Language diversity and the prevalence of language disorder associated with FASD among a representative sample of youth sentenced to detention in WA ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018

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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• 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... ...

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• 2011
• April 2011

A non-progressive motor disability due to damage of the developing brain, this is the most common physical disability in childhood. Affecting about one in 500 babies, it is frequently accompanied by other neurological impairments, such as intellectual or sensory. ...

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The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which factors previously documented as buffering the impact of high-risk family environments on... ...

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• 2015
• December 2015

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

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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• 2017
• April 2017

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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• 2017
• August 2017

The PLAYCE study will empirically investigate the relative and cumulative influence of the day care, and home environment on preschoolers’ physical activity ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are all developed nations that are home to Indigenous populations which have historically faced poorer outcomes than their... ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

Prospective longitudinal birth cohort data was used to examine the association between peer aggression at 14yrs and mental health and substance use at 17yrs... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• August 2011