In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Susanne Schweizer discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘The relationship between cognitive and affective control and adolescent mental health’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12204). Susanne is the lead author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:
- Definition of cognitive and affective control and the importance of cognitive and affective control.
- The association between depressive symptoms and cognitive and affective control.
- The implications of the study for interventions for adolescent mental health.
- The implications for future research and for parents, carers and teachers.
In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.
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Dr. Susanne Schweizer is a Scientia Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Psychology, where she leads the Developmental Affective Science Lab. A/Prof Schweizer’s programme of research spans the translational spectrum to identify and target transdiagnostic mechanisms involved in developmental sensitivity to anxiety and depression. Her work has contributed to our understanding of affective, cognitive and social determinants of mental health. Importantly in the context of a global youth mental health crisis, her interventions are scalable at low/no cost and have shown promising effects across the Global North and South.
