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Leaving child and adolescent mental health services in the MILESTONE cohort: a longitudinal cohort study on young people’s mental health indicators, care pathways, and outcomes in Europe

The configuration of having separate mental health services by age, namely child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS), might be a barrier to continuity of care that adversely affects young people’s mental health. However, no studies have investigated whether discontinuity of care in the transition period affects mental health. We aimed to discern the type of care young people receive after reaching the upper age limit of their CAMHS and examine differences in outcomes at 24-month follow-up between young people receiving different types of care.

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November 22, 2022adminPublications

Bullying in adolescence: how do emotional traits distinguish those involved?

This current study investigated the emotional attributes associated with bullying perpetration and victimization in adolescence. The aim of the study was to identify differences and similarities in emotional traits between bullies, victims, bully-victims, and those uninvolved.

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November 17, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Professor Dieter Wolke has appeared in the top 0.1% of the world’s researchers across 21 research fields for the 5th year in Succession.

Each year, Clarivate™ identifies the world’s most influential researchers ─ the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2022, fewer than 7,000, or about 0.1%, of the world’s researchers, in 21 research fields and across multiple fields, have earned this exclusive distinction.

Professor Dieter Wolke is among this elite group recognized for his exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™.

6,938 Highly Cited Researchers in 2022

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November 17, 2022adminLatest News

Cortisol reactivity and negative affect among preterm infants at 12 months during a mother-infant interaction task

The purpose of this study was to investigate correlates of preterm (PT) infant’s cortisol reactivity and the association to infant negative affect, during a mother-infant interaction procedure.

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November 17, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

New EU-project striving for a paradigm shift in mental health and in developmental diversity: from risk to resilience

World-leading interdisciplinary research groups have committed to provide innovative approaches to improve the quality of life of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders More information R2D2 Mental Health Project Press Release EU Horizon Europe funded and for UK partners by IFS (UKRI)

October 27, 2022adminLatest News

Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Very Preterm or Very Low Birth Weight Adults: Evidence From an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Background and Objective

Assessment of health-related quality of life for individuals born very preterm and/or low birthweight (VP/VLBW) offers valuable complementary information alongside biomedical assessments. However, the impact of VP/VLBW status on health-related quality of life in adulthood is inconclusive. The objective of this study was to examine associations between VP/VLBW status and preference-based health-related quality-of-life outcomes in early adulthood.

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October 26, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Risk-taking behavior of adolescents and young adults born preterm

Objectives

To study sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections (STCTs), teenage pregnancies, and payment defaults in individuals born preterm as proxies for engaging in risk-taking behavior.

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September 28, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Maternal mental health and adverse birth outcomes

Recent research in economics emphasizes the role of in utero conditions for the health endowment at birth and in early childhood and for social as well as economic outcomes in later life. This paper analyzes the relation between maternal mental health during pregnancy and birth outcomes of the child.

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September 6, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Economic costs and health utility values associated with extremely preterm birth: Evidence from the EPICure2 cohort study

Preterm birth is associated with adverse health and developmental sequelae that impose a burden on finite resources and significant challenges for individuals, families and societies.

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July 14, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

University of Helsinki awards Prof Dieter Wolke its highest honour

Professor Dieter Wolke from the University of Warwick’s Department of Psychology will be bestowed with the rare accolade of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Helsinki.

At what will only be the fifteenth ceremony of a two-century-old tradition, Professor Wolke will receive the institution’s highest award — the doctor honoris causa — from Helsinki’s Faculty of Medicine, in recognition of his distinguished and impactful career in Psychology.

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June 14, 2022adminLatest News