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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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Research priorities in mental health
Helen Christensen,Philip J. Batterham,Kathleen M Griffiths,John A. Gosling,Kanupriya Kalia Hehir +4 more
TL;DR: There is modest evidence for a shift in support towards affective disorders as a major focus for research, but the remaining gaps were very similar to those identified 10 years earlier showing that suicide, personality disorders and anxiety disorders are under-researched.
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Attitudes towards suicide attempts broadcast on social media: an exploratory study of Chinese microblogs.
TL;DR: The need for stigma reduction campaigns for Chinese social media users to improve their attitudes towards those who broadcast their suicide attempts on social media is confirmed.
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Reducing suicidal thoughts in the Australian general population through web-based self-help: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Bregje A. J. van Spijker,Bregje A. J. van Spijker,Alison L. Calear,Philip J. Batterham,Andrew Mackinnon,John A. Gosling,Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof,Daniela Solomon,Helen Christensen +8 more
TL;DR: The effectiveness of an online self-help program targeted at reducing suicidal thoughts compared with an attention-matched control condition in the Australian adult population is examined in the first English language RCT of this sort.
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Level of Cognitive Performance as a Correlate and Predictor of Health Behaviors that Protect against Cognitive Decline in Late Life: The Path through Life Study.
TL;DR: It is concluded that while higher levels of cognitive performance are associated with health promoting behaviors, improvements in health behavior are more likely to be due to non-cognitive, contextual and societal factors.
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The Effectiveness of Distance Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity: A Review
TL;DR: Limited support is provided for the efficacy of distance exercise interventions and limitations of the extant literature are revealed.