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    Sleep

    Children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health also often struggle with their sleep. Indeed disrupted or altered sleep has been associated with most psychiatric disorders (Gregory & Sadeh, 2016). Although a range of sleep difficulties can co-occur with mental health problems, a common difficulty is insomnia. As such this guidance will primarily focus on difficulties with getting to sleep and staying asleep.

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  • Neuroscientific insight can boost learning: neuro-fact or neuro-fiction?

    Earlier this year, Professor Michael Thomas and colleagues compiled an Annual Research Review for the JCPP, highlighting the contributions that neuroscience can make to understanding learning and classroom teaching. Here, we summarise their main findings, the current challenges to the field and the future of educational neuroscience.

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  • Professor Cathy Creswell

    In Conversation… Prof. Cathy Cresswell – Anxiety and ‘Emerging Minds’

    Cathy Cresswell, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford discusses anxiety and ‘Emerging Minds’ – action for child mental health.

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  • Most adolescents with depression are significantly fatigued: What can we do about it?

    “Fatigue” describes an extreme state of tiredness or exhaustion. When it is ongoing and not explained by exertion, it can become problematic.

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  • Children’s Understanding of Depression

    Depression is a mental illness that affects children and especially adolescents, however little is known about how children and adolescents understand depression. Gaining an understanding of how children perceive illness can facilitate effective communication with health professionals and children’s active involvement in decision-making about their health.

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  • ‘Using Randomized Clinical Trials of the Family-Nurse Partnership to Inform Policy, Practice, and Developmental Science’ – Prof David Olds

    Professor David Olds on ‘Using Randomized Clinical Trials of the Family-Nurse Partnership to Inform Policy, Practice, and Developmental Science’. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

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    Tourette Syndrome edition

    Welcome to the February 2019 edition of The Bridge. The focus of this edition is Tourette Syndrome, a condition, which has much stigma attached, stereotyped views by society about what it means and a lack of national clinical guidance.

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  • Tourette Syndrome edition

    Welcome to the February 2019 edition of The Bridge. The focus of this edition is Tourette Syndrome, a condition, which has much stigma attached, stereotyped views by society about what it means and a lack of national clinical guidance.

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  • ADHD Masterclass

    “Excellent speakers, very interesting, thoroughly evidence-based and engaging” Previous delegate Learning outcomes and key takeaways Consider whether therapeutic intervention for ADHD depends on scientific progress Understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of ADHD, and the implications for treatment Recognise that ADHD is a neuro-biologically heterogeneous condition, and ask whether it is […]

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    Masterclass
    Location
    London
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  • ADHD Masterclass

    Learning outcomes and key takeaways Consider whether therapeutic intervention for ADHD depends on scientific progress Understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of ADHD, and the implications for treatment Recognise that ADHD is a neuro-biologically heterogeneous condition, and ask whether it is important to tailor treatments to address different causal profiles […]

    Event type
    Masterclass
    Location
    London
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  • Research issues for children, young people and adults with learning disability and/or autism and their families – some personal reflections

    One of the most positive experiences I have ever had was being part of the Childhood Disability Research Priority Setting Partnership through the British Academy of Childhood Disability, the James Lind Alliance and others.

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