Mental Health Literacy And Action To Deal With Mental Heath Problems: A Longitudinal Study Of Young Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$161,745.00
Summary
Many young people with mental health problems do not get adequate professional help because they lack relevant knowledge. This study will find out what type of knowledge is important for improving appropriate help-seeking by young Australians. Young people who were surveyed two years earlier to assess their mental health knowledge will be followed up to see whether they developed a mental health problem and what action they took to deal with it.
Depression, Anxiety And Somatic Distress: Syndromal Structure And Relationship To Onset Of Clinical Disorder
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$224,085.00
Summary
The project aims to identify the principal dimensions or syndromes underlying symptoms of psychological distress (negative emotional states such as depression, anxiety, stress and fatigue). We plan to use an intensive longitudinal design to examine how these syndromes develop into episodes of clinical disorder. We expect that episodes of disorder will be predicted not only by closely related syndromes, but also by other causally related syndromes - for example, a period of increased anxiety and ....The project aims to identify the principal dimensions or syndromes underlying symptoms of psychological distress (negative emotional states such as depression, anxiety, stress and fatigue). We plan to use an intensive longitudinal design to examine how these syndromes develop into episodes of clinical disorder. We expect that episodes of disorder will be predicted not only by closely related syndromes, but also by other causally related syndromes - for example, a period of increased anxiety and stress may precipitate a depressive disorder. This information is important for understanding the aetiology of clinical disorders, for refining diagnostic criteria, and for the prediction and prevention of disorder. We also plan to collect information about the degree of disability that people suffer and the type of health services they access at various levels of severity of each syndrome. We expect that subclinical levels of some syndromes will be associated with substantial impairment and service usage, but that for other syndromes impairment will be minimal until clinical levels of severity are reached. This information will give a more complete picture of the community-wide burden of emotional distress, and will be directly relevant to health planning and policy.Read moreRead less
Beyond Motherhood: A 27-year Follow-up Of The Mental Health Of Mid-age Women.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,755,651.00
Summary
There have been few studies of the causes and consequences of anxiety disorders yet they are disabiling, chronic and impair life prospects particularly for women. Environmental factors hold the greatest promise to understanding their natural history and for mitigating their effects. This proposal is for a 27 year follow up of women participating in the Mater University Study of Pregnancy to understand the development of anxiety disorders and comorbid depression and substance use.