Defining the familiar: the birth of Avoidant or Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Dr Rachel Bryant-Waugh has seen many changes in the 30 years she has spent helping children and adolescents overcome their eating disorders. Among these changes was the 2013 inclusion of a new disorder in the psychiatrists’ bible – the DSM.

1 December 2017

Falling child psychiatry numbers do not make happy reading

Drop in the number of child psychiatrists from 1,015 full-time equivalent posts in May 2013 down to 948 in May 2017.

1 December 2017

Psychosis pathway positive for patients

Using a dedicated pathway for patients with an ultra-high risk of psychosis at a London CAMHS community unit led to fewer admissions, quicker psychiatric review and a shorter wait for treatment.

1 December 2017

Joining up services, is the way forward

Being a paediatrician is an absolute privilege and a core part of my identity.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

27 November 2017

Meet the Team

Martin Pratt – CEO As CEO it is my role to create problems for those around me to solve, problems I know will lead to the innovation and creativity required to improve the performance of my organisation. But also to know when to get out of the way of the staff I empower and allow […]

9 November 2017

JCPP Editorial: Volume 58, Issue 11, November 2017

“Minding the gap – research on sexual minority and gender nonconforming children and adolescents” by Charles H. Zeanah & Myo Thwin Myint

1 November 2017

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Conference – Interviews with Jim Lyng and Stephanie Hastings

Interviews with Jim Lyng and Stephanie Hastings recorded on 20 October 2017 at the ACAMH Irish Branch conference on DBT.

21 October 2017

Mental health in schools

“Sometimes you feel like a volcano erupting,” one eight-year-old boy told us, “but if you come to Place2Be, you can cool down.”

5 October 2017

The Dyslexia Debate

This recording is from Professor Joe Elliot titled ‘The Dyslexia Debate’. It is from the conference, ‘Dyslexia from assessment to intervention’ was held on Friday 29 September 2017, and was organised by the Welsh ACAMH Branch. The day promoted the notion that the assessment of literacy difficulties should be the first step on a clear pathway to individualised interventions for children or young people.

29 September 2017

Dyslexia from assessment to intervention

21 September 2017