Check out the opportunity to work in this pioneering lab @mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social

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