Research Library

This study aimed to explore socio-cognitive catch-up in adult adoptees, and predictors of reflective functioning (RF) in adulthood with a particular focus on attachment and interpersonal trust.

This study aimed to map inequalities in adolescent emotional problems and the effects of maltreatment across intersectional positions and describe the extent to which inequalities in emotional problems reflect additive and non-additive effects.

This study investigates whether mentalization-based techniques are effective in educational settings and analyses the performance of different techniques in resolving disruptive behaviour and incidents of emotional dysregulation.

This paper examines how engagement in arts-based leisure activities can support the cognitive, emotional, social and behavioural processes linked to mental health conditions. It highlights similarities with psychological therapies.

This review aimed to provide the first systematic synthesis of evidence on artificial intelligence (AI) tools used to train caregivers, educators and practitioners in psychological approaches relevant to children and young people's mental health.

This study found that the carers of children looked after reported lower levels of behavioural, emotional, relationship and overall difficulties for young people in 2020 than in 2019.

This study makes several recommendations for conducting school-based wellbeing surveys, based on the perspectives of young people with SEN.

This study examines how a specialised therapy programme helped a parent who often deeply distrusted the guidance and support of others, due to past trauma and mental ill-health.

The feasibility study aims to determine the acceptability of the intervention and future full trial, including assessing optimal settings and meaningful changes in the primary outcome measure (anxiety and depression).