By Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Journal articles

O’Dea B; Han J; Batterham PJ; Achilles MR; Calear AL; Werner-Seidler A; Parker B; Shand F; Christensen H, 2020, 'A randomised controlled trial of a relationship-focussed mobile phone application for improving adolescents’ mental health', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 61, pp. 899 - 913, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13294

Deady M; Tan L; Kugenthiran N; Collins D; Christensen H; Harvey SB, 2020, 'Unemployment, suicide and COVID-19: using the evidence to plan for prevention', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 153 - 154.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50715

Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Sunderland M; Kay-Lambkin F; Farrer LM; Christensen H; Gulliver A, 2020, 'A Brief Intervention to Increase Uptake and Adherence of an Internet-Based Program for Depression and Anxiety (Enhancing Engagement With Psychosocial Interventions): Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.23029

Newby JM; O’Moore K; Tang S; Christensen H; Faasse K; O'Moore K, 2020, 'Acute mental health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0236562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236562

Dülsen P; Bendig E; Küchler AM; Christensen H; Baumeister H, 2020, 'Digital interventions in adult mental healthcare settings: recent evidence and future directions', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 33, pp. 422 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000614

O'Connor RC; Hotopf M; Worthman CM; Perry VH; Tracey I; Wessely S; Arseneault L; Ballard C; Christensen H; Silver RC; Ford T; John A; Kabir T; King K; Simpson A; Madan I; Cowan K; Bullmore E; Holmes EA, 2020, 'Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic – Authors' reply', The Lancet Psychiatry, 7, pp. e44 - e45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30247-9

Holmes EA; O'Connor RC; Perry VH; Tracey I; Wessely S; Arseneault L; Ballard C; Christensen H; Cohen Silver R; Everall I; Ford T; John A; Kabir T; King K; Madan I; Michie S; Przybylski AK; Shafran R; Sweeney A; Worthman CM; Yardley L; Cowan K; Cope C; Hotopf M; Bullmore E, 2020, 'Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science', The Lancet Psychiatry, 7, pp. 547 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30168-1

Gunnell D; Appleby L; Arensman E; Hawton K; John A; Kapur N; Khan M; O'Connor RC; Pirkis J; Caine ED; Chan LF; Chang SS; Chen YY; Christensen H; Dandona R; Eddleston M; Erlangsen A; Harkavy-Friedman J; Kirtley OJ; Knipe D; Konradsen F; Liu S; McManus S; Mehlum L; Miller M; Moran P; Morrissey J; Moutier C; Niederkrotenthaler T; Nordentoft M; O'Neill S; Page A; Phillips MR; Platt S; Pompili M; Qin P; Rezaeian M; Silverman M; Sinyor M; Stack S; Townsend E; Turecki G; Vijayakumar L; Yip PS, 2020, 'Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic', The Lancet Psychiatry, 7, pp. 468 - 471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30171-1

Shand F; Torok M; Cockayne N; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; MacKinnon A; Martin D; Zbukvic I; Mok K; Chen N; McGillivray L; Phillips M; Cutler H; Draper B; Sara G; Christensen H, 2020, 'Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia', Trials, 21, pp. 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04262-w

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Pajak R; McMahon T; Bryant RA; Christensen H; Liddell BJ, 2020, 'Tell Your Story: A randomized controlled trial of an online intervention to reduce mental health stigma and increase help-seeking in refugee men with posttraumatic stress', Psychological Medicine, 50, pp. 781 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000606

Batterham PJ; Han J; Mackinnon AJ; Werner-Seidler A; Calear AL; Wong Q; Torok M; Christensen H, 2020, 'Factors associated with engagement in online self-help programs among people with suicidal thoughts', Journal of Affective Disorders, 265, pp. 402 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.044

Sanatkar S; Baldwin P; Clarke J; Fletcher S; Gunn J; Wilhelm K; Campbell L; Zwar N; Harris M; Lapsley H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Christensen H; Proudfoot J, 2020, 'The influence of personality on trajectories of distress, health and functioning in mild-to-moderately depressed adults with type 2 diabetes', Psychology, Health and Medicine, 25, pp. 296 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1668567

McGillivray L; Torok M; Calear A; Shand F; Mackinnon A; Kuhnert RL; Batterham P; Rosebrock H; Mok K; Zbukvic I; Christensen H, 2020, 'Suicide prevention among young people: A study protocol for evaluating Youth Aware of Mental Health in Australian secondary schools.', Mental Health and Prevention, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2019.200178

Sanatkar S; Baldwin P; Huckvale K; Christensen H; Harvey S, 2020, 'e-Mental Health Program Usage Patterns in Randomized Controlled Trials and in the General Public to Inform External Validity Considerations: Sample Groupings Using Cluster Analyses (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.18348

van Spijker BAJ; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Wong QJJ; Werner-Seidler A; Christensen H, 2020, 'Self-reported disability and quality of life in an online Australian community sample with suicidal thoughts', Journal of Affective Disorders, 263, pp. 707 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.050

Leach LS; Too LS; Batterham PJ; Kiely KM; Christensen H; Butterworth P, 2020, 'Workplace bullying and suicidal ideation: Findings from an australian longitudinal cohort study of mid-aged workers', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 1448, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041448

