Sex differences

  • Clare Harrop

    Autism in Females

    Don’t miss the Early Bird! In this session, Dr. Harrop presents up-to-date research spanning early childhood through adulthood that characterizes the profiles and experiences of autistic females.

    Event type
    Introductory and Update Session
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Lotta Borg Skoglund

    Female ADHD and Hormones – The Perfect Storm

    Don’t miss the early bird! This lecture explores how hormonal fluctuations across the female lifespan—puberty, menstrual cycles, contraceptive use, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause—interact with ADHD symptoms and comorbid conditions such as anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation. led by Dr Borg Skoglund, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.

    Event type
    Introductory and Update Session
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Eating Disorders: A Concern for All

    Did you know that approximately 22% of children and adolescents worldwide show disordered eating? Eating Disorders Awareness Week (24 February – 2 March 2025) is an opportunity to improve awareness that anyone can have an eating disorder and explore the impact that eating disorders can have on children and young people.

    This Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn, and to share with your networks.

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  • Pauline Thibaut

    University Students and Imposterism: Its Relationship with Happiness, Self-Efficacy, and Perfectionism

    Imposter syndrome is a pertinent issue in academia. A recent article from May 2023 titled “The imposter phenomenon and its relationship with self-efficacy, perfectionism and happiness in university students” (Pákozdy et al., 2023) sheds light on this pressing issue. This blog aims to summarise the key findings of the article, discuss its strengths and limitations, evaluate its evidence, and provide a personal perspective on how this evidence can inform practice and future research.

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  • Dimitris Tsomokos

    Chronotype and Depression in Adolescence

    We know that there is a bidirectional association between sleep duration/quality and depressive symptoms in youth. In adult populations depressive symptoms and circadian rhythms (sleep chronotype) have also been linked. In this paper, we established an association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in middle adolescence, independently of poor sleep and prior mental health difficulties.

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  • Sara Jaffee

    JCPP Annual Research Review 2024 – “Time may change me”: Developmental change across multiple time scales

    We are delighted to announce the release of the 2024 Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) Annual Research Review, edited by Sara R. Jaffee.

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  • young boy in super hero costume

    ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. People on the autism spectrum may have difficulties with social communication, social interaction and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours, activities or interests.

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  • ADHD teen

    ADHD – Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder

    ADHD is a behavioural disorder with three key aspects, inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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  • Traumatised young boy

    Trauma

    Most children and young people experience at least one traumatic event before age of 18 years.

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