By Professor Valsamma Eapen

Journal articles

Hussain A; John JR; Dissanayake C; Frost G; Girdler S; Karlov L; Masi A; Alach T; Eapen V, 2023, 'Sociocultural factors associated with detection of autism among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia', BMC Pediatrics, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04236-2

Doyle FL; Dickson SJ; Eapen V; Frick PJ; Kimonis ER; Hawes DJ; Moul C; Richmond JL; Mehta D; Dadds MR, 2023, 'Towards Preventative Psychiatry: Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of Postnatal Maternal-Infant Bonding', Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 54, pp. 1723 - 1736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01365-0

McIntyre E; Prior J; Catling C; Legg R; Vilcins D; Frawley J; Perry C; Henry A; Rojas C; Eapen V, 2023, 'Urban environmental exposures during the first 2000 days of life as a foundation for health across the life-course: a scoping review', Public Health Research and Practice, 33, pp. 3342334, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3342334

Price AMH; White N; Burley J; Zhu A; Contreras-Suarez D; Wang S; Stone M; Trotter K; Mrad M; Caldwell J; Bishop R; Chota S; Bui L; Sanger D; Roles R; Watts A; Samir N; Grace R; Raman S; Kemp L; Lingam R; Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Goldfeld S, 2023, 'Feasibility of linking universal child and family healthcare and financial counselling: findings from the Australian Healthier Wealthier Families (HWF) mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075651

Hawker P; Bellamy J; McHugh C; Wong TY; Williams K; Wood A; Anderson V; Tonge BJ; Ward P; Sciberras E; Bellgrove MA; Silk T; Lin PI; Eapen V, 2023, 'Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for improving the physical health of children and adolescents taking antipsychotic medications: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073893

Burman C; Mendoza Diaz A; Leslie A; Goldthorp K; Jubb B; Simms AR; Eapen V, 2023, 'Critical success factors for school-based integrated health care models: Learnings from an Australian example', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34, pp. 775 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.690

Lawther AJ; Zieba J; Fang Z; Furlong TM; Conn I; Govindaraju H; Choong LLY; Turner N; Siddiqui KS; Bridge W; Merlin S; Hyams TC; Killingsworth M; Eapen V; Clarke RA; Walker AK, 2023, 'Antioxidant Behavioural Phenotype in the Immp2l Gene Knock-Out Mouse', Genes, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14091717

Leung BK; Merlin S; Walker AK; Lawther AJ; Paxinos G; Eapen V; Clarke R; Balleine BW; Furlong TM, 2023, 'Immp2l knockdown in male mice increases stimulus-driven instrumental behaviour but does not alter goal-directed learning or neuron density in cortico-striatal circuits in a model of Tourette syndrome and autism spectrum disorder', Behavioural Brain Research, 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114610

John JR; Khan JR; Lin PI; Jonnagaddala J; Hu N; Belcher J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Eapen V, 2023, 'A nationwide study of COVID-19 impact on mental health-related presentations among children and adolescents to primary care practices in Australia', Psychiatry Research, 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115332

Lin PI; Eapen V, 2023, 'New insights into the link between childhood adversity and epigenetic changes', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 7, pp. 520 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00106-2

May T; Birch E; Chaves K; Cranswick N; Culnane E; Delaney J; Derrick M; Eapen V; Edlington C; Efron D; Ewais T; Garner I; Gathercole M; Jagadheesan K; Jobson L; Kramer J; Mack M; Misso M; Murrup-Stewart C; Savage E; Sciberras E; Singh B; Testa R; Vale L; Weirman A; Petch E; Williams K; Bellgrove M, 2023, 'The Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1101 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231166329

Cibralic S; Hawker P; Khan F; Lucien A; Mendoza Diaz A; Woolfenden S; Murphy E; Deering A; Schnelle C; Townsend S; Eapen V, 2023, 'Developmental screening tools for identification of children with developmental difficulties in high-income countries: a systematic review', Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1074004

