Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

Maternal Disapproval of Friends: Impact on Peer Status and Child Conduct Problems Nov 18, 2024

Maternal Disapproval of Friends: Impact on Peer Status and Child Conduct Problems
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Goda Kaniušonytė and Professor Brett Laursen discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Maternal disapproval of friends in response to child conduct problems damages the peer status of pre- and early adolescents’. There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.
Learning Objectives
1. Definition of what ‘low peer status’ looks and feels like from the child’s perspective.
2. The types of things mothers were doing to show their disapproval and how this impacted their children.
3. Why this type of parental interference proved counterproductive in terms of conduct behaviours and the children’s peer status.
4. Why peer status decreases when mothers disapprove of friends and why this leads to greater behaviour problems. 5. Advice for parents who disapprove of their child’s friends.
6. Implications of findings for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) professionals.

Nature and Nurture in Fussy Eating Nov 11, 2024

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In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Ali Fildes, Dr. Moritz Herle, Dr. Zeynep Nas, and Dr. Clare Llewellyn discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort’. There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.
Learning Objectives
1. A definition of ‘food fussiness’ and why we should be concerned with it.
2. How do you determine between ‘food fussiness’ and people liking different things.
3. Adverse outcomes of fussy eating and how common this is in childhood.
4. At what point does fussy eating become an issue?
5. Key findings from the JCPP paper including the trajectory of fussy eating and the impact of genetic differences and environmental influences.

Social Media Experiences and Proximal Risk for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Nov 07, 2024

https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Social_Media_Experiences_and_Proximal_Risk_for_Adolescent_Suicidal_Ideation/d4b12557-f441-4539-89f1-822fb18e1681
Social media has received considerable attention as a potential risk factor for adolescent suicide. In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jessica Hamilton discusses her JCPP paper ‘Positive and negative social media experiences and proximal risk for suicidal ideation in adolescents’. There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.
Learning Objectives
1. The perceived narratives around social media and suicide risk.
2. The importance of the inclusion of young people in the research process.
3. The complex and nuanced relationship between social media and suicidal ideation.
4. Is too much emphasis placed on screen time with regards to suicide risk factors and mental health?
5. The different types of negative and positive social media experiences and the effects these have on suicidal ideation.
6. How this research can inform Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) professionals in terms of interventions and prevention of suicide in children and young people.
7. Insights for policymakers and stakeholders.

Associations between Developmental Trajectories of Emotional Problems and Early Adult Alcohol Use Behaviours Oct 28, 2024

https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Associations_between_Developmental_Trajectories_of_Emotional_Problems_and_Early_Adult_Alcohol_Use_Behaviours/b43ab080-1dc5-4a54-9b13-ee81a1a9d3ed
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tong Chen discusses her JCPP paper ‘Developmental trajectories of child and adolescent emotional problems: associations with early adult alcohol use behaviours’. There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.
Learning Objectives
1. Why it is important to investigate the relationship between developmental trajectories of emotional problems in childhood and adolescence and subsequent alcohol use in adulthood.
2. The difference between the association between emotional problems in childhood and alcohol use in adulthood in comparison to the association between emotional problems in adolescence and alcohol use in adulthood.
3. Insight into the dataset used (the Twins Early Development Study) and the benefits of the twin-design.
4. The gender differences in the developmental trajectories of emotional problems in childhood and adolescence and subsequent alcohol use in adulthood.
5. The potential clinical implications of the findings.

Artificial Intelligence and its Potential for Supporting Clinical Observations of Child Behaviour Oct 21, 2024

https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Artificial_Intelligence_and_its_Potential_for_Supporting_Clinical_Observations_of_Child_Behaviour/54bf300d-d331-4ebe-8a06-b130497db5f8
How can artificial intelligence be used to support clinical observation of child behaviour? Professor Helen Minnis and Professor Alessandro Vinciarelli discuss their recent CAMH paper on ‘The use and potential of artificial intelligence for supporting clinical observation of child behaviour’.
Learning Objectives
1. What is currently known about the use of social artificial intelligence (AI) within child and adolescent mental health services.
2. An overview of their recent CAMH paper (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12714), including insight into methodology and key findings.
3. Can social AI replicate the kind of implicit feel that clinicians have as a result of their training and experience?
4. The translation of AI into clinical practice.
5. Might policymakers push for the overuse of AI at the expense of clinicians?
6. How social AI might be further developed in the future to support child mental health

Exploring Developmental Language Disorder Prevalence, Risk Factors And Support Oct 14, 2024

In the run up to Developmental Language Disorder Day on Friday 18 October we talk to Shaun Ziegenfusz, Lecturer, School of SHS - Speech Pathology, Griffith University, and Co-CEO of The DLD Project, Australia.
Shaun discusses:
1. What Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is and the typical age of onset.
2. Common co-occurring difficulties that individuals with DLD may present with.
3. The prevalence of DLD and the identification process.
4. DLD and co-morbid mental health conditions and behavioural problems.
5. Helping young people with DLD to recognise and label their emotions and alternative means of mental health support that doesn’t rely on oral language.
6. The efforts being made to raise awareness of DLD, including DLD Awareness Day.
7. Suggestions of resources where you can learn more about DLD.
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Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace: Teacher Mental Health and Wellbeing Oct 08, 2024

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In this special In Conversation podcast for World Mental Health Day, we are joined by Professor Jonathan Glazzard. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2024 is ‘It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace’ and this podcast will focus on teacher mental health and wellbeing.
Learning Objectives
1. A definition of mental health in terms of teacher wellbeing and the current state of teacher mental health in the United Kingdom.
2. What influences teacher mental health and wellbeing and why teacher mental health and wellbeing is getting worse.
3. The similarities and differences across school sectors, career development, and role types.
4. Is there more that training providers can do outside of what is mandated by the government guidelines?
5. The impact of poor teacher mental health and wellbeing on students.
6. The experiences of marginalised groups and their mental health.
7. The potential solutions and what can be done differently to support resilience.
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Healthy body—Healthy mind? Does exercise benefit people with ADHD? Oct 08, 2024

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Shu-Shih (Stone) Hsieh discusses his JCPP Editorial Perspective ‘Healthy body—Healthy mind? Does exercise benefit people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14042). There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.
Learning Objectives
1. Learn about some of the common treatment plans for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their limitations.
2. Discover the key findings from research into the impact of exercise on ADHD symptoms.
3. Understand the different types of exercise and whether the type of exercise (such as group) and the intensity has an impact.
4. Explore the mechanisms through which exercise may benefit people with ADHD. 5. Examine the extent to which the mechanisms through exercise and medications work on ADHD symptoms and the associated cognitive deficits are similar and whether one effect is stronger than the other.
6. Recognise the main challenges in translating exercise-based interventions from controlled research environments to real-world applications.
7. Learn about the critical gaps in the current research on the relationship between exercise and ADHD and how strong the evidence base is.
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Impact of Type, Timing and Duration of Exposure to ACEs on Adolescent Self-harm and Depression Oct 01, 2024

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Bushra Farooq discusses her JCPP paper ‘The relationship between type, timing and duration of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self-harm and depression: findings from three UK prospective population-based cohorts’.
Learning Objectives
1. Insight into the three UK prospective population-based cohorts used and why the use of three cohorts.
2. Exploring the structured life course modelling approach and the accumulation of risk hypothesis.
3. The impact of different developmental stages of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on depression and self-harm.
4. Why the prevalence of adolescent depression and self-harm differed between the cohorts.
5. Why it is necessary to look at self-harm and depression separately.
6. The association between individual ACEs and depression and self-harm.
7. Exposure to parental mental health problems as the most prevalent ACEs in all three cohorts.
8. Implications for clinical practice and other researchers.

ACAMH Learn: Revolutionising Child and Adolescent Mental Health Knowledge Sep 23, 2024

https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/ACAMH_Learn%3a_Revolutionising_Child_and_Adolescent_Mental_Health_Knowledge/bc9b91c2-9c57-4e83-a3fe-a5e7e81f41d3
For this special In Conversation podcast, we are honoured to spend time talking with Dr. Mark Lovell about the launch of ACAMH Learn.
Learning Objectives

Insight into ACAMH’s vision and mission and how this has influenced the creation of ACAMH Learn.
The core aim of ACAMH Learn and why it is needed now.
Why Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Continuing Medical Education is so important for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The importance of ACAMH Learn being open access and having a global reach.
The three levels of content (Introductory, In Practice and In Depth) and why the content has been pitched this way.
The functionality of ACAMH Learn to improve the learning experience and accessibility.
How ACAMH Learn will ensure that content is both academically and clinically rigorous.
Exciting features of ACAMH Learn – including pick and play where you left off and personalised libraries of content – and future plans for the platform.

From Zimbabwe to Cambridge: Discussing Mental Health Research and Advocacy Sep 16, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.35725
In this In Conversation Podcast, Clara Fariais joined by Tanatswa Chikaura, a mental health researcher and advocate, Founder and Director of Ndinewe Foundation, and PhD candidate in the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Cambridge.
Tanatswa’s research interests include suicide prevention, trauma, and mental health among autistic children and adults. Tanatswa was acknowledged in 2023 with a Diana Award for her mental health advocacy work.
The focus of this podcast is on Tanatswa’s research journey, her mental health advocacy work, and how she conciliates both.
Discussion points include:

The experience of moving from Zimbabwe to the UK to do an MPhil in Translational Neuroscience at Cambridge, and the process of adapting to a new country whilst studying.
Tanatswa’s interest in studying anxiety and autism.
Tips for choosing a research topic and supervisor when applying for PhDs.
Insight into the Ndinewe Foundation, including what inspired its creation, the main goals and its achievements so far.
Advice for young people from low- and middle- income countries who want to apply for postgraduate training in the UK.

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Night-time Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence Sep 09, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33251
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Isabel Morales-Muñozdiscusses her JCPP paper ‘Shorter night-time sleep duration and later sleep timing from infancy to adolescence’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14004).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of poor sleep health and what the hallmarks are of poor sleep health.
The typical trajectory for sleep duration and sleep timing from 6 months to 16 years of age.
Persistent shorter sleep and the impact of later chronotype on adverse outcomes.
The association between family adversity, as well as lower maternal socioeconomic status during pregnancy, and poor sleep health from infancy to adolescence.
Implications for clinicians and CAMH professionals in terms of how patients are screened as well as in terms of treatments and interventions.
Recommendations for policymakers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Binge Eating Disorders: Executive Functioning and Treatment outcomes for Adolescents Undergoing CBT Sep 02, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33242
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Andrea Goldschmidt, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldschmidt is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on eating behaviors that are associated with poor weight-related outcomes.
The focus of this podcast will be on her recent JCPP paper ‘Executive functioning and treatment outcome among adolescents undergoing cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge-eating disorder’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14031).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

An introduction to Binge Eating Disorders and why this area of eating disorders is often overlooked.
The effects of executive functioning on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) outcomes in adolescents and the impact of executive functioning on treatment engagement.
More impulsive decision-making being both associated with more frequent LOC eating following treatment but also with a greater number of sessions attended.
Apps that teach self-guided CBT and insight into an upcoming trial focusing on this type of intervention.
Advice for people who think that they, or somebody they know, may have a Binge Eating Disorder.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Intergenerational Consequences of Racism in the United Kingdom Aug 27, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33232
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh discusses her co-authored CAMH journal paper ‘Intergenerational consequences of racism in the United Kingdom: a qualitative investigation into parents’ exposure to racism and offspring mental health and well-being’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12695).
Yasmin was the principal investigator on the TRADE project, which stands for ‘Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety and Depression in families’.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of racism, what is currently known about the experiences of racism and how the experiences are linked to negative mental and physical health outcomes amongst those exposed.
Why this area has been largely neglected in the research community within the UK, with most studies coming from the US.
The bidirectional nature of parent and child experiences of racism with indirect effects impacting mental health and wellbeing in both generations.
The difficulties in families where parent and child approaches differ in relation to active coping strategies and denial of racism.
How one might reduce harms when talking about racism with children and young people.
Protective factors and the importance of social cohesion, safe spaces and education.
Recommendations for CAMH professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Risk Practices in CAMHS: Exploring Risk Rates and Profiles at Intake Aug 19, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.32140
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Barry Coughlandiscusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Risk rates and profiles at intake in child and adolescent mental health services: A cohort and latent class analyses of 21,688 young people in South London’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12246). Barry is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The benefits and challenges of using routinely collected data.
Insight into the ‘brief risk assessment’ measure and how it was implemented.
Overview of the latent class analyses and how they decided which class to go with.
How maltreatment and different forms of contextual adversity can interact with different forms of risk at the child level.
Implications for clinical practices and researchers.
The role of experts by experience in this research and how they enhanced the research project.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Adolescent Social Anxiety and relationship with Suicidal Ideation and Depression Aug 12, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33209
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Kenny Chiudiscusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Social anxiety symptoms and their relationship with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12249). Kenny is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Insight into the dataset used, which originated from the Wellcome Trust NSPN (Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network) study.
The questionnaire measures used for social anxiety symptoms, generalised anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation.
How the researchers dealt with missing data – a common feature of longitudinal cohort studies due to various reasons – and how they tried to account for this to test their hypothesis.
The researcher’s experience of pre-registering the analysis on the Open Science Framework.
Insight into the analytic models used to analyse the data.
Implications of the findings for clinicians and other researchers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Maternal Experienced Bereavement and Offspring Mental Health Aug 05, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.32097
In this Papers Podcast, Layla Rashid discusses her JCPP paper ‘Maternal experienced bereavement and offspring mental health in early adulthood: the role of modifiable parental factors’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13963). Layla is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Bereavement prevalence rates and child outcomes.
Importance of understanding the role of parental factors to target resources to mitigate the relationship between child bereavement and later psychopathology.
Insight into the surprising findings from the study.
The role of positive and negative parenting practices as it relates to bereavement and child and adolescent mental health.
Implications of the professionals for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The need for further research into modifiable parental factors.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Digital Interventions and Self-harm Prevention Jul 30, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.32092
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Bethany Cliffe, a research fellow at the University of Westminster. Beth’s research interests include self-harm, suicide prevention, and digital health.
The focus of this podcast will be on self-harm and technology.
Discussion points include:

The prevalence of self-harm in children and young people and which groups are more at risk than others.
The kind of support that is typically accessed by children and young people who self-harm.
What the evidence tells us about interventions for self-harm.
Insight into the BlueIce app – a prescribed evidence-based app – including how it was developed.
The effectiveness of BlueIce and how it is being assessed.

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Contamination Bias and Child Maltreatment on Adolescent Behaviour Problems Jul 22, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.31752
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Johnny Felt and Dr. Chad Shenk discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Contamination bias in the estimation of child maltreatment causal effects on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13990).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of what is meant by the term ‘maltreatment’.
What is contamination and why is contamination an issue in the study of child maltreatment?
Challenges and limitations of the study.
How contamination has been traditionally addressed in child maltreatment studies and how this study has tried to do things differently.
The implications of the findings.
How contamination in child maltreatment research should be addressed in future research.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Breaking The Silence Asian American And Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health And Suicide Jul 15, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.30358
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topics of self-harm and suicide.
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Miles Reyes and Dr. Apurva Bhatt discuss their co-authored CAMH journal Special Issue paper ‘Breaking the Silence: An Epidemiological Report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide (1999–2021)’ (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12708).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
This paper was included in the 2024 CAMH journal Special Issue on ‘Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Child and Adolescent Mental Health’, published in May 2024.
Discussion points include:

The reason behind using the term ‘Breaking the Silence’ in the title of the paper.
The rates of death by suicide in Asian American and Pacific Islander youth and gender differences in the rates.
The gender differences in the rates of self-reporting depression symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.
Why this group have been excluded from previous studies and literature.
Significant sub-groups differences within the findings and the differences compared to other demographic groups.
The findings relating to the methods of suicide and how this differs across demographic groups.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Early Life Language Experiences: Speech Development and Educational Achievement Jul 08, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.30348
In this In Conversation podcast, ProfessorSophie von Stumm, Anna Brown, and Emily Wood explore child language development with a specific focus on the influence of children’s early life language experiences on their speech development and educational achievement.
Sophie, Anna, and Emily are part of the Hungry Mind Lab which studies the causes and consequences of individual differences in cognitive and social emotional development across the life course. Sophie is the Director of the Hungry Mind Lab, Emily is the Project Coordinator, and Anna is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Lab.
Discussion points include:

Insight into what the Hungry Mind Lab is.
Why the team choose to focus on language and language as a key skill for success in education.
The relationship between mother’s everyday language usage and child’s outcomes and performance in school, and how this relates to mother’s socioeconomic status.
Are inequalities due to how mothers speak to their children, or do they result from the economic, social, and political inequalities in which mothers raise their children?
Should child development research be broadened to include other caregivers, for example fathers?
Recommendations for parents, educationalists, policymakers and child and adolescent mental health professionals.

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Genetic Influences on Sibling Bullying and Mental Health Difficulties Jul 01, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.28979
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Umar Toseeb discusses his JCPP paper ‘Genetic influences on sibling bullying and mental health difficulties’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13956).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Insight into the dataset used in the study (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children).
The reason behind the focus on sibling bullying and the prevalence rates of sibling bullying.
Sibling bullying and genetic risk for mental health difficulties as additively associated with mental health difficulties.
The lack of moderation effect of genetic risk for mental health difficulties on the relationship between sibling bullying and mental health difficulties.
Insight into the ‘Diathesis stress model’.
Sibling bullying and mental health difficulties as co-occurring, in part, due to shared genetic influences.
Potential implications of the research.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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How to Optimize the Systematic Review Process using AI Tools Jun 24, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.31451
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Nicholas Fabiano discusses his JCPP Advances Methodological Review ‘How to optimize the systematic review process using AI tools’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12234). Nicholas is a co-first author of the paper, along with Arnav Guptaand Nishaant Bhambra.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Background into what a systematic review refers to.
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
How AI is being used in the systematic review process.
How widely utilised AI is used in research and systematic reviews.
The advantages of utilising AI, as well as the risks and limitations.
What a balanced use of AI would look like.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Chronotype and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence Jun 17, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.30278
In this Papers Podcast, Dimitris Tsomokosdiscusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Chronotype and depression in adolescence: Results from a UK birth cohort study’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12245). Dimitris is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The bidirectional association between sleep duration and sleep quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence.
The reason behind using the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a large, population-based longitudinal birth cohort, in the study.
The cross-sectional association between chronotype and depressive symptoms and the differences between the sexes.
Can a ‘sleep catch-up mechanism’ mitigate risk for depression and are adolescence that are in tune with their circadian rhythms at less risk of depression?
The implications for policymakers and child and adolescent mental health professionals.
Gender differences and eveningness.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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The Hierarchy of Evidence: Single-Case Experimental Designs and CBT Interventions for Anxiety Jun 10, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.28984
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tom Cawthorne and Professor Roz Shafran discuss their JCPP Advances paper ‘Do single-case experimental designs lead to randomised controlled trials of cognitive behavioural therapy interventions for adolescent anxiety and related disorders recommended in the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines? A systematic review’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12181).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How the single-case experimental design (SCED) approach works and insight into the construct of the hierarchy of evidence.
How the review was conducted and why they focused on adolescent anxiety.
Adolescents as an under-researched population and the practical challenges around the SCED design.
The evidence that the SCED design can be a helpful approach and can provide high-quality research evidence.
The implications for researchers and research policymakers as well as CAMH professionals.
Could using SCEDs more effectively lead to future NICE guidelines better representing the adolescent population?
The recommendations that emerge from the paper.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Ready for Change? The Changing Picture of Tourette Syndrome in the UK Jun 07, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.30077
In this In Conversation podcast, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Dr. Maddie Groom, Dr. Holan Liang, Dr. Camilla Babbage, Emma McNally, and Dr. Andrew Curran for a round table discussion on Tics and Tic Disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome.
Discussion points include:

The build-up of momentum and awareness raising around Tics and Tic Disorders.
The lack of clear clinical pathways in many parts of the UK for how referrals for Tics and Tourette’s are dealt with.
The importance of patient and family voices in service development and the challenges people with Tourette Syndrome are facing in accessing services.
What can be done in terms of getting the attention of Commissioners or changing the structure.
How NICE guidelines for Tourette Syndrome could change the field.
How best to support healthcare professionals in their work regarding Tics and Tourette Syndrome.

This episode is part of The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s series on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. The series explores the evidence-based research on Tourette Syndrome, and other Tic Disorders, as well as the education, treatments, and research in this area.
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Understanding Tic Disorders: A Round Table on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research Jun 03, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.27660
In this In Conversation podcast, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Dr. Charlotte Hall, Dr. Tammy Hedderly, Joe Kilgariff, and Lisa Rudge for a round table discussion on Tics and Tic Disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome.
Discussion points include:

The prevalence of Tics and Tic Disorders and to what extent are Tics and Tic Disorders still a misunderstood condition.
Diagnosis as a gateway to getting support and the difficulty of receiving a diagnosis.
The importance of increasing a general understanding of what Tics are.
The impact of labelling and the language used and the surrounding discourse.
The two main strands of treatment – the medication strand and the Behavioural Therapy strand – and the challenges of accessing treatment.
Importance of collaboration between patient community, the associations and health professionals and how to get more patients involved in research.
Overview of some current research projects, including the INTEND project and the ORBIT-UK study.
The need for NICE guidelines on Tic Disorders to improve diagnosis, treatment, and management, and the impact of the lack of NICE guidelines on equity of services.

This episode is part of The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s series on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. The series explores the evidence-based research on Tourette Syndrome, and other Tic Disorders, as well as the education, treatments, and research in this area.
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Which Treatments Work for Pediatric OCD? Efficacy and Acceptability of CBT and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors May 28, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.28954
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Matti Cervin discusses his JCPP paper ‘Efficacy and acceptability of cognitive-behavioral therapy and serotonin reuptake inhibitors for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: a network meta-analysis’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13934). Matti is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The importance of examining efficacy and acceptability of cognitive-behavioural therapy and serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the context of the pediatric population.
The two domains of treatments that have an evidence base for paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – cognitive-behavioural therapy and medication.
The difference between different forms of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) delivery – traditional in-person, remote CBT, and internet-delivered CBT.
Difference between in-person CBT and internet-delivered CBT.
Implications for policymakers and child and adolescent mental health professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Medically Assisted Reproduction and Mental Health in Adolescence May 20, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.27597
In this Papers Podcast, Maria Palma and Associate Professor Alice Goisis discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Medically assisted reproduction and mental health in adolescence: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13877).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What the UK Millennium Cohort Study is.
The differences in parental reports on adolescent mental health between MAR (medically assisted reproduction) adolescents and naturally conceived adolescents.
The differences between adolescent self-reports and parental reports on adolescent mental health.
The association between MAR conception and mental health outcomes in adolescents.
Implications for clinical practice and researchers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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ADHD and Tic Disorders: Discussing the SATURN Trial May 13, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.27603
In this In Conversation podcast, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Professor Chris Hollis, who is leading a research team working on a research project about ADHD medication and Tics. The focus of this podcast is on this research project, called The SATURN Trial.
The full name of the trial is the ‘Stimulant Medication for ADHD and Tics – Understanding Response versus Non-stimulants (SATURN): a randomised trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of methylphenidate versus Guanfacine for ADHD in children and young people with a co-existing tic disorder’.
Discussion points include:

Definition of Tics and ADHD.
Potential challenges of differentiating between tics from a Tic Disorder, such as Tourette Syndrome, from other movements from conditions such as chorea dystonia myoclonus.
Differentiating between stimming movements and tics.
The reason behind The SATURN Trial and how it is funded.
The effectiveness of non-stimulant medication in treating the symptoms of ADHD.
Co-morbidity and Tic Disorders.
Impact of the ongoing shortage of ADHD medication on patients.
Why people should be encouraged to get involved in this research and the clinical implications from this research.

