Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry - barriers to involvement and solutions for success.

Objective: Women face considerable barriers in pursuing careers in academic psychiatry.

Methods: A group of Australian and New Zealand academic women psychiatrists convened in September 2022 to identify and propose solutions to increase opportunities for women in academic psychiatry.

Results: Limiting factors were identified in pathways to academia including financial support, engagement and coordination between academia and clinical services, and flexible working conditions.

A certificate in youth psychiatry: meeting the training needs of psychiatrists.

Objective: This paper provides the rationale for the development of sub-specialty training in youth psychiatry.

Method: Training needs for youth psychiatry are discussed and the opportunities provided by sub-specialisation in youth psychiatry are presented.

Results: The majority of mental disorders have their onset prior to 25 years.

The effectiveness of the Keeping the Body in Mind Xtend pilot lifestyle program on dietary intake in first-episode psychosis: Two-year outcomes.

Background: Severe mental illness is characterised by a 15-year mortality gap driven by cardiometabolic disease. Antipsychotic treatment leads to increased appetite and rapid weight gain. The 12-week lifestyle pilot intervention improved dietary intake and prevented antipsychotic-induced weight gain.

Does exercise improve sleep quality in individuals with mental illness? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

People living with mental illness often experience poor sleep quality compared to the general population. Poor sleep quality exacerbates symptoms of mental illness and contributes to increased physical comorbidities. Exercise has been shown to be an effective non-pharmacological treatment for managing poor sleep in the general population.