Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

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  • We focus on bridging the gap between rigorous research and best practice relating to children's mental health. We hold a body of knowledge and act as information hub for sharing best practice to benefit all of those who work with children. Visit our website (https://www.acamh.org/) for a host of free evidence-based mental health resources.
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Episodes
  • From Zimbabwe to Cambridge: Discussing Mental Health Research and Advocacy

    From Zimbabwe to Cambridge: Discussing Mental Health Research and Advocacy
    Sep 16 2024
    DOI: 10.13056/acamh.35725

    In this In Conversation Podcast, Clara Faria is joined by Tanatswa Chikaura, a mental health researcher and advocate, Founder and Director of Ndinewe Foundation, and PhD candidate in the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Cambridge.

    Tanatswa’s research interests include suicide prevention, trauma, and mental health among autistic children and adults. Tanatswa was acknowledged in 2023 with a Diana Award for her mental health advocacy work.

    The focus of this podcast is on Tanatswa’s research journey, her mental health advocacy work, and how she conciliates both.

    Discussion points include:

    • The experience of moving from Zimbabwe to the UK to do an MPhil in Translational Neuroscience at Cambridge, and the process of adapting to a new country whilst studying.
    • Tanatswa’s interest in studying anxiety and autism.
    • Tips for choosing a research topic and supervisor when applying for PhDs.
    • Insight into the Ndinewe Foundation, including what inspired its creation, the main goals and its achievements so far.
    • Advice for young people from low- and middle- income countries who want to apply for postgraduate training in the UK.
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    32 mins
  • Night-time Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence

    Night-time Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence
    Sep 9 2024
    DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33251

    In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Isabel Morales-Muñoz discusses her JCPP paper ‘Shorter night-time sleep duration and later sleep timing from infancy to adolescence’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14004).

    There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

    Discussion points include:

    • Definition of poor sleep health and what the hallmarks are of poor sleep health.
    • The typical trajectory for sleep duration and sleep timing from 6 months to 16 years of age.
    • Persistent shorter sleep and the impact of later chronotype on adverse outcomes.
    • The association between family adversity, as well as lower maternal socioeconomic status during pregnancy, and poor sleep health from infancy to adolescence.
    • Implications for clinicians and CAMH professionals in terms of how patients are screened as well as in terms of treatments and interventions.
    • Recommendations for policymakers.
    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.

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    30 mins
  • Binge Eating Disorders: Executive Functioning and Treatment outcomes for Adolescents Undergoing CBT

    Binge Eating Disorders: Executive Functioning and Treatment outcomes for Adolescents Undergoing CBT
    Sep 2 2024
    DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33242

    In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Andrea Goldschmidt, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldschmidt is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on eating behaviors that are associated with poor weight-related outcomes.

    The focus of this podcast will be on her recent JCPP paper ‘Executive functioning and treatment outcome among adolescents undergoing cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge-eating disorder’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14031).

    There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

    Discussion points include:

    • An introduction to Binge Eating Disorders and why this area of eating disorders is often overlooked.
    • The effects of executive functioning on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) outcomes in adolescents and the impact of executive functioning on treatment engagement.
    • More impulsive decision-making being both associated with more frequent LOC eating following treatment but also with a greater number of sessions attended.
    • Apps that teach self-guided CBT and insight into an upcoming trial focusing on this type of intervention.
    • Advice for people who think that they, or somebody they know, may have a Binge Eating Disorder.
    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.

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    28 mins

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