By Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Journal articles

Banfield MA; Barney LJ; Griffiths KM; Christensen HM, 2014, '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

Christensen HM; Kistorp C; Schou M; Keller N; Zerahn B; Frystyk J; Flyubjerg A; Faber J, 2014, 'Cross-talk between the heart and adipose tissue in cachectic heart failure patients with respect to alterations in body composition: A prospective study', METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, 63, pp. 141 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2013.09.017

Perry Y; Petrie K; Buckley H; Cavanagh L; Clarke D; Winslade M; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Manicavasagar V; Christensen H, 2014, 'Effects of a classroom-based educational resource on adolescent mental health literacy: A cluster randomised controlled trial', Journal of Adolescence, 37, pp. 1143 - 1151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.001

Hickie IB; McGorry PD; Christensen H, 2014, 'Getting mental health reform back on track: a leadership challenge for the new Australian Government. In reply.', The Medical journal of Australia, 201, pp. 323

Batterham PJ; Bunce D; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H, 2014, 'Intra-individual reaction time variability and all-cause mortality over 17 years: A community-based cohort study', Age and Ageing, 43, pp. 84 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft116

Christensen H; Batterham P; Calear A, 2014, 'Online interventions for anxiety disorders', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27, pp. 7 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000019

Christensen H; Petrie K, 2014, 'Online mental health programs promising tools for suicide prevention', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 66 - 68

Farrer LM; Griffiths KM; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Batterham PJ, 2014, 'Predictors of adherence and outcome in internet-based cognitive behavior therapy delivered in a telephone counseling setting', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, pp. 358 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-013-9589-1

Christensen H, 2014, 'Proposal for the john cade fellowship', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48, pp. 10 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413514641

Batterham PJ; Christensen H; Griffiths KM, 2014, 'State-based output in australian mental health research', Australasian Psychiatry, 22, pp. 266 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856213517950

Chan WI; Batterham P; Christensen H; Galletly C, 2014, 'Suicide literacy, suicide stigma and help-seeking intentions in Australian medical students', Australasian Psychiatry, 22, pp. 132 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856214522528

Batterham PJ; Fairweather-Schmidt AK; Butterworth P; Calear AL; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H, 2014, 'Temporal effects of separation on suicidal thoughts and behaviours', Social Science and Medicine, 111, pp. 58 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.004

Gosling JA; Batterham PJ; Glozier N; Christensen H, 2014, 'The influence of job stress, social support and health status on intermittent and chronic sleep disturbance: An 8-year longitudinal analysis', Sleep Medicine, 15, pp. 979 - 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2014.04.007

Van Spijker BAJ; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Farrer L; Christensen H; Reynolds J; Kerkhof AJFM, 2014, 'The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS): Community-based validation study of a new scale for the measurement of suicidal ideation', Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 44, pp. 408 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12084

Bull CF; Almond T; Christensen H; Fenech MF, 2014, '29. Perceived stress and poor nutrition in individuals caring for family members with dementia, and controls, is associated with elevated serum cortisol and increased chromosomal instability', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e9 - e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.049

Christensen H; Batterham PJ; O'Dea B, 2014, 'E-health interventions for suicide prevention', International journal of environmental research and public health, 11, pp. 8193 - 8212, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110808193

Donker T; Batterham PJ; Van Orden KA; Christensen H, 2014, 'Gender-differences in risk factors for suicidal behaviour identified by perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness and acquired capability: cross-sectional analysis from a longitudinal cohort study.', BMC Psychol, 2, pp. 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2050-7283-2-20

Orman J; O'Dea B; Shand F; Berk M; Proudfoot J; Christensen H, 2014, 'Patients and technology: E-Mental health for mood and anxiety disorders in general practice', Australian Family Physician, 43, pp. 832 - 837, http://search.proquest.com/docview/1636542715?accountid=12763

Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Batterham PJ; O'Dea B; Guastella AJ; Griffiths KM; Eagleson C; Hehir KK; Kenardy J; Bennett K, 2014, 'The effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder', Internet Interventions, 1, pp. 169 - 174

Meiser B; Schofield PR; Trevena L; Wilde A; Barlow-Stewart K; Proudfoot J; Peate M; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Karatas J; Mitchell PB; Schofield P, 2013, 'Cluster randomized controlled trial of a psycho-educational intervention for people with a family history of depression for use in general practice', BMC Psychiatry, 13, pp. 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-325

Shand FL; Ridani R; Tighe J; Christensen H, 2013, 'The effectiveness of a suicide prevention app for indigenous Australian youths: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-396

Proudfoot J; Clarke J; Birch MR; Whitton AE; Parker G; Manicavasagar V; Harrison V; Christensen H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2013, 'Impact of a mobile phone and web program on symptom and functional outcomes for people with mild-to-moderate depression, anxiety and stress: A randomised controlled trial', BMC Psychiatry, 13, pp. 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-312

Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ, 2013, 'Review: Computerised CBT improves adult depression in the short-term, but its effect may have been overestimated previously', Evidence-Based Mental Health, 16, pp. 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101404

Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Christensen H, 2013, 'Correlates of suicide stigma and suicide literacy in the community', Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 43, pp. 406 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12026