This episode is part of The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s series on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. The series explores the evidence-based research on Tourette Syndrome, and other Tic Disorders, as well as the education, treatments, and research in this area.
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The Internalizing Paradox – Youth Anxiety and Depression Symptoms May 07, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.28495
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. John Weisz discusses his JCPP paper ‘Research Review: The internalizing paradox – youth anxiety and depression symptoms, psychotherapy outcomes, and implications for research and practice’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13820).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

An explanation of what the internalizing paradox is.
The five different possible explanations for the internalizing paradox.
- The differential comorbidities between anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.
- Insight into ‘variegated nature of polythetic conditions’.
- A definition of differential progress in the search for mechanisms of change.
- How differential complexity of evidence-based psychotherapy protocols relate to the internalizing paradox.
- The clinician’s challenge.
How the different perspectives suggest different treatment strategies and insight into these strategies.
The limitations of current research and the possible avenues for future work.
Implications for clinicians and how this research impacts interventions.
Messages for parents and carers and the importance of parents/carers partnering with clinicians with regards to interventions.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Neurobiological Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment: The Implications for Practitioners Apr 29, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.27714
In this Papers Podcast, Assistant ProfessorJacqueline Samson and Associate Professor Martin Teicher discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Practitioner Review: Neurobiological consequences of childhood maltreatment – clinical and therapeutic implications for practitioners’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13883). Jacqueline and Martin are the lead authors of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How childhood maltreatment alters threat detection and the impact of childhood maltreatment on the area and integrity of white matter tracts.
What happens in terms of hippocampal and subfield activation.
Definition and insight into the concept of latent vulnerability and ecophenotypes, and the impact of maltreatment.
The problematic behavioural presentations that you would expect to see in individuals exposed to childhood maltreatment.
Evidence-based tools for treatment and how knowledge about alterations in brain functioning changes the clinical approach to treatment.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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When do the Effects of Single-Session Interventions Persist? Apr 22, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.27589
In this Papers Podcast, Cameron Hecht discusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘When do the effects of single-session interventions persist? Testing the mindset + supportive context hypothesis in a longitudinal randomized trial’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12191). Cameron is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of single-session interventions and how these types of interventions work.
Insight into the ‘synergistic mindsets intervention’ and the ‘mindset + supportive context hypothesis’.
The impact of supportive messaging on the effects of the intervention and the implication of this.
Implications for researchers, and parents, carers, and teachers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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RESHAPE Study: Key Takeaways on Service Access Apr 15, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26241
In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Franki Mathews, and Dr. Kate Allen provide insight into the findings from the RESHAPE study with regards to how young people sought support for their mental health and accessed services during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

Patterns of service contact during COVID and how these findings can inform service provision.
Insight into the qualitive interviews with parents and young people about their experiences with help-seeking and service access during COVID.
The experiences of commissioners of child mental health services with regards to commissioning services and the challenges they faced.
Main implications from the study for meeting children and young people’s needs.

RESHAPE or ‘REflecting on the impactS of covid-19 on cHildren And young People in England: exploring experiences of lockdown, service access and education’ is a large study looking at how life changed for children, young people, and parents during the lockdown and how this may have affected them. This is a follow-on study from the National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young people and is a joint effort between the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, King’s College London and the NHS.

Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome: Exploring the INTEND Project Apr 08, 2024

In this In Conversation podcast, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Dr. Maddie Groom to discuss a current research project focusing on Tics and Tourette Syndrome called INTEND. INTEND stands for ImproviNg Tic Services in EnglaND.
Discussion points include:

The ideas behind the project and how the project is funded.
Insight into what Tics are, and their impact.
How health care professionals are involved with the INTEND project and how they can get involved.
The importance of a recommended service model and the impact of there being no NICE guidelines in the UK for Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome.

This episode is part of The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s series on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. The series explores the evidence-based research on Tourette Syndrome, and other Tic Disorders, as well as the education, treatments, and the influences of the pandemic and social media.
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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26823

Neurodiversity, Autism and Healthcare Apr 02, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26814
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Green discusses his CAMH journal Debate paper ‘Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12663). This podcast coincides with World Autism Acceptance Week.
Discussion points include:

The current experience of CAMH professionals working in the field of neurodiversity.
The evolution of the autism concept and where we are currently in our understanding.
The different realities of autism (as a clinical concept, an administrative term, and as a self-identification) and whether these different realities can co-exist.
The risk of fragmentation and loss of a common language and why it matters to have a common language.
Insight into an evidence-based framework for Autism.
Autism as emergent and transactional and the impact for CAMH professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The Relationship Between Social Camouflaging in Autism and Safety Behaviours in Social Anxiety Apr 02, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26383
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jiedi Lei discusses her JCPP paper ‘Understanding the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic adolescents’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13884). Jiedi is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The definition of ‘social camouflaging’ and ‘masking’, how it typically manifests, and how it relates to social anxiety in autistic adolescents.
Safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic adolescents.
How participants were recruited and engaged using cartoon-like stop-motion videos.
Gender differences that emerged.
Implications of the findings for CAMH professionals and how the findings could inform assessment and treatment of social anxiety disorder for autistic adolescents.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The Relationship between Cognitive and Affective Control and Adolescent Mental Health Mar 25, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26760
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Susanne Schweizer discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘The relationship between cognitive and affective control and adolescent mental health’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12204). Susanne is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of cognitive and affective control and the importance of cognitive and affective control.
The association between depressive symptoms and cognitive and affective control.
The implications of the study for interventions for adolescent mental health.
The implications for future research and for parents, carers and teachers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Missing the Context: Social Inequalities and School-Based Mental Health Interventions Mar 18, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26254
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Karen Mansfield discusses her JCPP Advances Editorial Perspective ‘Missing the context: The challenge of social inequalities to school‐based mental health interventions’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12165).
Karen’s work aims to apply solid research to understand, promote, and protect the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, with a particular interest in the promotion of equity, inclusion, engagement, and agency.
Discussion points include:

The link between social economic adversity and children’s mental health.
Scepticism around the impact and effectiveness of school-based intervention programmes.
Potential issues of a ‘one size fits all’ approach and a ‘selective approach’.
What to consider when designing interventions that both improve wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
The challenges around measuring effectiveness.
Potential policy shifts to consider and practical ways to improve children’s wellbeing in schools.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire: Infant Sleep and Parental Understanding and Misperceptions Mar 18, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26268
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Sooyeon (Aly) Suh discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Validation of the Parental Understanding and Misperceptions about BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire using auto-videosomnography’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13797).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include.

How prevalent paediatric sleep disorders are and how these sleep problems impact children.
The association between parental cognition and children’s sleep.
How the questionnaire was developed and the cultural differences in sleep patterns.
The importance of re-examining parental beliefs and attitudes about their child’s sleep.
Implications of the findings for researchers & how the findings might be translated into practice to support CAMH professionals and clinicians.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Predicating Responses to Insomnia Prevention Programme in Subgroups of At-Risk Adolescents Mar 18, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26603
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Si-Jing Chen discusses her JCPP paper ‘Subtyping at-risk adolescents for predicting response toward insomnia prevention program’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13904). Si-Jing is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Insomnia prevalence and impact in adolescences.
Insight into the brief cognitive-behavioural prevention insomnia programme.
Why the cognitive-behavioural sleep intervention was predominantly more effective for anxiety than depression.
Implications of findings for CAMH professionals, and how the findings can be translated into practice.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Conduct or Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Girls: A Cognitive Behavioural Skills Training Mar 11, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26601
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Christina Stadler discuss her co-authored JCPP paper ‘START NOW: a cognitive behavioral skills training for adolescent girls with conduct or oppositional defiant disorder – a randomized clinical trial’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13896).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why the researchers decided to undertake the intervention (START NOW) in youth welfare institutions.
Insight into START NOW, a cognitive-behavioural, dialectical behaviour therapy-oriented skills training program.
The methodological challenges in undertaking this randomized control trial.
Implications for practitioners, and messages for parents and carers.
Potential areas of further investigation with regards to the START NOW intervention.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

2: Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health – The System Mar 04, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26554
‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’ is a new In Conversation mini-series that will explore how racism affects mental health, with a particular focus on racism in the mental health system and racism in the mental health concept.
In this episode, Malaika Okundi and Jessica O’Logbon focus on racism in the mental health system and discuss what the mental health system is, how people of colour are treated in the mental health system, and where we can go from here.
Discussion points include:

Definition of the mental health system with a focus on the UK mental health system.
Formal and informal mental health systems.
How people of colour are treated differently by the mental health system.
The biases that exist for people of colour within the mental health system.
Distrust in the mental health system and how history impacts people’ s perspectives of the system.
The importance of cultural competency training and lived experience advising.

Please note that what Malaika and Jess share in this series is derived from their work, as well as from research and literature surrounding these topics. Whilst they are not experts on racism or mental health, personal experience does play a role in their discussions.

4: Self-harm Behaviours and Loneliness: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey Mar 01, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26537
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topic of self-harm.

If you or a person you know is struggling with their mental health, please seek support by accessing the helplines and resources provided by the NHS website. For those outside the UK please use an internet search to find an organisation that can offer direct support.

In this ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ episode, Dr. Galit Geulayov and Dr. Rohan Borschmanncomment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding self-harm behaviours as well as informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

What was measured in relation to self-harm in the OxWell student survey.
Self-harm and loneliness.
Gender and age differences in self-harm behaviours.
Types of support accessed by adolescents following self-harm.
Informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.
Potential implications of the findings and plans for the next OxWell waves regarding self-harm behaviours in adolescents.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.

2: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes Feb 28, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26496
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell, from the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and King’s College London, to discuss their recently published scoping review on psychological interventions for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Discussion points include:

The main aims of the review into psychological interventions for ARFID.
How many studies were identified and the main findings.
Different intervention modalities for ARFID.
The lack of consistency when measuring change in patients with ARFID and how best to measure recovery for patients with ARFID.
Recommendations on next steps to advance knowledge of ARFID and effective treatments.
Advice and resources for non-specialist eating disorder clinicians.

This is the second episode of a two-part series on ARFID with Dr. Emma Willmottand Dr. Tom Jewell. Episode one can be found here: ‘Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Prevalence and Implications’.

1: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Prevalence and Implications Feb 28, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26498
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell, from the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and King’s College London, to discuss Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Discussion points include:

An overview of ARFID and what underlies the dietary restriction in ARFID.
Similarities and differences in how ARFID may present and people’s experiences of ARFID.
Prevalence of ARFID and how it differs from Anorexia Nervosa.
Difference between ARFID and picky or fussy eating.
The co-morbidity between Autism and ARFID.

This is the first episode of a two-part series on ARFID with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell. Episode two can be found here: ‘Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes’.

Performing Well but not Appreciating it – A Trait Feature of Anorexia Nervosa Feb 27, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26371
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Kerstin von Plessen discusses her co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Performing well but not appreciating it – A trait feature of anorexia nervosa’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12194).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is currently known about the relationship between perfectionism and anorexia nervosa.
Insight into a novel behavioural method for measuring perfectionism and why it is important to look beyond self-evaluation reports.
What makes self-evaluation reports limited in comparison to the novel behavioural method.
The implications of participants, who have recovered from anorexia nervosa, having evaluated their performances significantly more negatively than their respective controls.
Implications of findings from clinicians and child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

2: RESHAPE Study: Key Takeaways on Eating Disorders Feb 26, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26478
In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Ford and Clara Faria explore the findings from the ‘National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young People’ as they relate to eating disorders, and why these findings are important.
The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

The National Survey Study design and the methods used to measure the number of children and young people with eating disorders.
The correlation between an increase in population-level prevalence of eating disorders and help seeking.
The increase in waiting times following the COVID-19 pandemic and the unmet needs of children and young people with eating disorders.
Recommendations for commissioners and how we can ensure early identification of eating disorders.
The importance of ensuring boys and men are not overlooked.
Recommendations for future interventions and how to improve medical education around eating disorders.

RESHAPE or ‘REflecting on the impactS of covid-19 on cHildren And young People in England: exploring experiences of lockdown, service access and education’ is a large study looking at how life changed for children, young people, and parents during the lockdown and how this may have affected them. This is a follow-on study from the National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young people and is a joint effort between the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, King’s College London and the NHS.

What Works for Whom: Treatment Selection Approach for Single-Session Interventions for Depression Feb 19, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26249
In this Papers Podcast, Isaac Ahuvia discusses his JCPP paper ‘Evaluating a treatment selection approach for online single-session interventions for adolescent depression’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13822). Isaac is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of single-session interventions.
How the treatment selection algorithms were created and tested.
Implications for future research and front-line clinicians.
Will these types of machine-learning algorithms be refined to be usable for the future?

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The Relationship Between Dissociation and Panic Symptoms in Adolescence Feb 12, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26252
In this Papers Podcast, Lottie Shipp discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12202). Lottie is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of ‘dissociation’ and insight into the subtype ‘felt sense of anomaly dissociation’.
The difference between ‘cognitive reappraisal strategies’ and ‘cognitive appraisal of dissociation’.
How common panic disorders are and the impact of panic symptoms in young people.
Implications of the study for researchers, clinicians, and practitioners.
The importance of the relevance and interpretation of dissociative experiences.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

1: RESHAPE Study: Key Takeaways on Young Peoples’ Lockdown Experiences Feb 05, 2024

In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Ford and Lauren Cross explore the lockdown experiences of young people and parents, as well as discuss reintegration back into pre-pandemic routines.
The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

How the contradictory findings of existing literature on the experiences of young people’s mental health during COVID shaped the planning of the study.
The RESHAPE study design, how participants were selected, and the unexpected challenges.
The importance of structure and routine, as well as access to social and familial connections.
Engagement versus efficiency with regards to learning during the pandemic and the role of schooling.
Help-seeking and self-problem solving and the importance of matching what we provide to the needs of the individual person.
Navigating reintegration and the importance of communication and compassion.

RESHAPE or ‘REflecting on the impactS of covid-19 on cHildren And young People in England: exploring experiences of lockdown, service access and education’ is a large study looking at how life changed for children, young people, and parents during the lockdown and how this may have affected them. This is a follow-on study from the National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young people and is a joint effort between the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, King’s College London and the NHS.
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26245

Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) and Alternative Provision in Education Jan 29, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26112
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by the President of PRUsAP, Sarah Johnson. Sarah also advises the Department for Education for Alternative Provision and is the Director of Pheonix Education Consultancy. Sarah published two books in Autumn 2023 focusing on social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) which are part of the series ‘All about SEMH’.
Discussion points include:

The definition of SEMH and what Alternative Provisions are like in the UK.
The challenges children with SEMH needs may face in the classroom environment.
How equipped is mainstream education to support SEMH needs of children.
Current message to policymakers on the provision of education for SEMH children.
An overview of Sarah’s upcoming books and how might teachers use them.

Negative Parenting, Epigenetic Age, and Psychological Problems Jan 22, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26219
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Stefanos Mastrotheodoros and Dr. Marco Boks discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Negative parenting, epigenetic age, and psychological problems: prospective associations from adolescence to young adulthood’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13821).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of the term ‘epigenetic age’ and what is known about its association with stress.
Insight into ‘softer negative parenting indicators’ in the context of the study.
Should ‘epigenetic clocks’ be used as a diagnostic or assessment tool in mental health services?
The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The scientific importance of the paper as having being pre-registered.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Compassionate Care and Compassion Fatigue in CAMHS Jan 15, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25579
In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by consultant clinical psychologist, Dr. Lucy Maddox. Lucy is currently researching compassionate care and compassion fatigue in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and is also passionate about the wider dissemination of psychology ideas.
Lucy has published several books, the most recent being ‘A Year to Change Your Mind’.
Discussion points include:

What is ‘compassionate care’ and what does this look like in CAMHS?
A definition for ‘compassion fatigue’ and how this differs from ‘burnout’ and trauma.
How compassion fatigue manifests in CAMHS settings, and the impact, and the role of the pandemic.
What organisations and individuals can do to mitigate compassion fatigue.
The message to policymakers to foster compassionate care and reduce compassion fatigue in CAMHS.
Why it is important to disseminate psychology ideas to the wider public.
Insight into Lucy’s new book, ‘A Year in to Change Your Mind’.

Physical Activity Interventions and Adolescent Mental Health Jan 08, 2024

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25582
In this Papers Podcast, Gabrielle Hale discusses her CAMH journal review paper ‘Physical activity interventions for the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents: a systematic review’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12485). Gabrielle is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The link between physical activity and mental well-being in young people, and the impact of a lack of physical activity on mental health.
Barriers that prevent young people from participating in physical activity.
To what extent is the relationship between poorer mental health due to a lack of physical activity and poor mental health resulting in young people not exercising bi-directional or correlational.
Gender differences in outcomes and uptake of physical activity interventions.
Implications for CAMH, and education, professionals, and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

DNA Methylation, Lateral Ventricular Volume, and Psychiatric Risk for Schizophrenia Dec 18, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25592
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Charlotte Cecil and Dr. Mannan Luo discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘DNA methylation at birth and lateral ventricular volume in childhood: a neuroimaging epigenetics study’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13866).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definitions of ‘lateral ventricular volume enlargement’ and ‘epigenetics process of DNA methylation’.
The advantage of capturing DNA methylation at different life stages.
How this approach will further knowledge in this field.
Implications of the findings for researchers, and clinicians.
Potential follow-up studies.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Neurodevelopmental Dimensional Assessment and Genomic Risk of Neuropsychiatric Conditions Dec 12, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25584
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Sam Chawner discusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Neurodevelopmental dimensional assessment of young children at high genomic risk of neuropsychiatric conditions’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12162). Sam is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What are copy-number variants (CNVs) and how they impact child development.
Insight into what 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is, how it is typically diagnosed, and how it is associated with psychiatric risk.
Implications for clinicians and CAMH professionals.
Whether there are adequate interventions targeted at early age groups.
Recommendations for prevention, detection, and the targeting of interventions.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Bridging the Child Mental Health Care Gap in LMICs: RESEED and Task-shifted, Teacher-led Care Dec 04, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25587
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Christina Cruz, Dr. Michael Matergia, and Priscilla Giri discuss their co-authored CAMH journal Short Research Article ‘RESEED – the perceived impact of an enhanced usual care model of a novel, teacher-led, task-shifting initiative for child mental health’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12673).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Introducing RESEED (Responding to Students’ Emotions through Education), and Tealeaf (Teachers Leading the Frontlines).
Definitions of ‘stepped levels of care’ and ‘task-shifting’ in terms of teacher-led care.
Research gaps that this study aimed to address.
Surprising results from the study.
Implications for policymakers, and researchers.
Advice and implications from a practice and intervention perspective for teachers working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The Provision of Mental Health Support for Young People in Care Dec 01, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25576
In this Papers Podcast, Alice Phillips discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Secondary data analysis of social care records to examine the provision of mental health support for young people in care’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12161). Alice is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include

The relationship between being in care and the likelihood of experiencing mental health difficulties.
Gender difference in terms of accessing services.
The barriers and challenges making it more difficult for youth in care to get mental health support.
Implications for CAMH professionals and recommendations to make CAMHS more accommodating for young people in care.
The message that policymakers should take from this research.

Also have a read of this blog from Alice – Mental health and care-experienced young people: are our mental health support services appealing and accessible?

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Online Behaviours and the Impact on Mental Health: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey Nov 27, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25573
In this ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ episode, Dr. Simona Skripkauskaite and Dr. Holly Bear comment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding online behaviours and the association with young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

Adolescents’ self-reported online behaviours and the specific variables investigated.
The association between online behaviours and anxiety and depression symptoms.
Associations between screen time, the type of content being accessed, and mental health.
Differences across age and gender.
The type of analysis used, and plans for implementing and disseminating the findings.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.

Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the Children of Depressed Parents Nov 23, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25570
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Vicky Powell discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: A focus on mood and anxiety disorders’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12182). Vicky is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The gaps in the research that this study aimed to address.
Details about the cohort used (The Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression Study).
The implications of the findings.
Insight into trials looking into early intervention and prevention.
The SWELL study and how to take part.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Melatonin Use and the Risk of Self-Harm and Unintentional Injuries in Youths Nov 20, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25513
In this Papers Podcast, Dr.Marica Leone discusses her JCPP paper 'Melatonin use and the risk of self-harm and unintentional injuries in youths with and without psychiatric disorders' (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13785). Marica is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is known about the relationship between sleep disorders, injuries, and self-harm in young people.
Implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
Recommendations that emerge from the research.
Importance of good sleep hygiene and what this looks like.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Effectiveness of Nurse-home Visiting in Improving Child and Maternal Outcomes Prenatally Nov 16, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25509
In this Papers Podcast, Assistant Professor Nicole Catherine discusses her JCPP paper ‘Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13846).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Insight into the cohort that participated in the study.
Potential follow-up studies using the same cohort, including further research into assessments of language, reading, and academic ability later on in childhood.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Adverse Event Monitoring and Reporting in Studies of Pediatric Psychosocial Interventions Nov 13, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25272
In this Papers Podcast, Kalee Lodewyk discusses her CAMH journal paper ‘Adverse event monitoring and reporting in studies of pediatric psychosocial interventions: a systematic review’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12661). Kalee is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The original research questions and aims of the systematic review.
The challenges of the review, including the lack of standardisation around adverse event terminology.
Insight into surprising findings from the review.
The implications of the review from a research perspective, and for practitioners and clinicians.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Treatment of Childhood Disruptive Behaviour Disorders and Callous-Unemotional Traits Nov 09, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25473
In this Papers Podcast, Samantha Perlstein discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Treatment of childhood disruptive behavior disorders and callous-unemotional traits: a systematic review and two multilevel meta-analyses’ (https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13774). Samantha is the first author of the paper.
Discussion points include:

Definition of disruptive behaviour disorders and callous-unemotional traits.
The main research questions in this study.
The research gaps that the study tried to address.
Implications from a researcher, and practitioners’, perspective.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Efficacy of Stimulants for Preschool ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Nov 06, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25376
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Luisa Sugaya and Dr. Luis C. Farhat discuss their co-authored JCPP Advances Special Issue Research Review ‘Efficacy of stimulants for preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12146). Luisa and Luis are co-first authors of this work.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Insight into the original research aims.
The existing gaps in the current literature.
Implications of the review from a clinical and research perspective.
Implications from a policy perspective, including prescribing guidance.
Advice for parents/carers of preschool children with ADHD.

To find out more about the 2023 JCPP Advances Special Issue ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’, do check out our fantastic landing page of resources from the Special Issue.
In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Evidence Synthesis Studies, and Autonomic Dysregulation and Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviour Nov 02, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25320
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Alessio Bellato discusses his JCPP Advances Special Issue Editorial ‘Evidence-based child and adolescent mental health care: The role of high-quality and transparently reported evidence synthesis studies’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12197).
Alessio also co-authored a Research Review paper in the Special Issue entitled ‘Autonomic dysregulation and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in children and young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12148), which will also be discussed.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Definition of evidence-based synthesis studies.
How they undertook qualitive analysis of the papers.
The good practice recommendations.
Implications of the research review for clinicians, teachers, and parents/carers.
Implications of the research review from a research perspective.

To find out more about the 2023 JCPP Advances Special Issue ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’, do check out our fantastic landing page of resources from the Special Issue.
In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

1: Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health - The Concept Oct 31, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25265
‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’ is a new In Conversation mini-series that will explore how racism affects mental health, with a particular focus on racism in the mental health system and racism in the mental health concept.
In this episode, Malaika Okundi and Jessica O’Logbonfocus on the concept of racism in mental health and discuss definitions of race, racism, and mental health as concepts.
Discussion points include:

The definition of ‘race’.
Racism, colourism, and the impact on mental health.
Lived experience of the different levels of racism (internalised, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic).
What defines mental health and what the link is between racism and mental health.
The importance of lived experience researchers.
Why representation matters in studies and in roles of influence.

Please note that what Malaika and Jess share in this series is derived from their work, as well as from research and literature surrounding these topics. Whilst they are not experts on racism or mental health, personal experience does play a role in their discussions.

3: Ep. 3 Personality Function, Dysfunction, & the Social Domains Organisation of Mentalizing Processes Oct 23, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25233
In this three-part Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Hilldiscusses his JCPP paper ‘The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13838).
Part Three is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why they were surprised with the results from the study.
The implications of the study from a research perspective.
Additional research that is exploring this topic further.
Implications of the findings from an intervention or practitioner perspective.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

2: Ep. 2 Personality Function, Dysfunction, & the Social Domains Organisation of Mentalizing Processes Oct 23, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25233
In this three-part Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Hilldiscusses his JCPP paper ‘The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13838).
Part Two focuses on mentalizing, the mentalizing processes, and social domains.
Discussion points include:

Definition of mentalizing and when the ability to mentalize arises developmentally.
How the concept of mentalizing relates to personality dysfunction.
An overview of the social domains hypothesis and how this relates to mentalising.
The different types of social domains and what is meant by domain disorganisation.
How do different social domains influence the function and dysfunction of the mentalizing process.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

1: Ep. 1 Personality Function, Dysfunction, & the Social Domains Organisation of Mentalizing Processes Oct 23, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25233
In this three-part Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Hilldiscusses his JCPP paper ‘The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13838).
Part One explores the controversy surrounding personality function and dysfunction.
Discussion points include:

Definition of personality functioning and dysfunction.
The subjective experience of personality dysfunction and impact on life choices.
How to differentiate personality function and dysfunction.
How to differentiate between normal adolescent changes and personality dysfunction.
The developmental factors are associated with the emergence of personality dysfunction.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Heterogeneity in Children’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties Oct 16, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25159
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Emma James discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Heterogeneity in children’s reading comprehension difficulties: A latent class approach’ (doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12177). Emma is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of ‘word reading’ and ‘comprehension’.
The main research questions they set out to address.
Insight into the data set used (The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children).
The impact of the findings for researchers, and practitioners.
Advice for teachers and parents based on the study.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

2: Friendships and Mental Health: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey Oct 09, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24916
In this ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ episode, Tanya Manchanda comments on the friendship findings from the OxWell survey, including an insight into the impact of friendships on mental health outcomes and friendship interventions for young people.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

What are friendships interventions and how effective are they?
Definition of authentic social groups.
The suitability of friendship interventions for different types of mental health issues.
How to measure the quality of friendships.
Differences in gender and age groups in help-seeking behaviours.
Future plans for researching friendships and friendships interventions in the next OxWell wave.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.

