It is well known that children of parents with mental illness are at greater risk of mental illness themselves. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• November 2013

The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2008
• February 2008

It is well established that smoking rates in people with common mental disorders such as anxiety or depressive disorders are much higher than in people... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• April 2011

WA researchers have called for a national targeted newborn screening program to identify babies who may have a virus which can lead to permanent hearing loss. ...

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• 2022
• March

Although many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age,... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• August 2011

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• November 2011

To assess the relative effectiveness of topical versus systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

This study explores how the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use (smartphones and tablet computers) among families with infants. Infancy is known to be an important period for attachment security and future child development, and a time of being susceptible to changes within and outside of the family unit. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

We examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol-use diagnosis, and the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in a WA population cohort. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• August 2017

This report provides new evidence of the relationships between family structure and childhood mental disorders in an under-researched context, Australia ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017