To identify the prevalence of mental health problems, rates suicidal ideation and behaviour, use professional services among children adolescents residing in home-based foster care, to compare these with those reported for general Australian community.Cross-sectional survey.326 (aged 6-17 years) care Adelaide metropolitan region between August 2004 January 2006.Prevalence emotional behavioural obtain help problems.61.0% living scored above recommended cut-off behaviour problems on Child...

Given that relatively little is known about the development of resilience in early childhood, this longitudinal study aimed to identify preschool resource factors associated with young children's mental health family adversity.

Abstract Depression, alcohol use disorders and post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are serious issues among military personnel due to their impact on operational capability individual well‐being. Several forces screen for these using scales including the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL). However, it is unknown whether established cutoffs apply populations. This study first test...

Background: Many pain clinics encourage/mandate attendance at introductory group education sessions. Despite high non-attendance rates, no studies have examined consumer-reported reasons for non-attendance. Purpose: The aim of this study was to better understand why consumers fail attend their session. Research Design and Study Sample: We attempted contact all non-attendees our South Australian tertiary unit’s sessions from February–August 2020. Of the 23 we could reach, 10 completed...

The aim of this prospective study was to identify preschool factors that are associated with children's classroom engagement during their 1st school year. guided by a social-motivational process model highlights the importance parent–child and teacher–child relationships in promoting engagement. In preschool, parents teachers completed questionnaires assessing (n = 562) relationships, global self-concept, mental health problems. Teachers rated levels 1 year later kindergarten. Research...

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study (MHPWS) is the first study of mental disorder prevalence in an entire military population.The MHPWS aims to establish prevalence, refine current ADF health screening methods, identify specific occupational factors that influence health. This paper describes design, sampling strategies, methodology used this study.At Phase 1, approximately half all regular Navy, Army, Air personnel (n=24,481) completed self-report...

The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent improvement in self-regulation achieved between ages 4 and 6 years is associated with level behavioral problems later childhood. Participants were 4-year-old children (n = 510) attending preschools South Australia. Children's assessed using parent-completed Devereux Early Childhood Assessment when aged 4, 5, 6. total, internalizing, externalizing scores on parent- teacher-rated Strengths Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQs) old. Random...

This longitudinal study classified groups of children experiencing different trajectories student-teacher relationship quality over the transition from preschool into school, and determined strength association between childhood mental health problems in second year primary school. A community sample 460 Australian were assessed (age 4), first school 5), 6). Teachers at all three assessments reported on with Student Teacher Relationship Scale. When their year, parents teachers rated...

Chronic pain is a substantial health problem with high prevalence of comorbid depression. To understand the link between chronic and depression, cognitive factors including catastrophising self-efficacy have been theorised as significant contributing variables. There relatively strong evidence that mediates relationship severity depression symptoms. also emerging mediation role may vary function self-efficacy. However, it unknown whether this model will apply in tertiary clinic sample. Thus,...

This 1-year prospective study aimed to examine associations between children's preschool emotional and behavioral problems their kindergarten classroom engagement, identify any gender differences in this association. In preschool, parents teachers completed questionnaires assessing aspects of (n = 575) problems. Teachers rated engagement levels 1 year later kindergarten. Compared with girls, boys showed higher hyperactivity/inattention conduct problems, lower engagement. Regression analyses...

<h3>Objective</h3> Academic achievement varies according to gestational age but it is unclear whether within ‘term’ (37–41 weeks gestation) or for ‘post-term’ births (≥42 weeks). We examined from preterm post-term against a national minimum standard academic in population data. <h3>Design</h3> Literacy and numeracy data of 8-year-old South Australian grade 3 children 2008–2010 were linked routinely collected perinatal (N=28 155). <h3>Results</h3> Longer gestation 23 45 was associated with...

ObjectiveThe number of years education an individual completes is related to their future morbidity and mortality. There are obvious drivers for educational attainment such as childhood intellect, parental intelligence attainment, well socioeconomic status; associations may be age‐dependent. We investigated between across (collected at two, four, seven eleven thirteen years) (total by the late 20s in Port Pirie Cohort Study, taking into account maternal intelligence, schooling occupational...

Physical symptoms are highly comorbid with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As PTSD is underdiagnosed, this study explored the value of self-reported physical in screening for 30-day military personnel. Two symptom scales were constructed using items from a 67-item health checklist, clinical interviews used as diagnostic reference standard, and utility was compared current gold standard screen, checklist (PCL). Receiver operating characteristic analyses showed that both 9-item 10-item...

This longitudinal study aimed to identify child, socio-demographic, family, and relationship factors associated with children's teacher quality trajectories over the transition from preschool into school.A community sample of 636 Australian children were assessed in preschool, first year, second year formal schooling.Teachers at all three assessments reported on child-teacher quality.At teachers parents mental health difficulties prosocial skills, family socio-demographic characteristics,...

This study is the first to examine diagnostic accuracy of two depression screening scales—the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)—in an entire regular-serving military population. Currently serving Australian Defence Force personnel ( n = 24,481) completed K10 PHQ9. Then a targeted subsample (i.e., analysis sample, 1,730) interview identify DSM-IV 30-day disorder. Weighted results represented population N 50,049). Both scales similarly showed...