Academic Motivation in Youth With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oct 02, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24655
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Zoe Smith discusses her JCPP paper ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13815). Zoe is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

An overview of the self-determination theory of motivation.
How motivation presents in young people with ADHD and how this may differ from youth without ADHD.
Surprising and unexpected findings from the JCPP paper.
The interventions that are known to foster autonomy growth in young people with ADHD.
The implications for child and adolescent mental health professionals, policymakers, education professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Oxytocin Administration, Neural Sensitivity, and Autism Sep 25, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24918
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Matthijs Moerkerke discusses his JCPP paper ‘Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13850). Mattijis is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why oxytocin is of interest in the investigation of autism.
The differential effect of acute versus repeated oxytocin administration.
The pros and cons of repeated oxytocin administration dampening neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in children with autism.
Implications of the findings for mental health professionals and policymakers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Common Elements in Treatments for Youth Suicide Attempts and Self-harm Sep 18, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25001
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topics of self-harm and suicide.

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jocelyn Meza discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Practitioner Review: Common elements in treatments for youth suicide attempts and self-harm – a practitioner review based on review of treatment elements associated with intervention benefits’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13780). Jocelyn is the lead author.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The best way to talk about suicide and self-harm in a sensitive and non-stigmatising way.
The motivation behind the practitioner review and the methodological challenges faced.
Suicide and self-harm as a global issue and the international differences.
How to apply the findings as a child and adolescent mental health professional and/or as a practitioner.
The research implications of the findings, and the message for parents/carers, and teachers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Preventing Anxiety in the Children of Anxious Parents Sep 11, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24646
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fiona Challacombe discusses her co-authored CAMH journal paper ‘Preventing anxiety in the children of anxious parents – feasibility of a brief, online, group intervention for parents of one- to three-year-olds’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12596).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is known about anxiety, how it aggregates in families, and how it is transmitted between generations.
Why it is important to tackle childhood anxiety and the typical trajectory for children who are anxious and do not receive help.
Insight into the adapted online group intervention on parenting skills for anxious parents.
Implications of the paper’s findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals and policymakers.
Tips for anxious parents.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Understanding the Diagnosis Sep 08, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24914
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Sandra Butcher, Chief Executive of National FASD, and Rachel Jackson, a member of National FASD Adult and Young Adults with FASD Advisory Committee and a lived experience perspective, provide insight into FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder).
In the United Kingdom, September is celebrated as FASD Awareness Month, with 9 September 2023 internationally recognised as International FASD Day.
Discussion points include:

What is FASD, its prevalence, and its presentation?
The risks of alcohol consumption whilst pregnant.
A compelling lived experience perspective of living with FASD, and the importance of understanding a diagnosis.
Why FASD is commonly not recognised and often not understood.
The importance of a correct diagnosis and support available.
What the FASD manifesto is and what you can do to help people with FASD.
The messages for mental health professionals and policymakers.

1: Networks of Care: Insights from the Oxwell Student Survey Sep 04, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24650
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
In this episode, Professor Mina Fazel, Dr. Emma Soneson, and Dr. Simon White will provide insight into what the OxWell Student Survey is, discuss some key findings, and explore the implications of these findings for networks of care.
Discussion points include:

What the OxWell Student Survey is, and how it came about.
How mental health support was studied and how they arrived at the networks of care analysis.
Insight into where young people most likely found support when it came to their mental health.
The preferences of different groups of young people in terms of accessing mental health support.
How we can make child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) better suited to help young people.
How we can support friends and family as the most commonly-accessed sources of support.
How we can partner with schools to better support young people’s mental health.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.

Barriers & Facilitators Of Implementation Of Evidence-Based Interventions In CYP Mental Health Care Aug 29, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24715
In this Papers Podcast, Ari Peters-Corbett, Dr. Sheryl Parke, Dr. Holly Bear, and Dr. Tim Clarke discuss their co-authored CAMH review paper ‘Barriers and facilitators of implementation of evidence-based interventions in children and young people’s mental health care – a systematic review‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12672).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of key terms, including ‘evidence-based practice’, ‘implementation science’, and ‘implementation framework’.
The motivation behind the study.
The types of organisation barriers, including funding and costs.
The types of clinician and individual level barriers, including perception and attitude around evidence-based practice.
The types of organisation facilitators
The types of clinician and individual facilitators, such as openness to change and access to resources.
The importance of the findings for making recommendations for the future.
Implications of the findings for researchers.
Advice for clinicians and practitioners on how best to use the findings from the paper.
Insight into a case study that highlights some of the take-home messages from the study.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Categorical versus Dimensional Structure of Autism Aug 21, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24547
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tom Frazierdiscusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi-method investigation’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12142). Tom is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is meant by ‘categorical’ and ‘dimensional’ in the context of neuropsychiatric diagnoses?
The evidence that suggests that autism is ‘categorical’ instead of ‘dimensional’.
The implications of this study for researchers and those searching for major drivers of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype.
The implication of findings for clinicians and other child and adolescent professionals.
Whether these findings could change the way children and young people are assessed for autism.
The implications of the results on the way autism is classified.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Transdiagnostic Profiles of Behaviour and Communication: Academic and Socioemotional Functioning and Neural White Matter Organisation Aug 14, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24540
In this Papers Podcast, Dr.Silvana Mareva discusses her JCPP paper ‘Transdiagnostic profiles of behaviour and communication relate to academic and socioemotional functioning and neural white matter organisation’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13685). Silvana is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

An insight into CALM (the Centre for Attention, Learning, and Memory), including its aims and transdiagnostic approach.
Co-morbidity as one of the main challenges to the current diagnostic system.
The sub-groups identified through grouping children with similar behavioural profiles, irrespective of their diagnostic status.
The importance of focusing on neural white matter organisation.
Implications for child and adolescent mental health professionals and those working in education.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Mind the Missing NSE Gap: The Influence of Non-shared Environment on Symptoms of Behaviour Problems Aug 07, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24536
In this Papers Podcast, Aga Gidziela discusses her JCPP paper ‘Explaining the influence of non-shared environment (NSE) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gap’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13729).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of non-shared environment and examples of non-shared environmental factors.
A definition of what is meant by the ‘missing NSE gap’.
The implications of the finding that school environments do not have a major impact with a shared or non-shared environment when it comes to behavioural problem outcomes in adulthood, and that the strongest predictive processes are in fact genetic.
How can we narrow the missing non-shared environment gap?
The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals, parents, and teachers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Changes in UK Parental Mental Health Symptoms Over the COVID-19 Pandemic Jul 31, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24341
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Simona Skripkauskaite discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Changes in UK parental mental health symptoms over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12139).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The importance of focusing on parental mental health in the context of the pandemic.
The different trajectories associated with changes in parental anxiety, stress, and depression over the pandemic.
The types of circumstances and inequalities that put parents most at risk, and the types of circumstances that were protective.
The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The messages that policymakers should take from this research.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Paternal Perinatal Stress and its Impact on Infants and Children Jul 24, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24336
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fiona Challacombe discusses her JCPP paper ‘Paternal perinatal stress is associated with children’s emotional problems at 2 years’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13695). Fiona is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why fathers have been largely left out of the picture in terms of parental mental health in pregnancy and post-partum, and why it is important to include them.
How the engagement of fathers in clinical services could be improved.
The impact of father’s mental health on infant and child development.
Does paternal emotional stress exert a different influence on infants and children in comparison to maternal emotional distress?
Implications of their findings for health care providers and child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The existing intervention strategies and targeted interventions that are found to work for paternal perinatal stress, and what more could be done.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing Jul 17, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24112
In this Papers Podcast, Eleanor Keillerdiscusses her JCPP Advances Special Issue paper ‘A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12145).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is ‘Dramatherapy’ and why it is well suited for children and young people.
Why dramatherapy has ‘slipped under the radar’ when it comes to research.
Recommendations for how dramatherapy can be best used to support children and young people.
Implications of the findings from the paper for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
Recommendations for those considering future research in dramatherapy.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Single Session Interventions: Expanding Current Provision and Improving Early Access Jul 10, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24330
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Maria Loades discusses her co-authored Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal paper ‘Technology Matters: Online, self-help single session interventions could expand current provision, improving early access to help for young people with depression symptoms, including minority groups‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12659).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How do single session interventions work and what they entail.
The drop-out rate among young people for repeat attendance interventions.
The groups of young people that are more likely to drop-out of repeat attendance interventions.
Why young people often disengage from the repeat attendance model of care.
The advantages of single session interventions.
Effectiveness of single session interventions on depression symptoms.
Single session interventions as an expansion, rather than a replacement, of current provisions.
Implications of findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Why we need families in genomic research on developmental psychopathology Jul 03, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24086
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Rosa Cheesman discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Why we need families in genomic research on developmental psychopathology’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12138).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Rosa’s experience of being a participant in the Twins Early Development Study and how this influenced her.
The two related challenges at the cutting edge of genomic research on developmental psychopathology.
Three approaches to bring the family context back into genomic research.
Why developmental psychologists are well placed to capitalise on strategies to bring families into genomic research.
How developmental psychologists might be encouraged to be more involved.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Cyberbullying Among Adolescents: Coping Strategies and Cyberbullying Perpetration Jun 26, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24082
In this Papers Podcast, Ahmet Metin and Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer discuss their co-authored CAMH paper ‘Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12622).
This paper was published in the CAMH 2023 Special Issue ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The difference between active, negative, and avoidant coping strategies.
Which coping strategies proved protective and which were risk factors.
The socio-demographic variables that had the greatest impact on cyberbullying perpetration.
The implications of the study for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The interventions that would increase active coping strategies in young people.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Supporting Children, Adolescents, and Families Impacted by Conflict and Forced Displacement Jun 19, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24072
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Dr. Janna Metzler discusses establishing an evidence-base for programmes used to support children and families impacted by conflict and forced displacement.
There is also a discussion on Janna’s recent JCPP paper ‘Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13746).
Discussion points include:

The challenges of conducting research or trying to implement interventions in conditions of adversity.
A definition of child-friendly spaces.
An overview of the research described in the JCPP paper, including methodology and key findings.
How and why the effectiveness of two interventions (Standard psychosocial intervention and a newly developed Toolkit for Child-Friendly Spaces in Humanitarian Settings) varied across different groups.
Recommendations for building on the foundation of child-friendly spaces and other interventions that make a difference to refugee children and their families.
Additional upcoming projects related to the trial.
Suggestions for CAMH professionals and policy makers.

Subjective and Objective Experiences of Childhood Adversity Jun 12, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24006
In this Papers Podcast, Emma Francis and Dr. Jessie Baldwin discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Subjective and objective experiences of childhood adversity: a meta-analysis of their agreement and relationships with psychopathology’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13803).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why they focused on subjective and objective experiences of childhood adversity in this research.
A definition of subjective measure of childhood adversity.
A definition of objective measures of childhood adversity.
The number of studies identified in their systematic search and what these included.
The implications of this study from a research perspective.
The implications of this study from child and adolescent mental health practitioner perspective.
Potential misconceptions about this research.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Associated with Persistent Speech Disorder in Children Jun 05, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23985
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Yvonne Wren and Dr. Emma Pagnamenta discuss their co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with persistent speech disorder in children: a prospective population study’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12126).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of Persistent Speech Disorder.
Why Emma and Yvonne chose to focus on Speech Sound Disorder in this research.
What the four core questions are that drove the research.
What was unique about how they went about the study.
Insight into what the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire are and how they were used in the study.
Advice for practitioners, and for parents and carers.
The policy implications and what needs to change at policy level to see an improvement in outcomes for young people with persistent speech disorders.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Interplay between maternal depressive symptoms and child inhibitory control May 30, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23937
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tone Hermansen discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Child internalizing and externalizing behaviors: Interplay between maternal depressive symptoms and child inhibitory control’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12107).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How low levels of inhibitory control present in children.
Why children with lower levels of inhibitory control are particularly vulnerable to negative environmental influences.
Are children with higher levels of inhibitory control more likely to internalise rather than externalise problems?
How the findings may be translated into practice, in terms of the development of treatment options and interventions.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health May 22, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23841
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Dr. Mei Simmons discusses some of the factors that affect children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and provides an overview of her recently published book ‘A Guide to the Mental Health of Children and Young People: Q and A for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers’.
Discussion points include:

The best, and some of the challenging, aspects of working in a CAMHS outreach service.
The signs parents should look for and when they need to step in and seek support.
Best ways of setting boundaries around use of technology.
The impact of relationships on mental health and wellbeing.
Advice to parents, teachers, and carers around spotting when a child is feeling lonely or isolated.
What parents and teachers can do to help children build personal resilience.
Recommendations to young people going through the system and struggling with their mental health.
What needs to change at a policy level to improve service provision.

Emotion Processing in Offspring of Mothers with Depression Diagnoses May 15, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23797
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Katie Burkhouse discusses her co-authored JCPP Annual Research Review paper ‘Annual Research Review: Emotion processing in offspring of mothers with depression diagnoses – a systematic review of neural and physiological research’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13734).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How health care professionals can impact the ‘vulnerability process’ to help alter the outcomes for offspring of depressed mothers.
Targeted interventions in the pre-conception period.
Suggestions for women and birthing people, who have a history of mental health conditions and are considering having a baby, to promote healthier emotional development of their offspring.
Potential biological markers that may be used to inform early targeted prevention efforts for high-risk populations and the forms of interventions.
What needs to change within the current provision of health care to see a reduction in disruptions in emotion processing patterns amongst high-risk offspring.
Paternal depression and the limited research currently available.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Associated Brain Alterations & Future Suicide Ideation in Females with Mood Disorders May 09, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23772
In this Papers Podcast, Lejla Colic and Dr. Hilary Blumbergdiscuss their co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Brain grey and white matter structural associations with future suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescent and young adult females with mood disorders’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12118).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

The age range included in the study.
The significance of females with future suicide ideation and behaviours having shown decreases in cortical thickness, as well as some other differences in brain regions observing emotional and behavioural regulation.
The importance of cortical thickness.
The origins of these neurobiological differences – are they genetic, environmental, developmental, or some combination of all of these?
The reason for focusing on young adult and adolescent females, and how these findings are relevant to males.
How this research can be translated into practice to better identify and support adolescents at risk of suicidal ideation and behaviours.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do we know? May 02, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23716
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Dr. Lucy Livingston provides insight into the comorbidity of Depression in Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism.
Discussion points include;

The prevalence of ADHD and Autism.
Neurodevelopmental disorders and comorbidity.
Depression in ADHD and Autism – how common is it, how does it present, and what does the research tell us about this association?
Why might depression in neurodevelopmental disorders be rarely addressed in clinical guidance and research priority documents?
How depression in ADHD and autism is currently assessed and treated in young people.
An insight into what Lucy will be covering in her 10-minute talk on 11 May.
What CAMH professionals should take from the podcast and the upcoming talk.

Lucy will be presenting a talk on the same topic, entitled ‘Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do We Know?’, at the JCPP Advances 2023 Lecture series ‘What the research tells us; Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Suicide, and Genetics’. This FREE online event will be held on 11 May 2023 to celebrate the work of ACAMH’s open access journal, JCPP Advances.

The TEENS randomised feasibility trial: Internet based intervention for NSSI in adolescents Apr 25, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23705
In this Papers Podcast, senior researcher Dr. Britt Morthorst discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Internet based intervention (Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents) as add-on to treatment as usual versus treatment as usual for non-suicidal self-injury in adolescent outpatients: The TEENS randomised feasibility trial’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12115).
Britt is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

What is the usual treatment for adolescents presenting with non-suicidal self-injury?
What is ‘Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents’, and how does it differ from treatment as usual?
What does the Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents consist of?
Will internet-based Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents be a valuable additional to treatment as usual for adolescents engaging with non-suicidal self-injury?

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Associations between Dimensions of Mental Health Literacy and Adolescent Help-seeking Intentions Apr 17, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23622
In this Papers Podcast, research associate Dr. Claire Goodfellow discusses her CAMH paper ‘Associations between dimensions of mental health literacy and adolescent help-seeking intentions’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12608).
Claire is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

A definition of ‘Mental Health Literacy’, as it relates to young people.
Increased ability to identify specific mental health problems was associated with decreased formal, and informal, help-seeking intentions.
Is the fact that knowledge of treatment efficacy was positively associated with help-seeking, despite the ability to identify a mental health problem being negatively associated with help-seeking, unique or more pronounced in adolescents than adults?
What are the implications of the findings for CAMH professionals, Educationalists, and other stakeholders?
How can information relating to effective treatment for mental health problems be better disseminated to young people?

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

What can we learn from hunter-gatherers about children’s mental health? Apr 11, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23572
In this Papers Podcast, evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Nikhil Chaudhary and consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Annie Swanepoel discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Editorial Perspective: What can we learn from hunter-gatherers about children’s mental health? An evolutionary perspective’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13773).
The paper explores a possibility that some common aspects of hunter-gatherer childhoods could help families in economically developed countries.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

The importance of comparing hunter-gatherer childhoods to the childhoods we see in economically developed countries (referred to as WEIRD countries).
What the acronym WEIRD stands for.
The caveats to be aware of when comparing hunter-gather childhoods to WEIRD childhoods.
The types of different approaches to childcare that emerge from comparing hunter-gatherer childhoods to WEIRD childhoods.
The potential implications of the different approached to childcare on child and adolescent mental health.
The implications on education systems in WEIRD countries.
The potential policy implications and implications for CAMH professionals.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Recommendations for male-friendly counselling with adolescent males Apr 03, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23535
In this Papers Podcast, clinical psychologist Micah Boerma discusses his CAMH journal Review paper ‘Review: Recommendations for male-friendly counselling with adolescent males: A qualitative systematic literature review‘ (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12633).
Micah is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

The importance of focusing on the experiences of young males receiving psychological treatment.
Why young males are so reluctant to engage in professional help-seeking and also quick to discontinue treatment compared to females.
What emerged in terms of therapists’ assumptions or biases or any views they had about the specific challenges of working with young men.
Did the biases apply equally regardless of the gender of the therapist?
What is male friendly counselling and what recommendations are there for therapists to adapt their practice to better engage this population?
Recommendations and resources for therapists/practitioners who want to become more gender-informed in their practices.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Preferential looking to eyes versus mouth in early infancy Mar 27, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23462
In this Papers Podcast, Charlotte Viktorsson, a PhD student at the Development and Neurodiversity Lab, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden, discusses her JCPP paper ‘Preferential looking to eyes versus mouth in early infancy: heritability and link to concurrent and later development’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13724).
Charlotte is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

Why it is important to establish the relative role of genetic and environmental influences on eye preference relative to mouth preference in early infancy.
What are the implications of what infants look at being largely based on their individual genotype, before they can select their environment by means of crawling or walking.
Preference for eyes at 5 months was positively correlated with parent’s assessment of vocabulary at 14 months.
No significant association was found between mouth or eye preference and later socio-communication difficulties, nor later autistic traits.
How might these findings inform future practice or influence the way we think about infant development.
How does an infant paying more attention to the eyes, compared to those that pay more attention to the mouth, appear to translate into later communication skills and learning?

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

The PRIMERA Project – Parental Mental Health and Family-Focused Interventions Mar 20, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23289
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Professor Sinéad McGilloway, Founder-Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Community Research, Maynooth University, County Kildare, Ireland, and doctoral fellow Christine Mulligan, provide valuable insight into the PRIMERA programme, which investigated how best to support young families experiencing parental mental illness.
The PRIMERA project team won ACAMH’s prestigious Lionel Hersov Memorial Award in 2022, which recognises practice teams at the forefront of the advancement of child and adolescent mental health research and practice. There is an overview of the PRIMERA programme and insight into the key findings.
Discussion points include;

How prevalent parental mental illness is.
What the provision of services is like for affected families.
How developed is the evidence for family-focussed practice in this area?
The Family Talk intervention programme – key findings and evaluation of the programme.
Implications of the findings for CAMH professionals, and for mental health professionals working with adult service users.
The barriers that could undermine the long-term sustainability of family-focussed practice.
The recommendations for policymakers.
What is next for the Family Talk intervention?

Doom-monitoring Students’ Online Interactions and Content Creation in Schools Mar 13, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23251
In this Papers Podcast, ProfessorAndra Siibak, Professor of Media Studies at the Institute of Social Studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia, and Kristjan Kikerpill, lecturer in Information Law and Digital Sociology of the same institution, discuss their co-authored Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal Special Issue paper, ‘Schools engaged in doom-monitoring students’ online interactions and content creation: an analysis of dominant media discourses’ (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12621). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

The types of activities that are monitored by schools using student activity monitoring software.
The global nature of online monitoring of students’ online interactions and content creation in schools.
What does the phrase ‘doom-monitoring’ mean and how it came about.
The implications of the inaccuracy of the technology on students being monitored.
The impact of this kind of monitoring on marginalised children
The difference in opinions of teachers and parents and students regarding the use of online monitoring.
How might this type of technology be improved to better support young people.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Embracing Equity- What does Inclusion mean for Mental Health Professionals? Mar 06, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23077
In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, for International Women’s Day 2023 (8 March), junior doctor and ACAMH Young Person Ambassador Clara Faria is joined by Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh, a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, and Dr. Eunice Ayodeji, a child and adolescent mental health nurse and lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Salford, Manchester, and member of the ACAMH board.
International Women’s Day 2023 has chosen the theme ‘Embrace Equity’. This podcast will celebrate women’s achievements in child and adolescent mental health, as well as explore how we can challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion.
Discussion points include;

What does embracing equity mean?
How CAMH researchers and clinicians can actively support and embrace equity in their own sphere of influence
How CAMH professionals can embrace equity when it comes to patients
What important strides have already been made to embrace equity
How we can challenge organisational and cultural barriers
Advice on what best supports young women to pursue careers in child and adolescent mental health
Recommendations on how we, as a society, can embrace equity in research, work, and our everyday to work collectively to impact positive change

Emotional Dysregulation, Disordered Eating, and Self-harm: Associations and Mediating Pathways Feb 27, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22976
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Naomi Warne, a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, and Dr. Helen Bould, a consultant senior lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the same institution, discuss their Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) paper, ‘Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways‘ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13738). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

The comorbidity between disordered eating, self-harm, and also emotional dysregulation
The three potential mediators of the association between emotional dysregulation and subsequent disordered eating and self-harm.
The relevance of social cognition and experiences of being bullied as potential mediators
How mediating pathways appear to differ by sex and outcomes
Suggestions for interventions based on potential useful targets for the prevention and treatment of disordered eating and self-harm
Advice for CAMH professionals and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Developing Psychological Flexibility: ACT and the Importance of Student Mental Health Feb 20, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22896
In this In Conversation podcast, clinical psychologist and lecturer Dr. Nic Hooper discusses his research into an approach to mental health named Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), plus shares insight into the importance of student mental health.
Discussion points include;

What is ACT?
Why student life is difficult for so many students
The impact of COVID 19 on students
The importance of student mental health
Particular groups of students who are more vulnerable to mental health issues at university
How students can best look after themselves
What can be done to support students at university

Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students Feb 06, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22687
In this Papers Podcast, junior doctors Olivia Ellard and Christina Dennison, and Assistant Professor Helena Tuomainen of University of Warwick, discuss their Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal paper, ‘Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review’ doi.org/10.1111/camh.12614. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

Some university students appear more vulnerable to feelings of loneliness, and therefore additional risk of mental health problems
Impact of the COVID 19 on loneliness for university students
How universities can have the power to tackle loneliness in their student population
Advice for university mental health practitioners to assist with prevention and intervention
Recommendations for young people if they are feeling lonely
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons Jan 30, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22618
Professor Lina Gega, Professor of Mental Health at Hull York Medical School and the Director of the Institute of Mental Health Research at the University of York, and Dr. Hiran Thabrewof the Te Ara Hāro, Centre for Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, talk about the CAMH Special Issue in this Papers Podcast.

Lina and Hiran are two of the editors of the CAMH Special Issue ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’ and they have written the Editorial ‘Control alt delete – technology and children’s mental health’ doi.org/10.1111/camh.12631. There is an overview of the CAMH Special Issue, and their editorial, and the implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

Evidence into technology’s ability to act as a force of good and also a source of harm for young people’s mental health
Why minimisation of technology related harm is as important as maximisation of technology related gains
Need to move beyond dichotomous narratives about technology and how we might achieve a more nuanced stance
What understandings emerge in terms of gender, diversity, and socio-economic status in relation to techn and mental health
How collective responsibility can make a difference in the way technology is used to protect and improve mental health
Whether academics should collaborate with digital companies to improve young people’s mental health
Advice for CAMH professionals and policy makers.

