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WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS) Linked Data Study

This study is a partnership between researchers, the Aboriginal community and government to provide evidence for policy and practice addressing high priority health and wellbeing issues for Aboriginal children and families.

Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?

People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it

Internet use and electronic gaming by children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems in Australia

There are links between problem behaviours associated with Internet use and electronic gaming, and mental disorders and risk-taking behaviour in young people

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

The new diagnostic category of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in DSM-5

Encouraging the positive use of technology through community engagement

Describe a seven stage community engagement process to develop and disseminate community uptake strategies which encouraged cyber safety

Relationships between Psychosocial Resilience and Physical Health Status of Western Australian Urban Aboriginal Youth

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which factors previously documented as buffering the impact of high-risk family environments on...

Using Avoidable Admissions to Measure Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic and other Physical

This paper uses population-based, record-linkage to examine access to appropriate primary care in Australian and Canadian...

Pre-existing adversity, level of child protection involvement, and school attendance predict educational outcomes in a longitudinal study.

The current study has three aims. First, to identify the prevalence of low educational achievement among children with different levels of contact with the...

Protocol for the Care-IS Trial: a randomised controlled trial of a supportive educational intervention for carers of patients with high-grade glioma (HGG).

This paper outlines the objectives of a randomised control trial that will be conducted to investigate primary carers of those with high-grade glioma.

Is sexual content in new media linked to sexual risk behaviour in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Strong association between self-reported exposure to sexual content in new media and sexual behaviours in young people