Eapen V; Gerstl B; Winata T; Jairam R; Barton G; Bowden M, 2023, 'A Study Protocol for Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rapid Response Teams (‘Safeguards Teams’) Service', International Journal of Integrated Care, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7004

Harris SA; Harrison M; Hazell-Raine K; Wade C; Eapen V; Kohlhoff J, 2023, 'Patient navigation models for mental health of parents expecting or caring for an infant or young child: A systematic review', Infant Mental Health Journal, 44, pp. 587 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22075

Kohlhoff J; Harris SA; Lawson KD; Eapen V, 2023, 'ForWhen Australian perinatal and infant mental health navigation programme: Evaluation protocol', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070067

Southcombe F; Vivekanandarajah S; Krstic S; Lin F; Chay P; Williams M; Khan JR; Hu N; Eapen V; Dennis S; Denney-Wilson E; Lingam R, 2023, 'More than just body mass index: Using the Edmonton obesity staging system for pediatrics to define obesity severity in a multi-ethnic Australian pediatric clinical cohort', Obesity Science and Practice, 9, pp. 285 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.648

Trembath D; Stainer M; Caithness T; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Fordyce K; Frewer V; Frost G; Hudry K; Iacono T; Mahler N; Masi A; Paynter J; Pye K; Quan S; Shellshear L; Sutherland R; Sievers S; Thirumanickam A; Westerveld MF; Tucker M, 2023, 'Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, pp. 2232 - 2245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05511-4

Khan JR; Hu N; Lin PI; Eapen V; Nassar N; John J; Curtis J; Rimmer M; O’Leary F; Vernon B; Lingam R, 2023, 'COVID-19 and Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations', Pediatrics, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058948

Klein L; Doyle FL; Northam JC; Eapen V; Frick PJ; Kimonis ER; Hawes DJ; Moul C; Richmond JL; Mehta D; Mendoza Diaz A; Dadds MR, 2023, 'Sympathetic nervous system functioning during the face-to-face still-face paradigm in the first year of life', Development and Psychopathology, 35, pp. 471 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421001553

Ostojic K; Paget S; Martin T; Dee-Price BJ; McIntyre S; Smithers Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Burnett H; Scott T; Berg A; Masi A; Scarcella M; Calderan J; Azmatullah S; Mohamed M; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2023, 'Codesigning a social prescribing pathway to address the social determinant of health concerns of children with cerebral palsy and their families in Australia: A protocol for a mixed-methods formative research study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066346

Hudson JL; McLellan LF; Eapen V; Rapee RM; Wuthrich V; Lyneham HJ, 2023, 'Combining CBT and sertraline does not enhance outcomes for anxious youth: a double-blind randomised controlled trial', Psychological Medicine, 53, pp. 1741 - 1749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721003329

Yap CX; Henders AK; Alvares GA; Giles C; Huynh K; Nguyen A; Wallace L; McLaren T; Yang Y; Hernandez LM; Gandal MJ; Hansell NK; Cleary D; Grove R; Hafekost C; Harun A; Holdsworth H; Jellett R; Khan F; Lawson LP; Leslie J; Levis Frenk M; Masi A; Mathew NE; Muniandy M; Nothard M; Miller JL; Nunn L; Strike LT; Cadby G; Moses EK; Hung J; Hui J; Beilby J; de Zubicaray GI; Thompson PM; McMahon KL; Wright MJ; Visscher PM; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Heussler HS; Whitehouse AJO; Meikle PJ; Wray NR; Gratten J, 2023, 'Interactions between the lipidome and genetic and environmental factors in autism', Nature Medicine, 29, pp. 936 - 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02271-1

Eapen V; Stylianakis A; Scott E; Milroy H; Bowden M; Haslam R; Stathis S, 2023, 'Stemming the tide of mental health problems in young people: Challenges and potential solutions', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 482 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221136037

Kimonis ER; Le B; Fleming GE; Kyranides MN; Demetriou CA; Fanti KA; Neo B; Prasad AH; Chan A; Hawes DJ; Eapen V, 2023, 'Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 64, pp. 357 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13701

Maxwell A; Zouki JJ; Eapen V, 2023, 'Integrated cognitive behavioral intervention for functional tics (I-CBiT): case reports and treatment formulation', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1265123

Alizadeh S; Bridge CE; Judd BH; Eapen V, 2023, 'Home Indoor Environmental Quality and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder', Sustainability (Switzerland), 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15042899

Trembath D; Varcin K; Waddington H; Sulek R; Bent C; Ashburner J; Eapen V; Goodall E; Hudry K; Roberts J; Silove N; Whitehouse A, 2023, 'Non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children: An umbrella review', Autism, 27, pp. 275 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613221119368

Neo B; Fleming GE; Kaouar S; Chan ME; Huang NN; Hawes DJ; Eapen V; Briggs N; Kimonis ER, 2023, 'Clinical Utility of Diagnosing Limited Prosocial Emotions in Young Children Using the Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions (CAPE)', Psychological Assessment, 35, pp. 1085 - 1097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0001279

Rheinberger D; Baffsky R; McGillivray L; Zbukvic I; Dadich A; Larsen ME; Lin PI; Gan DZQ; Kaplun C; Wilcox HC; Eapen V; Middleton PM; Torok M, 2023, 'Examining the Feasibility of Implementing Digital Mental Health Innovations Into Hospitals to Support Youth in Suicide Crisis: Interview Study With Young People and Health Professionals', JMIR Formative Research, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/51398

Hall T; Constable L; Loveday S; Honisett S; Schreurs N; Goldfeld S; Loftus H; Jones R; Reupert A; Yap MBH; Woolfenden S; Montgomery A; Dalziel K; Bailey C; Pringle G; Fisher J; Forell S; Eapen V; Haslam R; Sanci L; Eastwood J; Hiscock H, 2023, 'Identifying and responding to family adversity in Australian community and primary health settings: a multi-site cross sectional study', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1147721

John J; Synn EP; Winata T; Eapen V; Lin PI, 2023, 'Increased ambulance attendances related to suicide and self-injury in response to the pandemic in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 140 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221121090

Chau V; Eapen V; Hawkins E; Kohlhoff J, 2023, 'Parenting Characteristics and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children Aged 0–6 Years: A Systematic Narrative Review', Child Psychiatry and Human Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01634-6

Eapen V; Karlov L; John JR; Beneytez C; Grimes PZ; Kang YQ; Mardare I; Minca DG; Voicu L; Malek KA; Ramkumar A; Stefanik K; Gyori M; Volgyesi-Molnar M, 2023, 'Quality of life in parents of autistic children: A transcultural perspective', Frontiers in Psychology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1022094

Dullur P; Joseph J; Diaz AM; Lin PI; Jairam R; Davies R; Masi A; Shulruf B; Eapen V, 2023, 'Screening for Media Use in the Emergency Department among Young Australians: Cross-sectional Study', JMIR Formative Research, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42986

Cibralic S; Pickup W; Diaz AM; Kohlhoff J; Karlov L; Stylianakis A; Schmied V; Barnett B; Eapen V, 2023, 'The impact of midwifery continuity of care on maternal mental health: A narrative systematic review', Midwifery, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103546

Hawes DJ; Dadds MR; Tully LA; Northam JC; Growing Minds Australia Clinical Trials Network , 2023, 'Building a National Clinical Trials Network in child and youth mental health: Growing Minds Australia.', Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 57, pp. 164 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221082525

Cibralic S; Hawker P; Khan F; Mendoza Diaz A; Woolfenden S; Murphy E; Deering A; Schnelle C; Townsend S; Doyle K; Eapen V, 2022, 'Developmental Screening Tools Used with First Nations Populations: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315627

