Depression
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In Conversation… Prof Argyris Stringaris
Professor Argyris Stringaris discusses his research and the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) with freelance Journalist Jo Carlowe. Includes transcription, and links.
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Mental Health in Deaf Children
The most recent study of mental health in deaf children in England showed that 26% in a sample of 144 signing deaf children and young people not currently accessing child mental health services had a probable mental health problem and 57% had a possible mental health problem.
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Accessing good communication – Deaf children in a mental health assessment
In order for a good mental health assessment to take place there has to be good communication between the two people in the interaction. Prof Barry Wright explains the implications for deaf children.
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Effectiveness of indicated school‐based interventions for adolescent depression and anxiety – Brioney Gee video abstract
Research on school-based interventions to reduce depression and anxiety in adolescents.
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Recognising mental health issues – Episode 5 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian
Ann discusses anxiety in autistic children and young people, why mental health issues often go untreated and if depression presents differently in autism. Includes transcription, and links.
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In Conversation… Prof Elaine Fox
Professor Fox discusses the risk and preventative factors around mental health including the role of resilience, cognitive and affective flexibility, memory bias and negative bias. Includes transcription, and links.
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Nip in the Bud – free resources
Our International Development Director, Dr. Gordana Milavic, is a trustee of the charity Nip in the Bud. Their goal is to increase the prospects of early intervention and to reduce the risks of those conditions becoming more serious in later years.
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A polygenic score for age‐at‐first‐birth predicts disinhibition – Leah Richmond‐Rakerd video abstract
Leah Richmond‐Rakerd gives a video abstract of her paper ‘A polygenic score for age‐at‐first‐birth predicts disinhibition’ first published in Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) 27 March 2020.
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Female pioneers: Dr. Gordana Milavić on consultant child psychiatrist, Dr. Eva Frommer
To celebrate International Women’s Day, three ACAMH luminaries shine the spotlight on the female pioneers of child and adolescent psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis, they most admire. “…a true pioneer in recognising that children and young people can suffer with depressive disorders and was the first one to do research in this area,”
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Is parental educational status to blame for academic problems in children?
Children of parents with low educational attainment have up to three-fold higher risk of developing a psychiatric disorder such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression than children of parents with high educational attainment.
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