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Research

Mental health training for physicians supervising resident physicians: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Aimée Gayed, Jessica Strudwick, Nathasha Kugenthiran, Anthony D LaMontagne, Andrew Mackinnon, Helen Christensen, Nicholas Glozier and Samuel Harvey

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 270-276 Free

Research

Sensitivity and specificity of Aboriginal‐developed items to supplement the adapted PHQ‐9 screening measure for depression: results from the Getting it Right study

Timothy Skinner, Alex Brown, Armando Teixeira‐Pinto, Sara F Farnbach, Nicholas Glozier, Deborah A Askew, Graham Gee, Alan Cass and Maree L Hackett

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 258-263 Free

Research

Evaluation of the Cultural, Social and Emotional Wellbeing Program with Aboriginal women in the Boronia Pre‐Release Centre for Women: a mixed methods study

Pat Dudgeon (Bardi), Ee Pin Chang, Joan Chan, Carolyn Mascall, Gillian King (Noongar), Jemma R Collova and Angela Ryder (Noongar)

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (1): 55-60 Free

Letters

Is the current commercial model of medicinal cannabis in the best interest of patients?

Richard CJ Bradlow and Ferghal Armstrong

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (11): 592-592 Free

Research

The Health4Life e‐health intervention for modifying lifestyle risk behaviours of adolescents: secondary outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Siobhan O'Dean, Matthew Sunderland, Nicola Newton, Lauren Gardner, Maree Teesson, Cath Chapman, Louise Thornton, Tim Slade, Leanne Hides, Nyanda McBride, Frances J Kay‐Lambkin, Steve J Allsop, David Lubans, Belinda Parmenter, Katherine Mills, Bonnie Spring, Bridie Osman, Rhiannon Ellem, Scarlett Smout, Karrah McCann, Emily Hunter, Amra Catakovic and Katrina Champion

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (8): 417-424 Free

Perspectives

The mental health crisis needs more than increased investment in the mental health system

Shuichi Suetani, Neeraj Gill and Luis Salvador‐Carulla

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (9): 443-444 Free

Research letters

The uptake of long‐acting depot buprenorphine for treating opioid dependence in Australia, 2019–2022: longitudinal sales data analysis

Nicholas Lintzeris, Victoria Hayes and Adrian J Dunlop

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (6): 339-340 Free

Perspectives

The 2023 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: sustainability needed in Australia's health care sector

Paul J Beggs, Stefan Trueck, Martina K Linnenluecke, Hilary Bambrick, Anthony G Capon, Ivan C Hanigan, Nicolas Borchers Arriagada, Troy J Cross, Sharon Friel, Donna Green, Maddie Heenan, Ollie Jay, Harry Kennard, Arunima Malik, Celia McMichael, Mark Stevenson, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Tran N Dang, Gail Garvey, Raymond Lovett, Veronica Matthews, Dung Phung, Alistair J Woodward, Marina B Romanello and Ying Zhang

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (6): 282-303 Free

Letters

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study: National prevalence and associated health outcomes of child abuse and neglect

Ben Mathews

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (5): 275-275 Free

Scoping review

The participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in Australian trials of parenting programs for improving children's health: a scoping review

Jake MacDonald, Myles Young, Briana Barclay, Stacey McMullen, James Knox and Philip Morgan

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (6): 331-335 Free

Letters

The NDIS at ten years: designing an equitable scheme for the next decade

Nicole TM Hill, Wai Chen and Jenny Downs

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (1): 54-54 Free

Letters

A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial

Alain Braillon

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 559-560 Free

Perspective

Monitoring the physical and mental health of Australian children and young people: a foundation for responsive and accountable actions

Kate Lycett, Georgie Frykberg, Peter S Azzopardi, Joyce Cleary, Susan M Sawyer, John W Toumbourou, Tim Slade and Craig A Olsson

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): S20-S24 Free

Perspective

Sustainable environments for Australian children's and young people's health and wellbeing: our young's welfare is threatened

Peter D Sly and Fiona J Stanley

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): S40-S43 Free

Perspective

Invisible wounds of the Israel–Gaza war in Australia

Susan J Rees and Batool Moussa

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (1): 4-6 Free

Editorials

Child abuse and premature mortality: disrupting the harm cascade

Leonie Segal and Harriet Hiscock

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 301-302

Research letter

Prevalence, patterns of use, and socio‐demographic features of e‐cigarette use by Australian adolescents: a survey

Lauren A Gardner, Siobhan O'Dean, Katrina E Champion, Emily Stockings, Amy‐Leigh Rowe, Maree Teesson, Nicola C Newton, Lauren A Gardner, Siobhan O'Dean, Katrina E Champion, Emily Stockings, Amy‐Leigh Rowe, Maree Teesson and Nicola C Newton

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 332-334 Free

Research

Sexual abuse during childhood and all‐cause mortality into middle adulthood: an Australian cohort study

Nina Papalia, Benjamin L Spivak, Linda Ashford, Ahona Guha, Stefan Luebbers, James RP Ogloff, Nina Papalia, Benjamin L Spivak, Linda Ashford, Ahona Guha, Stefan Luebbers and James RP Ogloff

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 310-315 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Management of opiate dependence related to dihydrocodeine–sorbitol misuse

Richard CJ Bradlow, Baden Hicks, Temika Mu, Daniel Pham, Michelle Sharkey, Noel Plumley, Dan I Lubman and Shalini Arunogiri

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 200-201 Free

Research

Substance use, socio‐demographic characteristics, and self‐rated health of people seeking alcohol and other drug treatment in New South Wales: baseline findings from a cohort study

Emma Black, Raimondo Bruno, Kristie Mammen, Llewellyn Mills, Krista J Siefried, Rachel M Deacon, Anthony Shakeshaft, Adrian J Dunlop, Nadine Ezard, Mark Montebello, Steven Childs, David Reid, Jennifer Holmes and Nicholas Lintzeris

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 218-226 Free

Narrative review

Prevalence, pathogenesis and spectrum of neurological symptoms in COVID‐19 and post‐COVID‐19 syndrome: a narrative review

Robb Wesselingh

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 230-236 Free

Perspectives

Mental health of young Australians: dealing with a public health crisis

Patrick D McGorry, David Coghill and Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (6): 246-249 Free

Editorials

Advancing our knowledge of people who die by suicide in order to improve suicide prevention

David M Lawrence and Barbara Sheil

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (2): 60-61

Narrative review

Current approaches in the recognition and management of eating disorders

Phillipa J Hay, Rebekah Rankin, Lucie Ramjan and Janet Conti

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 127-134 Free

Letters

Latest evidence casts further doubt on the effectiveness of headspace

Steve Kisely and Jeffrey CL Looi

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (11): 543-543