'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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?

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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