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Hugh Colin Gallagher
Researcher at University of Melbourne
Publications - 12
Citations - 286
Hugh Colin Gallagher is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Psychological resilience. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 12 publications receiving 205 citations. Previous affiliations of Hugh Colin Gallagher include Swinburne University of Technology.
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Psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires: Social connections and psychological outcomes
Hugh Colin Gallagher,Lisa Gibbs,Elizabeth Waters,Karen Block,Elyse Snowdon,L. Harms,Richard A. Bryant,Dean Lusher,David Forbes,Greg Ireton,John Richardson,Colin MacDougall,V. Sinnot,Connie Kellett,Pip Pattison +14 more
TL;DR: A significant minority of people in the high-affected communities reported persistent PTSD, depression, and psychological distress, indicating the need for promotion of the use of health and complementary services, community-based initiatives, and family and other informal supports, to target these persistent problems.
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Beyond Bushfires: Community, Resilience and Recovery - a longitudinal mixed method study of the medium to long term impacts of bushfires on mental health and social connectedness
Lisa Gibbs,Elizabeth Waters,Richard A. Bryant,Philippa Pattison,Dean Lusher,Louise Harms,John Richardson,Colin MacDougall,Karen Block,Elyse Snowdon,Hugh Colin Gallagher,Vikki Sinnott,Greg Ireton,David Forbes +13 more
TL;DR: Conducting the study over five years and focussing on the role of social networks will provide new insights into the interplay between individual and community factors and their influence on recovery from natural disaster over time will expand understanding of long term disaster recovery needs for individuals and communities.
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Longitudinal study of changing psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires.
Richard A. Bryant,Richard A. Bryant,Lisa Gibbs,Hugh Colin Gallagher,Phillipa Pattison,Dean Lusher,Colin MacDougall,Louise Harms,Karen Block,Vikki Sinnott,Greg Ireton,John Richardson,David Forbes +12 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that policy-makers need to recognize that the mental health consequences of disasters can persist for many years after the event and need to allocate resources towards those who are most at risk as a result of substantive losses and ongoing life stressors.
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Ethical Use and Impact of Participatory Approaches to Research in Post-Disaster Environments: An Australian Bushfire Case Study
Lisa Gibbs,Karen Block,Colin MacDougall,Colin MacDougall,Louise Harms,Elyse Baker,John Richardson,John Richardson,Greg Ireton,Hugh Colin Gallagher,Hugh Colin Gallagher,Richard A. Bryant,Dean Lusher,Philippa Pattison,J. Watson,J. Gillett,Alana Pirrone,Robyn Molyneaux,S. Sexton-Bruce,David Forbes +19 more
TL;DR: The feasibility of incorporating participatory methods in large, post-disaster research studies and achieving rigorous findings and multilevel impacts is demonstrated, while recognising the potential for some of the empowering aspects of the participatory experience to be reduced by the scaled-up approach.
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Post-bushfire relocation decision-making and personal wellbeing A case study from Victoria, Australia
Lisa Gibbs,Hugh Colin Gallagher,Karen Block,Elyse Baker,Richard A. Bryant,L. Harms,Greg Ireton,Connie Kellett,Vikki Sinnott,John Richardson,Dean Lusher,David Forbes,Colin MacDougall,Elizabeth Waters +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the impact of post-disaster relocation through a case study of bushfires that occurred in February 2009 in Victoria, Australia, focusing on decision-making in relation to moving out of a disaster-affected community and the impact that decision on personal wellbeing.