Measurement Issues: Depression measures in children and adolescents.

Background: Since the recognition of youth depression, numerous instruments have been developed, but there is little consensus regarding their use. In recent years, a national programme for outcome measurement has been introduced in the United Kingdom.

Method: A pragmatic literature search was conducted to select instruments commonly used to measure depression either in research or as recommended by UK national bodies.

Mental health workshops delivered by medical students in Cambridge secondary schools: an evaluation of learning.

Aims: For a group of medical students to design and deliver a mental health workshop in Cambridge secondary schools. Subsequently, to evaluate any improvements in pupils' knowledge of mental health issues, including knowledge of common mental illnesses, stigma and where to access help with mental health problems.

Method: A group of three medical students undertook a five week Student Selected Component to develop a mental health workshop in Spring 2013.

How are workplace-based assessments viewed by UK psychiatry trainees?

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of UK psychiatry trainees (residents) towards workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) as formative learning tools. WPBAs are a new form of UK mandatory assessment.

Methods: Two focus group interviews were held with psychiatry trainees at different stages of training in Cambridge, UK.

Psychiatry training in Europe: views from the trenches.

Background: In the majority of European countries, postgraduate psychiatry training schemes are developed and evaluated by national bodies in accordance with national legislation. In order to harmonise training in psychiatry across Europe, the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) issued a number of recommendations for effective implementation of training programs in psychiatry.

Aims: To describe the structure and quality assurance mechanisms of postgraduate psychiatric training in Europe.

Trainee experiences of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) training in Europe: 2010-2011 survey of the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) CAP working group.

The objective of this study was to investigate trainee experiences of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) training across Europe in the following domains: (A) structure and organisation of training; (B) training quality and content; and (C) working conditions and recruitment. CAP trainee representatives were contacted via email across 34 countries in Europe using the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) email list to complete a survey on CAP training in 2010-2011. The European Union of Medical Specialties CAP group and trainees at the 2011 EFPT forum validated the survey data.

OpenMinds: creating a mental health workshop for teenagers to tackle stigma and raise awareness.

As a group of four clinical medical students from Cambridge University, we undertook a Student Selected Module (SSC- "OpenMinds") whereby we designed and delivered a workshop about mental health to year 9 pupils. The aim of our SSC was to produce an interactive, informative lesson which addressed the complex issues of stigma and discrimination against those suffering from a mental illness as well as teaching the pupils how to recognise mental health problems and provide them with guidance on how to seek help. We split a fifty minute session into the following sections: tackling stigma; how common mental illness is; celebrity examples; real life examples; role play; and small group work.