A5078025653- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Data Quality and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Orygen Youth Health
2024-2025
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2025
Sun Yat-sen University
2025
The University of Melbourne
2023-2025
Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital
2025
Orygen
2023-2024
UNSW Sydney
2021-2024
Black Dog Institute
2021-2024
Ministry of Social and Family Development
2016-2021
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020
Suicide among young people is a worrying public health concern. Despite this, there lack of suitable interventions aligned with the needs this priority population. Emerging evidence supports effectiveness digital in alleviating severity suicidal thoughts. However, their efficacy may be undermined by poor engagement. Technology-supported strategies (eg, electronic prompts and reminders) have been deployed alongside to increase engagement latter. inconclusive. User-centered design approaches...
There is growing research evidence that subclinical autistic traits are elevated in relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), continuously distributed the general population and likely to share common etiology ASD. A number measures have been developed assess quantitatively unselected samples. So far, Quantitative-Checklist for Autism Toddlers (Q-CHAT) one very few use toddlers as young 18 months, but little known about its measurement properties factor structure.The...
Abstract Background Poor engagement has hindered the dissemination of self‐guided digital therapeutics for mental health. Evidence on efficacy technology‐supported strategies designed increasing with these interventions is currently inconclusive. Few studies have examined user perceptions such strategies, which could yield key insights enhancing their effectiveness. Methods Two hundred and eleven participants completed a cross‐sectional online survey. All were aged 18 years above, living in...
Aims: To examine trends in vaping prevalence, frequency, and associated factors Australia, with a focus on the relationship between vaping, smoking, mental health among young people aged 14–25.Design, Setting Participants: A repeated cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from National Drug Strategy Household Surveys (NDSHS) for 2016, 2019, 2022/23.Measurements: Key measurements include prevalence frequency of smoking status, rates disorders psychological distress, use...
Introduction: Mental disorders are a leading cause of disease burden among those aged 10-24 years. diverse, complex and multifaceted, co-morbidity is common. However, fragmentation across multiple services sectors (health, mental health human services) results in gaps service provision. In the context ongoing reform Australia. Comprehensive evaluation whole care system critical for shaping policy ensuring efficient allocation resources. this paper we describe protocol population-based data...
Introduction: Mental disorders are diverse, complex, multifaceted, and co-morbidity is common. They a leading cause of disease burden in 10–24-year-olds. In Australia, fragmentation within across sectors (health, mental health human services) results gaps service provision increases this burden; there an urgent need for reform. However, we comprehensive robust methodologies to identify inefficiencies shape policy, ensure efficient allocation resources support those most need. Here describe...
To compare pregnancy outcomes between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with thrombocytopenia and those without, to develop a nomogram for assessing the risk of developing SLE-related during pregnancy. Clinical data from 178 pregnant SLE were analyzed. Patients classified into normal platelet groups using count cutoff < 100 × 10^9/L. Pregnancy compared these groups. A was developed identify factors associated based on univariate multivariable logistic regression analyses. The...
Data linkage is a powerful tool for understanding the multifaceted needs and priorities of mental health care from perspective users providers. Its potential remains underutilised in Australian settings - Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health 2020 highlighted significant gap: routinely collected administrative data are seldom leveraged research service evaluation. In this manuscript, we provide insights to how has been used research, type questions that can be addressed, steps...
Self-harm among children and adolescents is a global public health issue, with concerning trends of increased rates hospital presenting self-harm in younger age groups (5-12 years). Few studies have investigated risk factors emerging preadolescent populations (<12 This study aimed to identify key associated recent (past 12-months) preadolescents years) compared (13-18 cross-sectional case-control recruited 305 parents/guardians who had child (aged 5-18 that (i) recently engaged (case group)...
While youth violence reduction program is a necessity to prevent long-term criminal and violent offending, its effectiveness in offenders not well researched. This study investigated the of Violence Prevention Program (VPP) addressing aggression, anger, self-control, empathy offenders. One hundred seventy youths (mean age 15.8 years) who completed VPP from 2008 2014 self-report measures on outcomes both before after intervention. Repeated analyses revealed significant improvement youths'...
The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to investigate whether urinary MCP-1 can distinguish patients with AD, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and cognitively normal (CN) subjects.A total 754 participants, including 97 50 aMCI 84 age- sex-matched CN controls as well a cohort 523 subjects different ages, were enrolled from five hospitals located areas China. Urinary levels determined using...
Hospitals are insufficiently resourced to appropriately support young people who present with suicidal crises. Digital mental health innovations have the potential provide cost-effective models of care address this service gap and improve experiences for people. However, little is currently known about whether digital feasible integrate into complex hospital settings or how they should be introduced sustainability.This qualitative study explored benefits, barriers, collective action required...
Youth suicidal ideation and behaviour is concerning due to its widespread prevalence, morbidity potentially fatal consequences. Digital mental health interventions have been found improve access low-cost high-quality support for a range of issues, yet there are few digital available suicide prevention in young people. In addition, no studies examined how engagement strategies may impact the efficacy prevention. The current protocol describes three-arm parallel randomised controlled trial. A...
Family functioning is predictive of youth recidivism in Singapore. However, there a lack family based interventions for offenders on community probation. Evidence‐based developed Western populations, such as Functional Therapy ( FFT ), have been found to be effective mitigating subsequent criminal behavior. no study has examined whether can implemented and adapted use Eastern cultures. Thus, this paper sought detail the implementation Rationale adoption discussed, key activities undertaken...
Objective Hospital emergency departments lack the resources to adequately support young people who present for suicidal crisis. Digital therapeutics could fill this service gap by providing psychological without creating additional burden on hospital staff. However, existing research what is needed successful integration of digital in settings scant. Thus, study sought identify key considerations implementing manage acute distress hospitals. Method Participants were 17 recently presented at...
This study is the first to evaluate Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in a non‐Western culture. The effectiveness of FFT was examined relation three proximal outcomes relevant youth offender rehabilitation: (i) mental well‐being, (ii) family functioning, and (iii) probation completion. 120 probationers ( M age = 16.2, SD 1.33) were randomly assigned receive either standard services—Treatment‐As‐Usual (TAU; n 57)—or addition TAU (FFT; 63). Data on psychometric measures well‐being functioning...