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    Pragmatic controlled trial of a school-based emotion literacy program for 8- to 10-year-old children: study protocol

    Mental disorders are common in childhood, but many young people do not receive adequate professional support. Help-seeking interventions may bridge this treatment gap, however, there is limited research on int...

    Alison L. Calear, Emily Macleod, Ashley M. Hoye, Sonia McCallum in BMC Psychiatry (2024)

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    Understanding suicidal transitions in Australian adults: protocol for the LifeTrack prospective longitudinal cohort study

    The factors that influence transition from suicidal ideation to a suicide attempt or remission of suicidal thoughts are poorly understood. Despite an abundance of research on risk factors for suicidal ideation...

    Philip J Batterham, Monica Gendi, Helen Christensen, Alison L. Calear in BMC Psychiatry (2023)

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    Development and psychometric evaluation of the mental readiness for military transition scale (MT-Ready)

    The transition to civilian life following separation from military service is associated with increased risk of mental health disorders, suicide, and poor adjustment. No measure currently enables pre-separatio...

    Madeline Romaniuk, Gina Fisher, Matthew Sunderland, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Psychiatry (2023)

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    Assessing psychological adjustment and cultural reintegration after military service: development and psychometric evaluation of the post-separation Military-Civilian Adjustment and Reintegration Measure (M-CARM)

    The transition out of military service and subsequent reintegration to civilian life has been established as a period associated with an increased risk of psychological adjustment difficulties, psychiatric dis...

    Madeline Romaniuk, Gina Fisher, Chloe Kidd, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Psychiatry (2020)

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    Spatial clustering of fatal, and non-fatal, suicide in new South Wales, Australia: implications for evidence-based prevention

    Rates of suicide appear to be increasing, indicating a critical need for more effective prevention initiatives. To increase the efficacy of future prevention initiatives, we examined the spatial distribution o...

    Michelle Torok, Paul Konings, Philip J. Batterham, Helen Christensen in BMC Psychiatry (2017)

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    The generalised anxiety stigma scale (GASS): psychometric properties in a community sample

    Although there is substantial concern about negative attitudes to mental illness, little is known about the stigma associated with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) or its measurement. The aim of this study w...

    Kathleen M Griffiths, Philip J Batterham, Lisa Barney, Alison Parsons in BMC Psychiatry (2011)

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    Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e health application for the prevention of Generalised Anxiety Disorder

    Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder. Effective prevention in young adulthood has the potential to reduce the prevalence of the disorder, to reduce disability and lower...

    Helen Christensen, Kathleen M Griffiths, Andrew J Mackinnon in BMC Psychiatry (2010)

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    Modifiable risk factors predicting major depressive disorder at four year follow-up: a decision tree approach

    Relative to physical health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, little is known about risk factors that predict the prevalence of depression. The present study investigates the expected effects of a red...

    Philip J Batterham, Helen Christensen, Andrew J Mackinnon in BMC Psychiatry (2009)