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We know that place, location, and geography can all influence health, wellbeing, and disease, and thus are important factors in policy development and service planning.
According to the Young Minds Matter study, mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are experienced by approximately one in seven or 560,000 young people in Australia. These disorders can often have a significant impact on children’s learning and development and on family life.
In multi-cohort consortia, the problem often arises that a phenotype is measured using different questionnaires. This study aimed to harmonize scores based on the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for anxiety/depression and ADHD.
Perinatal emotional well-being is more than the presence or absence of depressive and anxiety disorders; it encompasses a wide range of factors that contribute to emotional well-being.
Essential polyunsaturated (omega-3 and omega-6) fatty acids have been proposed to play a role in the aetiology of mood disorders. However, a systematic...
Progress in psychiatric genetics has been slow despite evidence of high heritability for most mental disorders
To determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population.
To determine whether the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents on court ordered remand in South Australia has changed since 1989
There are many factors that contribute to the poor physical health of people with severe mental illness (SMI), including lifestyle factors and medication side e
A prior episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the strongest predictors of future completed suicide. Identifying antecedents of DSH may inform strategi