Phenomenology of Gender Dysphoria in Autism Jan 23, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22473
For this Papers PodcastDr. Kate Cooper, lecturer in clinical psychology University of Bath, talks about her paper ‘Phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autism: a multiperspective qualitative analysis’ doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13691, recently published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

What challenges might a person with autism face, as it relates to gender dysphoria, over and above a neurotypical young person with gender dysphoria.
The communication difficulties between clinicians and autistic service users for gender dysphoria
What clinicians can do differently to improve this
What other autism adaptations are recommended for clinical services
The significant difference in opinions that clinicians, parents, and autistic young people had and elaborates on the implications of the difference in opinions between these groups
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Conduct Problems & Callous-Unemotional Traits in Young Children: Facial Reactions to Emotional Films Jan 16, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22321
For this podcast, we welcome clinical psychologist Eva Kimonis, Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and director of the Parent Child Research Clinic at the same institution.
Eva is also President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathology, and the first author of the JCPP paper, ‘Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13701). This paper will be the focus of today’s conversation.
To set the scene, Eva first defines what is meant by the term ‘callous-unemotional traits’ and discusses how these generally present, before providing us with a brief overview of her paper.
Eva comments on the methodology used for the study and shares insight into the findings that surprised her from this study, including her finding that the callous-unemotional group showed a high intensity of anger during both the happy film clips and the sad film clips, and what she made of these findings.
Eva then explores why she thinks young children have been missed from these types of studies previously and shares insight into what implications her findings have for developmental models of childhood antisocial behaviour.
Furthermore, Eva comments on how she would like her findings to be translated into practice, how her findings could inform the development of targeted interventions, and what the implications are of her findings for mental health professionals, parents, and teachers.

The Mental Health of Children Impacted by Armed Conflict: Supporting Parenting & Wellbeing Jan 09, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22189
In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Kenneth E. Miller, Edith Lando Professor in Counselling for Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Families at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ken is also the author of the book War Torn, Stories of Courage, Love and Resilience. He’s director of the film Unholy Groundabout the impact on war on a frontline village in Sri Lanka. And he writes a blog for Psychology Today called The Refugee Experience.
Today we’ll be focusing on Ken’s work with refugees, and some of his research, including his recent JCPP paper ‘Supporting parenting among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a randomized controlled trial of the caregiver support intervention’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13668).
Discussion points include;

Insight into what conditions are like for children and young people living in areas of armed conflict from a mental health perspective
From experience and research, what kinds of interventions make the most difference for refugee children and their families
Overview of his recent JCPP paper ‘Supporting parenting among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a randomized controlled trial of the caregiver support intervention’
Outcomes from introducing caregiver support interventions, plus defining harsh parenting
How healing is possible for children and young people who find themselves displaced or at the centre of unrest
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

Harmful Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parents and Carers Jan 03, 2023

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.22059
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Hope Christie, a teaching fellow at the Center for Research on Children and Families at the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Hope is the first author of the paper, ‘Examining harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures on parents and carers in the United Kingdom: A rapid review’ doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12095 published in JCPP Advances. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

Why parents appear to have suffered disproportionately compared to non-parents during national lockdown restrictions
Why the pandemic was so hard for so many parents
Why kinship carers may have struggled more
Parents with children aged 10 or younger reported high levels of stress when restrictions were highest, whereas parents with older children reported more depressive symptoms
How the impact of COVID-19 pandemic continues to manifest with many parents still suffering disproportionately
How parents at the greatest risk might be best supported, now and in the event of a future lockdown
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

Impact of Maternal Depression on Offspring Depression in Emerging Adulthood Dec 13, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21909
In this podcast, we are joined by social epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca Lacey of the Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London,to talk about her JCPP paper “Testing lifecourse theories characterising associations between maternal depression and offspring depression in emerging adulthood: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children” (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13699). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

With a sensitive period being defined as a point in time when maternal depression might have more of an impact on the child’s mental health, Becca elaborates on the importance of her paper’s assertion that the sensitive period continues through to adolescence.
Emerging adulthood depressive symptoms were best explained by the accumulation of exposure to maternal depression, and not the infancy-sensitive period model.
How findings will translate into practice
Implications of findings for CAMH professionals and other health professionals.

Prevalence and Impact of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorders Dec 05, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21750
In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Courtenay Norbury, Professor of Developmental Disorders of Language and Communications at Psychology and Language Sciences, University of London, and director of the Literacy, Language, and Communication Lab, LiLaC, and Jo Saul, lecturer in Experimental Psychology at the same institution. They discuss their JCPP paper, ‘Prevalence and functional impact of social (pragmatic) communication disorders’, (doi:10.1111/jcpp.13705). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

Providing insight into what the focus of the LiLaC lab is
What social pragmatic communication disorders (SPCD) are and how they present.
Social pragmatic deficits rarely occurred in isolation, but often occurred alongside structural language difficulties and/or autism symptoms, they share implications of this
Recommended changes to better identify, diagnose, and support children with SPCD
What mental health professionals, and those working in education, should take from their paper
How to translate the research into practice
The importance of improving communication between mental health and speech and language professionals.

Sleep and Daily Suicidal Ideation Among High-Risk Adolescents and Young Adults Nov 28, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21689
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Jessica Hamilton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Dr. Peter Franzen, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, discuss their JCPP paper, ‘Sleep influences daily suicidal ideation through affective reactivity to interpersonal events among high-risk adolescents and young adults’ (doi:10.1111/jcpp.13651). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

How they went about examining sleep as a proximal risk factor for suicide
Their finding that short sleep may impair how teens can regulate their already intense emotions
Implications of their findings are for CAMH professionals
How they envisage their findings will translate into practice
Resources that listeners may find of use
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Psychological Legacies of Intergenerational Trauma Nov 21, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21594
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Wooyoung Kim, Assistant Professor in biological anthropology at the University of California.
Andrew is the first author of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) paper ‘Psychological legacies of intergenerational trauma under South African apartheid: Prenatal stress predicts greater vulnerability to the psychological impacts of future stress exposure during late adolescence and early adulthood in Soweto, South Africa’ (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13672), which is the focus of today’s podcast.
Andrew sets the scene by providing a brief introduction of how he came to be interested in this area of research, before turning to the paper itself and sharing a brief overview of the paper.
Andrew discusses the methodology used, including the challenges faced during the data collection, and shares the main findings from the paper.
Andrew then expands upon two interesting findings; the first being the finding that social support did not moderate the association between prenatal stress and psychiatric outcomes, and the second being that the prenatal stress exposure during apartheid is not directly associated with greater psychiatric morbidity during late adolescence.
With maternal age and past household adversity having been found to have an impact, Andrew also elaborates on these findings and their implications.
Furthermore, Andrew shares what the implications are of his findings for CAMH professionals, and comments on what role we should all be playing in recognising and addressing the ongoing legacies of colonialism, structural violence, and historical traumas, such as apartheid, in order to prevent future mental health inequities from emerging.

Bullying and Mental Health: Impact and Interventions Nov 14, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21511
14 – 18 November is Anti-Bullying Week. For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Sînziana Oncioiu, Professor Lucy Bowes and Carolina Guzman Holst to discuss bullying in children and adolescents. Sînziana, Lucy, and Carolina are all members of the Oxford lab of Risk and Resilience, Genes and Environment, known as the oRANGE Lab, at the University of Oxford.
As the principle investigator at the oRANGE Lab, Lucy begins by highlighting the main focus of the oRANGE Lab and providing insight into the definition of bullying.
Sînziana follows by discussing how prevalent bulling is, before Lucy comments on the various roles that young people take on when bullying occurs and why it is important to understand them.
Sînziana explores what is known about the link between bullying and mental health, with Carolina then commenting on how the relationship between bullying victimisation and mental health played out during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
Lucy and Sînziana also discuss what makes some young people and children more likely to be targets for bullies as well as what factors make some people more likely to be perpetrators.
Carolina provides insight into the effectiveness of anti-bullying interventions and their impact on mental health, plus explores whether the current interventions are enough to support those most at risk.
With the oRANGE Lab having incorporated some innovative designs and technologies, such as virtual reality, into their studies, Lucy shares some examples and comments on what risk and protective factors have been identified by their research that help determine how a young person will fare if they’ve been bullied.
Lucy then comments on how social norms and other systemic factors influence the prevalence rates of bulling before Carolina shares what the implications are of their findings for teachers and other people in education, and also for CAMH professionals.
Furthermore, given that we know bulling is a major public mental health risk, Lucy shares what her message is to policymakers.

Suicidal Ideation During Adolescence: Genetic Liability & Negative Life Events Nov 07, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21410
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Séverine Lannoy, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioural Genetics.
Séverine is the first author of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP)Open Access paper ‘Suicidal ideation during adolescence: The roles of aggregate genetic liability for suicide attempts and negative life events in the past year’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13653), which is the focus of today’s podcast.
Séverine sets the scene by sharing a brief overview of the paper and providing insight into the methodology used, before turning to the key findings.
With the paper’s results supporting the role of negative life events in suicidal ideation in both boys and girls, Séverine comments on what type of negative events stood out as being particularly impactful and what the implications of this paper are for professionals who work with young people.
Séverine then turns to the gender differences highlighted by the paper, including that for girls, suicidal ideation was associated with both negative life events and aggregate genetic liability (but not the latter for boys) and discusses how she accounts for this difference between boys and girls.
Furthermore, Séverine expands upon the interplay of genes and the environment in risk for suicidal ideation, as well as discusses how CAMH professionals might translate her findings into practice to improve risk assessment and screening procedures.

Mental health of young asylum seekers and refugees in the context of COVID-19 Nov 01, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21352
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Matthew Hodes, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Imperial College London.
The focus of this podcast is on the mental health of young refugees and asylum seekers.
To set the scene, Matthew starts by providing us with a brief introduction of how he came to be interested in the mental health of young refugees and asylum seekers and comments on the impact of psychological distress and psychiatric disorder as it relates to child and young asylum seekers and refugees.
Matthew discusses his Editorial Perspective, published in the CAMH, on the mental health of young asylum seekers and refugees in the context of COVID-19, and provides insight into what additional burdens the pandemic has posed to child and adolescent asylum seekers and refugees.
With his Editorial Perspective having suggested that services are increasingly inadequate for asylum seekers and refugees, Matthew comments on access to and provision of services for asylum seekers and refugees, as well as the types of barriers and challenges that affect this group.
Matthew then discusses what he has learnt from his experience as a practitioner, and from evidence-based research, in terms of need and best practice when it comes to the mental wellbeing of child and adolescent refugees and asylum seekers, plus shares his advice for CAMH professionals working with this group.
Having touched on hostile government policies, Matthew also comments on what socioeconomic interventions are known to support young asylum seekers and refugees and shares his message to policy makers.
Furthermore, with ‘Healing’ as the theme of Refugee Week 2022 (20 – 26 June), Matthew comments on how optimistic he is that healing is possible for dislocated children and young people.

Impact of Childhood Adversities on the Mental Health of LGBT+ Youth Oct 24, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21312
In this podcast, we are joined by Lucy Jonas, a children’s well-being practitioner at Westminster CAMHS, part of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Lucy is the first author of the JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the impact of childhood adversities on the mental health of LGBT+ youth’ doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12079. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include;

How sexual orientation disclosure is linked with social anxiety disorder, phobia, and/or PTSD symptomatology
Evidence that all outcomes in terms of mental health conditions were more prevalent and statistically significant in LGBT+ individuals compared to heterosexual youth
Implications of her systematic review and meta-analysis for CAMH professionals when working with young LGBT+ patients or clients
How schools should prepare for working with LGBT+ students
What we should all be doing in terms of continued advocacy from communities and allies to support and empower LGBT+ youth
Where to find resources to help
Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

6: Managing Impulsive and Risky Behaviour – Episode 6 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Oct 18, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21276
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses self-harm, substance abuse, sexual consent, and behaviours that can be described as impulsive or risky.

Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode focuses on managing impulsive and risky behaviour, and Blandine is joined by Ruth Pearse, from Parenting Special Children. This podcast also features clips from two young adults, Emilyand Alex, who share their lived experiences of ADHD, and managing impulsive and risky behaviour.
Alex sets the scene by providing insight into some of the impulsive behaviours that he has acted on, with Emily then sharing how her ADHD has also impacted her behaviour.
Ruth provides further insight into what risky behaviour and impulsivity means for teens and young adults with ADHD, including examples of the types of impulsive behaviours teens and young adults engage in. Emily and Alex then share what types of impulsive and risky behaviours that they feel their ADHD has led them to take part in.
Ruth and Blandine comment on substance use as a risky behaviour before turning to other risky behaviours that are typical of ADHD in young adults and young people, including risky behaviours concerning driving, with Alex sharing his lived experience.
Ruth further explores the mechanisms of impulse and risky behaviour, shares why young adults and teens can be more at risk, and comments on some of the more subtle ways that impulsivity can affect young people.
Ruth and Blandine then provide insight into the effects of ADHD on sex, before turning to explore ADHD and criminal behaviour, with a particular focus on the young adult population in prisons.
Furthermore, Ruth, Blandine, Alex and Emily turn to discuss the impact that risky behaviour and impulsivity can have on family relationships, including: how a young adult can recognize when they’re being impulsive; how they can create a support system which can help them stay safe and in control; what you can do as a parent when your child engages in risky behaviour, and how you can support them.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

5: Women and ADHD: Diagnosis & Management – Episode 5 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Oct 13, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21226
Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode is the second of a two-part special on Women and ADHD, and Blandine is joined by Dr. Jo Steer, a clinical psychologist, and Emily, Anita,and Firdawsi– three young women with lived experience of ADHD.
To set the scene, Emily begins by discussing her ADHD journey, with Anita then sharing how, as a young woman, ADHD has impacted her life. Firdawsi follows this by sharing an overview of her diagnosis timeline.
Jo and Blandine then discuss what the other common co-occurring conditions are that women with ADHD struggle with and comment on the risk of untreated ADHD.
Emily then shares her thoughts on how her ADHD affects her as a woman and Firdawsi provides further insight into her own ADHD lived experience, including problems with sleep.
Emily also comments on her experience of being diagnosed with ADHD, including the difficulties she faced in getting her diagnosis, with Anita then sharing her own diagnosis journey.
Jo then explores how societal expectations of gender play a role in the misdiagnosis of women and girls before sharing her key message that women need to know about the effects of ADHD on them.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

4: Women and ADHD – Episode 4 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Oct 11, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21203
Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership withClinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode is the first of a two-part special on Women and ADHD, and Blandine is joined by Dr. Jo Steer, a clinical psychologist.
Blandine and Jo begin by discussing how ADHD can look so different in different people and explain the gender differences in the presentation of ADHD, before turning to explore why women and girls are more commonly missed than boys in terms of diagnosis.
Blandine and Jo provide insight into why it is so important to get a diagnosis, and comment on how female hormones can affect ADHD, with Blandine sharing her own lived experience perspective.
With women with ADHD more at risk of teenage pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, and more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour, Blandine and Jo look at what women with ADHD need to consider in planning and managing their physical health.
Blandine and Jo then turn to explore what they think is different of ADHD in women as opposed to men, with Blandine commenting that, for her, the main difference lies in how people see ADHD and how people see you with a diagnosis of ADHD as a woman.
Furthermore, Blandine and Jo share their key takeaways that women need to know about the effect of ADHD on them.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of CAMHS Oct 06, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21154
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Gwladys Demazure, a clinical psychologist and recent PhD graduate in clinical psychology and psychopathology from the University of Grenoble-Alpes, France.
Gwladys is the first author of the CAMH Review article, ‘Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of Mental Health Services and Professionals – A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies’ (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12486), which is the focus of today’s podcast.
Gwladys begins by giving us a brief overview of the paper, shares insight into what they looked at in this review and explains why it is so important to explore unaccompanied refugee minors’ experiences.
Gwladys comments on the methodology used for the review, before turning to the main findings, including that unaccompanied refugee minors often don’t trust mental health professionals, nor do they have a clear perception of what they do.
Gwladys then explores what CAMH professionals should be doing and thinking about based off these findings and shares insight into whether her review highlighted any types of interventions that were valued by unaccompanied refugee minors.
Furthermore, Gwladys shares what her message is to mental health professionals about how they might adapt their practice to better meet the needs of unaccompanied refugee minors.

3: ADHD and Sleep – Episode 3 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Oct 04, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21099
Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode focuses on ADHD and sleep, and Blandine is joined by Emily El-Bahrawy, a young person with lived experience of ADHD, and Helen Tracey, a sleep practitioner with Parenting Special Children.
Helen begins by providing insight into the connection between ADHD and sleep, including why sleep is such a problem, and whether it is just bad sleep onset or if there is also an element of unsettled/poor quality sleep as well. Emily then shares her own experience of how her sleep is affected by ADHD.
Helen also expands a little bit about how poor sleep can exacerbate ADHD symptoms, and Emily shares how sleep difficulties and poor sleep has affected herself the day after a poor night’s sleep, including difficulties concentrating.
Helen and Blandine then discusses what the difference is between the sleep schedule of someone with ADHD, comments on how we can work with ADHD to both sleep better and wake up better, as well as shares tips on how to cope and adjust for times when we know we’re not going to get a good night’s sleep.
Furthermore, Emily and Helen each share three key takeaways to improving sleep with ADHD.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

2: Adjusting to Change – Episode 2 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Sep 27, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21036
Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode focuses on adjusting to change with ADHD, and Blandine is joined by Anita Salimi, a biomedical science student at the University of Warwick and a lived experience perspective, and Dr. Anna Price, a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health.
To set the scene, Anna discusses what the specific challenges are during the transition to adulthood for people with ADHD, and comments on how we can recognise where our ADHD might impact us before we reach this transitional period. Anita then shares her own experience of this and considers how her ADHD affected her when she left home as a young adult.
From the Children and adolescents with ADHD in transition between children’s services and adult services (CATCh-uS) study, and from many other studies, we know that there is a gap in services in the UK, however Anna takes this opportunity to talk about what she found from the CATCh-uS study in terms of services for young adults.
With routine considered a key strategy in ADHD management, both Anna and Anita comment on how we can create new routines which will support us as young adults during this transition period, especially as the concept of routine collapsed and changes in routines are very important in a transition.
Anna then talks about how young people can identify the right support to move safely towards independence, with Anita sharing her own experience.
Furthermore, Anna and Anita comment on what young people can do to be as ready as possible to meet and bond with new people throughout these transitions and share their three key takeaway messages to preparing for big change.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

1: Getting the Right Support – Episode 1 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’ Sep 20, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20970
Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.
This episode focuses on giving yourself the right support and Blandine is joined by Ruth Pearse, from Parenting Special Children, and Chris, a university student with lived experience of ADHD.
Chris begins by discussing how it felt when he received his diagnosis and what the first big issues were that he faced following this. Chris also comments on how he identifies the key issues that he is struggling with and what his approach is to make a change, before discussing what type of support there is for young people and shares an example of his own experiences.
Blandine, Ruth and Chris then explore how talking about ADHD can make a difference and share what they found helpful to better understand how ADHD can affect you, including listening to other people’s experiences through podcasts or literature.
Blandine, Ruth and Chris also comment on how people with ADHD stay organised, with Chris sharing his own tips and tricks and Ruth discussing the importance of understanding ADHD to be able to create helpful strategies and find what’s right for you.
Furthermore, Chris and Ruth share their top three tips for giving yourself the right support and the key messages that they would like people to take from this podcast.
This podcast series for young people is supported by Clinical Partners. With the UK’s largest network of senior mental health professionals, Clinical Partners can help ensure your child has fast-tracked the right diagnosis and optimized treatment plan. For further information and advice for families and carers, search for Clinical Partners ADHD or visit their website.

4: Cultural Differences in Tics and Tic Disorders - ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ Sep 12, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20929
We are delighted to bring you the fourth podcast in our series that focuses on Tourettes Syndrome. Dr. Seonaid Andersonwill be talking to leading players in the field, rising stars of research, clinicians, and experts by experience. In this podcast we speak to Dr. Tara Murphy, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dr. Murphy currently co-leads the Tic Disorder Service and Paediatric Neuropsychology Service.
The focus of this podcast is on cultural differences in tics and tic disorders.
Tara begins by providing an overview of what tic disorders and Tourette’s syndrome are, before exploring the gender bias of Tourette’s syndrome and what other co-morbidities or co-occurring conditions can occur alongside it.
With a number of misunderstandings existing about this condition, Tara comments on the issue of swearing and Tourette’s syndrome, and discusses research into self-harm and suicidality in the Tourette’s syndrome community.
Tara then explores whether there are differences between cultures or countries in terms of the expression of Tourette’s syndrome and shares why she is interested in researching tics and Tourette’s syndrome in different cultures or countries.
Tara also comments on a recent paper entitled “Why Don’t Children in Uganda Have Tics? A mixed-methods study of beliefs, knowledge and attitudes of health professionals”. She then discusses why Tourette’s syndrome may be just as prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa or in certain communities but access to services and health care may make it appear under-represented.
Furthermore, Tara explores what we might be able to learn from countries or communities where tic impact seems low, what the importance is of the awareness and acceptance of tics in the community, as well as the impact of social factors.

Cultural Adaptations to Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Families Sep 06, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20871
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Alice Taylor, a clinical psychologist for CAMHS in Scotland, to discuss her co-authored CAMH review paper “Cultural adaptations to psychosocial interventions for families with refugee/asylum-seeker status in the United Kingdom – a systematic review” (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12547).
Alice begins by giving us with a brief overview of the paper and sharing insight into what they looked at in this review.
Alice provides some examples of cultural adaptations and explains how these differ from nonculturally adapted interventions, which are also known as treatment as usual.
Alice then explores this further by discussing the ways in which treatment as usual can act as a barrier to accessing quality mental health care for families with refugee and/or asylum-seeking status, before turning to explain how cultural adaptions could improve the situation.
Furthermore, Alice shares additional key takeaways from her review, comments on what the implications of her findings are for CAMH professionals, plus shares her message to policymakers based on her research.

Machine Learning: Predicting Early Outcomes of Antidepressants in Children Aug 30, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20847
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Paul Croarkin of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, and Dr. Arjun Athreya of the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the same institution.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper ‘Evidence for machine learning guided early prediction of acute outcomes in the treatment of depressed children and adolescents with antidepressants’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13580).
Paul and Arjun set the scene by detailing what they looked at in this study, providing us with a summary of the paper, plus sharing insights into the methodology used for the research, before turning to the key findings.
In their paper, Paul and Arjun describe their work as representing a first step in establishing a symptom-based tool, and in this podcast, they detail what the next steps are, including how the tool could be used to measure a variety of other treatments. Paul and Arjun also comment on how this tool could be applied to extracting response trajectories to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Paul and Arjun then turn to the translational opportunities for their research, including how they envisage their research being translated and what the implications of their findings are for CAMH professionals.

Social Media Use in Adolescence: User Types and Mental Health Aug 23, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20792
In this podcast, we are joined by Lizzy Winstone, Senior Research Associate in Epidemiology at Bristol Medical School, the University of Bristol.

The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP Advances paper ‘Adolescent social media user types and their mental health and well-being, results from a longitudinal survey of 13 to 14-year-olds in the United Kingdom’ (doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12071).
Lizzy sets the scene by detailing a summary of the paper and sharing insight into the methodology used for the research.
In previous studies, distinctions are made between active and passive social media. Lizzy explains why her paper suggests that this distinction may be too simplistic and comments on the four classes of social media users identified in her paper – high communicators, moderate communicators, broadcasters, and minimal users – including how each of these different groups behave.
Lizzy then highlights the key findings from the paper and provides further commentary on her finding that moderate social media screen time was beneficial to well-being, in comparison to no use at all.
Lizzy also discusses if there were any gender differences in her research, plus what the implications are of her findings overall for CAMH professionals.

Adventurous Play: A Prevention For Anxiety Aug 01, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20778
For this podcast, in celebration of Playday (celebrated each year across the UK on the first Wednesday in August), we are joined by Professor Helen Dodd, Professor of Child Psychology in the College of Medicine and Health at the University of Exeter. The focus of this podcast is on child mental health and the importance of adventurous play.
As Playday encourages families, communities, and organizations to consider how they can build better opportunities for all children to play, Helen sets the scene by giving a brief overview of why play is so critical for children and young people.
Helen talks to us about how the pandemic has affected children’s play, before turning to her research on adventurous play and why she sees adventurous play as an antidote to anxiety.
Helen also discusses her recently published data that shows a link between adventurous and outdoor play and children’s mental health, as well as explains why she suggests that adventurous play itself can mitigate the risk of anxiety and explores her hypothesis that adventurous play targets some of the specific cognitive behavioural factors associated with child anxiety.
Helen further comments on her research into parental attitudes, including what interventions and campaigns can help change parental attitudes to adventurous play for overinvolved or anxious parents, as well as discusses how avoidant children and inhibited children can be supported to become more adventurous.
Furthermore, Helen shares her message to educators, CAMH professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders when it comes to facilitating children to play in ways that may better support their mental health.

