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Behavioural and Biological Divergence in Monozygotic Twin Pairs Discordant for Autism Phenotypes – In conversation with Dr. Lynnea Myers
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
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Language and communication problems, and their relation to non-language difficulties – In Conversation with Dr. Hannah Hobson
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).
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ACAMH Awards 2021 Nominees Announced
See who made the nominees list for the 2021 ACAMH Awards.
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Mental Health in Lockdown and its Impact on Children, Adolescents and Families – In Conversation with Dr. Polly Waite
In this podcast we talk to Dr. Polly Waite about 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.
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Genetically informed family research, and anti-racism in mental health research – In Conversation with Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh
We hear how Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh helped to set up the Twins Early Development Study, CoTEDS, her research on genetically informed methods to examine the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology, advice for those considering a part-time PhD, and anti-racism in mental health research.
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JCPP Advances accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Our new journal, JCPP Advances, has been accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The DOAJ is an international curated directory of over 16,000 high quality, peer-reviewed Open Access journals vetted to meet standards of transparency and best practices in scholarly publishing.
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The demand for CYP mental health during Covid “a crisis on a pre-existing crisis” – Professor Bernadka Dubicka
In this podcast 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”.
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Resilience, Ethnicity and Adolescent Mental Health (REACH) Project – In conversation with Dr. Gemma Knowles
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.
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Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety – CAMHS around the Campfire recording
For this session we welcomed Professor Thalia Eley, Professor of Developmental Behavioural Genetics, KCL, to discuss her JCPP paper ‘Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety: results from a prospective twin and sibling study.’ ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Fire starting; what makes young people do it, which interventions work – Joanna Foster (session 2)
Led by criminologist Joanna Foster, this is the second of two workshops exploring what is known about children and teenagers who set fires. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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