Empowering the Community to Take Action on Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Disorders

The Role of Parent Engagement in a Web-Based Preventive Parenting Intervention for Child Mental Health in Predicting Parenting, Parent and Child Outcomes

WH Sim, AF Jorm, MBH Yap

2022-02-01

Although parents’ engagement in parenting programmes has frequently been posited to influence the efficacy and dissemination of th..

A tailored online intervention to improve parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depression: Medium-term findings from a randomized controlled trial

WH Sim, LMN Fernando, AF Jorm, RM Rapee, KA Lawrence, AJ Mackinnon, MBH Yap

2020-12-01

Background: Despite considerable evidence on parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depressive disorders, the..

Long-term effects of Youth Mental Health First Aid training: Randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up

AJ Morgan, JAA Fischer, LM Hart, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley, MBH Yap, AF Jorm

2020-10-06

Background: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches community members how to provide initial support to someone with a men..

Effect of Contact-Based Interventions on Stigma and Discrimination: A Critical Examination of the Evidence

Anthony F Jorm

2020-07-01

Contact-based interventions are commonly regarded as best practice in stigma reduction. In this Open Forum, the author used the fi..

teen Mental Health First Aid as a school-based intervention for improving peer support of adolescents at risk of suicide: Outcomes from a cluster randomised crossover trial

LM Hart, P Cropper, AJ Morgan, CM Kelly, AF Jorm

2020-04-01

Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess evidence for a novel, universal mental health literacy programme in the school s..

Parental Self-Efficacy for Reducing the Risk of Adolescent Depression and Anxiety: Scale Development and Validation

CC Nicolas, AF Jorm, MC Cardamone-Breen, KA Lawrence, MBH Yap

2020-03-01

Burgeoning research suggests that parents can reduce the risk of anxiety and depression in their adolescents and that parental sel..

The Therapist-assisted Online Parenting Strategies (TOPS) program for parents of adolescents with clinical anxiety or depression: Development and feasibility pilot

CMF Fulgoni, GA Melvin, AF Jorm, KA Lawrence, MBH Yap

2019-12-01

Objective: To develop a Therapist-assisted Online Parenting Strategies (TOPS) program that is acceptable to parents whose adolesce..

Improving Mood with Physical ACTivity (IMPACT) trial: A cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a brief physical activity behaviour change intervention on depressive symptoms in young people, compared with psychoeducation, in addition to routine clinical care within youth mental health services-a protocol study

AG Parker, C Markulev, DJ Rickwood, A MacKinnon, R Purcell, M Alvarez-Jimenez, AR Yung, P McGorry, SE Hetrick, A Jorm

2019-10-01

Introduction Depression is highly prevalent and the leading contributor to the burden of disease in young people worldwide, making..

Emotional impacts of participation in an Australian national survey on mental health-related discrimination

Denise PW Tan, Amy J Morgan, Anthony F Jorm, Nicola J Reavley

2019-08-18

Institutional Review Boards have expressed concern that research into sensitive topics such as mental disorder will cause particip..

Medium-term effects of a tailored web-based parenting intervention to reduce adolescent risk of depression and anxiety: 12-month findings from a randomized controlled trial

MBH Yap, MC Cardamone-Breen, RM Rapee, KA Lawrence, AJ MacKinnon, S Mahtani, AF Jorm

2019-08-01

Background: Prevention of depression and anxiety disorders early in life is a global health priority. Evidence on risk and protect..

Does Mental Health First Aid training improve the mental health of aid recipients? the training for parents of teenagers randomised controlled trial

AJ Morgan, JAA Fischer, LM Hart, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley, MBH Yap, S Cvetkovski, AF Jorm

2019-03-27

Background: There is well-established evidence that Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training improves knowledge about how to suppor..

An analysis of the mental health trajectories of university students compared to their community peers using a national longitudinal survey

S Cvetkovski, AF Jorm, AJ Mackinnon

2019-01-02

This study examines the mental health trajectories of future/current undergraduate university students relative to their age-match..

Development and evaluation of the Parenting to Reduce Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (PaRCADS): Assessment of parental concordance with guidelines for the prevention of child anxiety and depression

WH Sim, AF Jorm, KA Lawrence, MBH Yap

2019-01-01

Background. Involving parents in the prevention of mental health problems in children is prudent given their fundamental role in s..