Early Trauma and the Importance of Early Relationships Jul 25, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20737
In this podcast, we are joined by Sally Hogg, Deputy CEO at the Parent Infant Foundation, to discuss early trauma and the importance of early relationships.
To set the scene, Sally starts by providing details about the 1001 days movement, which she coordinates, and details what it is about the first 1001 days of a child’s life that is so critical.
Sally discusses the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on mental and physical health and explores why we should be especially concerned about adversity that occurs early in a child’s life.
Sally talks about how early trauma impacts emotional, behavioural, cognitive, and social functioning, as well as tells us more about the importance of nurturing parent/infant relationships, and how its presence can help a child to be more resilient to negative events.
Sally then discusses how the relationship between babies and their parents can be strengthened, what her message is to CAMH professionals in terms of the role they can play, and her message to policymakers in terms of what they should be doing.
Furthermore, Sally shares her tips on how to reach those parents where there is disorganised attachment, who don’t access services, and how to signpost those families to services.

Transmission of Experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in Families Jul 18, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20683
In this podcast we are joined by student researchers Hannah Abdalla, Malaika Okundi, and Carl Simela. All three have been working on TRADE, which stands for Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in families. TRADE is a collaboration between researchers at the Center for Mental Health and King’s College London.
To set the scene, Hannah, Malaika and Carl provide insight into what TRADE is, how they gathered their data, and what the aims of the project were.
Hannah, Malaika, and Carl then share what drew them personally to this research project and why they think that there has been so little focus until now on the UK experience, in terms of the transmission of experiences of racism, anxiety, and depression in families.
Having met with parents and teenagers to talk through their experiences, during their research, Hannah, Malaika and Carl share their key findings, comment on what stood out to them, plus share what their expectations were when they started the project and whether these expectations were met.
Hannah, Malaika and Carl then discuss the importance of this research and what they have learned from the project, and from each other.
Furthermore, Hannah, Malaika and Carl share their advice to students embarking on their first research project, and comment on what makes them hopeful for the future.

How to Communicate With Children Jul 11, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20650
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Rebecca Rolland, a Harvard faculty member and author of The Art of Talking With Children, published by HarperCollins, to discuss how we communicate with children.
To set the scene, Rebecca begins by talking about what inspired the book, The Art of Talking With Children, and discusses in what ways she feels that digital media has impacted the way we communicate across and between generations, and also in particular its impact on the mental health of young people.
Rebecca touches upon the impact of the pandemic in terms of communication skills, before commenting on the importance of conversation, in particular daily conversation with kids, in supporting their deeper learning, to reduce conflict, to build their empathy, confidence, and creativity.
Rebecca talks about how to know if what we say to children is helpful, details what a quality conversation with children and young people looks like, and shares tips on how to adapt our conversations to help build empathy and confidence depending on a person’s developmental age.
Rebecca then discusses whether we should adapt our conversations depending on the role we play for a child, for example as a parent or as a teacher, and comments on how we can help children and young people to have quality conversations with their classmates and their teachers.
Furthermore, Rebecca shares her tips for CAMH professionals when conversing with children and recommends rituals and routines that help to bring quality conversations to everyday life.

Youth Substance Use and Co-occurring Mental Health Concerns Jun 27, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20553
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Jillian Halladay, registered nurse, clinical epidemiologist, and winner of ACAMH’s Research Trainee of the Year Award 2021.
Jillian begins by commenting on what it meant to her to have received the ACAMH Research Trainee of the Year Award in 2021, before providing us with an insight into her research examining the co-occurrence of substance use in youth in general and in acute clinical settings.
As principal investigator with the CAMP study, which sought to determine the feasibility of administering a standardized mental health and substance use assessment amongst youth admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit, Jillian tells us more about the study, its findings, and whether she envisions the standardisation being rolled out.
Having published several papers on student mental health and substance use, Jillian also discusses the importance of schools and teachers on youth mental health and substance use, plus provides insight into what types of schools had high co-occurrence of mental health and drug use based on her research.
Jillian then comments on her involvement in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a mental health literacy program for post-secondary staff, faculty, and graduate teaching assistants called Professor Hippo-on-Campus, plus discusses other recent research projects that she has been involved in.
Furthermore, with Jillian’s clinical and research roles being grounded in identifying, contributing to, and utilizing the best available evidence to improve the lives of youth, Jillian discusses how to go about translating evidence-based research into practice to really make a difference to young people.

Supporting Child Refugees in Educational Settings Jun 24, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20530
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Tina Rae, Consultant Educational and Child Psychologist and ACAMH Board Member.
The focus of this podcast is on child refugees and how best to support them within educational settings.
Tina talks to us about trauma and mental health as it relates to child and adolescent refugees and sets the scene by detailing what tends to happen in terms of initial entry into schooling, and education, when it comes to child and adolescent refugees.
Tina then discusses if schools do, or should, play a role in assessing and providing for the mental health needs of child and adolescent refugees and explores what more can be done to give staff training in this area.
Tina shares her advice and tips for teachers and teaching assistants who have pupils who are refugees, comments on what they can do to help these students settle into school life, plus talks about what other children at the school can do, or be encouraged to do, to help ease the process for their peers.
Furthermore, Tina also shares tips for educational psychologists who are working with children who are refugees and explores what we have learnt from the research in terms of need and best practice regarding the mental wellbeing of child and adolescent refugees within the context of educational settings.

WACIT; Refugee Mental Health and the Impact of Trauma Jun 22, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20476
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Professor Panos Vostanis, professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Leicester, and founder of the organisation World Awareness for Children in Trauma (WACIT).
As an expert in the impact of trauma on child and adolescent mental health, Panos sets the scene by talking to us about trauma as it relates to child refugees and other young people in conflict.
Panos then turns to his work at WACIT and details what WACIT is and the goals of the organisation, before detailing some of the training services for CAMH professionals who work with refugees, asylum-seekers, and other vulnerable groups.
With WACIT also running interventions for children and young people themselves, Panos further discusses the work they have done with children and young people who are refugees or living in conflict zones, and shares what the outcomes were like.
As one of the aims of WACIT is to develop evidence based psychosocial interventions and capacity building for children living in conflict and disadvantage, Panos comments on what the evidence shows to be the best approach to take when it comes to working with children and adolescent refugees who’ve experienced significant trauma.
Furthermore, Panos talks us through two new projects aimed at improving services for refugee children internationally and shares his message to policymakers.

Therapeutic Engagement with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Jun 20, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20426
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Hayley Rajpal, a child and adolescent psychotherapist with a specialism in working with looked after children and their networks. Hayley’s thesis research explored the challenges of therapeutic engagement with unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors, and this will be the focus of the podcast.
To set the scene, Hayley provides a brief overview of psychotherapy before turning to detail how she came to be interested in child and adolescent mental health as it relates to refugees and asylum seekers.
Turning to Hayley’s studies, where she explored the experiences of care networks providing therapeutic support to unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors, Hayley shares some of the main takeaways from her thesis.
Furthermore, having touched on the impact of difference and diversity, plus racism and media perceptions, Hayley also shares what issues have arisen around difference and diversity when it comes to the provision of care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young adults.

COMET; Student Mental Health and Single-Session Interventions Jun 06, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20329
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Maria Loades, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath.
The focus of this podcast is on the Common Elements Toolbox (COMET), a study testing a digital intervention to help university students improve their wellbeing.
To set the scene, Maria provides us with an insight into what the COMET programme entails and describes some of the specific interventions that are being tested.
With the programme targeted at students, Maria details why she has chosen to focus on this particular demographic and discusses student mental health as well as the impact that the pandemic has had on students entering university.
As COMET was originally developed in the US, Maria shares what is already known about the COMET intervention from the USA, plus comments on the difference between COMET GB and COMET US, including adaptations to account for cultural differences.
Furthermore, Maria talks to us about the online survey itself, who the participants are, how they are recruiting participants, how many participants are needed, plus the timescale.

Language Regression, Communication Development, and Autism May 23, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20231
In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Mandy Steiman, clinical psychologist at the Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR) at the McGill University Health center.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper ‘Predictors of language regression and its association with subsequent communication development in children with autism’ (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13565)
As co-author of the paper, Mandy sets the scene by detailing what they looked at in this study and gives us a summary.
Mandy provides clarification, and a definition, as to what language regression looks like, before turning to the methodology used for the research.
Mandy then shares the key findings from the paper and elaborates on her findings that children with language regression walked earlier and spoke their first word nearly a year sooner than the children without regression, and that language regression may have decreased impact over time, and that regressive patterns are not associated with worse outcomes.
Mandy further discusses what the implications are of these findings for families, and those assessing children and young people for autism, plus emphasises the importance of not ignoring language regressions.

Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates & mental health outcomes May 09, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20057
In this podcast, we are joined by Akhgar Ghassabian, Assistant Professor at the Departments of Pediatrics, Population Health, and Environmental Medicine at NYU School of Medicine, and Dr. Tonya White, Professor at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper ‘Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates and mental health outcomes in the general population’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13588).
Akhgar and Tonya set the scene by detailing what their study looked at, providing us with a summary of the paper, plus insight into what methodology they used, before sharing some of the key findings from the research.
In their paper, Akhgar and Tonya point to an association between gender diversity and mental health symptoms in adolescents, and in this podcast, Tonya elaborates on the relationship between the two.
Akhgar and Tonya then comment on their finding that more females were likely to have a gender-variant experience than males, and that adolescents with gender-variant experience appear to have higher autistic trait scores in the study. Akhgar and Tonya also highlight what implications, if any, can be drawn from these findings.
With this study showing that, whilst less than 1% of parents reported that their children had gender-variant experience, 4% of children reported this, Akhgar and Tonya discuss why parents may often be unaware of gender diverse feelings in their adolescence and how parental awareness or attitudes make a difference in terms of mental health outcomes, before exploring what the implications are of their findings for CAMH professionals.

Late-diagnosed Autistic Children: Mental Health & Social Difficulties May 03, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19889
In this podcast, we talk to Will Mandy, Professor of Neurodevelopmental Conditions at the research department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London (UCL).
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper, ‘Mental health and social difficulties of late-diagnosed autistic children, across childhood and adolescence’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13587)

Will is the first author of this paper and sets the scene by clarifying what constitutes as ‘late diagnosis’ when talking about autism in children, before turning to the paper itself and providing a summary of what they looked at in this study.
Will talks us through the methodology used and shares an overview of the findings, including further insight into why some children get missed and the role of diagnostic overshadowing. Will also mentions that girls were overrepresented in the late diagnosis group and explores why this might be the case.
With this study showing that the late diagnosed group had milder problems in early childhood, presumably making them harder to identify, Will comments on what more could be done to find, assess and correctly diagnose children, before discussing what the implications are of his findings for CAMH professionals.

Destigmatizing Perceptions About Black Adolescent Depression Apr 25, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19898
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Andrés Martin, Riva Ariella Ritvo Professor at the Child Study Center, and director of the simulated participant program, SPP, Teaching and Learning Center TLC, Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Jose Paez, also of the Yale Child Study Center, and Dr. Doron Amsalem, child and adolescent psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University.

The focus is on their co-authored paper “Destigmatizing Perceptions About Black Adolescent Depression, Randomized Control Trial of Brief Social Contact-based Video Interventions” (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13570), recently published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP).
Andrés sets the scene by providing a summary of their paper, detailing what they looked at in this study and why it was important to focus on Black adolescents in relation to depression.
Doron details the methodology used for this paper and describes the types of brief contact-based video interventions that were used in the trial, before discussing what differences they found in terms of stigmatised attitudes and help seeing intentions between the different groups featured in the study.
Andrés then provides insight into the kind of experiences that were described in the script that the participants watched, before Jose explains what a race by intervention interaction entailed in the context of this research.
Andrés and Doron share additional findings, including the importance of the exposure and dissemination of people’s lived experiences in terms of stigma, before Andrés and Jose discuss the implications of their findings for CAMH professionals working with racially stigmatized groups.
Furthermore, we hear about follow up research, including their work with transgender youth as well as using TikTok to help reduce stigma and to encourage people to seek help.

Climate change-related worry, engagement, and mental health Apr 19, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19805
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Emma Sciberras, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, and Dr. Julian Fernando, a lecturer in the same department.
The focus of this podcast is on their co-authored paper, ‘Climate change-related worry among Australian adolescents: an eight-year longitudinal study’ (doi: 10.1111/camh.12521) , published in the CAMH 2022 Special Issue on ‘Child and youth mental health & the global ecological crisis’.
Emma and Julian begin by providing an overview of their paper, detailing the methodology used, and sharing some of the key findings.
Whilst the paper determined that both the high persistent and increasing worry group reported greater engagement with news and politics, only those in the persistent worry group had higher depression symptoms. Emma and Julian provide insight into how they differentiated between high persistent and increasing worry, and discuss whether those with increasing worry are on a trajectory to become persistently worried.
Emma and Julian also discuss how the relationship between engaging with the news and politics and levels of worry and depression feed into one another and explore whether greater societal engagement is a healthy way of managing eco anxiety.
Following their finding that worrying about climate change may be associated with poorer mental health, but also greater political engagement, Emma and Julian share their advice for young people and their parents, comment on the implications of their findings for professionals working with young people and their families, plus reflect on what message policy makers should take from their findings.

Pupil size and pupillary light reflex in early infancy Apr 11, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19791
In this podcast we talk to Ana Maria Portugal, Developmental Neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher in developmental behaviour genetics at the Centre of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
Ana was the first author of the recent Open Access JCPP paper, ‘Pupil size and pupillary light reflex in early infancy: heritability and link to genetic liability to schizophrenia’

Ana sets the scene with a summary of the paper highlighting what is currently known about the link between pupillary light reflex and hereditary neurodevelopmental conditions.
Ana discusses the methodology, key findings, including some surprising results relating to the association between the pupil measures and the polygenic score for autism. Plus of course Ana looks at the implications that the study has for researchers and clinicians, and what the next phase for research will be.

ADHD, Comorbidity, and Longitudinal Research Apr 04, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19695
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Aja Murray, lecturer in psychology at the University of Edinburgh, and winner of ACAMH’s Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award 2021.

Aja begins by providing us with an insight into her background, her research interests, and her role as a developmental psychologist who specializes in mental health, before commenting on what it meant to her to have received the ACAMH ‘Rising Star’ Award in 2021, for best scientific contribution to child and adolescent mental health by a person within 10 years of their first published paper in a peer-reviewed journal.
With Aja’s primary research interests relating to the developmental aspects of mental health phenotypes and their comorbidity, with a particular interest in ADHD, autism, and conduct problems, Aja shares some recent highlights from her work.
As the deputy director of the Evidence for Better Lives Study, Aja also discloses the aims of this study, plus their findings so far. In addition, Aja also mentions her work with the Zurich Project on Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood with a focus on violence prevention. Aja also details further projects that she has been involved in, including securing grants for a project supporting student mental health, and another to address the adverse impacts of domestic violence during pregnancy.
Furthermore, Aja comments on the translation of evidence-based research into practice, why evidence-based research is so important when it comes to child and young people’s mental health, plus what can be done to disseminate and promote evidence-based science.

Sluggish Cognitive tempo; circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness Mar 28, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19594
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Joey Fredrick, a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA, to tackle the question ‘Is sluggish cognitive tempo associated with circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness in adolescence?’. Joey is the first author of a paper on this topic published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP).
To set the scene, Joey provides us with an insight into what sluggish cognitive tempo is, before turning to his co-authored JCPP paper ‘A multi method examination of sluggish cognitive tempo in relation to adolescent sleep, daytime sleepiness, and circadian preference’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13568). Joey explores what he looked at in this study, provides us with a summary, and details the methodology that he used.
With adolescence being the ‘perfect storm’ for sleep issues, Joey details how he differentiated between normal adolescent sleep patterns and those who have sluggish cognitive tempo.
Joey then shares the findings from his paper and explains what the implications of these findings are for professionals working with young people and their families.
Furthermore, Joey also comments on whether he is planning some follow-up research and provides an insight into what else is in the pipeline for him.

Creative Methods and Digital Media: Supporting Psychological Therapies Mar 21, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19507
In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Lina Gega, professor of mental health at the University of York and honorary nurse consultant in psychological therapies at Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust. Lina is also a joint editor of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, one of the three journals produced by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Lina sets the scene by providing an insight into how she came to specialise in cognitive behavioural therapy and digital mental health, as well as what makes digital media so applicable to child and adolescent mental health.
With the COVID pandemic having been an accelerator for digital technologies, Lina discusses her recently published paper on the impact of digital technology during the pandemic, including what conclusions she drew and how this impacts children and young people.
Lina also talks us through her work on several interesting projects and provides insight into their aims, plus findings. For a number of her projects, Lina has teamed up with colleagues from outside of academia to develop prototypes for digital tools for children with different emotional vulnerabilities.
Lina discusses what barriers and challenges she has faced when translating research into practise and explores how to overcome these to make a real difference to families.
Furthermore, as Lina has published over 70 papers, books, and book chapters, plus has worked with publishers, universities, NHS services, charities, and grant-awarding bodies as a research advisor and reviewer, Lina shares her advice for researchers, in particular those early in their careers who want to achieve and maintain high standards in the conduct and reporting of research.

Adolescent Sleep: Stereotypes and Misunderstandings Mar 14, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19446
For this podcast, focusing on adolescent sleep, we are joined by celebrated neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain and a speaker at a February 2022 live stream event, The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention.
Dean sets the scene by exploring whether there is a typical teenage sleep pattern and if so, how this compares to an adult sleep pattern.
Dean then provides insight into the impact that the stereotypes of teenagers as being lazy, staying up all night, and being a bit delinquent can have, as well as what aspects of the science around adolescent sleep are misunderstood.
Dean also explains how we should be supporting our adolescents who naturally might sleep at different times to us, and shares an insight into what societal and policy changes could be implemented to support adolescent sleep.
Dean talks to us about the impact of insufficient sleep on behaviour, ability to study, and on mental health; exploring the comorbidity with sleep problems and anxiety and depression, as well as whether the relationship between sleep problems and psychopathology is bidirectional.
Furthermore, Dean shares his advice to people with adolescent children who struggle with sleep, to those who work with children and young people, as well as to young people themselves. This includes tips for getting to sleep, and what point you should call for professional support to help a young person who’s struggling with their sleep.

Student Mental Health and What CAMH Professionals Need to Know Mar 03, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19313
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses personal experiences of self-harm and suicide.

This University Mental Health Day, we are joined by two students, Rhiannon Hawkins and Nathan Randles, to discuss student mental health and what CAMH professionals need to know.
Rhiannon currently studies Geography at the University of Oxford and Nathan is a medical student at Keele University. Both Rhiannon and Nathan are also Young Representatives for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Rhiannon and Nathan set the scene by providing insight into what University Mental Health Day is, why it is so important, and what the impact of the pandemic has been on student mental health.
Rhiannon and Nathan talk to us about their own personal history and experience around mental health. They discuss their own past experiences with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), and whether this support is still available as a student. Rhiannon also explores whether there is still stigma around students using mental health services at university and why some students may not access support.
Whilst both Rhiannon and Nathan describe quite robust systems of support within their own universities, they share their views on what else universities should be doing to support the mental health of their students, what message they have for policy makers, and what mental health professionals need to know about student mental health.
Furthermore, Rhiannon and Nathan discuss what message CAMHS professionals should take from University Mental Health Day and share how CAMHS professionals can get involved.

From University to Research: A Conversation with an Aspiring Academic Psychiatrist Feb 28, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19272
For this podcast, we are delighted to interview aspiring academic psychiatrist Clara Faria, winner of the ACAMH 2021 Undergraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award and ACAMH’s first Young Person’s Ambassador.

Clara sets the scene by providing insight into what it meant to her to be recognised as ACAMH’s 2021 Undergraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year, as well as being named as the first ACAMH Young Person’s Ambassador.
Having been previously divided between doing paediatrics and psychiatric training due to her interest in working with children, Clara talks us through how she resolved this conflict and discusses how she became involved with research in mental health, her role as a research assistant at the Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, and how this sparked her interest in child and adolescent mental health.
Clara also explores how she balanced the combination of work, research, and study during her undergraduate studies, and shares tips for others who are following a similar path.
Clara talks to us about her current work on two different main projects. The first is a systematic review predicting factors in ADHD diagnosis at the University of Southampton, and the latter is a genome-wide association study of anxiety disorders in Brazil. Clara discusses what her role is in both projects and provides an insight into what each project entails.
Furthermore, as Clara’s research encompasses both the UK and Brazil, Clara explores what insights she has gained from this exposure to different demographic groups and different health systems, as well as why it is so important in the field of child and adolescent mental health to disseminate evidence-based science to the broader population.

Fire starting; early intervention and education Feb 21, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19158
For this podcast, we are honoured to be joined by criminologist Joanna Foster. Joanna has managed the London Fire Brigade Firesetters Intervention Scheme and now runs fabtic, a company specialising in fire setting behaviour by children.
Joanna provides insight into how common fire starting is in children, as well as at what age children start setting fires, and whether fire setting is different for young children and teenagers.
Joanna talks us through whether the prevalence, and risk, of fire starting is the same for boys and girls and explores what the evidence shows regarding why children and young people start fires, including why fire can be seen as a form of expression.
Joanna examines how we can identify a child who is at risk of setting fires, and discusses whose job is it to identify these children at risk, as well as what more need to be done to best support families affected by this.
Furthermore, Joanna shares her advice to parents and carers who are worried that their children are at risk of fire setting, or who are already setting fires, as well as her advice to children and young people who set fires. Joanna highlights an important message for policy makers and suggests useful resources for those listening.

The long-term cost of childhood conduct problems Feb 14, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19121
In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Eila Kankaanpää, senior lecturer in health economics at the University of Eastern Finland.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper, ‘The long-term cost of childhood conduct problems: Finnish Nationwide 1981 Birth Cohort Study’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13506).
Eila is a co-author of the paper and sets the scene by providing insight into her current role and what prompted her research in child and adolescent mental health.
Eila talks us through what her paper looks at, what the costs associated with conduct problems in childhood include, highlights the methodology used, and shares some of the key findings.
Eila provides further insight into her conclusion that the high costs justify the development and evaluation of interventions for childhood conduct problems. Eila then discusses what she would like to see done about this, as well as what area of research she would like to see being focused on.
Furthermore Eila mentions what message policymakers should take from her findings, what the implications are for practitioners, and what professionals working with young people and their families should also take from her findings.

CAMH services, integrative methods, and quality improvement Feb 07, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19061
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Sundar Gnanavel, Specialty Doctor CAMHS at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, and winner of ACAMH’s 2021 Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award.
Sundar sets the scene by providing insight into how he came to be interested in child and adolescent mental health, and what it meant to him to have received recognition for his work by winning ACAMH’s 2021 Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year award.
Passionate about teaching clinical psychiatry and using integrative methods, Sundar shares some of the methods that have proved successful, as well as what improvements he would like to see in the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services, and what changes are needed to enable this to happen.
Sundar details insights he has gained from exposure to different health care systems and different child and adolescent populations, having worked both in developing and developed countries, before talking about his co-authored paper exploring the challenges that COVID has presented to child and adolescent mental health researchers and, in particular, early careerists.

Parenting for lifelong health for young children Jan 31, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18958
In this podcast, we talk to Professor Catherine Ward of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and winner of ACAMH’s Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) Journal Best Paper Award 2021.
Catherine, and colleagues, won ACAMH’s 2021 award for JCPP Journal Best Paper for their paper, published in 2020, on ‘Parenting for lifelong health for young children: A randomized controlled trial of a parenting program in South Africa to prevent harsh parenting and child conduct problems’. Catherine sets the scene by explaining what winning the award meant to her, and what, in her view, made the trial itself, and the paper, so successful.
Catherine details her work involving evidence-based approaches designed to reduce the likelihood of children becoming aggressive, and provides insight into another key strand of her work, which focuses on preventing child maltreatment and understanding the epidemiology of risk factors faced by South African children.
Catherine then talks about her co-authored edited volume ‘Youth Violence: Sources and Solutions in South Africa’ and discusses how you can go about adapting this kind of evidence base to have a global reach, including surface adaptations and substantive adaptations, as well as how you can really make a difference.
Furthermore, Catherine explores what more she would like to see being done to disseminate and promote evidence-based research, as well as to include influencing policymakers.

