By Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Journal articles

Christensen H; Henderson AS; Griffiths K; Levings C, 1997, 'Does ageing inevitably lead to declines in cognitive performance? A longitudinal study of elite academics', Personality and Individual Differences, 23, pp. 67 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00022-6

Jorm AF; Korten AE; Jacomb PA; Rodgers B; Pollitt P; Christensen H; Henderson S, 1997, 'Helpfulness of interventions for mental disorders: Beliefs of health professionals compared with the general public', British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, pp. 233 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.171.3.233

Jorm AF; Jacomb PA; Christensen H; Henderson S; Korten AE; Rodgers B, 1997, 'Impact of pet ownership on elderly Australians' use of medical services: An analysis using Medicare data', Medical Journal of Australia, 166, pp. 376 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123170.x

Henderson AS; Korten AE; Jacomb PA; Mackinnon AJ; Jorm AF; Christensen H; Rodgers B, 1997, 'The course of depression in the elderly: A longitudinal community-based study in Australia', Psychological Medicine, 27, pp. 119 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291796004199

Jorm AF; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H; Henderson AS; Jacomb PA; Korten AE, 1997, 'The Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS): Further data on psychometric properties and validity from a longitudinal study of the elderly', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12, pp. 93 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199701)12:1<93::AID-GPS468>3.0.CO;2-C

Perelroizen I; Didry D; Christensen H; Chua NH; Carlier MF, 1996, 'Role of nucleotide exchange and hydrolysis in the function of profilin in actin assembly', JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 271, pp. 12302 - 12309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.21.12302

Jorm AF; Christensen H; Henderson AS; Jacomb PA; Korten AE; Mackinnon A, 1996, 'Informant ratings of cognitive decline of elderly people: Relationship to longitudinal change on cognitive tests', Age and Ageing, 25, pp. 125 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/25.2.125

Christensen H; Korten A; Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Mackinnon AJ, 1996, 'Activity levels and cognitive functioning in an elderly community sample', Age and Ageing, 25, pp. 72 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/25.1.72

Mackinnon A; Jorm AF; Jacomb PA; Korten AE; Christensen H, 1996, 'Use of the Transparent Bipolar Inventory to measure the big-five personality factors in an epidemiological survey of the elderly', Personality and Individual Differences, 21, pp. 1051 - 1054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00142-0

Christensen HM; Mackinnon A, 1996, 'Should Alzheimer's patients drive?', Australian Journal on Ageing, 15, pp. 147 - 147

Henderson AS; Jorm AF; Korten AE; Christensen H; Jacomb PA; Easteal S; Croft L; Mackinnon AJ, 1995, 'Apolipoprotein E allele ∈4, dementia, and cognitive decline in a population sample', The Lancet, 346, pp. 1387 - 1390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(95)92405-1

KADZIOLA A; LARSEN S; CHRISTENSEN HM; KARLSSON JJ; ULSTRUP J, 1995, 'CRYSTALLIZATION AND PRELIMINARY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS OF CYTOCHROME C(4) FROM PSEUDOMONAS-STUTZERI', ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, 51, pp. 1071 - 1073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444995006652

Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Korten AE; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ, 1995, 'Factors associated with the wish to die in elderly people', Age and Ageing, 24, pp. 389 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/24.5.389

Mackinnon A; Jorm AF; Christensen H; Scott LR; Henderson AS; Korten AE, 1995, 'A latent trait analysis of the eysenck personality questionnaire in an elderly community sample', Personality and Individual Differences, 18, pp. 739 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(95)00011-T

Christensen H; Henderson AS; Jorm AF; Mackinnon AJ; Scott R; Korten AE, 1995, 'ICD-10 mild cognitive disorder: Epidemiological evidence on its validity', Psychological Medicine, 25, pp. 105 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700028130

Henderson S; Jorm AF; Scott LR; MacKinnon AJ; Christensen H; Korten AE, 1995, 'Insomnia in the elderly: Its prevalence and correlates in the general population', Medical Journal of Australia, 162, pp. 22 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb138406.x

Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Christensen H; Korten AE; Cullen JS; Mulligan R, 1995, 'The Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales: A Multidimensional Alternative to Categorical Diagnoses of Dementia and Depression in the Elderly', Psychological Medicine, 25, pp. 447 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700033377

Henderson AS; Korten AE; Jorm AF; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Scott LR, 1994, 'Are nursing homes depressing?', The Lancet, 344, pp. 1091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91749-3

Christensen H; Mackinnon A; Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott LR; Korten AE, 1994, 'Age differences and interindividual variation in cognition in community-dwelling elderly', Psychology and Aging, 9, pp. 381 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.9.3.381

CHRISTENSEN HEM, 1994, 'CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GENE ENCODING CYTOCHROME C(4) FROM PSEUDOMONAS-STUTZERI', GENE, 144, pp. 139 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(94)90219-4

HENDERSON AS; JORM AF; MACKINNON A; CHRISTENSEN H; SCOTT LR; KORTEN AE; DOYLE C, 1994, 'A SURVEY OF DEMENTIA IN THE CANBERRA POPULATION - EXPERIENCE WITH ICD-10 AND DSM-III-R CRITERIA', PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 24, pp. 473 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700027446

JORM AF; CHRISTENSEN H; HENDERSON AS; KORTEN AE; MACKINNON AJ; SCOTT R, 1994, 'COMPLAINTS OF COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THE ELDERLY - A COMPARISON OF REPORTS BY SUBJECTS AND INFORMANTS IN A COMMUNITY SURVEY', PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 24, pp. 365 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700027343

Christensen H; Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Mackinnon AJ; Korten AE; Scott LR, 1994, 'The relationship between health and cognitive functioning in a sample of elderly people in the community', Age and Ageing, 23, pp. 204 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/23.3.204

Maltby N; Broe GA; Creasey H; Jorm AF; Christensen H; Brooks WS, 1994, 'Efficacy of tacrine and lecithin in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: Double blind trial', BMJ, 308, pp. 879, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.308.6933.879

JORM AF; HENDERSON AS; SCOTT R; MACKINNON AJ; KORTEN AE; CHRISTENSEN H, 1994, 'DO MENTAL-HEALTH SURVEYS DISTURB - FURTHER EVIDENCE', PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 24, pp. 233 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700026994

Mackinnon A; Christensen H; Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Korten AE, 1994, 'A Latent Trait Analysis of an Inventory Designed to Detect Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Using an Elderly Community Sample', Psychological Medicine, 24, pp. 977 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700029068

Henderson AS; Jorm AF; Mackinnon A; Christensen H; Scott LR; Korten AE; Doyle C, 1994, 'A Survey of Dementia in the Canberra Population: Experience with ICD-10 and DSM-III-R Criteria', Psychological Medicine, 24, pp. 473 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700027446

Christensen H, 1994, 'Age differences in tests of intelligence and memory in high and low ability subjects: A second sample of eminent academics and scientists', Personality and Individual Differences, 16, pp. 919 - 929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(94)90235-6

Jorm AF; Christensen H; Henderson AS; Korten AE; Mackinnon AJ; Scott R, 1994, 'Complaints of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: A Comparison of Reports By Subjects and Informants in a Community Survey', Psychological Medicine, 24, pp. 365 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700027343

Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Mackinnon AJ; Korten AE; Christensen H, 1994, 'Do Mental Health Surveys Disturb? Further Evidence', Psychological Medicine, 24, pp. 233 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700026994

Jorm AF; Henderson AS; Scott R; Korten AE; Christen H; Mackinnon AJ; Kay DWK, 1994, 'Does education protect against cognitive impairment? A comparison of the elderly in two australian cities', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9, pp. 357 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930090503

Christensen H; Mackinnon A, 1994, 'Erratum: The association between mental, social and physical activity and cognitive performance in young and old subjects (Age and Ageing (1993) 22 (175-182))', Age and Ageing, 23, pp. 435

