Cognitive impairment is a well-documented predictor of transition to a full-threshold psychotic disorder amongst individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. However, less is known about whether change in cognitive functioning differs between those who do and do not transition. ...

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• 2022
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Depression and anxiety are often first experienced during childhood and adolescence, and interest in the prevention of these disorders is growing. The focus of this review was to assess the effectiveness of psychological prevention programs delivered in schools, and to provide an update to our previous review from five years ago (Werner-Seidler, Perry, Calear, Newby, & Christensen, 2017). ...

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• November 2021

Hair segment analyses revealed longer-term increased levels of cortisol in the past 3 months in early mental health problems ...

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• 2016
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This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour. ...

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• 2016
• April 2016

The rebuilding of trust requires the development of meaningful relationships in order to break down the barriers so as to increase access and develop culturally secure responses by services ...

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• 2016
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There is a lack of understanding of why some people who self-harm escalate to suicidal behaviour when others do not. Psychological factors such as attachment... ...

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• 2016
• July 2016

Older age at presentation of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome was associated with less functional impairment, but age was not associated with psychotic symptoms ...

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• 2017
• June 2017

Maternal severe mental illness and exposure to obstetric complications contribute separately to the risk of intellectual disability ...

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Helen Alix Tamara Milroy Woolard Lipscombe HM AW TL MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP BPsych (Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD Candidate Honorary Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow Senior Research Officer 08 6319 1823 Alix.woolard@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Amy Penelope Yael Zoe Larissa Finlay-Jones Strauss Perry Waters Marion AFJ PS YP ZW LM BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BA, MPH, PhD BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BSc (Hons) BPsych(Hons) Head, Early Neurodevelopment & ...

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Bep Shakara Yael Uink Liddelow-Hunt Perry BU SLH YP BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD BPhil(Hons) BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Honorary Research Associate Research Assistant; PhD Candidate Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth ...

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Helen Yael Penelope Morgan Perry Strauss HM YP PS BA (Hons), Doctor of Psychology BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA, MPH, PhD Senior Project Coordinator Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health Research Fellow in Youth Suicide ...

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