Mental Health Inequality, and Disparity, in an Unequal World Jan 24, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18898
In this podcast, we are joined by Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Aisha Sanober Chachar, who is co-founder and Director of Synapse, Pakistan Neuroscience Institute. Aisha has a special interest in transcultural child and adolescent psychiatry.
Having worked as a clinician in Pakistan, and having had her clinical rotations as a trainee in Nigeria and the UK, Aisha sets the scene by talking us through her journey from academia, to not-for-profit, to mental health entrepreneurship.
Aisha provides insight into the global dearth in CAMH specialists, deficits in health training around the world, the impact that COVID has had in terms of global child mental health inequality; and how do these health disparities affect children and families.
Aisha talks us through, in her view, the difference between adult and child mental health in an unequal world, and how we can foster a more global approach to address disparities and inequalities within child and adolescent mental health.
Furthermore, Aisha also discusses what child and adolescent mental health professionals can do to highlight or alleviate health inequalities; as well as what parents, schools, and other stakeholders can do too.

Open Science, Rapid Publication, and Collaboration Jan 17, 2022

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18841
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Catharina Hartman, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE) at the University Medical Centre, Groningen, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of our Open Access journal, JCPP Advances.
Catharina’s research team aims to advance the understanding of the onset, and course, of childhood onset psychiatric disorders and uses data from longitudinal studies to explore the interplay between genetics, behavioural and environmental factors.
Catharina has (co-) authored over 200 peer reviewed papers, and in this podcast, highlights some of the studies and findings that have had the greatest influence or are especially important to her, as well as provides insight into what barriers exist when translating research into practice.
Catharina talks us through some of her recent work with the CoCA (Comorbid Conditions of ADHD) project, and discusses what CoCA is, its overall goal, and why it is important for researchers and clinicians, who work in CAMH, to also think about prevalence and comorbidity in adults.
Furthermore, Catharina also discusses our Open Access JCPP Advances journal and details the importance of Open Science and rapid publication for the research community, in particular for those working in child and adolescent mental health.

Early Intervention, Maternal Depressed Mood & Child Cognitive Development Dec 16, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18654
In this podcast, we talk to Professor Mark Tomlinson of the Department of Global Health Institute for Life Course Health Research, Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP paper, ‘First 1,000 days: enough for mothers but not for children? Long-term outcomes of an early intervention on maternal depressed mood and child cognitive development: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13482).
Mark is the lead author of this paper and sets the scene by providing insight into what prompted his interest in both young people’s mental health and, in particular, the impact of maternal depression on infant and child development.
Mark talks us through what his paper looks at, why he decided to research this area, highlights the methodology used in the paper, and shares his findings.
Mark then provides further insight into the finding that, although the paper describes how caregivers who received a home visiting intervention during their pregnancies and postpartum did show lasting improvements in depressed mood, and that the intervention was also associated with mothers being more sensitive and less intrusive in their interactions with their infants and to a higher rate of secure infant attachment at 18 months, there was a lack of long-term developmental benefit for the children.
Furthermore, Mark also discusses what message professionals, researchers, and policymakers should take from his findings, and provides additional information with regard to follow up research.

Combined polygenic risk scores, & predicting psychopathology Dec 09, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18469
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Alex Neumann, of the VIB Centre for Molecular Neurology at the University of Antwerp, and Professor Henning Tiemeier, Professor of Social and Behavioural Science at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health in Boston and professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam.
The focus is on their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Combined polygenic risk scores of different psychiatric traits predict general and specific psychopathology in childhood’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13501).
Alex and Henning begin by providing us with a quick insight into how they became interested in the field of child and adolescent mental health, before providing us with an insight into what their JCPP paper looks at and why they choose to explore this area.
Alex and Henning then provide insight into the methodology used in the research and share some of the findings, including how polygenic risk scores associated with school age psychopathology tended to either be associated with general psychopathology only or general and specific, but not except in the case of anxiety specific psychopathology only. Alex and Henning explain the importance of this finding and what it means for assessment and diagnosis.
Furthermore, Alex and Henning describe what the implications of their findings are for professionals working with young people and their families, what message they have to researchers in this field, and what they concluded in the paper.

Adolescent well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic Dec 02, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18457
In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Thorhildur Halldórsdóttir, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Reykjavik University in Iceland and Director of the Icelandic Behavioural Genetics Centre.
The focus of this podcast is on the JCPP Advances paper, ‘Adolescent well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Are girls struggling more than boys?’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12027).
Thorhildur sets the scene by providing a summary of the paper and highlighting the methodology used for her research, before sharing some of the key findings.
Thorhildur then defines the difference between active and passive social media use, before providing further insight into her finding that active social media use amongst boys and passive social media use amongst girls was associated with increased depressive symptoms.
Furthermore, Thorhildur also discusses the implications of her findings for professionals working with young people and their families, what policy makers should take from her findings, and what parents can do to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on their children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Reward- and threat-related neural function associated with depression Nov 25, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18400
In this podcast, we hear from Dr. Johnna Swartz, Assistant Professor of Human Ecology at the University of California Davis.
The focus is on the JCPP paper ‘Reward- and threat-related neural function associated with risk and presence of depression in adolescents: a study using a composite risk score in Brazil’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13496), co-authored by Dr. Johnna Swartz.
Johnna sets the scene by explaining why she opted for Brazil to conduct her research, and provides us with a summary of the paper.
Johnna then details why it is important to study low risk, high risk, and depressed adolescents, rather than just low risk versus high-risk adolescents or non-depressed versus depressed adolescents, before highlighting and explaining the key findings of her research.
Furthermore, Johnna also discusses the implications of the findings for professionals working with young people and their families, and whether the risk scores used in the study are being adapted for use in clinical settings to help assess depression risk for young people.

Positive Wellbeing and Resilience following Adolescent Victimisation Nov 18, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18322
In this podcast, we talk to Jessica Armitage, a PhD researcher currently based in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Bristol.
We hear about Jessica’s interest in understanding the factors that enable individuals to overcome experiences and adversity, plus what prompted her interest in this field.
Jessica also discusses her co-authored JCPP Advancespaper, ‘Positive wellbeing and resilience following adolescent victimisation: An exploration into protective factors across development’ (doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12024), including a summary of the paper, insight into the methodology used, and her key findings.
Jessica also explores how she defines ‘good wellbeing’, and elaborates on her paper’s findings that factors that support wellbeing do not necessarily reduce the risk of depression.
Furthermore, Jessica talks about the concept of school competence, providing further insight into her findings from the paper showing that victims of bullying who hold higher perceptions of scholastic competence in childhood have greater wellbeing in adulthood than victims who reported lower scholastic competence in childhood. Jessica also elaborates on what other protective factors proved important moderators of adult wellbeing following peer victimisation in childhood.

Self-harm & Self-Injury – Episode. 9 ‘Autism a parents guide’ Nov 11, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18254
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian, independent clinical psychologist and visiting senior lecturer at King’s College London, and Dr. Penny Williams, consultant speech and language therapist at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Ann and Penny set the scene by explaining the difference between self-harm and self-injurious behaviours in the context of autistic children, and provide insight into how common self-harm is in autistic people, as well as what is currently understood about why autistic children and young people self-harm.
In addition, Ann and Penny discuss whether there are certain situations that can act as triggers, how parents can help to reduce these stressors, where parents can get help for an autistic child who is harming themselves, and what support can they expect to receive. We also hear about nonverbal strategies that can help when it comes to self-injurious behaviour.
Furthermore, Ann and Penny also talk to us about whether there is a link between self-harm and suicidal ideation, what parents should do if they are worried about this, and what advice they have for autistic older children and young people who may be listening to this podcast.
We are delighted that this podcast series for parents is supported by the Autism Diagnostic Practice at Clinical Partners. Working nationwide with only the most experienced consultants, Clinical Partners ensures you get the best ASD diagnosis and help tailored specifically to your child, as fast as possible.

The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 School Closures Nov 04, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.18071
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Karen Mansfield, a postdoctoral research scientist from the School Mental Health Project, and Associate Professor Mina Fazel, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
The focus is on the JCPP Advances paper ‘‘Covid-19 partial school closures and mental health problems: a cross sectional survey of 11,000 adolescents to determine those most at risk’’. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12021

In this podcast, we hear Mina explain what the School Mental Health project is and what are its’ aims. Karen then provides us with a summary of their co-authored paper, its’ methodology and its’ key findings. Furthermore, we hear Mina and Karen discuss that the risk groups identified would benefit from a broad curriculum of support for education and wellbeing, plus their suggestions as to how this support might be delivered and in what form.
Mina and Karen also talk to us about how the findings from the paper tie in with other findings from the OxWell data, and what the implications of their findings are for professionals working with young people and their families.

The Anxiety and Grief of the Ecological Crisis Oct 28, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17994
As the world focuses on the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), we caught up with Dr. Laelia Benoit, a French and Brazilian Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, invited as a Fulbright Research Scholar at the Yale School of Medicine.
Laelia’s research focuses on ecoanxiety among children and adolescents, and she is a co-author of the recent paper ‘Ecological awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth and their parents – a qualitative study of newspaper narratives’, published in the Special Issue of CAMH. doi.org/10.1111/camh.12514You can access this paper free until 3 December 2021
Laelia sets the scene by defining ‘ecoanxiety’ and ‘ecological grief’ in children and adolescents, and provides insights into how these can manifest in children and young people.
Laelia then provides a summary of her recently co-authored CAMH paper, explaining the methodology used for the research and outlining the key findings and conclusions.
Furthermore, Laelia also talks us through the various ways in which children are depicted in the press according to their perspectives on climate change and how parents can best support their children who are experiencing ecological grief and anxiety.
Laelia also discusses the role of existential psychology as a useful framework to approach the climate crisis, and what the implications of her findings are for professionals working with young people, public health officials, and policymakers.

The Bridge is back! Oct 21, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17546
For this podcast, we are honoured to spend time talking with Dr. Steph Lewis about the relaunch of ACAMH’s magazine, The Bridge.
Steph is the Editor of The Bridge and a Clinical Research Training Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London.
Steph sets the scene by explaining what made her specialise in child and adolescent mental health, before explaining what The Bridge is, its aims, and why its existence is necessary and valuable.
Steph also discusses what has changed about The Bridge and why, plus possible challenges The Bridge may face initially. Steph also provides details as to what type of content to expect and why evidence-based research is so important.
Furthermore, we hear Steph talk about what more can be done to disseminate and promote evidence-based research and what more can be done to translate evidence-based research into practice.

Prenatal Caffeine Exposure: Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Oct 19, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17700
In this podcast, we hear from neuroscientist Dr. Peter Manzaand Dr. Rui Zhang of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland in the USA.
The focus is on their co-authored Open Access JCPP paper ‘Prenatal Caffeine Exposure: Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in 9- to 11- year old children’. doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13495

Rui and Peter summarise the paper, provide an insight into the methodology used, as well as share some of the key findings, including the association of prenatal caffeine exposure with externalising problems in children.
Furthermore, we hear Rui and Peter discuss what, in their view, is a safe dose of caffeine for expectant mothers, whether expectant mothers should cut out caffeine altogether, and what are the implications of this study for policymakers and professionals working with young people and their families.

Mental Wellbeing in Schools, and the Global Mental Health Crisis Oct 14, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17482
In this podcast, we talk to Lauren Cross, a Research Assistant with CHARM, which stands for Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health at the University of Cambridge.
We hear about Lauren’s work as a research assistant with CHARM, plus her research on mental health and wellbeing in schools and inequalities during childhood and adolescence.
Lauren also discusses her co-authored CAMH debate paper, ‘Is there a true global children and young people’s mental health crisis, fact or fiction?’ (doi.org/10.1111/camh.12483), including her concerns regarding particular groups being missed from research, and elaborates more about the lack of data on the impact of COVID and young people’s wellbeing.
Furthermore, Lauren talks about the fact that COVID-19 has magnified health, educational and social inequalities and what policymakers, and mental health professionals who work with young people, can take from the paper.

Experiences of CYP in specialist and inpatient care settings: a themed review Oct 07, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17392
The focus of this podcast is on a themed review for the NIHR on the experience of children and young people caring for in mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient settings and explores the focus of the themed review, as well as its aims.
We hear from Candace Imison, Associate Director of Evidence and Dissemination at the National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, and Dr. Shaun Liverpool, Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University.
Shaun further explains how they were able to capture the experiences of young people in specialist and inpatient care settings, the importance of understanding experience to improve in-patient care and how to translate their findings into practice to make a difference.
Candace also discusses the three key action points, identified from the themed review, to support The Quality Improvement Task Force for in-patient services for children and young people with a mental health, learning disability and or autism needs.
Furthermore, Shaun and Candice talk about what other messages policymakers should take from the themed review, what the implications of their findings are for professionals working in child and adolescent mental health and how to disseminate these findings to have the greatest reach.

ADHD, Self-Harm, and the Importance of Early Childhood Intervention – In Conversation with Dr. Melissa Mulraney Oct 01, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17233
In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Melissa Mulraney, Senior Lecturer and co-leader of the Child Mental Health Research Centre at the Institute for Social Neuroscience in Melbourne, Australia, Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, and Associate Editor of CAMH.
Melissa discusses what influenced her to specialise in child and adolescent mental health, as well as highlights some of her most recent papers that focus on her research interests (ADHD, emotional dysregulation and sleep).
Melissa also discusses her work at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, including her work on several clinical trials of behavioural interventions for child mental health problems.
Melissa has won the World Federation of ADHD Young Scientist Award in both 2019 and 2021 and, in this podcast, talks about her work on suicidality and self-harm in adolescents with ADHD.
Furthermore, we hear Melissa talk about the importance of evidence-based research when it comes to children and young people’s mental health, plus what more can be done to disseminate and promote evidence-based science.

PTSD in very young children, and proof-of-concept trial - In Conversation Prof. Tim Dalgleish Sep 24, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.17201
In this podcast we hear from clinical psychologist Professor Tim Dalgleish, director of the Cambridge Centre for Affective Disorders and Programme Leader at the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.
The focus is on the JCPP paper ‘The early course and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in very young children: diagnostic prevalence and predictors in hospital-attending children and a randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial of trauma-focused cognitive therapy, for 3- to 8-year-olds’ doi/10.1111/jcpp.13460

The study is in two parts, and Tim explains the methodology, findings, and implications of your findings, so from both studies, for professionals working with young children and their families.

Changes in emotional problems, hyperactivity and conduct problems in moderate to late preterm children – Dr. Ayten Bilgin Sep 17, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16988
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Ayten Bilgin about her JCPP Advances paper ‘Changes in emotional problems, hyperactivity and conduct problems in moderate to late preterm children and adolescents born between 1958 and 2002 in the United Kingdom’, (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcv2.12018). Dr. Ayten Bilgin is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Kent, and developmental psychologist
Ayten set the scene by explaining about the PremLife Project, together with the key findings of this collaborative project, before moving on to discuss her paper.
Given improvements in neonatal care we could assume that the difference in emotional problems, hyperactivity and conduct problems would have declined in recent years, but Atyen’s study shows some fascinating results.

Behavioural & Biological Divergence in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Autism - Dr Lynnea Myers Sep 09, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16924
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Lynnea Myers about her JCPP Advances paper on Behavioural and Biological Divergence in Monozygotic Twin Pairs Discordant for Autism Phenotypes (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcv2.12017). Dr. Myers is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. She has a double PhD in Nursing Science and Developmental Neuroscience.
There is a dearth of studies examining monozygotic ASD discordant twins, and Lynnea explains why this group is so important for inclusion in research to advance the science into non-shared environmental effects, and explains the implications of the findings for professionals working in child and adolescent mental health.

Language & communication problems, and the relation to non-language difficulties - Dr. Hannah Hobson Sep 03, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16841
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Hannah Hobson, Lecturer in Psychology and Researcher at York University, and head of the Emerald Lab (Emotional and Mental Health Research in Autism and Language Disorders).
Hannah discusses language and communication problems especially their relation to non-language difficulties including social and emotional problems. She talks about why many children with language needs go undetected, and some camouflage, plus what can be done.
Hannah discusses her work as head of the Emerald Lab, plus her aims for her newly created Special Interest Group to gather ideas on the topic of language, communication and mental health.
Hannah is passionate about multi-disciplinary working and stakeholder engagement, explaining why this is crucial and ways to take this forward. Plus how this evidence based research can be used to impact on policy, and ultimately help children.

Mental Health in Lockdown and its Impact on Children, Adolescents and Families – Dr. Polly Waite Aug 17, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16772
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Polly Waite, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford and at the University of Reading.
Polly discusses her research on anxiety in adolescents, the Co-Space study on how families are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her recent JCPP Advances paper ‘How did mental health symptoms of children and adolescents change over early lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK’.

Polly also discusses further areas of her research interests, including the development of brief psychological treatments for adolescents with anxiety disorders (such as adapting an effective psychological therapy for panic disorder in adults for use with adolescents) and how new technologies can be used to optimise psychological treatments for adolescents.
Furthermore, we hear Polly talk about the role of teachers in supporting students and delivering mental health interventions, as well as whether teachers felt that they were getting adequate support and future research projects, especially with regard to the Co-SPACE study.

Genetically informed family research, and anti-racism in mental health research - In Conversation with Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh Aug 09, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16740
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh, post-doctoral research associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London.
We hear how Yasmin helped to set up the Twins Early Development Study, CoTEDS, her research on genetically informed methods to examine the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology, and her advice for those considering a part-time PhD.
Yasmin also talks about anti-racism in mental health research, how categories of race and ethnic group are outdated and inadequate, what scientists can do to correct their vocabulary, and what researchers should think about in order to prevent or break cycles of racism in research.

Demand for CYP mental health during Covid “a crisis on a pre-existing crisis' - Dr. Bernadka Dubicka Aug 03, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16634
In this podcast, we talk to our CAMH Editor in Chief, rofessor Bernadka Dubicka.
Bernadka discusses her achievements at the Child and Adolescent Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, from which she has recently departed, together with the recent Honorary Professor role from the University of Manchester.
Bernadka explains what can be done to translate research into practice, and what mental health professionals can do to influence policy. She details the key points of evidence she put across to the Health and Social Care Select Committee on Children and Young People’s Mental Health, including integrated care as being essential. She also elaborates on describing the increasing demand for children and young people’s mental health during the Covid pandemic as “a crisis on a pre-existing crisis”.

Resilience, Ethnicity and Adolescent Mental Health (REACH) Project - Dr. Gemma Knowles Jul 22, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16555
In this podcast we speak to Dr. Gemma Knowles, Research Associate of the Social Epidemiology Research Group at King’s College, London, and part of the REACH Project. REACH stands for Resilience, Ethnicity and Adolescent Mental Health.
REACH is a study of adolescent mental health based in inner-city London, working with a group of just over 4,000 young people providing information each year about their mental health.
Gemma discusses some of the key results, implications of the findings in terms of developing strategies for prevention and interventions, and translating research, such as REACH, into practice to help young people and their families.

'School behaviour difficulties, interventions, and inclusive education' - Dr Alice Jones Bartoli Jul 14, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16474
This podcast, with Dr. Alice Jones Bartoli,focuses on school behaviour difficulties, school based interventions and inclusive education. Alice is a Reader in Psychology and Director of the Unit of School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Educational Psychology. Alice’s work uses interdisciplinary methods to focus largely on school behaviour and mental health across a child’s school life.
Alice’s look at how well equipped schools and teachers are when it comes to dealing with child and adolescent mental health issues, and what more can be done to support teachers and leaders in creating mentally healthy schools, and in supporting the staff themselves.
She discusses her portfolio of translational research working with schools to develop intervention strategies that work for students with complex and chronic difficulties. Much of this work brings together education practitioners and associated third sector organisations with psychology and neuroscience researchers. Alice explains why this multidisciplinary approach so important in translating research into practice to help embed good mental health across school communities.

‘Longitudinal association between externalising behaviour and frontoamygdalar resting-state functional connectivity’ – Dr. Sandra Thijssen Jul 08, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16224
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Sandra Thijssen, who was Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies at Erasmus University, and is now part of the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at Radboud University.
Sandra begins with a brief overview of how the frontoamygdalar brain circuitry functions and its role in emotional regulation. She then discusses the research and findings from her paper published in the JCPP ‘The longitudinal association between externalizing behavior and frontoamygdalar resting-state functional connectivity in late adolescence and young adulthood‘.
Moreover, Sandra talks about future research projects, including learning more about what experiences may amplify the progression of externalising or antisocial behaviours.

'Adolescent and maternal mental health before and during the pandemic' - In Conversation Dr. Nicola Wright Jun 25, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16165
This episode of our JCPP Advances series that focus on the papers and editors featured in the publication is with Dr. Nicola Wright, research associate at the department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Kings College London.
Nicola discusses her paper ‘Interplay between long-term vulnerability and new risk: Young adolescent and maternal mental health immediately before and during the COVID-19 pandemic’, including details of the methodology, results and implications of findings.
As well Nicola discusses the role of gender in their analysis, and highlights that one in four girls compared to one in ten boys, were experiencing clinically significant depression during the lockdown.

‘The contribution of complex trauma to psychopathology and cognitive deficits’ – In conversation Dr. Stephanie Lewis Jun 21, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.16093
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Stephanie Lewis, Editor of The Bridge, and Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London.
The main conversation is around complex trauma and Stephanie’s paper that was recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, ‘Unravelling the contribution of complex trauma to psychopathology and cognitive deficits: a cohort study’. Stephanie discusses the gaps in the literature that made it important to explore complex trauma, the methodology, and headline findings from this study.
Stephanie highlights that the usual approach to trauma research and clinical practice, which considers all traumas together, has probably underestimated the mental health difficulties experienced by people who have been exposed to complex types of trauma.
We also hear about her plans to find out which aspects of complex trauma are important, and really understand whether complex trauma leads to qualitative difference in mental health problems.

'Creating mentally healthy schools' - In conversation with Professor Jess Deighton Jun 10, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15913
We were honoured to spend some time talking to Professor Jess Deighton, Professor of Child Mental Health and Wellbeing at University College London and Director of the Evidence Based Practice Unit at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, about the role schools can play in young people’s mental health, about school-based interventions, and some insights from her latest research.
Jess talks about why schools are such an important setting in child and adolescent mental health, and the roles they play, and how well equipped schools and teachers.
Jess details some of current intervention programmes that support mental health and well-being in school pupils, what the research shows, and highlights some of the important studies and findings.
We also hear how to translate research into practice, how to go about embedding good mental health across school communities, and what more can be done to support teachers and school leaders in creating mentally healthy schools.

What role should mental health costs play in the evaluation of public health interventions such as lockdown? - In Conversation with Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke Jun 07, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15894
In this podcast we talk to Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience at King’s College London, and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP).
Edmund talks us through the purpose of his latest JCPP editorial ‘No pain – No gain’ – Towards the inclusion of mental health costs in balanced “lockdown” decision-making during health pandemics. He breaks this down into three sections; why we should look at the benefits and costs of lockdown to see if the intervention works, the barriers stopping people from taking this approach, and the potential path to addressing those barriers.
Edmund highlights the current need for discussion and debate around this topic and encourages listeners to share their thoughts.

'The importance of comprehensive and transparent reporting' In Conversation with Professor Henrik Larsson May 27, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15808
In this podcast we speak to Professor Henrik Larsson, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Orebro University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and Editor in Chief of ACAMH’s new journal, JCPP Advances.

Henrik talks about his vast experience in authoring, and peer-reviewing papers, what he will bring to the role of Editor in Chief of JCCP Advances, and the importance of comprehensive and transparent reporting.
Henrik notes that JCPP Advances will build on the values of its sister publication, the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, has a commitment to open science and discusses its main aims including alleviating the frustrating aspects of the publishing process for authors
We also hear his thoughts on what more can be done to promote evidence-based science, the upcoming topics that are coming up that particularly excite him, and what readers can look forward to.

‘The Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM)’ – In conversation Dr. Joni Holmes May 20, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15780
In this podcast we speak to the head of The Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) Dr. Joni Holmes, at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. Joni discusses the main aims of CALM, the research they have conducted, and the implications for identifying children’s mental health needs.
Joni draws attention to a shift away from diagnostic centred approaches towards child centred approaches, adding that we need to assess individuals strengths and difficulties, and use those to form interventions.
Check out the blog on ‘The Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) Approach to Neurodevelopmental Research‘.

'Effective e-therapy engagement, and improving Maori families early environment’ Prof Sally Merry May 14, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15746
We are delighted to have the opportunity to talk to Professor Sally Merry, the Cure Kids Duke Family Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
We talk to Sally about her key research focus which is on e- therapies, and in-depth about the award-winning computerised intervention to help adolescents with depression ‘SPARX’. Sally discusses the effectiveness of digital programmes comparing offline and online, in relation to CBT when it comes to keeping young people engaged. She also explains about the development, implementation, and scalability of these therapies aimed at prevention, and improving outcomes in young people.
We also hear how her research is improving the early environment for very young children in families facing social, and economic, challenges, which includes working with Maori families.
Plus her important role in teaching and workforce development in the child and adolescent mental health sector, and what more needs to be done to help recruitment and retention.