Australia’s ‘Better Access’ scheme: Has it had an impact on population mental health?

AF Jorm

2018-11-01

Background: Australia introduced the Better Access scheme in late 2006, which resulted in a large increase in the provision of men..

Online parenting guidelines to prevent adolescent depression and anxiety: Evaluating user characteristics and usefulness

MBH Yap, PD Martin, AF Jorm

2018-10-01

Aim: The aims of this study were to evaluate user characteristics and the perceived usefulness of a set of online parenting guidel..

Disclosure of mental health problems: Findings from an Australian national survey

NJ Reavley, AJ Morgan, AF Jorm

2018-08-01

Aims. The aim of the current study was to carry out a national population-based survey to assess the proportion of people disclosi..

Parenting Resilient Kids (PaRK), an online parenting program to prevent anxiety and depression problems in primary school-aged children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

LMN Fernando, WH Sim, AF Jorm, R Rapee, KA Lawrence, MBH Yap

2018-04-19

Background: Preventive efforts targeting childhood anxiety and depression symptoms have the potential to alter the developmental t..

Student psychological distress and degree dropout or completion: a discrete-time, competing risks survival analysis

S Cvetkovski, AF Jorm, AJ Mackinnon

2018-04-16

Studies of psychological distress (PD) in university students have shown that they have high prevalence rates. These findings have..

A single-session, web-based parenting intervention to prevent adolescent depression and anxiety disorders: Randomized controlled trial

MC Cardamone-Breen, AF Jorm, KA Lawrence, RM Rapee, AJ Mackinnon, MBH Yap

2018-04-01

Background: Depression and anxiety disorders are significant contributors to burden of disease in young people, highlighting the n..

Cross-cultural generalizability of suicide first aid actions: An analysis of agreement across expert consensus studies from a range of countries and cultures

AF Jorm, AM Ross, E Colucci

2018-03-01

Background: A number of Delphi expert consensus studies have been carried out with different countries and cultural groups to deve..

The long-term mental health risk associated with non-heterosexual orientation

RA Burns, P Butterworth, AF Jorm

2018-02-01

Aims. Findings that describe the mental health risk associated with non-heterosexual orientation in young and middle-aged adults a..

A tailored web-based intervention to improve parenting risk and protective factors for adolescent depression and anxiety problems: Postintervention findings from a randomized controlled trial

MBH Yap, S Mahtani, RM Rapee, C Nicolas, KA Lawrence, A MacKinnon, AF Jorm

2018-01-01

Background: Depression and anxiety disorders in young people are a global health concern. Parents have an important role in reduci..

How ‘mental health smart’ are you? Analysis of responses to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation News website Quiz

TL Cutler, NJ Reavley, AF Jorm

2018-01-01

Background: In Australia, 7.3 million people aged between 16 and 85 years of age will have a mental disorder during their lifetime..

Partners in parenting: A multi-level web-based approach to support parents in prevention and early intervention for adolescent depression and anxiety

MBH Yap, KA Lawrence, RM Rapee, MC Cardamone-Breen, J Green, AF Jorm

2017-10-01

Depression and anxiety disorders in young people are a global health concern. Various risk and protective factors for these disord..

Enduring themes across journal issues

A Jorm

2017-09-01

The impact and reach of web-based parenting guidelines to prevent childhood depression and anxiety: Findings from online user surveys

WH Sim, AE Jones, AF Jorm, MBH Yap

2017-09-01

An online study was conducted to evaluate a new set of web-based parenting guidelines for the prevention of childhood depression a..

Australian adolescents’ beliefs and help-seeking intentions towards peers experiencing symptoms of depression and alcohol misuse

D Lubman, A Cheetham, A Jorm, B Berridge, C Wilson, F Blee, L MCKAY-BROWN, N Allen, J Proimos

2017-08-16

Background: Many young people are reluctant to seek professional help for mental health problems, preferring to rely on their frie..

Assisting an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems: A Delphi study

KS Bond, KM Dart, AF Jorm, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley

2017-08-02

Background: Gambling problems appear to be more prevalent in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population than ..

Modifiable parenting factors associated with adolescent alcohol misuse: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

MBH Yap, TWK Cheong, F Zaravinos-Tsakos, DI Lubman, AF Jorm

2017-07-01

Background and aims: Adolescent alcohol misuse is a growing global health concern. Substantial research suggests that parents have..

