Katrina Witt

Educational and employment outcomes among young australians with a history of depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study

K Witt, A Milner, T Evans-Whipp, JW Toumbourou, G Patton, AD Lamontagne

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The aim of this study was to investigate whether depressive symptoms reported during adolescence are associated with subsequent ed..

Trajectories of change in depression symptoms and suicidal ideation over the course of evidence-based treatment for depression: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy plus fluoxetine in young people.

Katrina Witt, Trine Madsen, Michael Berk, Olivia Dean, Andrew Chanen, Patrick D McGorry, Sue Cotton, Christopher G Davey, Sarah Hetrick

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: Effective treatment of depression is a key target for suicide prevention strategies. However, only around one-third of..

Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents.

Katrina G Witt, Sarah E Hetrick, Gowri Rajaram, Philip Hazell, Tatiana L Taylor Salisbury, Ellen Townsend, Keith Hawton

Journal article  |  2021  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

BACKGROUND: Self-harm (SH; intentional self-poisoning or self-injury regardless of degree of suicidal intent or other types of mot..

Suicide by young Australians, 2006-2015: a cross-sectional analysis of national coronial data

Nicole TM Hill, Katrina Witt, Gowri Rajaram, Patrick D McGorry, Jo Robinson

Journal article  |  2021  |  The Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVE: To assess the demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of young Australians who die by suicide. DESIGN: Retros..

Trajectories in suicide attempt method lethality over a five-year period: Associations with suicide attempt repetition, all-cause, and suicide mortality

Katrina Witt, Jane Pirkis, Debbie Scott, Karen Smith, Dan Lubman

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

It is not known if there are discernible patterns in method lethality over successive episodes of self-harm and, if so, how these ..

Pharmacological interventions for self-harm in adults

KG Witt, SE Hetrick, G Rajaram, P Hazell, TL Taylor Salisbury, E Townsend, K Hawton

Journal article  |  2021  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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. ..

Using the 'presenting problem' field in emergency department data improves the enumeration of intentional self-harm in NSW hospital settings.

Sandro Sperandei, Andrew Page, Matthew J Spittal, Katrina Witt, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

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

Development of a Self-Harm Monitoring System for Victoria

Jo Robinson, Katrina Witt, Michelle Lamblin, Matthew J Spittal, Greg Carter, Karin Verspoor, Andrew Page, Gowri Rajaram, Vlada Rozova, Nicole TM Hill, Jane Pirkis, Caitlin Bleeker, Alex Pleban, Jonathan C Knott

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The prevention of suicide and suicide-related behaviour are key policy priorities in Australia and internationally. The World Heal..

Impact of Alcohol Policies on Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review

Kairi Kolves, Kate M Chitty, Rachmania Wardhani, Airi Varnik, Diego de Leo, Katrina Witt

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Alcohol consumption has been found to be related to suicidal behavior at the individual and population level, but there is lack of..