By Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Journal articles

Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Christensen HM, 2013, 'Anxiety symptoms as precursors of major depression and suicidal ideation.', Depression and Anxiety, EPUB ahead of print

Batterham PJ; Bunce D; Cherbuin N; Christensen HM, 2013, 'Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 and later life decline in cognitive function and grip strength', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, EPUB

Christensen HM, 2013, 'Australian mental health consumers' priorities for research: Qualitative findings from the SCOPE for Research project.', Health Expectations, 17, pp. 365 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00763.x

Batterham P; Calear A; Sunderland M; Carragher N; Christensen H; Mackinnon A, 2013, 'Heirarchical screening for multiple mental disorders', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 229 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.085

Bowers P; Kontopantelis E; Sutton P; Kendrick T; Richards D; Gilbody S; Knowles S; Cuijpers P; Andersson G; Christensen HM; Meyer B; Huibers M; Smit F; Van Straten A; Warmerdam L; Barkham M; Bilich L; Lovell K; Liu ET-H, 2013, 'Influence of initial severity of depression on effectiveness of low intensity interventions: Meta-analysis of individual patient data', BMJ, 346, pp. Art. No. f540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f540

Harvey SB; Modini M; Christensen HM; Glozier N, 2013, 'Severe mental illness and work: what can we do to maximise the employment opportunities for individuals with psychosis?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 421 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413476351

Christensen HM; Petrie K, 2013, 'State of the e-mental health field in Australia: Where are we now?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 117 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412471439

Donker T; Calear A; Busby Grant J; van Spijker B; Fenton K; Hehir KK; Cuijpers P; Christensen H, 2013, 'Suicide prevention in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and psychosis: a systematic review.', BMC Psychol, 1, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2050-7283-1-6

Christensen HM, 2013, 'The getting of wisdom: fluid intelligence does not drive knowledge acquisition', Journal of Cognition and Development, EPUB

Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Christensen HM, 2013, 'The Stigma of Suicide Scale: Psychometric properties and correlates of the stigma of suicide: Crisis', Crisis - the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 34, pp. 13 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000156

Griffiths KM; Mackinnon AJ; Crisp DA; Christensen H; Bennett K; Farrer L, 2012, 'The Effectiveness of an Online Support Group for Members of the Community with Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial', PLoS ONE, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053244

Höhne N; Pfister H; Brückl T; Zimmermann P; Uhr M; Holsboer F; Ising M, 2012, 'Effect of psychosocial stress on FKBP5 and NR3C1 gene expression in healthy young men', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19557

Appel JM; Zerahn B; Moller S; Christensen HM; Sogaard P; Ejlertsen B; Fogh-Andersen N; Jensen BV; Nielsen DL, 2012, 'Long-term heart function after adjuvant epirubicin chemotherapy for breast cancer', ACTA ONCOLOGICA, 51, pp. 1054 - 1061, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2012.702920

Gulliver A; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2012, 'Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking for young elite athletes: a qualitative study', BMC Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-12-157

Batterham PJ; Bunce D; Cherbuin N; Christensen H, 2012, 'Apolipoprotein E ε4 and later-life decline in cognitive function and grip strength', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e318266b1ee

Anstey KJ; Christensen H; Butterworth P; Easteal S; Mackinnon A; Jacomb T; Maxwell K; Rodgers B; Windsor T; Cherbuin N; Jorm AF, 2012, 'Cohort profile: The PATH through life project', International Journal of Epidemiology, 41, pp. 951 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr025

Walker JG; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon AJ; Jorm AF; Hickie I; Fenech M; Kljakovic M; Crisp D; Christensen H, 2012, 'Oral folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation to prevent cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms - The Beyond Ageing Project: A randomized controlled trial (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2012) 95, (194-203))', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96, pp. 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.042804

Gulliver A; Griffiths KM; Christensen H; Brewer JL, 2012, 'A systematic review of help-seeking interventions for depression, anxiety and general psychological distress', BMC Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-12-81

Christensen HM; Frystyk J; Faber J; Schou M; Flyvbjerg A; Hildebrandt P; Raymond I; Klausen TW; Kistorp C, 2012, 'alpha-Defensins and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, 14, pp. 387 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs021

Bielak AAM; Anstey KJ; Christensen H; Windsor TD, 2012, 'Activity engagement is related to level, but not change in cognitive ability across adulthood', Psychology and Aging, 27, pp. 219 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0024667

Bull C; Christensen H; Fenech M, 2012, 'Cortisol is associated with longer telomeres in human lymphocytes cultured in folate-replete and deficient conditions', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19342

Donkin L; Hickie IB; Christensen H; Naismith SL; Neal B; Cockayne NL; Glozier N, 2012, 'Sampling bias in an internet treatment trial for depression.', Translational psychiatry, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2012.100

Farrer L; Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Mackinnon A, 2012, 'Web-based cognitive behavior therapy for depression with and without telephone tracking in a national helpline: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1859

Christensen HM; Calear AL; Andersson G; Thorndike FP; Tait RJ, 2012, 'Beyond efficacy: The depth and diversity of current internet interventions', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14, pp. E92 - E92, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2206

Tait RJ; McKetin R; Kay-Lambkin F; Bennett K; Tam A; Bennett A; Geddes J; Garrick A; Christensen HM; Griffiths K, 2012, 'Breakingtheice: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an internet-based intervention addresing amphetamine-type stimulant use', BMC Psychiatry, 12, pp. 1 - 9, http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-244X-12-67.pdf