Changes in mental health research over the 50 years of the ANZJP

A Jorm

2017-06-01

The role of Mental Health First Aid training in nursing education: A response to Happell, Wilson & McNamara (2015)

BA Kitchener, AF Jorm

2017-06-01

This article responds to concerns Happell, Wilson and McNamara (2015) have raised about the role of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)..

The case for fuzzy age boundaries in mental health services

A Jorm

2017-05-01

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists expert consensus statement for the treatment, management and monitoring of the physical health of people with an enduring psychotic illness

TJR Lambert, NJ Reavley, AF Jorm, MA Oakley Browne

2017-04-01

Objective: To use expert consensus to inform the development of policy and guidelines for the treatment, management and monitoring..

Predictors of experiences of discrimination and positive treatment in people with mental health problems: findings from an Australian national survey

NJ Reavley, AJ Morgan, AF Jorm

2017-03-01

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the factors predicting experiences of avoidance, discrimination and positive treatment..

Has increased provision of treatment reduced the prevalence of common mental disorders? Review of the evidence from four countries

AF Jorm, SB Patten, TS Brugha, R Mojtabai

2017-02-01

Many people identified as having common mental disorders in community surveys do not receive treatment. Modelling has suggested th..

Helping intentions of undergraduates towards their depressed peers: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka

SD Amarasuriya, NJ Reavley, A Rossetto, AF Jorm

2017-01-23

Background: Despite showing high rates of depression, university students prefer to seek assistance for their depression from info..

Causes of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: The beliefs of Iraqi and Afghan refugees resettled in Australia

S Slewa-Younan, MGU Guajardo, A Yaser, J Mond, M Smith, D Milosevic, C Smith, S Lujic, AF Jorm

2017-01-03

Background: Resettled refugees are a vulnerable group for mental health problems and in particular, trauma-related disorders. Evid..

Considerations when providing mental health first aid to an LGBTIQ person: A Delphi study

KS Bond, AF Jorm, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener, SL Morris, RJ Mason

2017-01-01

Objective: A Delphi study was conducted to develop guidelines on considerations when providing sensitive and appropriate mental he..

Help-negation in suicidal youth living in Switzerland

M Dey, AF Jorm

2017-01-01

Objectives: To examine whether help-negation (i.e. not accepting or accessing available helping resources) among suicidal youth co..

Social determinants of mental health service utilization in Switzerland

M Dey, AF Jorm

2017-01-01

Objectives: To investigate whether mental health services utilization in Switzerland is equitably distributed (i.e., predicted onl..

The Parenting to Reduce Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Scale: Assessing parental concordance with parenting guidelines for the prevention of adolescent depression and anxiety disorders

MC Cardamone-Breen, AF Jorm, KA Lawrence, AJ Mackinnon, MBH Yap

2017-01-01

Background. Despite substantial evidence demonstrating numerous parental risk and protective factors for the development of adoles..

Parents in prevention: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of parenting interventions to prevent internalizing problems in children from birth to age 18

MBH Yap, AJ Morgan, K Cairns, AF Jorm, SE Hetrick, S Merry

2016-12-01

Purpose of the research Burgeoning evidence that modifiable parental factors can influence children's and adolescents’ risk for de..

Self-help strategies for sub-threshold anxiety: A Delphi consensus study to find messages suitable for population-wide promotion

AJ Morgan, P Chittleborough, AF Jorm

2016-12-01

Background Many self-help strategies have been recommended for anxiety, but it is not clear which strategies are most effective an..

Beliefs about dangerousness of people with mental health problems: the role of media reports and personal exposure to threat or harm

NJ Reavley, AF Jorm, AJ Morgan

2016-09-01

Purpose: To assess the associations between beliefs about the dangerousness of people with mental health problems and exposure to ..

Important considerations when providing mental health first aid to Iraqi refugees in Australia: A Delphi study

MG Uribe Guajardo, S Slewa-Younan, Y Santalucia, AF Jorm

2016-09-01

Background: Refugees are one of the most vulnerable groups in Australian society, presenting high levels of exposure to traumatic ..

Suicide first aid guidelines for Sri Lanka: A Delphi consensus study

SA De Silva, E Colucci, J Mendis, CM Kelly, AF Jorm, H Minas

2016-08-30

Background: Sri Lanka has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Gatekeeper programs aimed at specific target groups could..

