Ask the Expert ‘Screen Time & Mental Health – Balancing the positive with the negative’ recorded lecture

Aimed at teachers, this session from Dr. Max Davie offers insights into the latest evidence-base, together with practical advice to help you help your pupils.

6 October 2021

‘NDC Learning Series’ – Communication and functional skills

This is the final 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. Lucy Sanctuary, and Occupational Therapist Dr. Sally Payne, to discuss ‘Communication and functional skills’. The Chair of this session is Dr. Mark Lovell.

Event type

Special Interest Group (SIG)

Location

LIVE STREAM

Sex differences in psychiatric comorbidity and clinical presentation in youths with conduct disorder – Gregor Kohls, PhD

Video abstract from Gregor Kohls, PhD, on his JCPP paper ‘Sex differences in psychiatric comorbidity and clinical presentation in youths with conduct disorder.’

4 August 2021

Sleep matters – children with neurodevelopmental conditions

Bookings for this event have closed. The ACAMH West Midlands Branch is delighted to present an interactive webinar for all who work with children and young people and have an interest in children’s sleep.

Event type

Live Stream

Location

LIVE STREAM

Literature review of support tools for school staff to respond to CYP self‐harm – CAMHS around the Campfire recording

A review of literature of support tools for school staff to respond to CYP self‐harm, with the focus on Aureliane Pierret (pic), Dr. Joanna Anderson, Professor Tamsin Ford, and Dr. Anne‐Marie Burn, CAMH paper ‘Review: Education and training interventions, and support tools for school staff to adequately respond to young people who disclose self‐harm – a systematic literature review of effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability.’ ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

27 April 2021

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

Does early androgen exposure contribute to autistic traits?

Researchers in Hong Kong and Cambridge have explored the influence of early androgen exposure on autistic traits during childhood.

16 March 2021

‘CAMHS around the campfire’ – Sleep, anxiety, and depression

‘CAMHS around the Campfire’, is our a free live online journal club. This session was on Dr. Faith Orchard’s JCPP paper on sleep, anxiety, and depression, recorded on Thursday 10 December 2020. Please visit our Events page for details of upcoming sessions. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

15 December 2020

Do children with social anxiety disorder benefit from social skills training?

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) in children can be difficult to treat, as evidenced by the varied outcomes reported post-treatment.1,2 Although childhood treatments for SAD commonly involve at least some social skills training,3 it isn’t clear whether children with SAD have particular difficulties with social skills. There is therefore a need to better establish whether social skills are an effective target for treating SAD.

14 December 2020

Do ADHD and ASD symptoms have similar characteristics in childhood and young adulthood?

Lucy Riglin and colleagues in the UK have investigated whether ADHD and ASD traits in young adulthood show similar characteristics to those reported in childhood.

4 December 2020