… We are grateful to the Nuffield Foundation for grant 00.27 to Barbara Maughan, Robert
Goodman and Stephan Collishaw in support of this work. We are also grateful to schools and …

Unipolar depressive disorder in adolescence is common worldwide but often unrecognised.
The incidence, notably in girls, rises sharply after puberty and, by the end of adolescence, …

This report presents new research findings from the NSPCC on child maltreatment in the
United Kingdom, looking specifically at the prevalence and impact of severe maltreatment. We …

Background Child and adolescent mental health problems are common, associated with
wide‐ranging functional impairments, and show substantial continuities into adult life. It is …

Results Rates of unipolar depression are low before puberty, but rise from the early teens,
especially among girls. Concurrent comorbidity with both disruptive and emotional disorders …

Background: Evidence about trends in adolescent emotional problems (depression and
anxiety) is inconclusive, because few studies have used comparable measures and samples at …

Background The mental health consequences of school closure, social isolation, increased
financial and emotional stress, and greater exposure to family conflicts are likely to be …

OBJECTIVE: Child abuse is an important risk for adult psychiatric morbidity. However, not all
maltreated children experience mental health problems as adults. The aims of the present …

Previous research suggests that face recognition may involve both configurational and
piecemeal (featural) processing. To explore the relationship between these processing modes, …

Background: The Malaise Inventory is a commonly used self-completion scale for assessing
psychiatric morbidity. There is some evidence that it may represent two separate …