‘Increased mental health difficulties in vulnerable children during lockdown’- In Conversation with Dolapo Adegboye May 11, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15666
The third in our JCPP Advances podcast series that focus on the papers and editors featured in the publication is with Dolapo Adegboye, research associate in the Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit (NDAU) at Cardiff University.
Dolapo discusses her paper ‘Understanding why the COVID‐19 pandemic‐related lockdown increases mental health difficulties in vulnerable young children’, including details of the methodology, results and implications of findings. As well, she highlights risk of further deterioration for vulnerable young people, if support systems aren’t put in place in a timely manner.

'Wellbeing, COVID-19 & Worries of German CYP' - In Conversation Dr. Tanya Poulain & Dr. Mandy Vogel Apr 29, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15559
The second in our JCPP Advances podcast series that focus on the papers and editors featured in the publication is with Dr. Tanya Poulain and Dr. Mandy Vogel of Leipzig University Hospital for Children & Adolescents. Tanya and Mandy discuss their paper ‘Well‐being and COVID‐19‐related worries of German children and adolescents: A longitudinal study from pre‐COVID to the end of lockdown in Spring 2020’, and the wider implications that the pandemic has had on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

'Relative Age and Specific Learning Disorder Diagnosis' - In Conversation with Dr. Bianca Arrhenius Apr 26, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15518
With the launch of our third journal, JCPP Advances, we’re bringing you a series of podcasts that focus on the papers and editors featured in the publication. In this podcast we speak to Dr. Bianca Arrhenius, medical doctor from Helsinki, Finland, and PhD student at the University of Turku, who is lead author on the paper ‘Relative Age and Specific Learning Disorder Diagnosis’.
Bianca summarises the paper and methodology, the implications of the findings for professionals working in education and in child mental health, and highlights that knowledge of the topic is crucial for educational policymaking.
Bianca also discusses whether immature children should start school later than their relatively older peers, whether the school age be should be raised, and the implications of your findings for children and their families.

'Tics, and Tic Disorders; the sudden onsets and influences of the pandemic' - Dr. Tammy Hedderly Apr 15, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15445
We are proud to bring you the third podcast in our series that focuses on Tourettes Syndrome. Dr. Seonaid Anderson will be talking to leading players in the field, rising stars of research, clinicians, and experts by experience. In this podcast we speak to Dr. Tammy Hedderly, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist established and leads the Tics and Neurodevelopmental Movement Service or 'TANDeM service' at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.
Tammy gives an overview tics, tic disorders and Tourette syndrome are, and the work of the TANDem service. The conversation moves to findings in Tammy's recent paper, in particular, three groups are identified. Firstly, some people, who have tics and tic disorders already, are experiencing an increase in the intensity and frequency since the pandemic started. Secondly, people who may have had very mild tics but because of the situation of the pandemic, potentially led them to meet a threshold for diagnosis for a tic disorder. And finally, a group of adolescent females where it seems almost like a complete and sudden onset in these adolescents.
Tammy also offers advice, for both parents and clinicians, as to the type of questions to ask, how to manage tics, and the difference this could make.

'ADHD and the implications of a lack of awareness within primary care' - In Conversation with Blandine French Mar 18, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.15155
In this podcast we speak to Blandine French, ESRC DTC PhD student at The Institute of Mental Health Nottingham, looking into the awareness of ADHD in primary care. Blandine was also nominated for the 2020 ACAMH Awards Trainee of the Year.
In this fascinating interview Blandine discusses her research on understanding GPs awareness of developmental disorders, such as ADHD, and what the implications are of a lack of awareness within primary care, and its implications for young people and their families.
Blandine, who was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, talks about why early diagnosis and intervention are so important for children and young people with developmental disorders, and the implications if it is not recognised, plus the positives support when it all goes well.
Bladine explains about a free psycho-education online tool she has developed for understanding ADHD and the role of the GP in the diagnosis pathway.

The importance of translating research into practice - In Conversation with Professor Mark Dadds Mar 05, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14892
We are delighted to have had the opportunity to speak to clinical psychologist Professor Mark Dadds, Director of the Child Behaviour Research Clinic at the University of Sydney, and winner of the 2020 ACAMH Eric Taylor Translation or Research into Practice Award.
It is the translation of research into practice that forms the main part of this interview. Mark discusses some of the intervention programmes that you've developed, many of these are world first. He details a theory driven intervention for children with callous unemotional traits, as well as school based early interventions and also family based programmes to tackle child anxiety. We also discover how he developed a range of assessment devices used globally for routine clinical and research practice such as the Griffith Empathy Measure.
We learn that a significant part of Mark's work is understanding inter-parental processes whereby parental systems work together to maximise the child outcomes. Plus he explains how his research and clinical work tries to map human interpersonal processes, such as love and empathy, cooperation and coercion in order to build more effective treatments for children.

'Early years childcare - social exclusion, marketisation, and policy' Professor Eva Lloyd OBE Feb 22, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14771
In this podcast we talk to Professor Eva Lloyd OBE, Professor of Early Childhood in the School of Education and Communities at UEL. Eva is also Director of The International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare (ICMEC).
Eva discusses social exclusion and child poverty, what looks and feels like for those who are in it. Why early years provision is treated so differently than to later educational provision in the UK. Eva looks at the history of early years childcare, Sure Start, the marketisation of childcare, and the impact children growing up with disadvantages.
Plus Eva looks opening up the debate and influencing policy in relation to childcare, and how the pandemic is impacting on early years childcare.

'ADHD, autism, and the elevated risk of later depression' In conversation with Prof. Anita Thapar Feb 11, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14629
In this podcast we talk to Professor Anita Thapar, Professor, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University. A researcher and a clinician, Anita is also on the board of the UK national neurodiversity charity ADHD Foundation.
Anita talks about the relationship between disorders, such as, ADHD and autism, the elevated risk of later depression, and what is known about the mechanisms behind this association.
Anita also looks at what factors may be protective in terms of mitigating the association between neurodevelopmental disorders and youth depression, and how research can impact, or change, the trajectory, from childhood neurodevelopmental disorder, to youth depression.

'Birth order and autism diagnostic phenotypes' In Conversation with Gail Alvares Feb 04, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14570
In this podcast we talk to postdoctoral research fellow Gail Alvares, of the Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia. Gail begins by discussing her recent JCPP paper ‘Investigating associations between birth order and autism diagnostic phenotypes’. There is also a video abstract on this paper.
She then talks about her upcoming research projects including the intolerance of uncertainty for individuals on the spectrum, and why it is so important to follow research with clinical practice.

Investigating the interplay of genetics and environment on development - Prof Cathryn Lewis Jan 29, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14528
In this podcast we talk to Professor Cathryn Lewis, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology & Statistics, Head of Department, Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London.
Cathryn discusses the work of her research group and how determining the polygenic component of mental health disorders can be accurately measured, and how to use genetics to assess people's risk of mental disorder.
Cathryn also explains how are polygenic risk scores helpful for child and adolescent mental health professionals, and why should they take an interest in this, and how to translate research into clinical use.
More free mental health resources at ww.acamh.org

‘Transforming the lives of young people with autism with inclusive research’ Prof. Liz Pellicano Jan 21, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14475
In this podcast we talk to Developmental Cognitive Scientist Professor Liz Pellicano, Professor in the Macquarie School of Education at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Liz raises concerns that too much research done in the name of society fails to be of direct use to society. She talks about her commitment to transforming autism science to more accurately reflect autistic people’s day to day lives, and how this in turn might transform the lives of young people with autism. Liz looks at the opportunities is there are for autistic people to play an active role in research, and why this is it so important that autistic people are partners are involved in the research process.

'Creative approaches to developing skills for future CAMHS professionals' with Dr. Carlos Hoyos Jan 08, 2021

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14393
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Carlos Hoyos, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, undergraduate lead for psychiatry at the University of Southampton and ACAMH's 2020 winner of the David Cottrill Education of CAMH Professionals Award.
He explains his innovative and creative approaches to enhance and develop skills for current and future child and adolescent mental health professionals, and how it can help students, and CAMHS professionals to get that more experiential, real life experience.
We talk to Carlos about his inclusive approach, such as the involvement, engagement with parents, and and also its benefits this reaps. Carlos also discusses the challenges faced as a CAMHS educator, and ponders on the future for CAMHS more generally in the short, medium and long term.

'Hearing voices, and unusual sensory experiences' In Conversation with Dr. Sarah Parry Dec 16, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14288
In this podcast, Dr. Sarah Parry,Clinical Psychologist, researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University, discusses what the term hearing voices means, its prevalence, and its manifestations in childhood and adolescence.
This fascinating topic has a dearth of research, and Sarah talks about two of her recent papers, one of which will be discussed in detailed at our FREE virtual journal club ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ in January, do take a look at what’s on offer.

Sarah explains how the condition can be exacerbated by anxiety, the stigmatisation, and explains this relational aspect to voice related distress. There are also a number of excellent suggestions for further information and some valuable insights.

‘Sluggish cognitive tempo, ADHD and motivation’ In Conversation with Zoe Smith Dec 10, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14171
In this podcast, Dr. Zoe Smith, recent ACAMH awards 2020 Winner (Research) Trainee of the Year, talks about sluggish cognitive tempo, ADHD and academic motivation. Zoe tells us how she educates families about the failure cycle, and how they can find solutions for their children with ADHD.
Zoe also talks about school-based ADHD interventions, and the importance of culturally responsive interventions for youth with ADHD.

'Data sets, mental well-being and school-based interventions' In Conversation with Dr. Praveetha Patalay Dec 03, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14080
In this podcast, Dr. Praveetha Patalay, Associate Professor for Institute of Education (IOE) at University College London, discusses data sets, the difference between mental health and mental health well-being and school-based interventions.
Praveetha also talks about her recent JCPP paper on ‘Prescribing measures: unintended negative consequences of mandating standardized mental health measurement’.

'CAMH professionals multi-dimensional role as clinician scientists' In Conversation with Dr. Aisha Sanober Chachar Nov 25, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13998
In this podcast, Dr. Aisha Sanober Chachar, recent ACAMH Awards 2020 Winner (Clinical) Trainee of the Year, talks about the many different roles a CAMH professional has, be it researcher, clinician, carer, and even storyteller.
Aisha talks about the global dearth in CAMH specialists and the impact for mental well-being of young people, and how to enhance cross-cultural learning to foster a more global approach to child and adolescent mental health.
We also learn about Aisha journey as a clinician in Pakistan, Nigeria, and the UK, as well as her thoughts on health disparity, and the disadvantages faced by those populations who have been neglected.

‘Maternal depression, suicide risk and culturally appropriate interventions’ – In Conversation with Dr. Rhonda Boyd Nov 11, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13891
In this podcast, Dr. Rhonda Boyd, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania and psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, talks depression, suicide and culturally appropriate interventions.
Rhonda highlights the growing issue of depression and suicide for youth and discusses the most effective interventions for treatment. She also runs through key points from her JCPP paper which explored the association between family history of suicide attempt and neurocognitive functioning in community youth.

‘Emotional functioning in the transition from childhood to adolescence, and beyond’ – In Conversation with Professor Nick Allen Nov 04, 2020

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13766
In this podcast, Professor Nick Allen, Director of the Centre for Digital Mental Health at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon talks about developmental transitions from childhood to adolescence.
Nick discusses the types of mental health problems that commonly emerge during or after this period, and details some of the interesting interventions he is using. This includes the exploration of digital ways of tracking and analysing behaviour to detect mental health needs, using digital tools for the detection of mental health difficulties, and its provision of personalised interventions.

‘Understanding developmental cognitive science from different cultural perspectives’ – In Conversation with Tochukwu Nweze Oct 23, 2020

In this podcast Tochukwu Nweze, lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and, PhD student in MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge talks about his recent paper on parentally deprived Nigerian children having enhanced working memory ability (read the research digest of the paper), how important is it to study cultural differences in cognitive adaption during and following periods of adversity, and how can mental health professionals translate this understanding of difference into their work.

'The Brain, early development, and autism' - In Conversation with Professor Emily Jones Oct 21, 2020

Professor Emily Jones of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck University of London talks neurodevelopment, attention training and intervention.
Emily talks about her research around understanding cognitive and neural mechanisms that drive variability in the early development of core skills, why early development is highly important and translating findings into clinical practice.

'Sleep Patterns, Associations with Anxiety and Depression' with Dr. Faith Orchard Oct 15, 2020

In a special episode of our In Conversation series, we hear from Dr. Faith Orchard about her recent paper, co-author by Prof. Alice M. Gregory, Prof. Michael Gradisar, and Dr. Shirley Reynolds, titled Self-Reported Sleep Patterns and Quality amongst Adolescents, Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations with Anxiety and Depression.

The paper is part of the October 2020 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Special Issue on Sleep 'Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep for Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Disorders'.

2: 'Education, and Educating, about Tourettes' - Lucy Toghill ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ Ep 2 Oct 09, 2020

Second episode in our ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ series, with Lucy Toghill of Tourettes Action discussing education, and educating, about Tourettes.

‘Resilience – a complexity science approach’ Professor Anne-Laura Van Harmelen – ‘In Conversation’ Sep 24, 2020

In this podcast Professor Anne-Laura Van Harmelen talks about her new appointment of Professor of Brain Safety and Resilience, the work of Risk and Resilience Group, and its work on HOPES project and RAISE Study.
Within this Anne-Laura discusses how the brain responds to stress, the idea of a ‘developmental time window’, and the importance of taking a complexity science approach.
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Associate Professor Mina Fazel 'Child refugee mental health needs' - In Conversation Sep 17, 2020

Associate Professor Mina Fazel talks child refugee mental health, the predominant symptoms seen in this group, and how are these children and young people can be best supported. The conversation includes discussion about unaccompanied minors, many of whom end up in care, the 'red flags' to look out for refugee children joining a school, and the school based interventions to help.

1: 'Teens, Tics, and Tech' - Camilla Babbage 'In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome' Aug 26, 2020

We are delighted to bring you the first in a new series of podcasts that focus on Tourettes Syndrome. Dr. Seonaid Anderson will be talking to leading players in the field, rising stars of research, clinicians, and experts by experience. She'll be discussing the latest evidence-based research, what's in the pipeline, together with insights for mental health professionals, those working with young people and tips for parents.
‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ kicks off with Camilla Babbage, PhD researcher in Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham, giving an overview of the development an App for young people with tics, with the specific aim of improving wellbeing.

Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson 'How early life experiences of autistic children shape them as autistic adults' Aug 20, 2020

Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson discusses developmental disabilities, in particular in autism, how children develop and learn, and in particular in cases where this follows an unusual trajectory. Sue all talks about research on communication and interaction styles, using a fascinating example of 'diffused chains'.
She also talks about using technology for learning with augmentative and alternative communication systems, and her work at the Salveson Mindroom Research Centre, and Development Autism Research Technology.

Dr. Ola Demkowicz ‘Why mixed-method research matters’ – In Conversation Aug 13, 2020

Dr. Ola Demkowicz discusses mix-method research and how it enables researchers and policymakers to understand the big picture. She discusses her research on the TELL Study (Teenager’s Experiences of Life in Lockdown) a quantitative approach which involved 16-19 year olds writing about their own experiences in lockdown.
Ola also discusses how over time our definitions of resilience have changed and the role of circumstance and mitigating factors.

Challenging Behaviour and Demand Avoidance - Episode 8 'Autism a parents guide' with Dr Ann Ozsivadjian Aug 04, 2020

Ann discusses when challenging behaviour can be deemed as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and how to recognise it in an autistic child.
Although PDA is not currently formally recognised as part of an autism diagnosis, there is growing evidence showing it can be included in an autism profile. Ann suggests strategies to try at home to help manage the behaviour, getting to the core of the behaviour and how to have conversations with teachers, schools and other institutions to support children.

Dr. Maria Loades ‘COVID19 and social isolation, school-based interventions, and CBT’ – In Converstaion Aug 04, 2020

In this podcast Dr. Maria Loades discusses Covid19 and its implications for young people’s mental health, the Rapid Systematic Review exploring the repercussions of the pandemic on social isolation and loneliness, together with her work on the IMPACT study.
She also talks about her project to develop a school-based intervention in South-Africa for preventing anxiety and depression, through a CBT based approach, to be delivered by counsellors in classroom settings to young adolescents.

Dr. Jessica Schleider 'Single sessions, scalable impact' - In Conversation Jul 29, 2020

In her work Dr. Jessica Schleider tries to break down the barriers that prevent young people from reaching services, whilst providing accessible interventions to help reduce mental health problems that scale. She does this through her research, testing novel approaches to dissemination in non-traditional settings.

Tailoring Support CBT and Mindfulness - Episode 7 'Autism a parents guide' with Dr Ann Ozsivadjian Jul 23, 2020

In this episode, Ann discusses different types of support that can be tailored to children with an autism diagnosis. A diagnosis can be a key for a parent, unlocking the right support for their child. They discuss interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, and briefly music, art and occupational therapy.

Dr. Andrew Beck 'CAMHS, COVID19, and CBT' - In Conversation Jul 21, 2020

In this podcast Dr. Andrew Beck talks about the changes he has seen in CAMHS and how it is being affected by the COVID19 pandemic, why CBT is his intervention of choice, and the reasons he advocates behavioural activation to improve the mood children and families during the COVID19 pandemic.
Dr. Beck is the President Elect of BABCP, taking the position in July 2020 and he talks about his hopes for the future of the organisation including working in partnership with ACAMH.

In Conversation... Prof. Sam Cortese on ADHD, Coh-fit study Jul 15, 2020

Professor Sam Cortese discusses ADHD, research in relation to clinical decision-making in child and adolescent psychiatry, the importance of systematic reviews, and his work on the European ADHD Guidelines Group and its work on ADHD management during the covid-19 pandemic.
Professor Cortese also talks his work as lead researcher for the collaborative outcome study on health and functioning during infection times, the COH-Fit Study.
A transcript, with relevant links, is available from the ACAMH website
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In Conversation… Neuroimaging with Assistant Professor Dr. Dienke Bos Jul 03, 2020

Assistant Professor Dr. Dienke Bos discusses neuroscience, and in particular neuroimaging. The interview looks at the typical development of behavioural control and how this is represented naturally, magnetic resonance imaging to monitor brain changes in relation to childhood development, and where the evidence is that early intervention can slow or reverse damage.
Dr. Bos also talks about her research on longitudinal studies, how social emotional processing evolves from adolescence into early adulthood, and what's in the pipeline for her work.

In Conversation... Emotional Regulation with Dr. Emily McGlinchey, and Dr. Joseph Morning Jun 25, 2020

Dr. Emily McGlinchey, and Dr. Joseph Morning discuss Harnessing Emotional Regulation Skills.
They talk about how emotional regulation manifests in children and young people, together with the key strategies and interventions. There is advice and tips for parents, and a discussion about the role of education and what schools can do.
Dr. McGlinchey explains the current research, key takeaways, and importance of putting the research into practice. This is further explained by Dr. Morning as he gives examples of his work at Verbal, and WellRead.

In Conversation... Dr Emma Sciberras on Sleep and Anxiety in ADHD Jun 11, 2020

Dr Emma Sciberras discusses sleep and anxiety in ADHD, around 70% of children with ADHD will have sleep problems and anxiety can exacerbate ADHD symptoms.

In Conversation... Prof Miranda Wolpert MBE Jun 09, 2020

Head of the mental health priority area at The Wellcome Trust Professor Miranda Wolpert MBE discusses areas of research the trust is working on.

In Conversation... Dr Bernadka Dubicka Jun 04, 2020

Chair of the child and adolescent faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Bernadka Dubicka talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.
They touch upon The IMPACT study (Improving Mood Promoting Access To Collaborative Treatment), the use of technology among children and young people, including the positives and negatives of social media, brief interventions and the growing landscape of clinicians using a blended approach, working remotely.

6: Food Sensitivities and Proclivities – Episode 6 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Vicki Ford May 28, 2020

Episode 6 with Dr. Vicki Ford looks at food sensitivities and proclivities, how to build a healthy relationship with food whilst understanding the challenges for many autistic children.

In Conversation... Prof Argyris Stringaris May 14, 2020

Argyris' exiting research includes the effects of experience on mood and machine learning and bio-statistics discussed in this JCPP editorial. He also talks about The CoRonavIruS Health Impact Survey (CRISIS) an international project he's involved in to understand the coronavirus' impact on mental health.

In Conversation... Mia Eisenstadt May 13, 2020

Mia Eisenstadt discusses her current research on the stressors, risk and protective factors for mental health and wellbeing, how research informs mental health interventions and the important role of self care during the COVID-19 lockdown. She also expands on her work with HeadStart emphasising the importance of involving young people in research, decision making and campaigning.

In Conversation... Dr Farhana Mann on Loneliness May 07, 2020

Dr Farhana Mann gives a general overview of the landscape of loneliness and it impacts on children and young people.
As an inherently social species, the two discuss how a lack positive social relationships can be potentially harmful, the impacts it has on psychical and mental health, research showing a higher rate of loneliness in areas of deprivation and the need for research to be conducted in younger populations.

5: Recognising mental health issues – Episode 5 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian Apr 30, 2020

Ann discusses anxiety in autistic children and young people, why mental health issues often go untreated and if depression presents differently in autism.

In Conversation... Prof Elaine Fox Apr 24, 2020

Professor Fox discusses the risk and preventative factors around mental health including the role of resilience, cognitive and effective flexibility, memory bias and negative bias. Also covered is her role in UKRI's Mental Health Research Matters network aiming to use multi-disciplinary approaches and encourage a national conversation on mental health.

In Conversation... Prof Angelica Ronald Apr 17, 2020

In a wide ranging interview Professor Angelica Ronald discusses areas of her research including infant traits that predict later childhood behaviour, psychotic like experiences in adolescents, autism and co-occurring conditions, plus some exciting new developments in the areas of research methods.

In Conversation... Dr. Karen Treisman Apr 09, 2020

Karen discusses areas of trauma and trauma enforcing models, parenting, adversity (ACE’s) and attachment, and using a range of creative therapeutic approaches with families.

In Conversation… Complex PTSD with Dr David Turgoose and Dr Simon Wilkinson Mar 27, 2020

In this podcast David and Simon look at the field of work relating to complex PTSD, and expand on the causes, explaining how it differentiates from standard PTSD. They discuss specific focus on looked after children, detailing how we can support them and mitigate the impacts in the group of, particularly prevalent young people.

4: Coronavirus, and helping children with autism – Episode 4 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin Mar 26, 2020

In light of the current coronavirus pandemic this is a special edition about helping children with autism during this time of great upheaval. In this edition of ‘Autism, a parents guide’ Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian is joined by special guest Dr. Marianna Murin, and interviewed by freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.
Ann and Marianna discuss issues that may arise for autistic children including the disruption of closing schools, anxiety and obsessive behaviours. They focus on practical tips like how to help manage anxiety, maintain structure and support and explain the situation to young people. Additionally, tips on how to keep well as a parent and reliable sources for coronavirus updates.
We are delighted to that this podcast series for parents is supported by the Autism Diagnostic Practice at Clinical Partners. Working nationwide with only the most experienced consultants, Clinical Partners ensures you get the best ASD diagnosis and help tailored specifically to your child, as fast as possible. Discover more.

Dr Jon Goldin on the coronavirus and child mental health Mar 19, 2020

Dr. Jon Goldin Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working at Great Ormond Street Hospital discusses child mental health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
How do we cut through the noise and focus on the facts? How can parents be better informed in relation to their child’s mental health? What does the situation mean for mental health professionals and their ways of working? Plus tips on self-care.
Jon is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since 2002 as Head of the Mildred Creak Unit. He is also Specialty Lead in the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (DCAMH) and is Vice Chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

3: How autism presents differently in girls – Episode 3 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin Feb 27, 2020

Discussion on the prevalence of autism in girls and the challenges faced. Whether girls get treated differently to boys and what interventions and support are most beneficial.

How can a robot help your mental health? Feb 24, 2020

When a pupil can’t attend class in person, AV1 takes their place. AV1 is the distance learning avatar that makes it possible for children and young adults with long-term illness to take part at school via an app on their phone or tablet. Hear from Cath Kitchen, Head Teacher and Project Manager for the DoE AV1 project, and Zoe Johnson 'Zobot', as they explain the details to ACAMH freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.
You can see this interview, and 'Zobot' in action, on our website.
Learn more about AV1 at the No Isolation website.

2: Autism, a parents guide with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin. Episode 2 ‘Discovering Strengths – how to empower your autistic child’ Feb 14, 2020

Ann and Marianna look at a strength-based model for autism, what types of strengths can be built upon and who can play a key role in helping and empowering children and young people with autism.

