Stefanie Dimov

Caregiver Psychological Distress Predicts Temperament and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Infants with Autism Traits

Lacey Chetcuti, Mirko Uljarevic, Kandice J Varcin, Maryam Boutrus, Sarah Pillar, Stefanie Dimov, Josephine Barbaro, Cheryl Dissanayake, Jonathan Green, Ming Wai Wan, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Andrew JO Whitehouse, Kristelle Hudry

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESEARCH ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Child temperament and caregiver psychological distress have been independently associated with social-emotional difficulties among..

Does disability modify the relationship between labour force status and psychological distress among young people?

Marissa Shields, Stefanie Dimov, Tania L King, Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, Matthew J Spittal, George Disney

Journal article  |  2021  |  OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between labour force status, including young people who were unemployed and having problems ..

Suicide in welfare support workers: a retrospective mortality study in Australia 2001-2016

Humaira Maheen, Stefanie Dimov, Matthew J Spittal, Tania L King

Journal article  |  2021  |  OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

OBJECTIVES: Employees working in the welfare and healthcare industry have poorer mental health than other occupational groups; how..

How do employment conditions and psychosocial workplace exposures impact the mental health of young workers? A systematic review

M Shields, S Dimov, A Kavanagh, A Milner, MJ Spittal, TL King

Journal article  |  2021  |  SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

PURPOSE: To assess the quality of the research about how employment conditions and psychosocial workplace exposures impact the men..

Performance of the Autism Observation Scale for Infants with community-ascertained infants showing early signs of autism

Kristelle Hudry, Lacey Chetcuti, Maryam Boutrus, Sarah Pillar, Emma K Baker, Stefanie Dimov, Josephine Barbaro, Jonathan Green, Andrew Jo Whitehouse, Kandice J Varcin

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUTISM

LAY ABSTRACT: We investigated whether a commonly used research assessment - the Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) - accu..

Diet quality and mental health problems in late childhood

Stefanie Dimov, Lisa K Mundy, Jordana K Bayer, Felice N Jacka, Louise Canterford, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Objectives: There is evidence that diet quality is associated with mental health problems in adults and adolescents. Yet the exten..

'I'm proud of how far I've come. I'm just ready to work': mental health recovery narratives within the context of Australia's Disability Employment Services.

Alexandra Devine, Cathy Vaughan, Anne Kavanagh, Helen Dickinson, Sean Byars, Stefanie Dimov, Bill Gye, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: Employment is recognised as facilitating the personal and clinical recovery of people with psychosocial disability. Ye..

Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorder: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial

Andrew JO Whitehouse, Kandice J Varcin, Gail A Alvares, Josephine Barbaro, Catherine Bent, Maryam Boutrus, Lacey Chetcuti, Matthew N Cooper, Alena Clark, Emma Davidson, Stefanie Dimov, Cheryl Dissanayake, Jane Doyle, Megan Grant, Teresa Iacono, Murray Maybery, Sarah Pillar, Michelle Renton, Catherine Rowbottam, Nancy Sadka, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Great interest exists in the potential efficacy of prediagnostic interventions within the autism spectrum disorder pro..

Spoken language shows some improvement following intervention for children with autism: but for which children and why?

Kristelle Hudry, Stefanie Dimov

Journal article  |  2017  |  EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH