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What bridges the gap between self-harm and suicidality? The role of forgiveness, resilience and attachment

There is a lack of understanding of why some people who self-harm escalate to suicidal behaviour when others do not. Psychological factors such as attachment...

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The relationship between school climate and mental and emotional wellbeing over the transition from primary to secondary school

The current study examined the relationship between students’ mental and emotional wellbeing and factors pertaining to school climate, focusing on the...

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Longitudinal evidence of the impact of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health

Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health.

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The impact of parental mental health problems on the educational outcomes of their offspring: Findings from the Raine Study

There is limited evidence on the impact of parental mental health problems on offspring’s educational outcomes. We investigated the impact of maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as paternal emotional problems on the educational outcomes of their adolescent and young adult offspring.

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School-based depression and anxiety prevention programs: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Depression and anxiety are often first experienced during childhood and adolescence, and interest in the prevention of these disorders is growing. The focus of this review was to assess the effectiveness of psychological prevention programs delivered in schools, and to provide an update to our previous review from five years ago (Werner-Seidler, Perry, Calear, Newby, & Christensen, 2017).

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Relationships between depression and anxiety symptoms scores and blood pressure in young adults

This study aimed to assess the relationships among BP, depression and anxiety symptom scores and self-reported history of depression in young adults.

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What we know about suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

This fact sheet addresses what we currently know about suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Evaluation of a new measure of mood intolerance, the Tolerance of Mood States Scale (TOMS)

This research aimed to (i) validate a new measure of mood intolerance, the Tolerance of Mood States (TOMS) scale, and (ii) to examine associations between...

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In utero exposure to antidepressant medication and neonatal growth outcomes: closer examination of the evidence is needed

In utero exposure to antidepressant medication and neonatal growth outcomes: closer examination of the evidence is needed

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Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents

Previous randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are beneficial in reducing symptoms of depression.