Craig Olsson

Longitudinal prediction of periconception alcohol use: a 20-year prospective cohort study across adolescence, young adulthood and pregnancy

Delyse Hutchinson, Elizabeth A Spry, Hanafi Mohamad Husin, Melissa Middleton, Stephen Hearps, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Elizabeth J Elliott, Joanne Ryan, Craig A Olsson, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  ADDICTION

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Alcohol consumption is common in adolescence and young adulthood and may continue into pregnancy, posing seri..

Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: a 36-year prospective cohort

Kimberly C Thomson, Helena Romaniuk, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Elizabeth Spry, Jacqui A Macdonald, Helena M McAnally, George J Youssef, Jennifer McIntosh, Delyse Hutchinson, Robert J Hancox, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Rates of common mental health problems (depression/anxiety) rise sharply in adolescence and peak in young adulthood, o..

Natural history of mental health competence from childhood to adolescence.

Meredith O'Connor, Sarah J Arnup, Fiona Mensah, Craig Olsson, Sharon Goldfeld, Russell M Viner, Steven Hope

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Epidemiol Community Health

BACKGROUND: Mental health competence (MHC) involves psychosocial capabilities such as regulating emotions, interacting well with p..

Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence

Jake Linardon, Christopher J Greenwood, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Jacqui A Macdonald, Elizabeth Spry, Delyse M Hutchinson, George J Youssef, Ann Sanson, Eleanor H Wertheim, Jennifer E McIntosh, Daniel Le Grange, Primrose Letcher, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS

OBJECTIVE: There has been interest in the antecedents and mental health impacts of eating and body image disturbances in adolescen..

Preventing postnatal depression: a causal mediation analysis of a 20-year preconception cohort

Elizabeth A Spry, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Melissa Middleton, Louise M Howard, Stephanie J Brown, Emma Molyneaux, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Jacqui A Macdonald, Kimberly C Thomson, Ebony J Biden, Craig A Olsson, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest among ..

Supporting the dying and bereaved during COVID-19

Catherine M Bauld, Primrose Letcher, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: To reflect on the experiences of loss and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is united in grief with COVID-1..

Parent and Peer Attachments in Adolescence and Paternal Postpartum Mental Health: Findings From the ATP Generation 3 Study

Jacqui A Macdonald, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Elizabeth A Spry, Kayla Mansour, Jennifer E McIntosh, Kimberly C Thomson, Camille Deane, Ebony J Biden, Ben Edwards, Delyse Hutchinson, Joyce Cleary, John W Toumbourou, Ann V Sanson, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Background: When adolescent boys experience close, secure relationships with their parents and peers, the implications are potenti..

Adult Gambling Problems and Histories of Mental Health and Substance Use: Findings from a Prospective Multi-Wave Australian Cohort Study

Stephanie S Merkouris, Christopher J Greenwood, George J Youssef, Primrose Letcher, Suzanne Vassallo, Nicki A Dowling, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Little is known about the cumulative effect of adolescent and young adult mental health difficulties and substance use problems on..

Maternal bonding, negative affect, and infant social-emotional development: A prospective cohort study

Genevieve A Le Bas, George J Youssef, Jacqui A Macdonald, Richard Mattick, Samantha J Teague, Ingrid Honan, Jennifer E McIntosh, Sarah Khor, Larissa Rossen, Elizabeth J Elliott, Steve Allsop, Lucinda Burns, Craig A Olsson, Delyse M Hutchinson

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

BACKGROUND: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence suggest that maternal bonding and negative affect play a role in suppo..

How are you sleeping? Starting the conversation with fathers about their mental health in the early parenting years

Jacqui A Macdonald, Liam G Graeme, Karen Wynter, Dawson Cooke, Delyse Hutchinson, Garth Kendall, Jennifer StGeorge, Eileen Dowse, Lauren M Francis, Nyanda McBride, A Kate Fairweather, Laura Di Manno, Craig A Olsson, Steve Allsop, Liana Leach, George J Youssef

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

BACKGROUND: Approximately 1 in 10 fathers of infants experience symptoms of common mental health disorders, prompting calls for pa..