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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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Impact of pet ownership on elderly Australians' use of medical services: an analysis using Medicare data
Anthony F. Jorm,Patricia A. Jacomb,Helen Christensen,Scott Henderson,Ailsa E Korten,Bryan Rodgers +5 more
TL;DR: To determine whether pet ownership by elderly people is associated with lower use of health services, a large-scale study of pet ownership in elderly people over a 25-year period was conducted.
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Web-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression With and Without Telephone Tracking in a National Helpline: Secondary Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial
TL;DR: Evidence-based Web interventions for depression can be effective not only in reducing depression symptoms but also in improving other health outcomes, including quality of life, hazardous alcohol use, and knowledge about effective strategies for depression self-management.
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Pregnancy may confer a selective cognitive advantage.
TL;DR: The authors investigated women's subjective complaints of problems with memory during pregnancy and their objective performance on a variety of tests of attention and memory and found no differences between pregnant women and controls on tests of Attention (dot probe), intentional and incidental recall, and direct and indirect memory (stem completion).
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ICD-10 mild cognitive disorder: epidemiological evidence on its validity
Helen Christensen,A. S. Henderson,Anthony F. Jorm,Andrew Mackinnon,Ruth Scott,Ailsa E Korten +5 more
TL;DR: Findings call into question the validity of the ICD-10 diagnosis of MCD, which was predicted by a report that memory or intelligence interfered with daily life but not by performance on cognitive tests or by report of physical illness.
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Clickety-click: e-mental health train on track.
TL;DR: There is evidence that Internet-based programs can improve a range of mental health conditions, and some could be used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals as an adjunct to clinician-based treatment.