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Helen Christensen

Professor, Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales
Verified email at unsw.edu.au
Cited by 89975

[HTML][HTML] Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science

EA Holmes, RC O'Connor, VH Perry, I Tracey… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect
on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. We explore the …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

A Gulliver, KM Griffiths, H Christensen - BMC psychiatry, 2010 - Springer
Background Adolescents and young adults frequently experience mental disorders, yet tend
not to seek help. This systematic review aims to summarise reported barriers and facilitators …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Gunnell, L Appleby, E Arensman, K Hawton… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic might be
profound1 and there are suggestions that suicide rates will rise, although this is not …

“Mental health literacy”: a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment

AF Jorm, AE Korten, PA Jacomb… - Medical journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To assess the public's recognition of mental disorders and their beliefs about the
effectiveness of various treatments (“mental health literacy”). Design: A cross‐sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphones for smarter delivery of mental health programs: a systematic review

T Donker, K Petrie, J Proudfoot, J Clarke… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmir.org
Background: The rapid growth in the use of mobile phone applications (apps) provides the
opportunity to increase access to evidence-based mental health care. Objective: Our goal …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence in internet interventions for anxiety and depression: systematic review

H Christensen, KM Griffiths, L Farrer - Journal of medical Internet …, 2009 - jmir.org
Background: Open access websites which deliver cognitive and behavioral interventions for
anxiety and depression are characterised by poor adherence. We need to understand more …

Delivering interventions for depression by using the internet: randomised controlled trial

H Christensen, KM Griffiths, AF Jorm - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of two internet interventions for community-dwelling
individuals with symptoms of depression—a psychoeducation website offering information …

Stigma about depression and its impact on help-seeking intentions

LJ Barney, KM Griffiths, AF Jorm… - Australian & New …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Research has shown that people are reluctant to seek professional help for
depression, especially from mental health professionals. This may be because of the impact …

A short form of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule: Evaluation of factorial validity and invariance across demographic variables in a community sample

A Mackinnon, AF Jorm, H Christensen… - Personality and …, 1999 - Elsevier
The existence of two nearly-orthogonal dimensions of positive and negative affect was
established for a ten-item short form of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule using …

Effect of web-based depression literacy and cognitive–behavioural therapy interventions on stigmatising attitudes to depression: Randomised controlled trial

KM Griffiths, H Christensen, AF Jorm… - The British Journal of …, 2004 - cambridge.org
BackgroundLittle is known about the efficacy of educational interventions for reducing the
stigma associated with depression. AimsTo investigate the effects on stigma of two internet …