Beverley Raphael

TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study was conducted in the Hunter Region of New South Wales to investigate the development of adolescent psychosocial morbidity, and the authors reported analyses based on data obtained during the screening phase of that project, in which 2157 adolescents completed a Social and Emotional development questionnaire.

TL;DR: A discriminant function based on a number of biochemical and haematological tests from an extended multiple biochemical analysis and full blood count, together with weight, smoking status and systolic blood pressure, would perform satisfactorily as a community screening tool, particularly in situations where there was a tendency for individuals to under-report their alcohol consumption.

TL;DR: The AusAID-funded psychosocial training program conducted jointly by Chinese and Australian mental health facilitators in the wake of the devastating earthquake disaster in Sichuan has contributed significantly to the building of national and local capacity to deliver psychological first-aid and Psychosocial response management to assist the populations who have been affected by disaster.

TL;DR: There are significant differences in the reported utilization and trust of health information sources between people with schizophrenia and attendees at general practice settings, and those with schizophrenia are less likely to trust and obtain information from a doctor, and more likely to access the Internet.