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CAMH journal – why you should get involved
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.
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Bipolar debate
In the latest edition of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal we have a series of papers debating Bipolar. Get involved and give us your views.
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Podcast with Professor David Olds
In this podcast Professor David Olds talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about his career, attachment and the work of Family Nurse Partnership.
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Professor Pasco Fearon and attachment
Professor Pasco Fearon discusses his work on attachment in this short podcast with ACAMH.
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In Conversation… Professor Helen Minnis discusses attachment
Professor Minnis discusses her current innovative research with the BeST? Study, which aims to find out what is the best service for young abused and neglected pre-school children coming into foster care.
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In Conversation… Professor Tasmin Ford the importance of schools in a child’s mental health
Professor Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Exeter Medical School, talks about attachment and early intervention, and explains why schools are an important setting in relation to child mental health.
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Online ADHD service map aims to stop young people slipping through net
Researchers at the University of Exeter have released a map put together from the results of a national survey. The new map aims to help identify existing services and gaps in provision for young adults with Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD).
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As a therapist, how should I grieve after a patient’s suicide?
Social worker Beth lost her patient Toby to suicide, but didn’t feel entitled to process it as a personal loss. Why do we treat personal and professional grief differently, and how can we support professionals who suffer traumatic losses?
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How can we identify and treat Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a mental health condition where a person worries about perceived flaws in their appearance — flaws that are unnoticeable to others, or else appear incredibly slight. It affects people of any age but is most prevalent in teenagers and young adults, and although common, it frequently goes unrecognised or misdiagnosed.
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Dramatherapy: History, Applications and Outcome Measures
Dramatherapist, Kairo Maynard, on the development of dramatherapy and how it can be used to help support young people.
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