Nicola Chen

Muscarinic M-4 and M-5 receptors in the ventral subiculum differentially modulate alcohol seeking versus consumption in male alcohol-preferring rats

Leigh C Walker, Kate L Huckstep, Nicola A Chen, Lexi J Hand, Craig W Lindsley, Christopher J Langmead, Andrew J Lawrence

Journal article  |  2021  |  British Journal of Pharmacology

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors mediate alcohol consumption and seeking in rats. While M4 and M5 recept..

Characteristics of Online Comments Following High-Profile Celebrity Suicide.

Katherine Mok, Nicola Chen

Journal article  |  2021  |  Crisis

Background: On the Internet, individuals can freely read about or talk to others about suicide. However, little is known about the..

A Qualitative Analysis of Motivators to Participation in Suicide-Focused Research from a Community-Based Australian Sample.

Demee Rheinberger, Fiona Shand, Katherine Mok, Lauren McGillivray, Myfanwy Maple, Alexander Burnett, Lisa N Sharwood, Nicola A Chen, Michelle Torok

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

Suicide prevention strategies internationally appear to be falling short of making a meaningful impact on global suicide deaths. I..

Surveillance of suicide deaths involving gases in Australia using the National Coronial Information System, 2006 to 2017

Alexander CR Burnett, Nicola A Chen, Lauren McGillivray, Mark E Larsen, Michelle Torok

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

BACKGROUND: There have been concerns about the increased use of helium and nitrogen gas as a suicide mechanism in Australia. METHO..

Acetylcholine Muscarinic M-4 Receptors as a Therapeutic Target for Alcohol Use Disorder: Converging Evidence From Humans and Rodents

Leigh C Walker, Alice E Berizzi, Nicola A Chen, Patricia Rueda, Victoria M Perreau, Katherine Huckstep, Jirawoot Srisontiyakul, Piyarat Govitrapong, Xiaojian Jia, Craig W Lindsley, Carrie K Jones, Darren M Riddy, Arthur Christopoulos, Christopher J Langmead, Andrew J Lawrence

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biological Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major socioeconomic burden on society, and current pharmacotherapeutic treatment optio..

Performance, Cost-Effectiveness, and Representativeness of Facebook Recruitment to Suicide Prevention Research: Online Survey Study

Sylvia Lee, Michelle Torok, Fiona Shand, Nicola Chen, Lauren McGillivray, Alexander Burnett, Mark Erik Larsen, Katherine Mok

Journal article  |  2020  |  JMIR Mental Health

BACKGROUND: Researchers are increasingly using social media advertisements to recruit participants because of their many advantage..

Short report: Understanding the process of multilevel suicide prevention research trials

Isabel C Zbukvic, Katherine Mok, Lauren McGillivray, Nicola A Chen, Fiona L Shand, Michelle H Torok

Journal article  |  2020  |  Evaluation and Program Planning

This paper reviews process evaluations associated with multilevel suicide prevention research trials. Process evaluations can prov..

Factors associated with help-seeking for emotional or mental health problems in community members at risk of suicide

K Mok, N Chen, M Torok, L McGillivray, I Zbukvic, F Shand

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advances in Mental Health

Objective: People experiencing mental health problems or suicidal thoughts often do not seek help. This study aims to investigate ..

Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia

Fiona Shand, Michelle Torok, Nicole Cockayne, Philip J Batterham, Alison L Calear, Andrew Mackinnon, Dean Martin, Isabel Zbukvic, Katherine Mok, Nicola Chen, Lauren McGillivray, Matthew Phillips, Henry Cutler, Brian Draper, Grant Sara, Helen Christensen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Trials

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing investment in suicide prevention, Australian suicide rates have increased steadily in the past deca..

Study protocol for a mixed methods prospective cohort study to explore experiences of care following a suicidal crisis in the Australian healthcare system

Hannah Rosebrock, Nicola Chen, Michelle Tye, Andrew Mackinnon, Alison L Calear, Philip J Batterham, Myfanwy Maple, Victoria-Mae Rasmussen, Liz Schroeder, Henry Cutler, Fiona Shand

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: For individuals presenting to the emergency department (ED) for a suicide attempt, the period after discharge from h..