Physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities – Joint CAIDPN/BACD Conference

Join us for this one day online conference jointly organised by the Child & Adolescent Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Network (CAIDPN) and British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD).  The conference focuses on the physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities.

Treatment of Conduct Disorders: Tailoring Approaches to Different Subtypes and Clinical Presentations

Join Professor Stephen Scott (ACAMH President) for a practical and insightful webinar on the treatment of conduct disorders in children and adolescents. This session will explore how to tailor interventions to different subtypes and clinical presentations, including comorbid ADHD, callous-unemotional traits, irritability, and treatment resistance.

‘Precious, like gold… everybody brings their gifts’ – Why changing culture and attitudes towards neurodiversity matters when supporting children and young people.

You will hear from a leading paediatrician, lecturer, project leader, and a lived experience viewpoint. They will expand your understanding of the complex factors of neurodiversity, with a critical examination of the deficit model which can prevail.

CAIDPN Members only

We will be covering two key themes ‘Assessment, Diagnosis & Formulation in CAMHS-ID’ and ‘Supporting Behaviours that Challenge in CAMHS-ID’, with talks from some of the leaders in the field, a lived experience viewpoint, together with Q&A plus panel discussions. Plus there is the CAIPDN AGM

Moving from Assessment & Formulation to Supporting Behaviours that Challenge in Children with Intellectual Disabilities

We will be cover two key themes ‘Assessment, Diagnosis & Formulation in CAMHS-ID’ and ‘Supporting Behaviours that Challenge in CAMHS-ID’, with talks from some of the leaders in the field, a lived experience viewpoint, together with Q&A plus panel discussions.

‘NDC Learning Series’ – NDCs in schools

This is the fourth of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). We are delighted to welcome Dr. James Galpin with a session that will focus on ‘NDCs in schools’. The Chair of this session is Dr. Mark Lovell. 

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

Tony Attwood on Autism – Adolescent Issues for Autistic Teenagers

The session examines why autistic teenagers experience greater challenges during adolescence than their peers. The webinar explores these challenges and provides strategies to improve coping mechanisms, resilience, and connection with peers.

Professor Kapil Sayal appointed as prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator

Congratulations to CAMH Editor, Professor Kapil Sayal who has been appointed as a new NIHR Senior Investigator.

9 March 2021

How can we model the brain when it goes awry? How Reinforcement Learning Models can shed light on Psychiatric Disorders that emerge during Development.

It is well-established that many psychiatric disorders initially emerge during the formative time periods of childhood and adolescence (Kessler et al., 2005; Paus, Keshavan, & Giedd, 2008), when the brain is consistently subject to growth and experience-related changes. This applies not only to classic neurodevelopmental disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but also to psychiatric disorders like depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which are often attributed to adulthood (Hauser, Will, Dubois, & Dolan, 2019).

26 January 2021