Gosling JA; Batterham PJ; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Cognitive-behavioural factors that predict sleep disturbance four years later', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 73, pp. 424 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.011

Bunce D; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Depression, anxiety and cognition in community-dwelling adults aged 70 years and over', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, pp. 1662 - 1666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.08.023

Powell J; Hamborg T; Stallard N; Burls A; Mcsorley J; Bennett K; Griffiths K; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Effectiveness of a web-based cognitive-behavioural tool to improve mental wellbeing in the general population: randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, pp. E2

Powell J; Hamborg T; Stallard N; Burls A; McSorley J; Bennett K; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2012, 'Effectiveness of an internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural aid to improve mental wellbeing: a randomised controlled trial', The Lancet, 380, pp. S3 - S3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60359-1

Gulliver A; Griffiths KM; Christensen HM; Mackinnon AJ; Calear AL; Parsons A; Bennett K; Batterham PJ; Stanimirovic R, 2012, 'Internet-based interventions to promote mental health help-seeking in elite athletes: an exploratory randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14, pp. e69, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1864

Batterham PJ; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Longitudinal risk profiling for suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a community cohort using decision trees', Journal of Affective Disorders, 142, pp. 306 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.021

Batterham PJ; Christensen HM; Mackinnon AJ, 2012, 'Mental health symptoms associated with morbidity, not mortality, in an elderly community sample', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47, pp. 79 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-010-0313-0

Walker JG; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon AJ; Jorm AF; Hickie I; Fenech M; Kljakovic M; Crisp D; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Oral folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation to prevent cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms—the Beyond Ageing Project: a randomized controlled trial1–3', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95, pp. 194 - 203

Batterham PJ; Glozier N; Christensen HM, 2012, 'Sleep disturbance, personality and the onset of depression and anxiety: prospective cohort study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 1089 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412457997

Christensen HM; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon AJ, 2012, 'The association between change in cognitive ability and cause-specific mortality in a community sample of older adults.', Psychology and Aging, 27, pp. 229 - 236

Tait RJ; Mackinnon A; Christensen H, 2011, 'Cannabis use and cognitive function: 8-year trajectory in a young adult cohort', Addiction, 106, pp. 2195 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03574.x

Batterham PJ; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ, 2011, 'Comparison of age and time-to-death in the dedifferentiation of late-life cognitive abilities', Psychology and Aging, 26, pp. 844 - 851, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023300

Banfield MA; Griffiths KM; Christensen HM; Barney LJ, 2011, 'SCOPE for Research: Mental health consumers' priorities for research compared with recent research in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, pp. 1078 - 1085, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.624084

Farrer L; Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Mackinnon A, 2011, 'Internet-based CBT for depression with and without telephone tracking in a national helpline: Randomised controlled trial', PLoS ONE, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028099

Christensen H; Batterham PJ; Grant J; Griffiths KM; MacKinnon AJ, 2011, 'A population study comparing screening performance of prototypes for depression and anxiety with standard scales', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-154

Tooker BC; Bowler RP; Orcutt JM; Maier LA; Christensen HM; Newman LS, 2011, 'SELDI-TOF derived serum biomarkers failed to differentiate between patients with beryllium sensitisation and patients with chronic beryllium disease', OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 68, pp. 759 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.2010.058966

Griffiths KM; Crisp DA; Jorm AF; Christensen H, 2011, 'Does stigma predict a belief in dealing with depression alone?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 132, pp. 413 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.012

Burns RA; Butterworth P; Kiely KM; Bielak AAM; Luszcz MA; Mitchell P; Christensen H; Von Sanden C; Anstey KJ, 2011, 'Multiple imputation was an efficient method for harmonizing the Mini-Mental State Examination with missing item-level data', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64, pp. 787 - 793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.011

Reynolds J; Griffiths K; Christensen H, 2011, 'Anxiety and depression: Online resources and management tools', Australian Family Physician, 40, pp. 382 - 386

Bunce D; Anstey KJ; Burns R; Christensen H; Easteal S, 2011, 'Does possession of apolipoprotein E e{open}4 benefit cognitive function in healthy young adults?', Neuropsychologia, 49, pp. 1693 - 1697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.02.042

Batterham PJ; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H, 2011, 'The Effect of Education on the Onset and Rate of Terminal Decline', Psychology and Aging, 26, pp. 339 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021845

Christensen H; Aiken A; Batterham PJ; Walker J; MacKinnon AJ; Fenech M; Hickie IB, 2011, 'No clear potentiation of antidepressant medication effects by folic acid + vitamin B12 in a large community sample', Journal of Affective Disorders, 130, pp. 37 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.07.029

Khadjesari Z; Murray E; Kalaitzaki E; White IR; McCambridge J; Thompson SG; Wallace P; Godfrey C, 2011, 'Impact and costs of incentives to reduce attrition in online trials: two randomized controlled trials.', J Med Internet Res, 13, pp. e26, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1523

Calear AL; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2011, 'Personal and perceived depression stigma in Australian adolescents: Magnitude and predictors', Journal of Affective Disorders, 129, pp. 104 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.08.019

Christensen H; Reynolds J; Griffiths KM, 2011, 'The use of e-health applications for anxiety and depression in young people: Challenges and solutions', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 5, pp. 58 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00242.x

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