In Conversation... Depression with Dr. Olga Eyre Feb 06, 2020

Olga draws from her research to highlight the importance of awareness and depression in relation to neurodevelopmental problems with a specific focus on ADHD. They also discuss irritability, how it manifests, when it's an issue and new research showing an increased likelihood of developing depression symptoms later in life.

1: Autism, a parents guide - 'Identifying Autism - getting the right diagnosis' with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian Jan 31, 2020

In this podcast series 'Autism, a parents guide' Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian discusses autism with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.
Episode 1 looks at 'Identifying Autism - getting the right diagnosis', and Ann looks at the types and behaviours in children that may get parents/carers to question if their child could be autistic, and what they can do to.
We are delighted to that this podcast series for parents is supported by the Autism Diagnostic Practice at Clinical Partners. Working nationwide with only the most experienced consultants, Clinical Partners ensures you get the best ASD diagnosis and help tailored specifically to your child, as fast as possible. Discover more.

In Conversation... Interpersonal Psychotherapy with Dr. Fiona Duffy Jan 23, 2020

Fiona Duffy explains IPT and how it differs from CBT. They touch upon interpersonal risk and maintaining factors, and how the therapy has been adapted for children and young people. Fiona mentions exciting research and trials as well as her and her peer's paper in CAMH.

In Conversation... Mood Disorders with Dr. Gordana Milavić Jan 10, 2020

The two discuss how conceptions of mood disorders have changed throughout Gordana's career, shockingly Gordana mentions whilst in training it was thought that children were unable to get depressed. As a pioneer, involved in setting up the mood disorder clinic in the Maudsley Hospital, developing a specialist service for treating depressive disorders and bipolar disorders in children Gordana highlights how conceptions have changed. They continue to discuss the increase of prevalence and causes, the role of medication, it's limitations and concerns and differentiating between a quiet child and a depressed child.

In Conversion... Trauma and ACE's with Dan Johnson Dec 13, 2019

Dan and freelance journalist Jo Carlowe discuss trauma-informed care, the impact of the ACE's framework on clinical practice and government policy and the difference between adversity and trauma.

In Conversation... Professor Lucy Bowes on early life stress Nov 05, 2019

Professor Lucy Bowes, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and Head of the oRANGE Lab, discusses her research on early life stress in relation to psychological and behavioural development, the impact of bullying in adolescents, together with exciting developments with virtual reality.

In Conversation... Dr. Ramya Mohan Oct 30, 2019

Ramya Mohan discusses CAPE (Creative Arts for Processing Emotion), the interactive and practical method combining neuroscience and the creative arts, as a therapeutic technique.

Ian Hamilton on Addiction and Substance Use Oct 25, 2019

Ian Hamilton, Associate Professor of Addiction at the University of York, discusses the impact that substance use can have on a young person's mental health.
Ian wrote the ACAMH Topic Guide on Addiction and Substance Use. He is a lecturer in mental health in the Department of Health Sciences, with an interest in the relationship between substance use and mental health (Dual Diagnosis).

In Conversation... Prof. Roz Shafran Oct 11, 2019

Roz covers a range of subjects on mental health, including looking at the work her and her team undertake at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This includes innovations such a mental health 'booth' for children and families. Roz also looks at the rise of dysfunctional perfectionism, what makes a young person vulnerable and the implications and interventions.

In Conversation... Dr. Trudie Roussow Oct 01, 2019

In this podcast, Dr. Trudie Roussow discusses Mentalisation Based Treatment for adolescents (MBT-A), how it differs from MBT for adults, and how this type of intervention can be utilised for those who self-harm.
Trudie is one of the speakers at our National Conference on Suicide and Self-harm, 8 November, London.

In Conversation... Suicide and Self-harm with Dr. Abigail Russell Sep 26, 2019

Abigail discusses her paper on inflammation and self-harm, its findings and implications moving forward. As well as the cohort study (ALSPAC), to school interventions and creating change through national dialogue.

In Conversation... Autism with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian Sep 19, 2019

Ann talks about the prevalence of mental health problems in ASD, preventing mental health problems before they occur, interventions and psychological therapies and techniques she draws upon herself as a clinical psychologist.

In Conversation... Suicide and Self-harm with Professor David Cottrell Sep 09, 2019

David discusses school-based interventions, recent studies on prevention/intervention and (SHIFT), a large multi-centre randomised controlled trial, investigating systemic family therapy following teenage self-harm.

In Conversation… Suicide and Self-harm with Professor Lars Mehlum Sep 09, 2019

Lars discusses dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) as an intervention, his most recent paper in The JCPP, national strategies for suicide prevention and the latest clinical research.

In Conversation... ADHD with Dr Sinead Rhodes Aug 08, 2019

Dr Sinead Rhodes discusses ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe. Includes Sinead's latest research, cognitive factors underlying mental health and tailored interventions.

In Conversation...Parenting with Prof. Stephen Scott Aug 01, 2019

Professor Stephen Scott talks about using parenting as an intervention in young people's mental health and future prospects. The discussion includes the latest research on parenting programmes, insecure attachment and digital interventions.

In Conversation... Psychosis with Dr. Helen Fisher Jul 22, 2019

Dr. Helen Fisher talks about psychosis in young people. The discussion includes the development of psychosis in young people, the risk factors, and how Helen is playing a part to increase the awareness of psychosis to the general public.

In Conversation... Eating Disorders with Dr. Dasha Nicholls Jul 08, 2019

Dr. Dasha Nicholls talks about eating and feeding disorders in children and young people. Raising awareness, Nicholls aims to level the playing field; noting that the mortality rate is higher than that of diabetes and asthma. She highlights adolescence is an important time for early intervention.

In Conversation... Eating Disorders with Dr. Dasha Nicholls Jul 08, 2019

Dr. Dasha Nicholls talks about eating and feeding disorders in children and young people. Raising awareness, Nicholls aims to level the playing field; noting that the mortality rate is higher than that of diabetes and asthma. She highlights adolescence is an important time for early intervention.

Prof. Cathy Cresswell Discusses Anxiety and 'Emerging Minds' Jul 04, 2019

In this podcast Prof Cathy Cresswell Discusses some of the issues surrounding anxiety in children, the latest research and developments, and the different treatments available. Also Cathy explains about the UKRI Research Network Plus called Emerging Minds, and how this aims to transform and promote good mental health.

Dr. Max Davie discusses our upcoming Sleep Conference Jul 03, 2019

Three minutes with Dr Max Davie about our upcoming Sleep and Mental Health Conference on 27 September 2019 in Edinburgh.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Dr. Jennifer Shields & Dr. Sarah Brown Jun 27, 2019

Dr. Jennifer Shields & Dr. Sarah Brown discuss Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.
FASD is the most common preventable non-genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders in the UK. FASD is an umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur in an individual with prenatal alcohol exposure. These effects can have lifelong implications including physical, mental, behavior, and/or learning issues.
Dr Jennifer Shields is leading on two FASD conference for us in the Autumn of 2019. The first is in Londonin September, and the second is in Dublin in October. Both have early bird offers now open.

In Conversation... Digital Interventions with Dr. Bethan Davies & Dr. Aislinn Bergin Jun 04, 2019

Dr. Bethan Davies & Dr. Aislinn Bergin, of NIRH Mindtech, talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about the innovations that Digital Interventions can have on young people's mental health.
They discuss the different digital technologies available during different points in a person’s life, including mental health promotion, prevention, treatment, self-management.
Bethan also discusses the ACAMH topic guide on Digital Interventions that she wrote.

Parenting - Dr Margiad Williams & Prof. Judy Hutchings May 21, 2019

Dr. Margiad Williams & Prof. Judy Hutchings talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about 'Parenting' and the behavioural and emotional difficulties in young children face.

What is harsh parenting? What are the latest interventions? Plus what's in the pipeline?

All this and more detailed in this podcast. Don't forget to read the Parenting Topic Guide written by Margiad, and overseen by Judy.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders, an interview with Dr Max Davie May 02, 2019

Neurodevelopmental disorders are a neglected area of mental health practice, little mentioned in recent government policy documents.

The evidence base is strong in theory but often hard to put into practice at the front line. Unhelpful misunderstandings and prejudices persist both in the general population and in professionals.

Dr. Max Davie talks about this and how you can get involved in ACAMH's Neurodevelopmental Special Interest Group.

In Conversation... Sleep and mental health with Dr. Faith Orchard Apr 01, 2019

Dr. Faith Orchard talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about the impact of sleep on mental health.

Professor Andrea Danese discusses Trauma Mar 28, 2019

Professor Andrea Danese, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about trauma.

Andrea discusses the impact trauma has on the child, the Topic Guide on the subject he wrote with Dr Patrick Smith for ACAMH, and findings from the recent paper in The Lancet 'The epidemiology of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in a representative cohort of young people in England and Wales' Lewis, S J et al.

Andrea Danese is Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. He is also Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the National and Specialist CAMHS Clinic for Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression at the South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.Arnon is one of the speakers at the upcoming Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and National Conference.

Dr Arnon Bentovim - child and family training Mar 26, 2019

Dr Arnon Bentovim, Child and Family Psychiatrist, and founder the Child and Family Practice discusses his work with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe.

In particular Arnon talks about child and family training to develop and train evidence-based approaches to assessment, analysis and intervention.

Does late‐onset attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder exist? Mar 15, 2019

JCPP Annual Research Review: Does late‐onset attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder exist?

Professor Philip Asherson & Dr Jessica Agnew‐Blais discuss their paper.

In Conversation... OCD, with Dr Amita Jassi & Dr Gazal Jones Mar 04, 2019

Dr Amita Jassi & Dr Gazal Jones talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the latest treatments available, and about the Topic Guide written for ACAMH.

Dr Dennis Ougrin & Dr Bernadka Dubicka‏ discuss the CAMH journal Feb 15, 2019

Dr Dennis Ougrin, Editor in Chief of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal and Dr Bernadka Dubicka‏, Deputy Editor in Chief, discuss the future of CAMH and why you should submit papers for consideration.

Please note at the start of this podcast there are some minor sound issues, apologies.

Prof David Olds and the Family-Nurse Partnership Jan 21, 2019

Professor David Olds, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics, talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about his career and the Family-Nurse Partnership.

David is the Keynote Speaker at the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference - 'Attachment & Early Intervention: Improving emotional wellbeing and relationships in the family, and at school.'

The title of his talk is 'Using Randomized Clinical Trials of the Family-Nurse Partnership to Inform Policy, Practice, and Developmental Science.'

David says of his discussion: 'I will use our experience in developing, testing, and replicating the Nurse-Family Partnership to address the following questions. How can we design early parental interventions to maximize their likelihood of working? How can we design research to build a strong evidence-base for early-intervention?How can we scale evidence-based early interventions to maximize their societal impact?'

Prof. Tasmin Ford Attachment & Early Intervention Jan 08, 2019

Professor Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Exeter Medical School, talks to Jo Carlowe, psychology journalist, about attachment and early intervention, and explains why schools are an important setting in relation to child mental health.

Tamsin's work focuses on the effectiveness of interventions and services for children with poor mental health, such as the Incredible Years Classroom Management Course that is tested in the STARS trial.

Tamsin will be speaking at the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference, in London on Friday 8 March. Her discussion will be on 'The incredible years teacher programme – update on recent trials .'

In conversation... Professor Helen Minnis on Attachment Jan 08, 2019

At our Infant Mental Health conference, held in Southampton in December 2018, Clare Evans, second year training psychologist, University of Southampton, spoke to Professor Helen Minnis, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow.

Professor Minnis discussed her early experiences of working in an orphanage in Guatemala and how it influenced her career, attachment disorders, and her current innovative research with the BeST? Study, which aims to find out what is the best service for young abused and neglected pre-school children coming into foster care.

Clare is one of ACAMH growing group of students and early career researchers who are given opportunities to publish blogs, interview leading players in psychology and psychiatry, and attend our events for free. For details of how you can get involved email membership.

Attachment - Professor Pasco Fearon Dec 18, 2018

At the recent (Dec 2018) ACAMH Southern Branch conference on Infant Mental Health we spoke to Professor Pasco Fearon about his work on attachment.

Professor Edmund Sonuga Barke & JCPP at 60 Dec 18, 2018

Edmund Sonuga Barke, Editor in Chief of JCPP, talks about the papers that influenced him, how JCPP maintains its quality, and what the future holds for JCPP.

Edmund is currently Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience working in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He also holds Visiting Chairs at Ghent University, Aarhus University and the University of Sussex. He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. His work integrates Developmental Psychopathology and Neuroscience perspectives to employing basic developmental science approaches to study the pathogenesis of neuro-developmental and mental health conditions; their underlying genetic and environmental risks, mediating brain mechanisms and developmental outcomes. He has a particular interest in ADHD and related disorders. In 2016, Prof Sonuga-Barke was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Prof Pasco Fearon - JCPP 60 Dec 18, 2018

Professor Pasco Fearon, Deputy Editor in Chief of JCPP, Chair in Developmental Psychopathology Clinical, Education & Health Psychology, UCL, talks about his relationship with the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Tourettes Syndrome an 'In Conversation' podcast Dec 10, 2018

Dr Seonaid Anderson and Helen Eadie, of Tourettes Action, define Tourettes Syndrome and expand on its impact. Together with Jo Carlowe, psychology journalist, they explore the next steps for raising identification, awareness, and positive outcomes.

In conversation... Intellectual Disabilities with Dr Mark Lovell & Mary Busk Nov 30, 2018

Dr Mark Lovell, and Mary Busk, talk to journalist Jo Carlowe about Intellectual Disabilities from a professional and personal viewpoint.

Mary is a Family Carer Advisers in the Improving Health and Quality Team, part of the Learning Disability Programme for NHS England. Mark is a dual-trained Consultant Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Psychiatrist.

For more on Intellectual Disabilities check out our free evidence-based topic guide.

In Conversation... Philosophy of Mind Nov 20, 2018

André Tomlin, The Mental Elf, interviews the Project PERFECT team at the University of Birmingham to find out how unusual beliefs offer philosophers of mind the opportunity to challenge mental health stigma.

In Conversation... Developmental Language Disorder Nov 16, 2018

Professor Courtenay Norbury defines Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), expands on its impact and discusses how and when to identify it. Together with Jo Carlowe, psychology journalist, she explores the critical nature of effective interventions and what current thinking says about the causes. The next steps for raising awareness are identified along with ways to improve outcomes for DLD.

Is childhood maltreatment a risk factor for increased symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders? Oct 26, 2018

Professor Helen Minnis and Lisa Dinkler discuss their paper "Maltreatment-associated neurodevelopmental disorders: a co-twin control analysis" published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

In Conversation... Our Time Oct 24, 2018

At the recent Parental Mental Illness Masterclass led by charity Our Time, ACAMH CEO, Martin Pratt, caught up with the speakers, Dr Alan Cooklin, Jess Streeting and Kirsty Taha-Wraith, to discuss the impact of parental mental health and what Our Time's interventions mean for young people.

In Conversation... Self-Harm Oct 11, 2018

Join Dr Dennis Ougrin as he discusses growing up in the Soviet Union and the role of psychiatry there and choosing to develop a career in psychiatry, as well as his recent appointment as Editor-in-Chief of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the future of the journal.

A specialist in self-harm and suicide, he emphasises the importance of early intervention and prevention, as well as the potential of Therapeutic Assesssment, a novel model of assessment for young people with self-harm ahead of his upcoming Self Harm Masterclass.

In Conversation... How using personalised goals in therapy will change your life Oct 09, 2018

Dr Duncan Law discusses the importance of everyday participation and improving the therapeutic alliance by collaboratively creating goals.

In Conversation... Anxiety Sep 25, 2018

Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental health problem across the lifespan. They have a particularly early age of onset – half of all people who experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their life will first experience those difficulties by the age of 11 years. Yet we have found that an extremely small proportion of children who experience significant and sustained problems with anxiety receive any sort of professional support, let alone support that is known to be effective.

We spoke to Professor Cathy Creswell about some of the barriers to support for children with anxiety, the Anxiety and Depression in Young people research clinic, and her role as the lead for the Emerging Minds: Action for Child Mental Health research network.

In Conversation... Reducing mental health problems in schools Sep 21, 2018

Dr Sophie Browning is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working on whole school approaches to mental health. In this podcast with psychology journalist Jo Carlowe, she discusses an innovative cognitive behavioural therapy approach for reducing anxiety and mental health problems in schools.

In Conversation... Harmful Sexual Behaviour Sep 20, 2018

There have been growing levels of awareness of harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people. In this podcast, psychology journalist, Jo Carlowe interviews Professor Kieran McCartan, Professor of Criminology, and Dr Anna Markham, Forensic Psychologist and Acting Clinical Lead for the Child and Adolescent Harmful Behaviour Service. Together they consider what might predispose a young person to harming sexually, what are the warning signs, and what it means to go beyond criminal justice to a public health approach.

In Conversation... Parental Mental Illness Aug 07, 2018

The World Health Organization has stated that parental mental illness is a major public health issue across the globe and Adverse Childhood Experiences research identifies it as one of the 10 most significant adversities and risk factors for children and young people's mental wellbeing. 70% of these children will suffer some level of largely preventable mental ill health themselves by the age of 21.

In this podcast, Dr Alan Cooklin and Jessica Streeting discuss the impact of parental mental illness, how family psychiatry has developed, how everyone has a key role to play, and the power of explanation and understanding as a protective intervention.

In Conversation... Sleep and Mental Health Jul 31, 2018

Sleep difficulties are common in children and adolescents, especially in some high-risk groups, such as young people with neurodevelopmental conditions or mental health problems. Clinicians working in paediatric or child mental health settings need an understanding of sleep disorders as it is important to know how sleep disturbance impacts on a young person’s physical and cognitive development, and mental health.

At our recent Sleep and Mental Health Conference, we caught up with the speakers, Dr Michael Farquhar, Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee, Dr Max Davie and Dr Sally Hobson to discuss the relationship between sleep, behaviour and mental health, as well as some insights into assessment, management and barriers to interventions.

In Conversation... 22Q11 Jul 23, 2018

Anne Lawlor, Co-Founder and Chairperson of 22Q11 Ireland joins ACAMH to discuss 22q11 deletion syndrome, its impacts on sleep and mental health, as well as how her lived experience informs her work and how it could inform the work of professionals.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Annual Research Review part 2 Jul 17, 2018

Join Professor Louise Arseneault and Dr Andrea Danese as they discuss bullying, childhood adversity and their contributions to the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry’s Annual Research Review.

Could a research-based app called Molehill Mountain ease anxiety in Autism? Jul 10, 2018

Autistica recently invited us along to the testing sessions for their new app, Molehill Mountain. We spoke to Professor Emily Simonoff and one of the autistic people who tested the app so you have an overview of the evidence base around mental health and autism and how this app will be able to support autistic people to understand and self-manage their anxiety.

In Conversation... Fussy Eating Jul 06, 2018

Many parents naturally worry whether their child is getting enough food if they refuse to eat sometimes. It would appear to be normal for young children to refuse to eat or even taste new foods but what is the science and evidence behind this? Are there interventions that parents can take?

We caught up with Dr Andrea Smith, Dr Clare Llewellyn, Dr Alison Fildes, and Dr Moritz Herle to discuss fussy eating, its impact on children's health and how it can be addressed in policy and practice.

What does affirmative care mean for the mental health of trans young people? Jun 25, 2018

In their recent review published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Jack Turban and Diane Ehrensaft provide an update on how the field of pediatric gender identity is changing and discuss the approaches to supporting and managing the gender identity concerns of children and adolescents. What can this research tell us about reducing the high rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal intentions in transgender young people?

The Bridge Abridged: Place children and young people at the heart of the strategy Jun 13, 2018

The Education, Health and Social Care Committees recently called upon the government to take a stronger stance on child and adolescent mental health and to join up the appropriate services in a way that places children and young people at the heart of its strategy.

Autism Symposium May 17, 2018

Audio from our Autism Symposium with lectures and discussion on the role of research in autism, pathways to mental health problems in autism, and the wider landscape. Speakers included:

Dr Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Ann Ozsivadjian, Principal Clinical Psychologist at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Dr James Cusack, Director of Science for Autistica
Carol Povey, Director of the Centre for Autism, National Autistic Society
Dr Mark Lovell, Consultant Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Psychiatrist, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

In Conversation... Professor Kathy Sylva May 15, 2018

Hear from Professor Kathy Sylva OBE on her research which has explored early education and children's development, parenting interventions, and the impact of children's centres on families.

Kathy is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, as well as ACAMH President.

In Conversation... Professor Tamsin Ford May 09, 2018

Tamsin Ford is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Exeter Medical School. While Tamsin set out on her career path aiming to become an old age psychiatrist working as a clinician, she ended up as a child psychiatrist working in research.

Discover more about Tamsin's career and her research group assessing the effectiveness of services and interventions which aim to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

The Bridge Abridged: School-based interventions are effective, but are they efficient? Apr 30, 2018

A practitioner review by Paulus et al., published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, investigates school-based interventions, their effectiveness, efficiency and the practical implications.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Annual Research Review Apr 18, 2018

Join JCPP’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke and Annual Research Review Editor, Professor Pasco Fearon, as they talk to researchers about the Annual Research Review.

Annual Research Review topics include epigenetics, stress physiology, neonatal imaging, inter-parental conflict, bullying, autism treatments and suicide. The papers considered together represent the very best of contemporary child psychology and psychiatry research.

In Conversation... Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Apr 11, 2018

Renowned clinical psychologist, Kim Golding, discusses how we can support developmentally traumatised children and their parents, as well as how support for adopted children has changed in the UK over the years.

Kim will be speaking at an upcoming ACAMH conference, "Introduction to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Parenting and Practice".

In Conversation... Refugee Children and Mental Health Apr 04, 2018

How can mental health practitioners support refugee children? Professor Panos Vostanis shares insights into complex trauma, evidence and interventions in the field, as well as discussing his upcoming Refugee Children and Mental Health Masterclass.

Professor Vostanis is a Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Leicester, Visiting Professor at University College London and he set up the World Awareness for Children in Trauma programme.

In Conversation... Professor Stephen Scott Apr 03, 2018

Professor Stephen Scott CBE FRCPsych FMedSci joins ACAMH to discuss his journey from paediatrics to child and adolescent psychiatry, the importance of evidence-based research and what he wants to see in the future for the field of child and adolescent mental health.

Professor Scott is the Chair of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH), Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Professor of Child Health & Behaviour at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London.

In Conversation… Autism Diagnosis Trends Mar 20, 2018

The first prevalence studies estimated one in 2,500 children were autistic whereas the latest figures indicate around one in every 39 children is reported to have an autism diagnosis. Dr Ginny Russell discusses why we may have seen such an increase.

Dr Ginny Russell is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School and the Department of Sociology. She will be speaking about time trends in diagnosis of autism at ACAMH’s upcoming Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and National Conference.

In Conversation... Happiness in Schools Mar 12, 2018

Dr John Ivens talks to ACAMH Publications Manager and Deputy CEO, Prabha Choubina, about the role of schools in mental health provision, the Government's green paper on children and young people's mental health, and assessing students' experiences of happiness in schools in order to develop personalised approaches.

Dr John Ivens is Headteacher at the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School, an educational psychologist and an advisor to Place2Be.

In Conversation... Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Mar 05, 2018

In conversation with Dr Duncan Gillard, Senior Educational Psychologist and an experienced ACT practitioner, trainer and author. Duncan is the co-author of the popular self-help book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Dummies.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a trans-diagnostic therapeutic approach, belonging to the broad church of cognitive behavioural therapies (CBTs). With the practice of mindfulness as one of its core processes, the aim of ACT is to enable people to move toward a life with meaning and purpose through values-based action.

The Bridge Abridged: Are digital health interventions meeting expectations? Mar 01, 2018

Research digest of a systematic and meta-review on the use of digital mental health interventions for children and young people published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry by Hollis et al.

In Conversation... Mental Health in Schools with Professor Dame Sue Bailey Feb 14, 2018

Professor Dame Sue Bailey OBE DBE talks to ACAMH Publications Manager and Deputy CEO, Prabha Choubina, about progress and priorities for mental health in schools.

Professor Dame Bailey is Mental Health Advisor to Health Education England, Chair of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition and Vice Chair of the Centre for Mental Health.

In Conversation... Psychosis Feb 08, 2018

ACAMH Chair, Professor Stephen Scott talks to Professor Sir Robin Murray about his research into the causes of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and developing better treatments for these disorders. There will be a particular focus on the topic of adolescent drug use and its link to psychosis, as this forms the basis for Sir Robin’s Memorial Lecture at the 2018 Emanuel Miller Conference.

The Bridge Abridged: The ADHD Issue Jan 29, 2018

An introduction to the ADHD issue of The Bridge Abridged from Editor and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Juliette Kennedy. This is followed by the latest research digest from the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, "Brain firing, but not wiring, is different in children with ADHD".

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