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Covid-19 the Trigger for SDG Solutions in Mental Health

, 2021
Introduction. This paper explores COVID-19 impact on Global attempts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, specifically Target 3.4. Purpose. Suggest a new WHO Mental Health Action Plan needs to be refocused to help achieve universal mental health ...
Illingworth, Paul
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Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course: effects on knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence and helping behaviour

BMC Psychology, 2022
Background The effects of problem gambling are wide-ranging, affecting many aspects of health and negatively impacting the person who gambles, their family and friends, and their community.
Kathy S. Bond, Fairlie A. Cottrill, Amy J. Morgan, Kathryn J. Chalmers, Julia N. Lyons, Alyssia Rossetto, Claire M. Kelly, Louise Kelly, Nicola J. Reavley, Anthony F. Jorm   +9 more
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Ethical concerns in suicide research: thematic analysis of the views of human research ethics committees in Australia

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background Suicide research aims to contribute to a better understanding of suicidal behaviour and its prevention. However, there are many ethical challenges in this research field, for example, regarding consent and potential risks to participants ...
Emma Barnard, Georgia Dempster, Karolina Krysinska, Lennart Reifels, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis, Karl Andriessen   +6 more
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Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for depression used in English-speaking countries for China: a Delphi expert consensus study

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Most people who meet the criteria for a diagnosis of depression in China do not receive treatment. Family and friends can play a role in recognising the signs of depression and encouraging the person to seek treatment.
Shurong Lu, Wenjing Li, Brian Oldenburg, Yan Wang, Anthony F. Jorm, Yanling He, Nicola J. Reavley   +6 more
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Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for assisting a person at risk of suicide to China: a Delphi expert consensus study

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Suicide is a significant public health concern in China and there is a need for evidence-based suicide prevention programs to assist people in the community who may be in a position to support those in their social networks who are at risk of ...
Shurong Lu, Wenjing Li, Brian Oldenburg, Yan Wang, Anthony F. Jorm, Yanling He, Nicola J. Reavley   +6 more
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Effectiveness of eLearning and blended modes of delivery of Mental Health First Aid training in the workplace: randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background The aim of the WorkplaceAid study was to compare the effects of eLearning or blended (eLearning plus face-to-face course delivery) Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses on public servants’ knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence in ...
Nicola J. Reavley, Amy J. Morgan, Julie-Anne Fischer, Betty Kitchener, Nataly Bovopoulos, Anthony F. Jorm   +5 more
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Patterns and predictors of primary mental health service use following bushfire and flood disasters [PDF]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2014
Background: Mental health care services play an important role following disasters (Reifels et al., 2013). The aim of this study is to examine patterns and predictors of primary mental health care service use, following two major Australian natural ...
Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Matthew Spittal, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Jane Pirkis   +5 more
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Trends in suicide-related research in Australia

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2020
Background Despite continuous research over the past 20 years in Australia there is still limited understanding of what works and what does not work in suicide prevention and where to invest research efforts that will help to expand this knowledge base ...
Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Karolina Krysinska, Maria Ftanou, Anna Machlin, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis   +6 more
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Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background Suicide is a leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians. Friends, family and frontline workers (for example, teachers, youth workers) are often best positioned to provide initial assistance if someone is suicidal.
Gregory Armstrong, Natalie Ironfield, Claire M. Kelly, Katrina Dart, Kerry Arabena, Kathy Bond, Nicola Reavley, Anthony F. Jorm   +7 more
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Quality of assistance provided by members of the Australian public to a person at risk of suicide: associations with training experiences and sociodemographic factors in a national survey

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Members of the public can potentially take action to assist someone in their social network who is distressed and at risk of suicide. The present study used data from a community survey to examine training experiences and sociodemographic ...
Anthony F. Jorm, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Julie-Anne Fischer, Nicola J. Reavley   +5 more
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