Petrie K; Crawford J; LaMontagne AD; Milner A; Dean J; Veness BG; Christensen H; Harvey SB, 2020, 'Working hours, common mental disorder and suicidal ideation among junior doctors in Australia: A cross-sectional survey', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e033525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033525

Werner-Seidler A; Huckvale K; Larsen ME; Calear AL; Maston K; Johnston L; Torok M; O'Dea B; Batterham PJ; Schweizer S; Skinner SR; Steinbeck K; Ratcliffe J; Oei JL; Patton G; Wong I; Beames J; Wong QJJ; Lingam R; Boydell K; Salmon AM; Cockayne N; Mackinnon A; Christensen H, 2020, 'A trial protocol for the effectiveness of digital interventions for preventing depression in adolescents: The Future Proofing Study', Trials, 21, pp. 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3901-7

Christensen HE; Grant B, 2020, 'Outsourcing local democracy? Evidence for and implications of the commercialisation of community engagement in Australian local government', Australian Journal of Political Science, 55, pp. 20 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2019.1689921

Torok M; Han J; Baker S; Werner-Seidler A; Wong I; Larsen ME; Christensen H, 2020, 'Suicide prevention using self-guided digital interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', The Lancet Digital Health, 2, pp. e25 - e36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30199-2

Newby J; O’Moore K; Tang S; Christensen H; Faasse K, 2020, 'Acute mental health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.03.20089961

Gayed A; Tan L; LaMontagne AD; Milner A; Deady M; Milligan-Saville JS; Madan I; Calvo RA; Christensen H; Mykletun A; Glozier N; Harvey SB, 2019, 'A comparison of face-to-face and online training in improving managers' confidence to support the mental health of workers', Internet Interventions, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100258

Huckvale K; Venkatesh S; Christensen H, 2019, 'Toward clinical digital phenotyping: a timely opportunity to consider purpose, quality, and safety', npj Digital Medicine, 2, pp. 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-019-0166-1

Tighe J; Shand F; McKay K; Mcalister T-J; Mackinnon A; Christensen H, 2019, 'Usage and Acceptability of the ibobbly app: A pilot trial for suicide prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. (Preprint)', JMIR Mental Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14296

Sanatkar S; Baldwin PA; Huckvale K; Clarke J; Christensen H; Harvey S; Proudfoot J, 2019, 'Using cluster analysis to explore engagement and e-attainment as emergent behavior in electronic mental health', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, pp. e14728, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14728

Baldwin PA; Sanatkar S; Clarke J; Fletcher S; Gunn J; Wilhelm K; Campbell L; Zwar N; Harris M; Lapsley H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Christensen H; Proudfoot J, 2019, 'A Web-Based Mental Health Intervention to Improve Social and Occupational Functioning in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (The Springboard Trial): 12-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.16729

Han J; Torok M; Gale N; Wong QJJ; Werner-Seidler A; Hetrick SE; Christensen H, 2019, 'Use of web conferencing technology for conducting online focus groups among young people with lived experience of suicidal thoughts: Mixed methods research', JMIR Mental Health, 6, pp. e14191, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14191

Werner-Seidler A; Huckvale K; Larsen ME; Calear AL; Maston K; Johnston L; Torok M; O’Dea B; Batterham PJ; Schweizer S; Skinner SR; Steinbeck K; Ratcliffe J; Oei J-L; Patton G; Wong I; Beames J; Wong QJJ; Lingam R; Boydell K; Salmon AM; Cockayne N; Mackinnon A; Christensen H, 2019, 'A Trial Protocol for the Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Preventing Depression in Adolescents: The Future Proofing Study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14135/v1

Christensen H; Baldwin P; Kavanaugh D; Millard M; Orman J, 2019, 'September 2019 correspondence', Australian Journal for General Practitioners, https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2019/september/september-2019-correspondence

Johnston DA; Harvey SB; Glozier N; Calvo RA; Christensen H; Deady M, 2019, 'The relationship between depression symptoms, absenteeism and presenteeism', Journal of Affective Disorders, 256, pp. 536 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.041

Christensen H; Baldwin P; Kavanaugh D; Millard M; Orman J, 2019, 'The relative roles of intellectual discourse and psychomotor performance in clinical medicine response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 48, pp. 583 - 583, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000483988400002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

O’Dea B; King C; Subotic-Kerry M; Achilles MR; Cockayne N; Christensen H; O'Dea B, 2019, 'Smooth Sailing: A Pilot Study of an Online, School-Based, Mental Health Service for Depression and Anxiety', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, pp. 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00574

Christensen HE; McQuestin D, 2019, 'Community engagement in Australian local governments: a closer look and strategic implications', Local Government Studies, 45, pp. 453 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2018.1541794

Gayed A; Bryan BT; LaMontagne AD; Milner A; Deady M; Calvo RA; Mackinnon A; Christensen H; Mykletun A; Glozier N; Harvey SB, 2019, 'A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate HeadCoach: An Online Mental Health Training Program for Workplace Managers', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 61, pp. 545 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001597