Klein L; D’Urso S; Eapen V; Hwang LD; Lin PI, 2022, 'Exploring polygenic contributors to subgroups of comorbid conditions in autism spectrum disorder', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 3416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07399-7

Eapen V; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Khan F; Lucien A; Islam R; Masi A; Lam-Cassettari C; Mendoza Diaz A; Dissanayake C; Karlov L; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Ong N; Tam CWM; Woolfenden S; Barbaro J; Liaw T, 2022, 'Parental experience of an early developmental surveillance programme for autism within Australian general practice: A qualitative study', BMJ Open, 12, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064375

Lane AE; Simpson K; Masi A; Grove R; Moni MA; Montgomery A; Roberts J; Silove N; Whalen O; Whitehouse AJO; Eapen V, 2022, 'Patterns of sensory modulation by age and sex in young people on the autism spectrum', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1840 - 1854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2762

Woolfenden S; Farrar MA; Eapen V; Masi A; Wakefield CE; Badawi N; Novak I; Nassar N; Lingam R; Dale RC, 2022, 'Delivering paediatric precision medicine: Genomic and environmental considerations along the causal pathway of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 1077 - 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15289

Käld E; Beckman L; Eapen V; Lin PI, 2022, 'Exploring Potential Modifiers of the Association between Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Risk of Bullying Exposure', JAMA Pediatrics, 176, pp. 940 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1755

Hodgins M; Ostojic K; Hu N; Lawson KD; Samir N; Webster A; Rogers H; Henry A; Murphy E; Lingam R; Raman S; Mendoza Diaz A; Dadich A; Eapen V; Rimes T; Woolfenden S, 2022, 'Study protocol for a real-world evaluation of an integrated child and family health hub for migrant and refugee women', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e061002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061002

Leonard H; Montgomery A; Wolff B; Strumpher E; Masi A; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Eapen V; Finlay-Jones A; Whitehouse A; Symons M; Licari M; Varcin K; Alvares G; Evans K; Downs J; Glasson E, 2022, 'A systematic review of the biological, social, and environmental determinants of intellectual disability in children and adolescents', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.926681

Cibralic S; Alam M; Mendoza Diaz A; Woolfenden S; Katz I; Tzioumi D; Murphy E; Deering A; Mcnamara L; Raman S; Eapen V, 2022, 'Utility of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in children and young people attending clinical and healthcare settings: a systematic review', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060395

Eapen V, 2022, 'Simon has head and neck jerks', RACGP

Eapen V; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Woolfenden S; Jalaludin B; Page A; Kohlhoff J; Scott JG; Lawson KD; Lam-Cassettari C; Heussler H; Descallar J; Karlov L; Ong N; Colditz PB; Littlewood R; Murphy E; Deering A; Short K; Garg P; Blight V; Rodgers K; Chalmers L; Webb KL; Atkins H; Newcomb D; Beswick R; Thomas C; Marron C; Chambers A; Scheinpflug S; Statham M; Samaranayake D; Chay P; Tam CWM; Khan F; Diaz AM; Cibralic S; Winata T; Pritchard M; Liaw T; Mendoza Diaz A, 2022, 'Watch me grow integrated (WMG-I): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a web-based surveillance approach for developmental screening in primary care settings', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e065823, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065823

Pi HJ; Kallapiran K; Munivenkatappa S; Kandasamy P; Kirubakaran R; Russell P; Eapen V, 2022, 'Meta-Analysis of RCTs of Technology-Assisted Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children with ASD', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52, pp. 3325 - 3343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05206-2

Lin PI; Masi A; Moni MA; Kummerfeld S; Eapen V, 2022, 'Genetic Pathways Associated With Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.904091

Masi A; Moni MA; Azim SI; Choi B; Heussler H; Lin PI; Diaz AM; Eapen V, 2022, 'Clinical and behavioral attributes leading to sleep disorders in children on the autism spectrum', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1274 - 1287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2745

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