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Helen Christensen
Researcher at University of New South Wales
Publications - 629
Citations - 58443
Helen Christensen is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 116, co-authored 596 publications receiving 48002 citations. Previous affiliations of Helen Christensen include Centre for Mental Health & Arcadia University.
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24. Cortisol increases DNA damage in lymphocytes in vitro, but is not associated with telomere shortening
TL;DR: Telomere lengthening was associated with increased DNA damage, suggesting in vivo stress-associated telomere shortening cannot be explained by a direct effect of cortisol.
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Help-Seeking and Barriers to Service Use amongst Men with Past-Year Suicidal Ideation and not in Contact with Mental Health Services.
Natalie M. Reily,Samantha Tang,Philip J. Batterham,Bani Aadam,Brian Allen. Draper,Fiona Shand,Jin Han,Angela Nicholas,Helen Christensen +8 more
TL;DR: The most common type of support was self-help resources, and self-reliance was the most common barrier to formal mental health service use as mentioned in this paper , while men who did not seek any help for suicidality experienced lower instrumental barriers and perceived need for support, and lower levels of certain coping styles.
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The Essential Network (TEN): rapid development and implementation of a digital-first mental health solution for Australian healthcare workers during COVID-19
Peter Baldwin,Melissa J. Black,Jill M. Newby,Lyndsay Brown,Nicole C. Scott,Tanka Narayan Shrestha,Nicole Cockayne,Jonathan Tennant,Samuel B. Harvey,Helen Christensen +9 more
TL;DR: The COVID19 pandemic has presented healthcare workers (HCWs) with extraordinary, unabating stress and they need a responsive, tailored mental health service that can address a range of concerns, from acute distress to moral injury and psychiatric disorders like PTSD.
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Recruitment challenges associated with a randomised controlled trial within a general telephone counselling service
TL;DR: The presence of an on-site trial manager, regular encouragement and feedback, and tailored and specific recruiter training may improve rates of recruitment in future trials.