This section of the site contains selected open access papers from our journals:
Use the links above to access the index of JCPP and CAMH.
Journal
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Most cited CAMH paper joint #3 of 25: Screening Efficiency of the Child Behavior Checklist and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Systematic Review
Erin M. Warnick, Michael B. Bracken, Stanislav Kasl
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Dimensional symptom scales can be used to help identify areas of difficulty associated with mental health disorders in children and adolescents. -
Most cited CAMH paper joint #3 of 25: The contribution of mindfulness‐based therapies for children and families and proposed conceptual integration
Paul H. Harnett, Sharon Dawe.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Understanding the mechanisms of change is important in the future development of mindfulness‐based family interventions -
Most cited CAMH paper joint #5 of 25: Parental Report of Infant Language Skills: A Review of the Development and Application of the Communicative Development Inventories
James Law, Penny Roy.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Although they (CDIs) are versatile, efficient and valid, they should not be considered a panacea for child language assessment and particularly for predicting persistent language delay. -
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Most cited CAMH paper #7 of 25: Measurement Issues: Screening and diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders – lessons from research and practise
Tony Charman, Katherine Gotham.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Screening and diagnostic instruments help clinicians least in the cases where they are most in want of direction as their accuracy will always be lower for marginal cases -
Most cited CAMH paper #8 of 25: Review: Effectiveness of mindfulness in improving mental health symptoms of children and adolescents: a meta‐analysis
Kannan Kallapiran, Siew Koo, Richard Kirubakaran, Karen Hancock.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; MBIs are a useful addition to the armamentarium for the treatment of children and adolescents -
Most cited CAMH paper #9 of 25: Review: A systematic review of the impact of physical activity programmes on social and emotional well‐being in at‐risk youth
David R. Lubans, Ron C. Plotnikoff, Nicole J. Lubans.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Clinicians working with at‐risk youth are encouraged to consider specific physical activity programmes to support social and emotional well‐being and general health in this group -
Most cited CAMH paper #10 of 25: Implementation quality of whole‐school mental health promotion and students’ academic performance
Katherine L. Dix, Phillip T. Sle,e Michael J. Lawson, John P. Keeves.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Given the known relationship between student academic achievement and mental health, many nations are mounting school‐based mental health interventions: however, the quality of program implementation remains a concern. -
Most cited CAMH paper joint #11 of 25: A Preliminary Community Study of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) with Adolescent Females Demonstrating Persistent, Deliberate Self‐Harm (DSH)
Anthony C. James, Annie Taylor, Louise Winmill, Kielly Alfoadari.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; DBT appears to be a promising treatment for adolescents with severe and persistent deliberate self‐harm. -
Most cited CAMH paper joint #13 of 25: Predictors of Service Use for Mental Health Problems Among British Schoolchildren
Tamsin Ford, Helena Hamilton, Howard Meltzer, Robert Goodman.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Regional differences in contact with public sector services for mental health services suggest that the organisation of services can influence who is and is not seen