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Prof

Helen Herrman

Honorary
Psychiatry
low income countries
depression
quality of life
mental health promotion
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
psychiatry
adult
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Prof

Helen Herrman

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Mental health and public health
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Helen Herrman.

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PREVENTING RELAPSE OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER IN YOUTH: RCT OF A NOVEL MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE ONLINE SOCIAL THERAPY

Youth depression is a serious illness that will afflict one in four young people. Despite the initial effectiveness of modern treatments, 52..

2018 - 2022
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HEALING THE PAST BY NURTURING THE FUTURE: LEARNING HOW TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PARENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLEX CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Complex childhood trauma causes profound and long-lasting effects on physical, social and emotional wellbeing, which can be triggered during..

2018 - 2021
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Determining the impact of the establishment of a headspace Centre on help-seeking and access to mental health care - Component 2.

2015 - 2016
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PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING MENTAL ILLNESSES IN MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE

I will use system change to improve mental health and social function for young people in Out of Home Care. These young people typically hav..

2015 - 2019
Completed
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YOUTH-SPECIFIC CLIENT CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH

Mental ill-health is the major issue facing young Australians and the Australian government has recognised this by investing in the headspac..

2014 - 2020
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YOUTH-SPECIFIC CLIENT CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH

Mental ill-health is the major issue facing young Australians and the Australian government has recognised this by investing in the headspac..

2014 - 2020
Completed
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THE BOUNCE PROJECT: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER SUPPORT TRAINING TO ENHANCE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING OUT OF HOME CARE.

2014 - 2016
Completed
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The HORYZONS project: Moderated Online Social Therapy for Maintenance of Treatment Effects from Specialised First Episode Psychosis Services

2013 - 2018
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The HORYZONS project: Moderated Online Social Therapy for Maintenance of Treatment Effects from Specialised First Episode Psychosis Services

2013 - 2017
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IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUT OF HOME CARE

Young people in out-of-home care have experienced traumas and adversities. They are highly vulnerable to mental ill-health and associated pr..

2012 - 2017
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Projects

Project Types

22

Research Grant

1

Research Contracts

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Helen Herrman.

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'Getting our voices out there': acceptability of a mental health participation programme for young people with out of home care experience in Australia.

Jessie Rafeld, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Sue Cotton, Simon Rice, Katherine Monson, Carol Harvey, Helen Herrman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Promotion International

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'Getting our voices out there': acceptability of a mental health participation programme for young people with out of home care experience in Australia

Jessie Rafeld, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Sue Cotton, Simon Rice, Katherine Monson, Carol Harvey, Helen Herrman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Promotion International

Youth with experience of out-of-home-care (OoHC) typically have poorer mental health than their peers in the general population, a..

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Preface

Constantine Tam

Book  |  2020  |  memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology

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Promoting mental health in out of home care in Australia

Katherine Monson, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Cathy Humphreys, Carol Harvey, Helen Herrman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Promotion International

Young people in out of home care (OoHC) typically have worse mental health outcomes than peers who grow up within a family of orig..

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Community Perspectives of Complex Trauma Assessment for Aboriginal Parents: 'Its Important, butHowThese Discussions Are Held Is Critical'

Catherine Chamberlain, Graham Gee, Deirdre Gartland, Fiona K Mensah, Sarah Mares, Yvonne Clark, Naomi Ralph, Caroline Atkinson, Tanja Hirvonen, Helen McLachlan, Tahnia Edwards, Helen Herrman, Stephanie J Brown, Jan M Nicholson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Psychology

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Subjective cognitive functioning in relation to changes in levels of depression and anxiety in youth over 3 months of treatment

Kelly Allott, Caroline Gao, Sarah E Hetrick, Kate M Filia, Jana M Menssink, Caroline Fisher, Ian B Hickie, Helen E Herrman, Debra J Rickwood, Alexandra G Parker, Patrick D Mcgorry, Sue M Cotton

Journal article  |  2020  |  BJPsych Open

BACKGROUND: Subjective cognitive difficulties are common in mental illness and have a negative impact on role functioning. Little ..

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Ukrainian mental health services and World Psychiatric Association Expert Committee recommendations

Norbert Skokauskas, Eka Chonia, Robert van Voren, Philippe Delespaul, Arunas Germanavicius, Rob Keukens, Iryna Pinchuk, Marianne Schulze, Igor Koutsenok, Helen Herrman, Afzal Javed, Norman Sartorius, Graham Thornicroft

Journal article  |  2020  |  Lancet Psychiatry

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The practice of psychiatry in health care and sustainable development: progress on the WPA Action Plan 2017‐2020

Helen Herrman

Journal article  |  2020  |  World Psychiatry

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Antidepressant treatment for primary care patients with depressive symptoms: Data from the diamond longitudinal cohort study

Sandra K Davidson, Helena Romaniuk, Patty Chondros, Christopher Dowrick, Jane Pirkis, Helen Herrman, Susan Fletcher, Jane Gunn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: In light of emerging evidence questioning the safety of antidepressants, it is timely to investigate the appropriatene..

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Global governmental and nongovernmental action on dementia

H Herrman

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of the Neurological Sciences

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Public Health and Health Services
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Public Health
Clinical Sciences
Health and Support Services
Psychology
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Social Work
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2009

International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

1990

FAFPHM - Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

1987

FRANZCP - Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

1982

FFPH-UK - Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Psychiatry

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (Vichealth) Research And Evaluation Advisory Committee

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Education

Doctor of Medicine

Monash University

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Monash University

Bachelor of Medical Science

Monash University

Links

International Linkages

World Health Organisation

Switzerland