Findings are the first linking atopy (measured by both parent report and objective verification) with increased vulnerability to affective and anxiety problems ...

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• January 2017

A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted investigating the use of low-dose oral interferon alpha for preventing acute viral... ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

Alexander Larcombe A BScEnv (Hons) PhD Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at the Telethon Institute in 2005 and is now a Senior Research ...

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Yasmin Alanna Harman-Smith Sincovich YHS AS BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au Alanna.sincovich@ ...

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STUDY QUESTION: Does mental health and behaviour differ between those conceived with and those conceived without ART? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our study observed less externalizing behaviour (delinquent/aggressive), and more parent-reported internalizing behaviour, as well as more (clinical) depression at age 14 years, in adolescents conceived after ART compared to their non-ART counterparts. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Penelope Strauss Peer-reviewed publications PS Strauss, P., Cook, A., Winter, S., Watson, V., Wright Toussaint, D., Lin, A. (2020). Mental health issues and complex experiences of abuse among trans and gender diverse young people: findings from ...

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A significant proportion of trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people report membership of the gaming community and resultant benefits to wellbeing. To date their experiences and needs regarding a key feature of games, the avatar, are largely unexplored, despite increasing interest in the therapeutic role of avatars in the general population. The aim of this study was to better understand the role of the avatar in gaming, its impact on TGD young people's mental health, and their unique needs regarding avatar design. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Children recovering from severe malarial anaemia (SMA) remain at high risk of readmission and death after discharge from hospital. However, a recent trial found that post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine reduces this risk. We developed a mathematical model describing the daily incidence of uncomplicated and severe malaria requiring readmission among 0-5-year old children after hospitalised SMA. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Substance use, depression and low school motivation impacted on discrepancy in externalizing behaviour scores for 14-year-old male adolescents and their parents ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

This report summarizes techniques available for ventilated and spontaneously breathing infants and children in the ICU ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

To determine High Grade Glioma patients' levels of distress and quality of life during combined chemoradiotherapy, explore predictors of distress and quality... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015