Nicola Reavley

Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?

Amy J Morgan, Judith Wright, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

BACKGROUND: Australian national mental health policy outlines the need for a nationally coordinated strategy to address stigma and..

Age and gender differences in the reciprocal relationship between social connectedness and mental health.

Kim M Kiely, Georgina Sutherland, Peter Butterworth, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2021  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

PURPOSE: To examine (i) reciprocal longitudinal associations between social connectedness and mental health, and (ii) how these as..

Preferences of people with mental illness for engaging in exercise programs under COVID-19 restrictions.

Justin J Chapman, Emily Hielscher, Sue Patterson, Nicola Reavley, Wendy J Brown, Marianne Wyder, Sarah Childs, Anneliese Russell, Shuichi Suetani, James G Scott

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australasian Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: People with mental illness may be vulnerable to decline in mental health and reduced physical activity because of the ..

A cluster RCT to improve workplace mental health in a policing context: Findings of a mixed-methods implementation evaluation

Anthony D LaMontagne, Angela J Martin, Kathryn M Page, Alicia Papas, Nicola J Reavley, Andrew J Noblet, Allison J Milner, Tessa Keegel, Amanda Allisey, Katrina Witt, Peter M Smith

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Industrial Medicine

BACKGROUND: We conducted a cluster randomized trial of a workplace mental health intervention in an Australian police department. ..

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..

What works for mental health problems in youth? Survey of real-world experiences of treatments and side effects

Amy J Morgan, Anna M Ross, Marie BH Yap, Nicola J Reavley, Alexandra Parker, Magenta B Simmons, Faye Scanlan, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

Despite youth being the most common age group for onset of mental disorders, there is less knowledge on the benefits and harms of ..

The role of social technologies in community care - A realist evaluation of a Danish web-based citizen-to-citizen platform adopted in community care to promote belonging and mental health

Laerke Mai Bonde Andersen, Nicola J Reavley, Henrik Boggild, Charlotte Overgaard

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health & Social Care in the Community

As social technologies increase in popularity, there is a growing interest in incorporating them into mental health interventions...

Guidelines for news media reporting on mental illness in the context of violence and crime: A Delphi consensus study

Anna M Ross, Amy J Morgan, Alexandra Wake, Anthony F Jorm, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Journalism Review

Despite its rare occurrence, severe mental illness is commonly linked to violence and crime in the news media. To reduce harmful e..

Offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a Delphi study to redevelop the 2008 guidelines.

Kathryn J Chalmers, Anthony F Jorm, Claire M Kelly, Nicola J Reavley, Kathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill, Judith Wright

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Psychology

BACKGROUND: Trauma has a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people globally. Friends, family and members of the pu..

Long-term effects of Youth Mental Health First Aid training: randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up

Amy J Morgan, Julie-Anne A Fischer, Laura M Hart, Claire M Kelly, Betty A Kitchener, Nicola J Reavley, Marie BH Yap, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches community members how to provide initial support to someone with a men..