Development, preliminary validation and reliability of the colourful 'My Feelings Form' self-report for young children.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures place the patient at the centre of his/her care. There are calls to introduce child-reported outcome measures to mental health services. We aimed to (a) develop an age-appropriate patient-reported outcome measure for children's mental health, and (b) validate this in a primary school and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

Review: systematic review of effectiveness of art psychotherapy in children with mental health disorders.

Art therapy and art psychotherapy are often offered in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS). We aimed to review the evidence regarding art therapy and art psychotherapy in children attending mental health services. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO (CINHAL®Complete) following PRISMA guidelines, using the search terms ("creative therapy" OR "art therapy") AND (child* OR adolescent OR teen*).

How to interpret skin prick tests and serum-specific IgE in children and young people with food allergy.

Food allergy is common, it can lead to significant morbidity andnegatively impacts on quality of life; therefore, it is vitally important we get the diagnosis right. However, making the diagnosis can be complex. Clinical history is the most important diagnostic tool and subsequent investigation may help confirm the diagnosis.

A prospective study of weight change and systemic inflammation over 9 y.

Background: An increase in weight is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and cancer. This increased risk may be mediated by inflammation, but no long-term data are available on the effect of weight gain on systemic inflammation.

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that weight gain is associated with an increase in systemic inflammation during a 9-y period.