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Louise Mewton
Researcher at University of New South Wales
Publications - 85
Citations - 2207
Louise Mewton is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 73 publications receiving 1666 citations. Previous affiliations of Louise Mewton include St. Vincent's Health System & National Health and Medical Research Council.
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CBT for depression: a pilot RCT comparing mobile phone vs. computer
Sarah Watts,Anna Mackenzie,Cherian Thomas,Al Griskaitis,Louise Mewton,Alishia D. Williams,Gavin Andrews +6 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided to indicate that delivering a CBT program using a mobile application, can result in clinically significant improvements in outcomes for patients with depression.
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Prevalence and correlates of DSM‐IV alcohol abuse and dependence in Australia: findings of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Maree Teesson,Wayne Hall,Tim Slade,Katherine L. Mills,Rachel Grove,Louise Mewton,Andrew Baillie,Paul S. Haber +7 more
TL;DR: Alcohol use disorders are highly prevalent, especially among young adult males and there were significant associations between current alcohol use and other drug use disorders and between anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders.
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The effectiveness of internet cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder in clinical practice
TL;DR: This study aims to determine whether these efficacy findings, established under controlled research conditions, translate into effectiveness in practice.
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The psychometric properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) in a general population sample of adolescents.
Louise Mewton,Ronald C. Kessler,Tim Slade,Megan J. Hobbs,Louise Brownhill,Louise Birrell,Zoe Tonks,Maree Teesson,Nicola C. Newton,Cath Chapman,Steve Allsop,Leanne Hides,Nyanda McBride,Gavin Andrews +13 more
TL;DR: The K6 was a fair to good predictor of abnormal scores on the SDQ, but predictive utility was relatively low among males, and future research needs to focus on refining and augmenting the K6 scale to maximize its utility in adolescents.
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An Evaluation of the Proposed DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Using Australian National Data
TL;DR: Under the proposed DSM-IV revisions for alcohol use disorders, estimates of the prevalence in the general population would increase substantially, and evidence supports some of the revisions such as a single underlying disorder, others such as the 2+ threshold for diagnosis of alcohol use disorder and the inclusion of a 'craving' criterion may be problematic.