Nikki Rickard

Systematic assessment of the quality and integrity of popular mental health smartphone apps using the American Psychiatric Association's app evaluation model.

Nikki S Rickard, Perin Kurt, Tanya Meade

Journal article  |  2022  |  Front Digit Health

Mobile phones are playing an increasingly important role in supporting mental health, by providing confidential, accessible and sc..

Socio-emotional Benefits Associated with Choir Participation for Older Adults Related to Both Activity Characteristics and Motivation Factors

S Maury, D Vella-Brodrick, J Davidson, N Rickard

Journal article  |  2022  |  Music and Science

Community choirs can contribute to health and wellbeing, but there is less clarity about the mechanisms through which choir partic..

Mental Health Consequences of Adversity in Australia: National Bushfires Associated With Increased Depressive Symptoms, While COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Increased Symptoms of Anxiety

Hussain-Abdulah Arjmand, Elizabeth Seabrook, David Bakker, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

High quality monitoring of mental health and well-being over an extended period is essential to understand how communities respond..

Examining the processes and effects of an exemplar school-based well-being approach on student competency, autonomy and relatedness

Dianne A Vella-Brodrick, Tan-Chyuan Chin, Nikki S Rickard

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

As the application of positive education becomes more prevalent in schools, the importance of gathering information on optimal pro..

The Benefits of Participation in a Choir and an Exercise Group on Older Adults' Wellbeing in a Naturalistic Setting

Susan Maury, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2020  |  MUSICAE SCIENTIAE

As populations age, it is critical to understand how psycho-social wellbeing supports successful ageing. The health sector is incr..

Exploring self-concept, wellbeing and distress in therapeutic songwriting participants following acquired brain injury: A case series analysis

C Roddy, N Rickard, J Tamplin, YEC Lee, FA Baker

Journal article  |  2020  |  Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Acquired brain injury (ABI) presents a significant threat to sense of self and necessitates a complex process of psychosocial adju..

Engagement with a cognitive behavioural therapy mobile phone app predicts changes in mental health and wellbeing: MoodMission

David Bakker, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: There is an abundance of evidence supporting the efficacy of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but few ..

A therapeutic songwriting intervention to promote reconstruction of self-concept and enhance well-being following brain or spinal cord injury: pilot randomized controlled trial

Felicity A Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, Nikki Rickard, Jennie Ponsford, Peter W New, Young-Eun C Lee

Journal article  |  2019  |  CLINICAL REHABILITATION

OBJECTIVE: To determine the size of the effects and feasibility (recruitment and retention rates) of a therapeutic songwriting pro..

Development and Pilot Evaluation of Smartphone-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy Strategies for Mood- and Anxiety-Related Problems: MoodMission

David Bakker, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Debra Rickwood, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2018  |  COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE

Given the ubiquity and interactive power of smartphones, there are opportunities to develop smartphone applications (apps) that pr..

A randomized controlled trial of three smartphone apps for enhancing public mental health

David Bakker, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Debra Rickwood, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2018  |  BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY

Many smartphone applications (apps) for mental health (MHapps) are available to the public. However, few have been the subject of ..