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

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.

10 May 2021

Mental Health in schools: learning lessons from the past

Whilst the pandemic may be a contributory factor, the increase in mental health problems from one in eight to one in six between 2017 and today is alarming and needs addressing urgently. Unfortunately, it seems that recent changes in education have impacted negatively YP emotional wellbeing.

23 March 2021

Mood Disorders and ASD: What not to miss

The autism community identified mental health as their top research priority in 2016.¹ Autistic children and adolescents are more likely than their general population counterparts to have psychiatric disorders.² For bipolar disorder, rates of 7% are seen in autistic children and adolescents versus 1% in their general population peers.

17 March 2021

Dr. Alice M. Gregory

Alice Gregory is a psychologist at Royal Holloway, University of London. Alice first developed an interest in sleep research as an undergraduate student of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and went on to complete her PhD at the Social, Genetic, Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, King’s College, London.

15 March 2021

Tony Attwood on Autism – Adolescent Issues for Autistic Teenagers

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Developmental language disorders, young offenders, and reoffending – CAMHS around the Campfire

‘CAMHS around the Campfire’, is our a free live online journal club. This session was on the JCPP paper by Dr. Maxine Winstanley ‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’. It was recorded on Monday 1 March 2021. Please visit our Events page for details of upcoming sessions. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

4 March 2021

The importance of acknowledging difference in psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Single case studies are often used in psychoanalytic psychotherapy research to identify potential mechanisms of change. Sean Junor-Sheppard undertook such a study, which was published in the Journal of Child Psychotherapy in 2019.

16 February 2021

‘ADHD, autism, and the elevated risk of later depression’ In conversation with Professor Anita Thapar

In this podcast we talk to Professor Anita Thapar, Cardiff University. 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.

11 February 2021

‘Innovations in Practice: A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural Activation as a treatment for young people with depression’

Video abstract from Dr. Charlotte Kitchen on her CAMH paper ‘Innovations in Practice: A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural Activation as a treatment for young people with depression’

5 February 2021

Developmental Coordination Disorder – Professor Amanda Kirby

Professor Amanda Kirby, a specialist and researcher in the area of Developmental Coordination Disorder, presents a comprehensive overview. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

1 February 2021