'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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

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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?

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