Mental Health topics
Sweden: Anaemia in early pregnancy is related to increased risk of children’s autism and ADHD
A cohort study looking at more than 500,000 children and their mothers has linked maternal anaemia early in pregnancy with an increased risk of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and intellectual disability in the child.
England: Summer-born children are more likely to suffer depression in childhood
The youngest children in the school year are 30% more likely to develop depression than their older peers, according to analysis of data from more than a million UK children.
Psychiatrist ‘workforce crisis’ damages CAMHS
A psychiatric ‘workforce crisis’ is most acute in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), according to the latest census from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
