Sam Cartwright‐Hatton
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Quantifying cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in mental health symptoms within families: network models applied to UK cohort data Open
Objectives Families offer promising targets for mental health interventions. Existing evidence investigates parent-child dyads or partners; we use an innovative approach to look at triads of parents and their children. This gives us more d…
View article: What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review
What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review Open
Background: Parent depression is a well-established prospective risk factor for adverse offspring mental health. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that improvements in parent depression predicts improved offspring mental health. However, …
View article: Correction to “Effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for highly anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their children: a parallel group randomised controlled trial” [The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, Volume 45, October 2024, 101038]
Correction to “Effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for highly anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their children: a parallel group randomised controlled trial” [The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, Volume 45, October 2024, 101038] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101038.].
View article: Correction to “Effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for highly anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their children: a parallel group randomised controlled trial” [The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, Volume 45, October 2024, 101038]
Correction to “Effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for highly anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their children: a parallel group randomised controlled trial” [The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, Volume 45, October 2024, 101038] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101038.].
The impact of treating parental bipolar disorder and schizophrenia on their children’s mental health and wellbeing: an empty systematic review Open
Background Parental psychosis (bipolar disorder and schizophrenia) are major risk factors for mental health problems in offspring. Although interventions that focus on parenting and the family environment have shown effectiveness in mitiga…
Development of an intervention to support parents receiving treatment in psychiatric inpatient hospital using participatory design methods Open
Introduction When parents of dependent children are treated in psychiatric inpatient hospital, it typically involves separation of parent and child for the duration of treatment, which can be highly distressing to the dyad and can result i…
“I think it is woven through me, and sadly that means it is woven through our family life”: the experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders Open
Background Eating disorders may disrupt parenting, and there is evidence to suggest that the children of parents with eating disorders are at greater risk for the development of eating disorders themselves. This study sought to broaden and…
View article: Psychiatric in-patients who are parents: what interventions are tailored to their needs and how do they experience care? A systematic review and data synthesis
Psychiatric in-patients who are parents: what interventions are tailored to their needs and how do they experience care? A systematic review and data synthesis Open
Background Little is known about the experiences of parents who are in receipt of in-patient psychiatric care or about what interventions are employed to support them in their parenting role. Aims The objective of the current study is to r…
View article: Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Anxiety in the Children of Parents With Anxiety: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Anxiety in the Children of Parents With Anxiety: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background Anxiety is the most common childhood mental health condition and is associated with impaired child outcomes, including increased risk of mental health difficulties in adulthood. Anxiety runs in families: when a parent has anxiet…
Preventing anxiety in the children of anxious parents – feasibility of a brief, online, group intervention for parents of one‐ to three‐year‐olds Open
Background The evidence suggests an increased risk of developing anxiety problems in children of anxious parents. The current study explored the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention with anxious parents of young children, to in…
View article: Effectiveness of an Online Intervention to Prevent Anxiety in the Children of Anxious Parents: A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. (Preprint)
Effectiveness of an Online Intervention to Prevent Anxiety in the Children of Anxious Parents: A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Anxiety is the most common childhood mental health condition and is associated with impaired child outcomes, including increased risk of mental health difficulties in adulthood. Anxiety runs in families: when a parent has anxiet…
Workplace Support for Mental Health Workers Who Are Parents: A Feasibility Study Open
Background Mental health workers are subject to high levels of occupational stress which is associated with poorer health and wellbeing and impaired patient outcomes. For individuals operating in high stress environments, reducing challeng…
Adult mental health service engagement with patients who are parents: Evidence from 15 English mental health trusts Open
Objectives Ascertaining whether mental health service users have children is a clinical requirement in UK health services, and acknowledgement of a patient’s parenting role is necessary to enable engagement with their parenting experience …
Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers Open
Doctoral Researchers (DRs) are an important part of the academic community and, after graduating, make substantial social and economic contributions. Despite this importance, DR wellbeing has long been of concern. Recent studies have concl…
The Parenting Experience of Those With Borderline Personality Disorder Traits: Practitioner and Parent Perspectives Open
This research highlights the clinical need for parenting-focused support for individuals with BPD traits. Preliminary suggestions for format and content are given.
Helping parents to help children overcome fear: The influence of a short video tutorial Open
Objectives Anxiety runs in families, and its transmission is largely environmental. However, studies rarely explore this process in clinically anxious parents or ask participants to face a genuine fear. We also do not know whether this pro…
Preventing family transmission of anxiety: Feasibility <span>RCT</span> of a brief intervention for parents Open
Objectives Children of anxious parents are at high risk of anxiety disorders themselves. The evidence suggests that this is due to environmental rather than genetic factors. However, we currently do little to reduce this risk of transmissi…
Maternal and paternal influences on the developmental trajectory of childhood anxiety symptoms: a genetically sensitive investigation Open
One theory suggests that anxious fathers may pose a greater environmental influence on childhood anxiety than anxious mothers. This study uses the Early Growth and Development Study (EGDS) to test rearing parent anxiety influences from mot…
No Significant Evidence of Cognitive Biases for Emotional Stimuli in Children At-Risk of Developing Anxiety Disorders Open
This paper explores whether the increased vulnerability of children of anxious parents to develop anxiety disorders may be partially explained by these children having increased cognitive biases towards threat compared with children of non…