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Philip J. Batterham
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Open AccessWhat aspects of the pandemic had the greatest impact on adolescent mental health: duration of lockdown or subjective experience?
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted global mental health, with adolescents experiencing disproportionate effects. Limited research has explored the impact of different pandemic restrictions on adolescent...
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Open AccessPragmatic 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...
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Open AccessTesting a syndemics perspective on the effects of multiple adversities on depression and anxiety symptoms in a representative population sample
Considerable empirical evidence indicates that stressful life experiences may have a negative impact on mental health. However, it is unclear how multiple adverse experiences may intersect to influence symptom...
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Open AccessCo-design and Development of Implementation Strategies: Enhancing the PAX Good Behaviour Game in Australian Schools
Effective implementation strategies are important for take-up of programs in schools. However, to date, few implementation strategies have been co-designed with teachers and support staff (including principals...
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Open AccessUnderstanding 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...
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Open AccessAre Parents the Key? How Parental Suicide Stigma and Suicide Literacy Affect Help-Seeking Attitudes and Intentions for their Child
Suicide is the leading cause of death among Australian young people, yet rates of help-seeking for suicidal ideation and behaviors in this population are concerningly low. In this study, the relationships betw...
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Open AccessDevelopment 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...
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Open AccessThe impact of COVID-19 and bushfires on the mental health of Australian adolescents: a cross-sectional study
When COVID-19 spread to Australia in January 2020, many communities were already in a state of emergency from the Black Summer bushfires. Studies of adolescent mental health have typically focused on the effec...
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Open AccessThe development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
Family and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are intrinsically connected to good health and wellbeing, and cultural knowledge e...
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Open AccessResilience to suicidal behavior in young adults: a cross-sectional study
Despite decades of research on suicide risk factors in young people, there has been no significant improvement in our understanding of this phenomenon. This study adopts a positive deviance approach to identif...
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Open AccessCOVID-19 and mental health in Australia – a sco** review
The COVID-19 outbreak has spread to almost every country around the world and caused more than 3 million deaths. The pandemic has triggered enormous disruption in people’s daily lives with profound impacts glo...
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Open AccessPsychosocial impacts of home-schooling on parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been highly disruptive, with the closure of schools causing sudden shifts for students, educators and parents/caregivers to remote learning from home (home-schooling). Limited researc...
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Open AccessWhat could we do differently next time? Australian parents’ experiences of the short-term and long-term impacts of home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in school closures worldwide, requiring curriculum to be delivered to children remotely (home schooling). Qualitative evidence is needed to provide important context to the pos...
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Open AccessThe Youth Aware of Mental Health program in Australian Secondary Schools: 3- and 6-month outcomes
The evidence base for suicide prevention programs in Australian schools is limited. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a universal, mental health promotion and suicide prevention program—Youth ...
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Open AccessDevelo** and validating measures of self-reported everyday and healthcare discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
It is well established that racism is a fundamental contributor to poor health and inequities. There is consistent evidence of high exposure to discrimination among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indig...
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Open AccessAssessing 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...
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Open AccessTailored implementation of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy in the multinational context of the ImpleMentAll project: a study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial
Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) is found effective in treating common mental disorders. However, the use of these interventions in routine care is limited. The international ImpleMentAll st...
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Open AccessEthical issues and practical barriers in internet-based suicide prevention research: a review and investigator survey
People who are at elevated risk of suicide stand to benefit from internet-based interventions; however, research in this area is likely impacted by a range of ethical and practical challenges. The aim of this ...
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Open AccessProtocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia
Despite increasing investment in suicide prevention, Australian suicide rates have increased steadily in the past decade. In response to growing evidence for multicomponent intervention models for reducing sui...
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Open AccessA trial protocol for the effectiveness of digital interventions for preventing depression in adolescents: The Future Proofing Study
Depression frequently first emerges during adolescence, and one in five young people will experience an episode of depression by the age of 18 years. Despite advances in treatment, there has been limited progr...
