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        Development of a universal aftercare model for people who have presented to the emergency department for a suicidal crisis in WA

        Pete Dan Camilo Sara Samantha MEDIA ENQUIRIES Gething Weiss Vargas Heinamaa Speirs Media Contacts PG DW CV SH SS Please direct general enquiries to our reception on (08) 6319 1000. Please direct media enquiries to our media team: Alison Savage ...

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        Understanding autistic LGBTQA+ young people’s experiences of trauma: An intersectional approach

        Larissa Alix Penelope Marion Woolard Strauss LM AW PS BPsych(Hons) BPsych (Hons), PhD BA, MPH, PhD Research Assistant & PhD Student Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Child Mental Health Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention 08 6319 1823 08 6319 ...

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        The Facilitation of Acceptance in Trans and Gender Diverse Young People

        Helen Yael Morgan Perry HM YP BA (Hons), Doctor of Psychology BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Senior Project Coordinator Acting Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health 08 6319 1298 Helen.Morgan@telethonkids.org.au yael.perry@ ...

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        Mental ill-health and substance use among sexuality diverse adolescents: The critical role of school climate and teacher self-efficacy

        Mental ill-health, substance use and their co-occurrence among sexuality diverse young people during earlier adolescence is relatively understudied. The preventive utility of positive school climate for sexuality diverse adolescents' mental health is also unclear, as well as the role of teachers in conferring this benefit. ...

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        Newer Modalities in Psychopharmacology in Children and Adolescents: A Selective Narrative Review of the Literature

        Research in psychopharmacology in children and adolescents is an area of growing interest with numerous newer modalities becoming available in recent years. Nevertheless, it still lags significantly behind research in adult psychopharmacology although, in the last decade, the gap is beginning to be bridged with FDA approval for newer agents for the paediatric age group. ...

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        Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial

        Up to one-third of young people live with chronic physical conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma, and autoimmune disease) that frequently involve recurrent pain, fatigue, activity limitations, stigma, and isolation. ...

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        The effectiveness of a day hospital mentalization-based therapy programme for adolescents with borderline personality traits: Findings from Touchstone—Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

        Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at a substantial risk of harm to themselves and others, experience high levels of functional impairment and typically are high users of tertiary healthcare to address their mental health concerns. As indicators for BPD typically emerge in adolescence, a day therapy service in Bentley, Western Australia, Touchstone Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), was developed as an intensive intervention for adolescents with indicators for BPD and its associated symptomology. ...

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        Potential immunological effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy in transgender people – an unexplored area of research

        There are well-described sex-based differences in how the immune system operates. In particular, cisgender (cis) females have a more easily activated immune system; associated with an increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases and adverse events following vaccinations. Conversely, cis males have a higher threshold for immune activation, and are more prone to certain infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ...

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        Getting creative: Using art-based techniques to identify how arts organizations enhance young people’s well-being

        Mental health concerns present significant challenges for Australian youth. Arts organizations play a key role in promoting preventative mental health strate-gies through enhancing the social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of youth. However, little is known about how the arts promote SEWB and the processes and contexts through which this occurs.  ...

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        The anticipatory response to stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety in early adulthood

        Whilst cortisol reactivity has been associated with depression and anxiety disorders, research examining cortisol reactivity with early symptoms of these conditions in males and females is limited. ...

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        Pineal morphology of the clinical high-risk state for psychosis and different psychotic disorders

        Pineal volume reductions have been reported in schizophrenia and clinical high-risk states for the development of psychosis, supporting the role of melatonin dysregulation in the pathophysiology of psychosis. ...

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        Neuroanatomical heterogeneity and homogeneity in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis

        Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) demonstrate heterogeneity in clinical profiles and outcome features. However, the extent of neuroanatomical heterogeneity in the CHR-P state is largely undetermined. ...

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