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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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Risk Factors of Transition from Normal Cognition to Mild Cognitive Disorder: The PATH through Life Study
Nicolas Cherbuin,Chantal Reglade-Meslin,Rajeev Kumar,Patricia A. Jacomb,Simon Easteal,Helen Christensen,Perminder S. Sachdev,Kaarin J. Anstey +7 more
TL;DR: Participants with a history of smoking or harmful alcohol consumption, hypertension, or who took medication for anxiety or depression were at increased risk of transitioning to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or any MCD.
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The great escape: a neuropsychological study of psychogenic amnesia.
TL;DR: The neuropsychological test performance of a patient who experienced a "fugue" episode lasting 7 days, but who continued to complain of a virtually complete loss of autobiographical memory for well over a year is described, suggesting that patients with "psychogenic amnesia" may manifest different levels of awareness for differing memories.
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Change in cognitive functioning associated with apoE genotype in a community sample of older adults.
Scott M. Hofer,Helen Christensen,Andrew Mackinnon,Andrew Mackinnon,Ailsa E Korten,Anthony F. Jorm,Alexander S Henderson,Simon Easteal +7 more
TL;DR: Findings support previous findings that apoE-epsilon4 is associated with accelerated memory deterioration in individuals without clinical dementia.
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Psychotic symptoms in the elderly: A prospective study in a population sample
A. S. Henderson,Ailsa E Korten,C. Levings,Anthony F. Jorm,Helen Christensen,Patricia A. Jacomb,Bryan Rodgers +6 more
TL;DR: A large number of patients with psychotic symptoms in older persons are diagnosed with at least one of a series of severe disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or both.
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Improving screening accuracy for dementia in a community sample by augmenting cognitive testing with informant report
Andrew Mackinnon,Alireza Khalilian,Anthony F. Jorm,Ailsa E Korten,Helen Christensen,Reinhild Mulligan +5 more
TL;DR: Combination of the IQCODE with the MMSE resulted in more accurate prediction of caseness than either test alone, and the appropriate combination of existing tests may be a fruitful method of improving screening accuracy in a variety of situations.