Providing mental health first aid in the workplace: A Delphi consensus study

N Bovopoulos, AF Jorm, KS Bond, AD LaMontagne, NJ Reavley, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener, A Martin

2016-08-02

Background: Mental health problems are common in the workplace, but workers affected by such problems are not always well supporte..

Experiences of discrimination and positive treatment from health professionals: A national survey of adults with mental health problems

AJ Morgan, NJ Reavley, AF Jorm, R Beatson

2016-08-01

Objective: To systematically investigate the scope and nature of discrimination and positive treatment experienced by adults with ..

Development of guidelines for family and non-professional helpers on assisting an older person who is developing cognitive impairment or has dementia: A Delphi expert consensus study

KS Bond, AF Jorm, BA Kitchener, CM Kelly, KJ Chalmers

2016-07-07

Background: Assisting a person with dementia can lead to significant carer burden and possible negative outcomes for the person. U..

Scaling-up of treatment of depression and anxiety

AF Jorm, SB Patten, TS Brugha, R Mojtabai

2016-07-01

Predictors of adults' helping intentions and behaviours towards a person with a mental illness: A six-month follow-up study

A Rossetto, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley

2016-06-30

Little is known about the relationship between adults' intentions to assist a hypothetical person experiencing a mental illness an..

Thought-provoking contributions in this month's issue

A Jorm

2016-06-01

The effectiveness of simple psychological and physical activity interventions for high prevalence mental health problems in young people: A factorial randomised controlled trial

AG Parker, SE Hetrick, AF Jorm, AJ Mackinnon, PD McGorry, AR Yung, F Scanlan, J Stephens, S Baird, B Moller, R Purcell

2016-05-15

Background The prevalence and burden of disease of depression and anxiety disorders in young people necessitates effective early i..

Reluctance to seek professional help among suicidal people: results from the Swiss Health Survey

M Dey, AF Jorm

2016-05-01

Objectives: To investigate whether help-negation (not accepting or accessing available helping resources) among suicidal people ca..

An Analysis of the Content and Availability of Information on Suicide Methods Online

K Mok, AM Ross, AF Jorm, J Pirkis

2016-04-02

Objective: To describe the types of content available to people searching online for suicide methods. Method: A series of suicide ..

Young people's difficulty in talking to others about mental health problems: An analysis of time trends in Switzerland

M Dey, NJ Reavley, AF Jorm

2016-03-30

The article aimed to analyse time trends regarding young people's willingness to talk about mental health problems. Data on 16,774..

Delivering mental health first aid training in Australian workplaces: exploring instructors’ experiences

N Bovopoulos, A LaMontagne, A Martin, A Jorm

2016-03-14

Abstract: The impact of common mental illnesses in the workplace can be reduced by encouraging support from co-workers and promoti..

Headspace: The gap between the evidence and the arguments

AF Jorm

2016-03-01

Who goes online for suicide-related reasons?: A comparison of suicidal people who use the internet for suicide-related reasons and those who do not

K Mok, AF Jorm, J Pirkis

2016-03-01

Background: Although people who use the Internet for suicide-related reasons have been found to report significantly higher levels..

Development of suicide postvention guidelines for secondary schools: A Delphi study

GR Cox, E Bailey, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley, K Templer, A Parker, D Rickwood, S Bhar, J Robinson

2016-02-24

Background: Suicide of school-aged adolescents is a significant problem, with serious implications for students and staff alike. T..

A month for reflecting on suicide prevention

A Jorm

2016-02-01

'teen Mental Health First Aid': A description of the program and an initial evaluation

LM Hart, RJ Mason, CM Kelly, S Cvetkovski, AF Jorm

2016-01-19

Background: Many adolescents have poor mental health literacy, stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental illness, and lack..

A school-based health promotion programme to increase help-seeking for substance use and mental health problems: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

D Lubman, B Berridge, F Blee, A Jorm, C Wilson, N Allen, L MCKAY-BROWN, A Cheetham, R Wolfe

2016-01-01

Adolescence is a high-risk time for the development of mental health and substance use problems. However, fewer than one in four 1..

How a concerned family member, friend or member of the public can help someone with gambling problems: A delphi consensus study

KS Bond, AF Jorm, HE Miller, SN Rodda, NJ Reavley, CM Kelly, BA Kitchener

2016-01-01

Background: Gambling is an enjoyable recreational pursuit for many people. However, for some it can lead to significant harms. The..

