To explore the associations between self-reported racism and health wellbeing outcomes for young Aboriginal Australian people.

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an appropriate tool assess social emotional well-being (SEWB) Indigenous adolescents participating in longitudinal Aboriginal Birth Cohort (ABC) Study.

For Indigenous Australians, health transcends the absence of disease, and includes wellbeing their community Country: whole physical, cultural spiritual environment. Stronger relationships with Country greater involvement in practices enhance those more remote regions have access to higher levels wellbeing. However this does not translate into improvements clinical indicators, Australians suffer morbidity mortality than people non-remote areas, other Australians. The Interplay research...

Social and emotional well-being is an important component of overall health. In the Indigenous Australian context, risk indicators poor social include determinants such as education, employment, income housing well substance use, racial discrimination cultural knowledge. This study sought to investigate associations between oral health-related factors in a birth cohort young Aboriginal adults residing northern region Australia's Northern Territory. Data were collected on five validated...

Wellbeing has been difficult to understand, measure and strengthen for Aboriginal people in remote Australia. Part of the challenge genuinely involving community members incorporating their values priorities into assessment policy. Taking a 'shared space' collaborative approach between communities, governments scientists, we merged knowledge with western science - by bringing together stories numbers. This research aims statistically validate holistic Interplay Framework Survey that bring...

A recent rise in cannabis use Indigenous communities northern Australia may have compounded existing patterns of other substance use. This paper describes these Arnhem Land the 'Top End' Northern Territory (NT). Economic impacts trade are also described. In a descriptive cross-sectional study, random samples included 336 people (169 males, 167 females) aged 13 - 36 years. Consensus classification lifetime and current cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, kava, inhalants (petrol) drugs was derived...

With chronic alcohol abuse, cognitive studies suggest that progressive decline may precede more serious and irreversible neurological syndromes. The early detection of impairment therefore aid in the prevention permanent brain damage. Despite devastating consequences abuse among Aboriginal Australians, effects on function have never been studied this population a lack appropriate assessment tools has prevented development such research.

Objective: This review considers the context in which kava is used, together with its underlying psychopharmacological mechanisms, to investigate neurobehavioural effects associated use. Method: We conducted a systematic search using computerized databases MEDLINE, OVID and PsychLIT for all articles containing any of following words: kava, kavain, kawa Piper methysticum. In opinion authors, from this collection data that could inform neurological cognitive sequelae use were included purpose...

Abstract Background: Heavy kava use in Aboriginal commun­ities has been linked to various health effects, including anecdotes of sudden cardiac deaths. Aims: To examine associations between and potential effects. Methods: A cross‐sectional study was carried out within a kava‐using east Arnhem Land community tropical northern Australia. One‐hundred‐and‐one adults who were current, recent or non‐users enrolled March 2000. Main outcome measures physical, anthropometric, biochemical,...

It has been proposed, and questioned, whether motor impairments in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, combined type (ADHD-C) alone, developmental coordination disorder (DCD) ADHD-C comorbid DCD (ADHD-C/DCD) may arise from disruption to a common set of cognitive functions their related neural substrate. This study examined movement durations for real imagined movements visually guided pointing task 58 prepubertal children aged 8 12 years old with alone (n=14), ADHD-C/DCD (n=15), an...

Serial assessment is required in situations where decline or recovery of function anticipated. cognition Indigenous populations, however, can be problematic due to a lack culturally appropriate assessments with psychometric properties suitable for repeated administration. This study assessed non-verbal, neutral, computerised cognitive test battery its test–retest reliability and any practice effects sample 40 healthy adolescents (mean age = 15.25 years). No adequate retest reliabilities were...

Few studies describe cannabis use in indigenous populations, and no longitudinal are available Australia. We conducted 3-year follow-up interviews assessments Aboriginal communities Arnhem Land (Northern Territory, NT).

Reliable cognitive assessment for non-western cultures is difficult given that mainstream tests typically rely on western concepts, content and values. Despite recognition of the scarcity appropriate Aboriginal people over many years, limited practical development has occurred. This study aimed to identify barriers clinicians working with in a remote context, evaluate characteristics assessments considered be more or less thereby potential ways forward. Semi-structured interviews 22 health...

Abuse of inhalants containing the volatile solvent toluene is a significant public health issue, especially for adolescent and Indigenous communities. Adolescent inhalant abuse can lead to chronic issues may initiate trajectory towards further drug use. Identification at-risk individuals difficult diagnostic tools are limited primarily measurement serum toluene. Our objective was identify effects on subsequent use growth parameters, test predictive power parameters as measure abuse.We...

ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the effects of tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and petrol sniffing on periodontal disease among Australian Aboriginal young adults. Design Cross‐sectional nested within a long‐standing prospective longitudinal study. Setting communities in Australia's Northern Territory. Participants Members Birth Cohort study who were recruited from birth between January 1987 March 1990 at Royal Darwin Hospital, Territory, Australia. Data wave III, when mean age participants was 18...

Abstract Kava is an extract from the Piper methysticum Forst. f. plant that has social and spiritual importance in Pacific islands societies. Herbal remedies contain kava are used for psychiatric treatment of anxiety insomnia. Laboratory studies have found only subtle, if any, changes on cognitive or motor functions acute effects consuming small clinical doses products. Intoxication recreational not been studied. The performance individuals intoxicated drinking ( n =11) was compared with a...