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Is headspace making a difference to young people’s lives?

This report presents the evaluation findings of headspace, a service to improve the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of young people

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Ethnic differences in the quality of the interview process and implications for survey analysis

Comparable survey data on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly sought after by policymakers to inform policies aimed at closing ethnic...

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Prenatal alcohol exposure and educational achievement in children aged 8-9 years

This study examines the relationships between the dose, pattern, and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and achievement in reading, writing, spelling,...

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Energy drink consumption is associated with anxiety in australian young adult males

Energy drinks are predominantly targeted to young adult consumers; however, there has been limited research into their effects on psychological functioning...

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Low vitamin D levels are associated with symptoms of depression in young adult males

Results from studies examining associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and depressive symptoms are equivocal.

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Do emotional and behavioural difficulties in primary school predict adolescent victimisation trajectories?

The results of this study suggest whole-school bullying intervention programmes need to occur before students reach secondary school.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Testosterone and Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior: A Prospective Study

Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in...

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Reducing all-cause mortality among patients with psychiatric disorders: a population-based study

We investigated whether compulsory community treatment, could reduce all-cause mortality among patients with psychiatric disorders.

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Cancer-related mortality in people with mental illness

There is a 30% higher case fatality rate from cancer in psychiatric patients even though their incidence of cancer is no greater than in the general population.

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The association between prenatal environment and children’s mental health trajectories from 2 to 14 years

This study aimed to elucidate how an adverse prenatal environment, as defined by the presence of a number of known prenatal risk factors, would influence...