Andrew MacKinnon

Talking about suicide: An uncontrolled trial of the effects of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health first aid program on knowledge, attitudes and intended and actual assisting actions

Gregory Armstrong, Georgina Sutherland, Eliza Pross, Andrew Mackinnon, Nicola Reavley, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS One

OBJECTIVE: Suicide is a leading cause of death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Friends, family and frontline w..

A tailored online intervention to improve parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depression: Medium -term findings from a randomized controlled trial

Wan Hua Sim, Luwishennadige Madhawee N Fernando, Anthony F Jorm, Ronald M Rapee, Katherine A Lawrence, Andrew J Mackinnon, Marie BH Yap

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

BACKGROUND: Despite considerable evidence on parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depressive disorders, the..

Suicide prevention among young people: A study protocol for evaluating Youth Aware of Mental Health in Australian secondary schools.

L McGillivray, M Torok, A Calear, F Shand, A Mackinnon, RL Kuhnert, P Batterham, H Rosebrock, K Mok, I Zbukvic, H Christensen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Mental Health & Prevention

Background: Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15–24 years, with rates increasing over the past decade. As..

Dynamic prediction systems of transition to psychosis using joint modelling: extensions to the base system

Hok Pan Yuen, Andrew Mackinnon, Barnaby Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Research

Seeking risk factors and constructing prediction models for transition to psychosis in individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) has be..

Youth Depression Alleviation with Anti-inflammatory Agents (YoDA-A): a randomised clinical trial of rosuvastatin and aspirin

Michael Berk, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Olivia M Dean, Sue M Cotton, Andrew M Chanen, Seetal Dodd, Aswin Ratheesh, G Paul Amminger, Mark Phelan, Amber Weller, Andrew Mackinnon, Francesco Giorlando, Shelley Baird, Lisa Incerti, Rachel E Brodie, Natalie O Ferguson, Simon Rice, Miriam R Schafer, Edward Mullen, Sarah Hetrick, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Inflammation contributes to the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD), and anti-inflammatory strategies m..

Effect of community members' willingness to disclose a mental disorder on their psychiatric symptom scores: analysis of data from two randomised controlled trials of mental health first aid training

AF Jorm, AJ Mackinnon, LM Hart, NJ Reavley, AJ Morgan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

AIMS: The prevalence of common mental disorders has not declined in high-income countries despite substantial increases in service..

Improving Mood with Physical ACTivity (IMPACT) trial: a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a brief physical activity behaviour change intervention on depressive symptoms in young people, compared with psychoeducation, in addition to routine clinical care within youth mental health services - a protocol study

Alexandra G Parker, Connie Markulev, Debra J Rickwood, Andrew Mackinnon, Rosemary Purcell, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Alison R Yung, Patrick McGorry, Sarah E Hetrick, Anthony Jorm

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Depression is highly prevalent and the leading contributor to the burden of disease in young people worldwide, makin..

Long-term Associations Between Physical Frailty and Performance in Specific Cognitive Domains

David Bunce, Philip J Batterham, Andrew J Mackinnon

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journals of Gerontology Series B

OBJECTIVES: No longitudinal epidemiological research has reported associations between physical frailty and performance in specifi..

Medium-Term Effects of a Tailored Web-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Risk of Depression and Anxiety: 12-Month Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial (vol 21, e13628, 2019)

Marie Bee Hui Yap, Mairead C Cardamone-Breen, Ronald M Rapee, Katherine A Lawrence, Andrew J Mackinnon, Shireen Mahtani, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Medium-Term Effects of a Tailored Web-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Risk of Depression and Anxiety: 12-Month Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Marie Bee Hui Yap, Mairead C Cardamone-Breen, Ronald M Rapee, Katherine A Lawrence, Andrew J Mackinnon, Shireen Mahtani, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

BACKGROUND: Prevention of depression and anxiety disorders early in life is a global health priority. Evidence on risk and protect..