'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast

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S1: Missing the Context: Social Inequalities and School-Based Mental Health Interventions Mar 18, 2024

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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.

S1: The BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire: Infant Sleep and Parental Understanding and Misperceptions Mar 18, 2024

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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.

S1: Predicating Responses to Insomnia Prevention Programme in Subgroups of At-Risk Adolescents Mar 18, 2024

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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.

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

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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.

S1 Ep2: Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health – The System Mar 04, 2024

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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.

S1 Ep4: Self-harm Behaviours and Loneliness: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey Mar 01, 2024

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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.

S1 Ep2: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes Feb 28, 2024

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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’.

S1 Ep1: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Prevalence and Implications Feb 28, 2024

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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

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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.

S1 Ep2: RESHAPE Study: Key Takeaways on Eating Disorders Feb 26, 2024

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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.

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