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From 1990 to 2005, there was an increase in prevalence of parents with a prior history of mental health disorders in WA.

Despite the availability of five guidelines for the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), there is no national endorsement for their use in...

It is well recognized that genetic disease makes a significant contribution to childhood illness. Here, we present recent population data describing...

To identify prospective predictors of eating disorders in a population-based sample of 14-year-old boys and girls, using previously collected antenatal...

In Australia, substance use disorders disproportionately affect people living in rural and remote areas. Patients with substance use disorders who receive palliative care have complex, often unmet, end-of-life needs. There is scarce evidence on the management of patients with substance use disorders in palliative care, and there is no consensus on the model of care to assist general practitioners manage their patients. This is particularly salient for general practitioners in rural areas, who provide most of the palliative care to their patients.

The Australian Genomics Cardiovascular Disorders Flagship was a national multidisciplinary collaboration. It aimed to investigate the feasibility of genome sequencing and functional genomics to resolve variants of uncertain significance in the clinical management of patients and families with cardiomyopathies, primary arrhythmias, and congenital heart disease.

Mothers of a child with autism spectrum disorder have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child.

This study investigated the capacity of three accelerometer-type devices to measure walking activity in Rett syndrome

Eating disorder prevalence rates were significantly greater when using DSM-5 than DSM- IV-TR criteria, at all time points for females and at age 17 only...

Purging at age 17 and externalising behaviour problems at age 14 were the strongest predictors of eating disorder persistence to age 20.