Serotonin (5-HT) is widely implicated as a key neurotransmitter relevant to a range of psychiatric disorders and psychological processes. The role of central nervous 5-HT function underlying these processes can be examined through serotonergic challenge methodologies. ...

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Early child development may have important consequences for inequalities in health and well-being. This paper explores population level patterns of child... ...

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• 2012
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Burn injuries are traumatic experiences that can detrimentally impact an individual’s psychological and emotional wellbeing. Despite this, some survivors adapt to psychosocial challenges better than others despite similar characteristics relating to the burn. ...

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• 2022
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Findings from this study provide empirical evidence for the heterogeneity of sleep problems and their development ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

We examined gestational age from preterm to post-term against a national minimum standard for academic achievement in population data. ...

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• September 2017

Two Telethon Kids Institute research teams have been awarded more than $3.5 million to fund innovative projects. ...

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Each day of school missed makes a difference, with the effect on learning accumulating over time. From an early age, if children are taught that they need to 'show up' for school and make a commitment, this positive mentality aids academic and career success and brings benefits in adulthood. ...

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This project analysed AEDC results across Australia, to identify communities with significant improvement (decreases in developmental vulnerability) between 2009 and 2012 ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Results indicated a number factors which influenced the uptake of Motivational Interviewing in schools ...

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• 2020
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Senior Research Officer ...

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