The IQCODE: Using informant reports to assess cognitive change in the clinic and in older individuals living in the community

N Cherbuin, AF Jorm

2016-01-01

The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) uses the report of an informant to assess an individual’s..

Demographic and clinical characteristics of young people seeking help at youth mental health services: Baseline findings of the Transitions Study

R Purcell, AF Jorm, IB Hickie, AR Yung, C Pantelis, GP Amminger, N Glozier, E Killackey, LJ Phillips, SJ Wood, S Harrigan, A Mackinnon, E Scott, DF Hermens, AJ Guastella, A Kenyon, L Mundy, A Nichles, A Scaffidi, D Spiliotacopoulos

2015-12-01

Aim: The Transitions Study was designed to establish a cohort of young people (12-25 years) seeking help for mental health problem..

Experiences of discrimination and positive treatment in people with mental health problems: Findings from an Australian national survey

NJ Reavley, AF Jorm

2015-10-30

Objective: Stigma and discrimination are central concerns for people with mental health problems. The aim of the study was to carr..

How effective are 'headspace' youth mental health services?

AF Jorm

2015-10-30

Quantifying and predicting depression literacy of undergraduates: A cross sectional study in Sri Lanka

SD Amarasuriya, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley

2015-10-30

Background: The high rates of depression and low rates of related help-seeking among undergraduates are matters for concern. In re..

The quality gap in mental health treatment in Australia

AF Jorm

2015-10-30

Depression literacy of undergraduates in a non-western developing context: the case of Sri Lanka Psychiatry

SD Amarasuriya, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley

2015-10-22

Background: Research examining the depression literacy of undergraduates in non-western developing countries is limited. This stud..

Perceptions and intentions relating to seeking help for depression among medical undergraduates in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional comparison with non-medical undergraduates

SD Amarasuriya, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley

2015-09-29

Background: This study attempts to understand whether medical undergraduates in Sri Lanka would seek help for depression. This was..

Can a medical researcher have too many publications?

AF Jorm

2015-09-07

Psychiatry has many frontiers

A Jorm

2015-07-11

Stigmatising attitudes of undergraduates towards their peers with depression: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka

SD Amarasuriya, AF Jorm, NJ Reavley, AJ Mackinnon

2015-06-19

Background: There is limited research examining mental health-related stigma of undergraduates in non-western developing countries..

Assisting Australians with mental health problems and financial difficulties: A Delphi study to develop guidelines for financial counsellors, financial institution staff, mental health professionals and carers Healthcare needs and demand

KS Bond, KJ Chalmers, AF Jorm, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley

2015-06-03

© 2015 Bond et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: There is a strong association between mental health problems and financia..

Student driven mental health promotion in an Australian university setting

FL Blee, NJ Reavley, AF Jorm, TV McCann

2015-05-01

The purpose of this study was to investigate university students[U+05F3] perceptions of mental health problems, through an explora..

Psychoeducation and the Internet

Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm

2015-04-01

Trends in psychological distress, depressive episodes and mental health treatment-seeking in the United States: 2001-2012

R Mojtabai, AF Jorm

2015-03-15

Background There has been an increase in the use of mental health services in a number of industrialized countries over the past t..

Psychological trauma and help seeking behaviour amongst resettled Iraqi refugees in attending English tuition classes in Australia

S Slewa-Younan, JM Mond, E Bussion, M Melkonian, Y Mohammad, H Dover, M Smith, D Milosevic, AF Jorm

2015-01-20

Background: To examine levels of psychological distress and help seeking behaviour in resettled refugees attending English tuition..

Mental health first aid training for Australian medical and nursing students: An evaluation study

KS Bond, AF Jorm, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley

2015-01-01

Background: The role and demands of studying nursing and medicine involve specific stressors that may contribute to an increased r..

What are parents doing to reduce adolescent alcohol misuse? Evaluating concordance with parenting guidelines for adolescent alcohol use

MBH Yap, AF Jorm, DI Lubman

2015-01-01

Background: The Parenting Guidelines for Adolescent Alcohol Use were developed to support parents in reducing adolescent alcohol m..

A review of the evidence relating to interventions to build resilience among children, adolescents and young adults

N Reavley, B Bassilios, S Ryan, M Schlichthorst, A Nicholas

2014-01-01