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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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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e health application for the prevention of Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Helen Christensen,Kathleen M Griffiths,Andrew Mackinnon,Kanupriya Kalia,Philip J. Batterham,Justin Kenardy,Claire Eagleson,Kylie Bennett +7 more
TL;DR: The WebGAD trial is the first to evaluate the use of an internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program contrasted with a credible control condition for the prevention of GAD and the first formal RCT evaluation of a web-based program for GAD using community recruitment.
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Temporal effects of separation on suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Philip J. Batterham,A. Kate Fairweather-Schmidt,Peter Butterworth,Alison L. Calear,Andrew Mackinnon,Helen Christensen +5 more
TL;DR: The period up to four years before a separation was found to be a time of increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours, while marriage was protective.
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Usage and Acceptability of the iBobbly App: Pilot Trial for Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth.
Joseph Tighe,Fiona Shand,Kathy McKay,Taylor Jai McAlister,Andrew Mackinnon,Helen Christensen +5 more
TL;DR: This study showed that Indigenous youth are early and frequent users of technology in general, and they regarded the iBobbly app to be culturally safe and of therapeutic value, and it was associated with self-reported improvements in psychological wellbeing, mental health literacy, and reductions in shame.
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The association between suicidal ideation and increased mortality from natural causes
TL;DR: Although the relationship between suicidal ideation and mortality from natural causes was partly explained by physical and mental health status, thoughts of suicide independently accounted for an increased risk of mortality.
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Positive strategies men regularly use to prevent and manage depression: a national survey of Australian men
Judy Proudfoot,Andrea S. Fogarty,Isabel McTigue,Sally Nathan,Erin Louise Whittle,Helen Christensen,Michael J. Player,Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic,Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic,Kay Wilhelm +9 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the men in the study currently use, and are open to using, a broad range of practical, social, emotional, cognitive and problem-solving strategies to maintain their mental health.