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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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The use of technology in Suicide Prevention

TL;DR: An overview of current technological developments which are facilitating research in the field of suicide prevention, including multiple modes of screening such as network analysis of mobile-phone collected connectivity data, automatic detection of suicidality from social media content, and crisis detection from acoustic variability in speech patterns are presented.
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Emotional response of participants to a mental health survey

TL;DR: Only a small percentage of respondents reported distress, while many found that the questionnaire had made them feel good about themselves, and those who reported positive feelings had higher positive personality scores, more social support and lower anxiety and depression.
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Working hours, common mental disorder and suicidal ideation among junior doctors in Australia: a cross-sectional survey.

TL;DR: The results show that around one in four JDs are currently working hours that are associated with a doubling of their risk of common mental health problems and SI, and suggest that management of working hours represents an important focus for workplaces to improve the mental health of medical trainees.
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The influence of job stress, social support and health status on intermittent and chronic sleep disturbance: an 8-year longitudinal analysis

TL;DR: Little evidence was found that job stress had an independent effect on chronic or intermittent sleep disturbance independent of health, social support, and education, and various demographic and social support factors were distinguishing factors.
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Do mental health surveys disturb? Further evidence

TL;DR: It is recommended that respondents in community surveys, including the elderly, be informed that they can decline to answer any question, and that interviewers be trained in how to respond to the few who will be distressed by the experience.