The unprecedented global rise in mental anguish is closely linked with the erosion of our social fabric, economic and political systems, and to our natural environments. We are facing multiple new large-scale threats to health, safety, and security, with a growing lack of trust in others and in authorities. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

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

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Alanna Tess Sincovich Gregory AS TG BPsych(Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) Senior Research Officer Senior Research Fellow 08 6375 6108 +61 8 6375 6113 Alanna.sincovich@telethonkids.org.au tess.gregory@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research ...

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact mental health and wellbeing globally. There is a lack of scientific documentation highlighting the mental health impact of COVID-19 in Bhutan. We present the mental health burdens and control measures taken, and suggest ways to further strengthen mental health services in Bhutan. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

One of the most traumatic injuries a child can experience is a severe burn. Despite improvements in medical treatments which have led to better physical outcomes and reduced mortality rates for paediatric burns patients, the psychological impact associated with experiencing such a traumatic injury has mostly been overlooked. This is concerning given the high incidence of psychopathology amongst paediatric burn survivors.  ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

This study tested a new program for helping smokers with severe mental illness to reduce their tobacco use, together with determining the feasibility of such research in community mental health settings in Australia. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

Alcohol use can have adverse health effects among children and adolescents ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

Optimal mental health in the pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum periods is important for both maternal and infant wellbeing. Few studies, however, have focused on Indigenous women and the specific risk and protective factors that may prompt vulnerability to perinatal mental disorders in this culturally diverse population. ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

The use of this core set of data will facilitate the pooling of psychopathological and neurobiological data into large datasets ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

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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• 2012
• May 2012

The goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community. ...

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• 2012
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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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