Understanding informant discrepancies and their meaning is pivotal to designing surveys that generate robust insights into the health of sexual-minority adolescents ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

The complexity of an issue such as school bullying and how this is best addressed as part of a systematic whole-school approach ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• January 2018

Our findings only lend partial support to a link between diet and mental health, specific to females consuming a Western diet and to externalizing behaviours ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• March 2016

Our study examined the risk of maternal smoking and alcohol consumption in pregnancy associated with child comorbidity in a community sample of children... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• September 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... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• January 2013

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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• 2011
• November 2011

This study compared the behavior profile of cases in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database (ARSD) with those in a British study using the Rett Syndrome... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2006
• October 2006

The incidence of mental illness is greatest among young adults, and those enrolled in higher education may be particularly vulnerable compared to the general young adult population. Many higher education institutions employ student support staff tasked with implementing strategies to improve student wellbeing and mental illness. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• April 2023

This study shows that timing is important for understanding intergenerational transmission of deliberate self-harm risk ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

Growing evidence from preclinical studies, epidemiology, and randomized controlled trials supports a causal role for diet quality in mental disorder risk, and clinical psychiatric guidelines now place diet, along with other life-style behaviors, as foundational treatment targets for mood disorders. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• February 2016