A significant number of people who died by suicide were likely autistic, but undiagnosed, according to new research that highlights the urgent need for earlier diagnosis and tailored support for suicide prevention.
Cambridge-led computerised cognitive assessments transform early detection and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
One in six children in England had a probable mental disorder in 2021 – a similar rate to 2020 but an increase from one in nine in 2017 - according to a survey published today by NHS Digital.
An ambitious new research project, Spectrum 10K, launches today and will recruit 10,000 autistic individuals, as well as their relatives, living in the UK.
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a decade before they begin self-harming.
Autistic people have far greater risks of long term physical health conditions than others, but the reasons for this remain unclear. New research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge suggests that unhealthy lifestyle habits may be an important contributing factor.Â
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control – leading to binge-eating – in response to stress. ̽»¨Ö±²¥findings of the Cambridge-led research are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more than seven million children carried out by researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with researchers from Newcastle ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and Maastricht ̽»¨Ö±²¥.
Experts have issued a stark warning about the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people.
Research published today shows how digital providers are coming together to support the mental health needs of millions of users unable to access traditional services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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