Jacomb P; Jorm A; Christensen H; Mackinnon A; Henderson S; Scott R; Korten A, 1994, 'Personality changes in normal and cognitively impaired elderly: Informant reports in a community sample', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9, pp. 313 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930090408

Christensen H; Mackinnon A, 1994, 'The association between mental, social and physical activity and cognitived performance in young and old subjects', Journal of Age Related Disorders, 6

Kopelman MD; Christensen H; Puffett A; Stanhope N, 1994, 'The great escape: A neuropsychological study of psychogenic amnesia', Neuropsychologia, 32, pp. 675 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0028-3932(94)90028-0

HENDERSON AS; JORM AF; MACKINNON A; CHRISTENSEN H; SCOTT LR; KORTEN AE; DOYLE C, 1993, 'THE PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSIVE-DISORDERS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LATER LIFE - A SURVEY USING DRAFT ICD-10 AND DSM-III-R', PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 23, pp. 719 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700025496

Christensen H; Mackinnon A, 1993, 'The association between mental, social and physical activity and cognitive performance in young and old subjects', Age and Ageing, 22, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/22.3.175

CHRISTENSEN HEM; CONRAD LS; ULSTRUP J, 1993, 'REDOX POTENTIAL AND ELECTROSTATIC EFFECTS IN COMPETITIVE-INHIBITION OF DUAL-PATH ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS OF SPINACH PLASTOCYANIN', ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, 301, pp. 385 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abbi.1993.1160

Jorm AF; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H; Henderson S; Scott R; Korten A, 1993, 'Cognitive functioning and neuroticism in an elderly community sample', Personality and Individual Differences, 15, pp. 721 - 723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(93)90013-S

Jorm AF; Christensen H; Henderson S; Korten AE; Mackinnon AJ; Scott R, 1993, 'Neuroticism and self-reported health in an elderly community sample', Personality and Individual Differences, 15, pp. 515 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(93)90334-Y

Mackinnon A; Christensen H; Cullen JS; Doyle CJ; Henderson AS; Jorm AF; Korten AE; Scott LR, 1993, 'The Canberra Interview for the Elderly: assessment of its validity in the diagnosis of dementia and depression', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 87, pp. 146 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03346.x

Jorm AF; Henderson S; Scott R; Mackinnon AJ; Korten AE; Christensen H, 1993, 'The disabled elderly living in the community: Care received from family and formal services', Medical Journal of Australia, 158, pp. 383 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121831.x

Henderson AS; Jorm AF; MaCkinnon A; Christensen H; Scott LR; Korten AE; Doyle C, 1993, 'The prevalence of depressive disorders and the distribution of depressive symptoms in later life: A survey using Draft ICD-10 and DSM-III-R', Psychological Medicine, 23, pp. 719 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700025496

CHRISTENSEN H, 1993, 'THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COGNITIVE AGING - SALTHOUSE,TA', JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 37, pp. 84 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(93)90131-X

Christensen H; Maltby N; Jorm AF; Creasey H; Broe GA, 1992, 'Cholinergic 'blockade' as a model of the cognitive deficits in alzheimer's disease', Brain, 115, pp. 1681 - 1699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/115.6.1681

CHRISTENSEN HEM, 1992, 'CORRECTION', FEBS LETTERS, 301, pp. 124 - 124, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1992HQ68100030&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Christensen H; Jorm AF, 1992, 'Short report: Effect of premorbid intelligence on the Mini‐Mental State and IQCODE', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7, pp. 159 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930070304

, 1992, 'The Canberra Interview for the Elderly: a new field instrument for the diagnosis of dementia and depression by ICD‐10 and DSM‐III‐R', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 85, pp. 105 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb01452.x

Christensen H; Jacomb PA, 1992, 'The lifetime productivity of eminent Australian academics', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7, pp. 681 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930070910

Christensen H; Mackinnon A, 1992, 'Wechsler intelligence scale profiles in Alzheimer type dementia and healthy ageing', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7, pp. 241 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930070405

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