Michelle Blanchard

A New Podcast to Reduce Stigma Against People Living with Complex Mental Health Issues: A Co-Design Study (Preprint)

Elise Rose Carrotte, Fincina Hopgood, Michelle Blanchard, Christopher Groot, Lisa Phillips

Journal article  |  2022  |  JMIR Formative Research

Safety, Acceptability, and Initial Effectiveness of a Novel Digital Suicide Prevention Campaign Challenging Perceived Burdensomeness A Mixed Methods Study

Marianne Webb, Elise R Carrotte, Anna Flego, Bonnie Vincent, Benjamin Lee-Bates, Jack Heath, Michelle Blanchard

Journal article  |  2022  |  CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

Background: Better Off With You is a peer-to-peer, digital suicide prevention campaign pilot designed to challenge the idea of per..

Predictors of Loneliness among Older Lesbian and Gay People

Mark Hughes, Anthony Lyons, Beatrice Alba, Andrea Waling, Victor Minichiello, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, Catherine Barrett, Teresa Savage, Michelle Blanchard, Samantha Edmonds

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY

This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Au..

Factors Associated with Self-Reported PTSD Diagnosis anionq Older Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Beatrice Alba, Anthony Lyons, Andrea Waling, Victor Minichiello, Mark Hughes, Catherine Barrett, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, Samantha Edmonds, Teresa Savage, Christopher A Pepping, Michelle Blanchard

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK

Lesbian women and gay men are at greater risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than heterosexual people, however few studi..

"I think that everybody should be involved": What informs experiences of shared decision-making in supporting people living with schizophrenia spectrum disorders?

Elise Rose Carrotte, Michael Everitt Hartup, Benjamin Lee-Bates, Michelle Blanchard

Journal article  |  2021  |  PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

OBJECTIVE: To identify facilitators and barriers associated with shared decision-making (SDM) in Australians affected by schizophr..

Recent versus lifetime experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of older lesbian women and gay men

A Lyons, B Alba, A Waling, V Minichiello, M Hughes, C Barrett, K Fredriksen-Goldsen, S Edmonds, M Blanchard

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ageing and Society

This study examines the potential health-related impact of recent versus lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination..

Acceptability, Safety, and Resonance of the Pilot Digital Suicide Prevention Campaign "Better Off With You": Qualitative Study

Elise Rose Carrotte, Marianne Webb, Anna Flego, Bonnie Vincent, Jack Heath, Michelle Blanchard

Journal article  |  2021  |  JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide posits that there are three key elements of suicidal behavior: perceived burdensom..

Understanding Treatment Preferences of Australian Patients Living with Treatment-Resistant Depression

Simon Fifer, Andrea Puig, Vanessa Sequeira, Mustafa Acar, Chee H Ng, Michelle Blanchard, Ariana Cabrera, James Freemantle, Jennifer Grunfeld

Journal article  |  2021  |  PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE

BACKGROUND: There is evidence of improved adherence and treatment outcomes when patients' treatment preferences are considered, an..

Volunteering among Older Lesbian and Gay Adults: Associations with Mental, Physical and Social Well-Being

Anthony Lyons, Beatrice Alba, Andrea Waling, Victor Minichiello, Mark Hughes, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, Samantha Edmonds, Michelle Blanchard, Corey Irlam

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH

Objectives: Volunteering is associated with positive well-being among older people, providing opportunities to stay active and soc..

"It's very hard for me to say anything positive": A qualitative investigation into borderline personality disorder treatment experiences in the Australian context

Elise Carrotte, Michael Hartup, Michelle Blanchard

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: To identify in the Australian context: (a) treatment and support services that are accessed by people living with borde..