Gore M; Hackshaw A; Brady WE; Penson RT; Zaino R; McCluggage WG; Ganesan R; Wilkinson N; Perren T; Montes A; Summers J; Lord R; Dark G; Rustin G; Mackean M; Reed N; Kehoe S; Frumovitz M; Christensen H; Feeney A; Ledermann J; Gershenson DM, 2019, 'An international, phase III randomized trial in patients with mucinous epithelial ovarian cancer (mEOC/GOG 0241) with long-term follow-up: and experience of conducting a clinical trial in a rare gynecological tumor', GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, 153, pp. 541 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.03.256

Clarke J; Sanatkar S; Baldwin PA; Fletcher S; Gunn J; Wilhelm K; Campbell L; Zwar N; Harris M; Lapsley H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Christensen H; Proudfoot J, 2019, 'A web-based cognitive behavior therapy intervention to improve social and occupational functioning in adults with type 2 diabetes (the SpringboarD trial): Randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, pp. e12246, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/12246

Witt K; Boland A; Lamblin M; McGorry PD; Veness B; Cipriani A; Hawton K; Harvey S; Christensen H; Robinson J, 2019, 'Effectiveness of universal programmes for the prevention of suicidal ideation, behaviour and mental ill health in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Evidence-Based Mental Health, 22, pp. 84 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2019-300082

O'Dea B; King C; Subotic-Kerry M; Anderson M; Achilles MR; Parker B; MacKinnon A; Anderson J; Cockayne N; Christensen H, 2019, 'Evaluating a web-based mental health service for secondary school students in Australia: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 8, pp. e12892, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/12892

Werner-Seidler A; Wong Q; Johnston L; O'Dea B; Torok M; Christensen H, 2019, 'Pilot evaluation of the Sleep Ninja: A smartphone application for adolescent insomnia symptoms', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e026502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026502

Shand F; MacKinnon A; O'Moore K; Ridani R; Reda B; Hoy M; Heard T; Duffy L; Shanahan M; Pulver LJ; Christensen H, 2019, 'The iBobbly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander app project: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 20, pp. 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3262-2

Glozier N; Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Hickie IB; Naismith SL; Biddle D; Overland S; Thorndike F; Ritterband L, 2019, 'Adjunctive Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in men with depression: A randomised controlled trial', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 350 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418797432

Batterham PJ; van Spijker BAJ; Mackinnon AJ; Calear AL; Wong Q; Christensen H, 2019, 'Consistency of trajectories of suicidal ideation and depression symptoms: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial', Depression and Anxiety, 36, pp. 321 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22863

Wong QJJ; Werner-Seidler A; Torok M; Van Spijker B; Calear AL; Christensen H, 2019, 'Service use history of individuals enrolling in a web-based suicidal ideation treatment trial: Analysis of baseline data', JMIR Mental Health, 6, pp. e11521, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11521

Petrie K; Crawford J; Baker STE; Dean K; Robinson J; Veness BG; Randall J; McGorry P; Christensen H; Harvey SB, 2019, 'Interventions to reduce symptoms of common mental disorders and suicidal ideation in physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Psychiatry, 6, pp. 225 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30509-1

Torous J; Andersson G; Bertagnoli A; Christensen H; Cuijpers P; Firth J; Haim A; Hsin H; Hollis C; Lewis S; Mohr DC; Pratap A; Roux S; Sherrill J; Arean PA, 2019, 'Towards a consensus around standards for smartphone apps and digital mental health', World Psychiatry, 18, pp. 97 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20592

Mills L; Meiser B; Ahmad R; Schofield PR; Peate M; Levitan C; Trevena L; Barlow-Stewart K; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Dunlop K; Mitchell PB, 2019, 'A cluster randomized controlled trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for people with a family history of depression', BMC Psychiatry, 19, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1994-2

Werner-Seidler A; Huckvale K; Larsen M; Calear A; Maston K; Johnston L; Torok M; O’Dea B; Batterham P; Schweizer S; Skinner R; Steinbeck K; Ratcliffe J; Oei J-L; Patton G; Wong I; Beames J; Wong Q; Lingam R; Boydell K; Salmon A; Cockayne N; Mackinnon A; Christensen H, 2019, 'A Trial Protocol for the Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Preventing Depression in Adolescents: The Future Proofing Study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14135/v2

Shand FL; Batterham PJ; Chan JKY; Pirkis J; Spittal MJ; Woodward A; Christensen H, 2018, 'Experience of Health Care Services After a Suicide Attempt: Results from an Online Survey', Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 48, pp. 779 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12399

Christensen H, 2018, 'Legislating community engagement at the Australian local government level', COMMONWEALTH JOURNAL OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE, http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i21.6515

Gosling JA; Batterham P; Ritterband L; Glozier N; Thorndike F; Griffiths KM; Mackinnon A; Christensen HM, 2018, 'Online insomnia treatment and the reduction of anxiety symptoms as a secondary outcome in a randomised controlled trial: The role of cognitive-behavioural factors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52, pp. 1183 - 1193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418772338

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