A5022992303- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Education Systems and Policy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
Menzies School of Health Research
2012-2023
Charles Darwin University
2019-2023
The University of Sydney
2018-2020
The Kids Research Institute Australia
2002-2018
The University of Western Australia
2000-2018
Curtin University
2002-2011
King's College London
2010
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
2010
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
2010
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2010
Dietary intake during adolescence contributes to lifelong eating habits and the development of early risk factors for disease in adulthood. Few studies have examined dietary patterns adolescents social environmental that may affect them this life stage. The present study describes a cohort examines their associations with socio-economic factors, as well parental adolescent factor behaviours.A semi-quantitative FFQ was used assess adolescents' usual over previous year. Information collected...
Background: Methodological challenges such as confounding have made the study of early determinants mental health morbidity problematic. This aims to address these in investigating antenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors for development problems pre‐school children a cohort Western Australian children. Methods: The Raine Study is prospective 2,868 live born involving 2,979 pregnant women recruited at 18 weeks gestation. Children were followed up age two five years. Child Behaviour...
Objectives Early child development may have important consequences for inequalities in health and well-being. This paper explores population level patterns of across Australian jurisdictions, considering socioeconomic demographic characteristics. Design Census Australia. Setting participants Teachers complete a developmental checklist, the Development Index (AEDI), all children their first year full-time schooling. Between May July 2009, AEDI was collected by 14 628 teachers primary schools...
Summary The aim of this study was to examine prospectively the relation between duration breast feeding and cognitive outcomes. A cohort 2860 children enrolled before birth provided data from 2393 term infants English‐speaking mothers. Of these, complete infant in first year life verbal IQ (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – PPVT‐R) were available for 1450 at 6 years, a performance subtest (Perceptual organisation WISC Block Design) 1375 8 years. Full categorised as none,> 0 < 4 months,...
In this study we inquire whether children and adolescents with suicidal ideation can be differentiated from who attempt suicide on the basis of clinical symptoms or social grounds. From a total 2181 consecutive outpatient referrals to child adolescent psychiatry service, 258 young persons exhibited are compared 82 had actually attempted suicide. We were unable differentiate thoughts those alone. Both groups similar high levels depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, irritability. Conduct...
Objective. The aim of this study was to ascertain the early developmental status children who have a history newborn encephalopathy. Methods. A longitudinal follow-up conducted population-based, case-control born in Western Australia between June 1993 and December 1996. included 276 term (≥37 weeks’ gestation) with moderate or severe encephalopathy 564 unmatched control subjects. Griffiths Mental Development Scales used General Quotient (GQ) score. Outcome measures were subscales, GQ,...
This article aims to contribute the ongoing evaluation of Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) by investigating its construct and concurrent validity with a subsample 642 children aged 4 5 years drawn from Longitudinal Study Children (LSAC). Construct was examined considering theoretical consistency network correlations between AEDI subconstructs independently reported multimethod measures early learning skills development collected contemporaneously LSAC. Concurrent assessing extent...
Breakfast consumption has been associated with better mental health in adulthood, but the relationship between breakfast and adolescence is less well known. The aims of present study were to evaluate quality a cohort adolescents investigate associations health.Cross-sectional population-based study. was assessed by intake core food groups at breakfast, as determined from 3 d diaries. Mental using Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL), higher scores representing poorer behaviour.The Western...
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption prior suicide and act of suicide. DESIGN--This a retrospective total ascertainment survey three year cohort suicides in Western Australia. SETTING--Coroner9s records Australia 1986 1988 inclusive. PARTICIPANTS--The study involved 515 consecutive suicides: 414 males 101 females. MAIN RESULTS--Information on blood levels at time death, presence other drugs drug abuse history, psychiatric life events death...
Our goal was to investigate the physical and mental health of mothers who care for a child with Rett syndrome.We assessed maternal by using SF-12 version 1 component summary scores as outcome measures interest. Mothers (n = 135) children syndrome completed measure part Australian Syndrome Study in 2002. The analysis investigated linear relationships between maternal, family, characteristics.Mothers ranged age from 21 60 years their 3 27 years. Nearly half these (47.4%) indicated that they...
A comparison was made of demographic and clinical variables between 481 children aged 15 or less who exhibited symptomatic depression 147 had this symptom also suicidal ideas. Suicidal ideation associated with disturbed, hostile intrafamilial relationships. It age in girls. Significantly, experiences loss were rather than per se. No specific psychiatric, emotional, conduct disorder symptoms found to differentiate the two groups. Similarly, extrafamilial social characteristics not...
A key challenge to providing quality developmental care in remote Aboriginal primary health (PHC) centers has been the absence of culturally appropriate screening instruments. This study focused on cross-cultural adaptation Ages and Stages Questionnaires, 3rd edition (ASQ-3), with careful attention language culture. We aimed adapt ASQ-3 for use dwelling Australian children, investigate cultural appropriateness feasibility adapted this context. undertook a qualitative two communities, using...
To test the hypothesis that children with suboptimal fetal growth have significantly poorer mental health outcomes than those optimal growth, a population random sample survey of aged 4 to 16 years in Western Australia 1993 was conducted. The Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach 1991a) and Teacher Report Form 1991b) were used define morbidity. Survey data for 1775 13 available linkage original birth information. percentage expected birthweight (PEBW) as measure growth. Children below 2nd...
Objective: To review the scope and characteristics of mental health disorders in children young people Australia; detail some emerging concepts causal pathways people; discuss aspects prevention promotion people. Method: An integrated selected literature. Results: (i) While as many one five Australian aged from four to 17 have significant problems there remains a need for prevalence estimates subsections population, notably Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander descent; (ii) appropriate studies...