Jones BA; Griffiths KM; Christensen H; Ellwood D; Bennett K; Bennett A, 2013, 'Online cognitive behaviour training for the prevention of postnatal depression in at-risk mothers: A randomised controlled trial protocol', BMC Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-265

Christensen HM; Schou M; Goetze JP; Faber J; Frystyk J; Flyvbjerg A; Kistorp C, 2013, 'Body mass index in chronic heart failure: association with biomarkers of neurohormonal activation, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction', BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-13-80

Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H, 2013, 'The association between suicidal ideation and increased mortality from natural causes', Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, pp. 855 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.03.018

Scott J; Fowler D; McGorry P; Birchwood M; Killackey E; Christensen H; Glozier N; Yung A; Power P; Nordentoft M; Singh S; Brietzke E; Davidson S; Conus P; Bellivier F; Delorme R; Macmillan I; Buchanan J; Colom F; Vieta E; Bauer M; McGuire P; Merikangas K; Hickie I, 2013, 'Adolescents and young adults who are not in employment, education, or training: Their problems are more than economic', BMJ (Online), 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5270

Berk M; Scott J; MacMillan I; Callaly T; Christensen HM, 2013, 'The need for specialist services for serious and recurrent mood disorders', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 815 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413479407

Christensen H; Farrer L; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon A; Griffiths KM; Donker T, 2013, 'The effect of a web-based depression intervention on suicide ideation: Secondary outcome from a randomised controlled trial in a helpline', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002886

Christensen HM; Kistorp C; Schou M; Keller N; Zerahn B; Frystyk J; Schwarz P; Faber J, 2013, 'Prevalence of cachexia in chronic heart failure and characteristics of body composition and metabolic status', ENDOCRINE, 43, pp. 626 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12020-012-9836-3

Christensen H; Petrie K, 2013, 'Suicide prevention: Signposts for a new approach', Medical Journal of Australia, 198, pp. 472 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11793

Rajapakse T; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2013, 'Characteristics of non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: A systematic review', BMC Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-331

Christensen H; Batterham PJ; Griffiths KM; Gosling J; Hehir KK, 2013, 'Research priorities in mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 355 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412474072

Glozier N; Christensen H; Naismith S; Cockayne N; Donkin L; Neal B; Mackinnon A; Hickie I, 2013, 'Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults with Mild to Moderate Depression and High Cardiovascular Disease Risks: A Randomised Attention-Controlled Trial', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e59139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059139

Calear AL; Christensen H; Griffiths KM; MacKinnon A, 2013, 'The Y-Worri Project: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-76

Raghavan M; Martin BD; Aoki F; MacKalski B; Christensen H, 2013, 'Use of Z-scores to Rank Applicants to Professional Degree Programs', JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION, 40, pp. 63 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0612-063R

Christensen H; Petrie K, 2013, 'Information technology as the key to accelerating advances in mental health care', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 114 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412471088

Teesson M; Baker A; Mills K; KayLambkin F; Haber P; Baillie A; Christensen H; Birchwood M; Spring B; Brady K, 2013, 'Australian NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use: innovative prevention and treatment', ADVANCES IN DUAL DIAGNOSIS, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/add.2013.54106baa.002

Ünlü Ince B; Cuijpers P; Van'T Hof E; Van Ballegooijen W; Christensen H; Riper H, 2013, 'Internet-based, culturally sensitive, problem-solving therapy for Turkish migrants with depression: Randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2853

Donker T; Bennett K; Bennett A; Mackinnon A; Van Straten A; Cuijpers P; Christensen H; Griffiths KM, 2013, 'Internet-delivered interpersonal psychotherapy versus internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with depressive symptoms: Randomized controlled noninferiority trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2307

Donker T; Batterham PJ; Warmerdam L; Bennett K; Bennett A; Cuijpers P; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2013, 'Predictors and moderators of response to internet-delivered Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy for depression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 343 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.06.020

Donkin L; Hickie IB; Christensen H; Naismith SL; Neal B; Cockayne NL; Glozier N, 2013, 'Rethinking the dose-response relationship between usage and outcome in an online intervention for depression: Randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2771

Donker T; Petrie K; Proudfoot J; Clarke J; Birch MR; Christensen H, 2013, 'Smartphones for smarter delivery of mental health programs: A systematic review', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2791

Raghavan M; Burnett M; Martin BD; Christensen H; Young DG; MacKalski B; Aoki F, 2013, 'Utility of a Writing Station in the Multiple Mini-Interview', JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION, 40, pp. 177 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1012-087R

Bull CF; Christensen H; Fenech MF, 2013, '24. Cortisol increases DNA damage in lymphocytes in vitro, but is not associated with telomere shortening', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, pp. e7 - e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.07.036

Christensen HM, 2013, 'A compendium of high quality mental health websites for use by clinicians, primary care practitioners, doctors and the general public.', Medical Journal of Australia

Christensen HM; Batterham PJ; Soubelet A; Mackinnon AJ, 2013, 'A test of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide Behaviour in a large community-based cohort', Journal of Affective Disorders, 144, pp. 225 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.07.002

Calear AL; Christensen HM; Mackinnon AJ; Griffiths K, 2013, 'Adherence to the MoodGYM program: Outcomes and predictors for an adolescent school-based population', Journal of Affective Disorders, 147, pp. 338 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.036

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

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