Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a broad term for all services that work with children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing. As well as NHS CAMHS, local areas will have a range of other services available, based on local need and commissioning arrangements. These include services from local authorities, schools, charities, the private sector and community paediatrics.
CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
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The Bridge Returns
Welcome back to ‘The Bridge’. The full set of articles will be published in December for ACAMH Members.
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Anti Social Behaviour
Multiagency professionals trying to deter children from developing antisocial or criminal behaviour should focus on enhancing children’s emotional awareness or affective empathy, according to a recent study of vulnerable children in Amsterdam.
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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.
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A postcard from Malta
“It’s all to do with education and standards, and trying to bridge that gap”
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Patient-centred practitioners prioritise PROMs
Clinicians who use therapeutic approaches that focus on patients’ perceptions, such as CBT, may be more likely to seek patient feedback.
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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.
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Toughened toddlers seek rewards & Toddlers’ temperament is autism early indicator
Two overviews of papers focusing on toddlers. The first on those who grow up in a harsh environment and act assertively at aged two tend to do better than average when solving reward-based problems, but do worse on abstract ones. The second suggesting a new avenue for exploring early diagnosis in autism.
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The hardest thing to do is say goodbye
“It was an accident,” says Dr Mark Lovell. But what is he referring to?
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Concerned over Green Paper leaks
Dr Duncan Law on why he’s left so concerned by the recent leaks from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) green paper.
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Joining up services, is the way forward
Being a paediatrician is an absolute privilege and a core part of my identity.
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Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.