'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast

Dr Sinead Rhodes discusses ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe. Includes Sinead's latest research, cognitive factors underlying mental health and tailored interventions.

Professor Stephen Scott talks about using parenting as an intervention in young people's mental health and future prospects. The discussion includes the latest research on parenting programmes, insecure attachment and digital interventions. 

Dr. Helen Fisher talks about psychosis in young people. The discussion includes the development of psychosis in young people, the risk factors, and how Helen is playing a part to increase the awareness of psychosis to the general public. 

Dr. Dasha Nicholls talks about eating and feeding disorders in children and young people. Raising awareness, Nicholls aims to level the playing field; noting that the mortality rate is higher than that of diabetes and asthma. She highlights adolescence is an important time for early intervention.

Dr. Dasha Nicholls talks about eating and feeding disorders in children and young people. Raising awareness, Nicholls aims to level the playing field; noting that the mortality rate is higher than that of diabetes and asthma. She highlights adolescence is an important time for early intervention.

In this podcast Prof Cathy Cresswell Discusses some of the issues surrounding anxiety in children, the latest research and developments, and the different treatments available. Also Cathy explains about the UKRI Research Network Plus called Emerging Minds, and how this aims to transform and promote good mental health.

Three minutes with Dr Max Davie about our upcoming Sleep and Mental Health Conference on 27 September 2019 in Edinburgh.

Dr. Jennifer Shields & Dr. Sarah Brown discuss Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe. FASD is the most common preventable non-genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders in the UK. FASD is an umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur in an individual with prenatal alcohol exposure. These effects can have lifelong implications inc...

Dr. Bethan Davies & Dr. Aislinn Bergin, of NIRH Mindtech, talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about the innovations that Digital Interventions can have on young people's mental health. They discuss the different digital technologies available during different points in a person’s life, including mental health promotion, prevention, treatment, self-management. Bethan also discusses the ACAM...

Dr. Margiad Williams & Prof. Judy Hutchings talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about 'Parenting' and the behavioural and emotional difficulties in young children face. What is harsh parenting? What are the latest interventions? Plus what's in the pipeline? All this and more detailed in this podcast. Don't forget to read the Parenting Topic Guide written by Margiad, and overseen by Judy.

Neurodevelopmental disorders are a neglected area of mental health practice, little mentioned in recent government policy documents. The evidence base is strong in theory but often hard to put into practice at the front line. Unhelpful misunderstandings and prejudices persist both in the general population and in professionals.  Dr. Max Davie talks about this and how you can get involved in ACAMH'...

Dr. Faith Orchard talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about the impact of sleep on mental health.

Professor Andrea Danese, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about trauma. Andrea discusses the impact trauma has on the child, the Topic Guide on the subject he wrote with Dr Patrick Smith for ACAMH, and findings from the recent paper in The Lancet 'The epidemi...

Dr Arnon Bentovim, Child and Family Psychiatrist, and founder the Child and Family Practice discusses his work with freelance journalist Jo Carlowe. In particular Arnon talks about child and family training to develop and train evidence-based approaches to assessment, analysis and intervention.

JCPP Annual Research Review: Does late‐onset attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder exist? Professor Philip Asherson & Dr Jessica Agnew‐Blais discuss their paper.

Dr Amita Jassi & Dr Gazal Jones talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the latest treatments available, and about the Topic Guide written for ACAMH.

Dr Dennis Ougrin, Editor in Chief of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal and Dr Bernadka Dubicka‏, Deputy Editor in Chief, discuss the future of CAMH and why you should submit papers for consideration. Please note at the start of this podcast there are some minor sound issues, apologies.

Professor David Olds, Ph. D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics, talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about his career and the Family-Nurse Partnership. David is the Keynote Speaker at the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference - 'Attachment & Early Intervention: Imp...

Professor Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Exeter Medical School, talks to Jo Carlowe, psychology journalist, about attachment and early intervention, and explains why schools are an important setting in relation to child mental health. Tamsin's work focuses on the effectiveness of interventions and services for children with poor mental health, such as the...

At our Infant Mental Health conference, held in Southampton in December 2018, Clare Evans, second year training psychologist, University of Southampton, spoke to Professor Helen Minnis, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow. Professor Minnis discussed her early experiences of working in an orphanage in Guatemala and how it influenced her career, attachment disorders,...

At the recent (Dec 2018) ACAMH Southern Branch conference on Infant Mental Health we spoke to Professor Pasco Fearon about his work on attachment.

Edmund Sonuga Barke, Editor in Chief of JCPP, talks about the papers that influenced him, how JCPP maintains its quality, and what the future holds for JCPP . Edmund is currently Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience working in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He also h...

Professor Pasco Fearon, Deputy Editor in Chief of JCPP, Chair in Developmental Psychopathology Clinical, Education & Health Psychology, UCL, talks about his relationship with the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry .

Dr Seonaid Anderson and Helen Eadie , of Tourettes Action , define Tourettes Syndrome and expand on its impact. Together with Jo Carlowe, psychology journalist, they explore the next steps for raising identification, awareness, and positive outcomes.

Dr Mark Lovell, and Mary Busk, talk to journalist Jo Carlowe about Intellectual Disabilities from a professional and personal viewpoint. Mary is a Family Carer Advisers in the Improving Health and Quality Team, part of the Learning Disability Programme for NHS England. Mark is a dual-trained Consultant Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Psychiatrist. For more on Intellectual Disabilities che...