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By Associate Professor Louise Rua Mewton

Journal articles

Mewton L; Sachdev PS; Anderson T; Sunderland M; Andrews G; Sachdev P, 2013, 'Demographic, Clinical, and Lifestyle Correlates of Subjective Memory Complaints in the Australian Population', The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, pp. 1222 - 1232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.04.004

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2013, 'Do Young Adults Interpret the DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Use Disorders as Intended? A Cognitive Interviewing Study', Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, pp. 1001 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12063

Watts S; Mackenzie A; Thomas C; Griskaitis A; Mewton L; Williams A; Andrews G, 2013, 'CBT for depression: A pilot RCT comparing mobile phone vs. computer', BMC Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-49

W S; N J; Mewton L; Andrews G; Newby J, 2013, 'A clinical audit of changes in suicide ideas with internet treatment for depression', British Medical Journal, 2, pp. e001558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001558

Mewton L; Slade T; Memedovic S; Teesson M, 2013, 'Alcohol use in hazardous situations: implications for DSM-IV and DSM-5 alcohol use disorders', Alcoholism : Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, pp. E228 - E236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01881.x

Mewton L; Slade T; Teesson M, 2013, 'An Evaluation of the Proposed DSM-5 Cannabis Use Disorder Criteria Using Australian National Survey Data', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, pp. 614 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2013.74.614

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2013, 'Do young adults interpret the DSM Diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders as intended? A cognitive interviewing study', Alcoholism : Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, pp. 1001 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12063/pdf

Mewton L; Andrews G, 2013, 'Poor self-rated health and its associations with somatisation in two Australian national surveys.', BMJ Open, 28, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002965

Mewton L; Wong N; Andrews G, 2012, 'The effectiveness of internet cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder in clinical practice', Depression and Anxiety, 29, pp. 843 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.21995

Teesson M; Slade T; Swift W; Mills K; Memedovic S; Mewton L; Grove R; Newton NC; Hall W, 2012, 'Prevalence, correlates and comorbidity of DSM-IV Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 1182 - 1192, http://anp.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/09/13/0004867412460591

Mewton L; Slade T; Mcbride O; Grove R; Teesson M, 2011, 'An evaluation of the proposed DSM-5 alcohol use disorder criteria using Australian national data', Addiction, 106, pp. 941 - 950

Carragher N; Mewton L; Slade T; Teesson M, 2011, 'An item response analysis of the DSM-IV criteria for major depression: Findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Journal of Affective Disorders, 130, pp. 92 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.09.033

Salmon K; Mewton L; Pipe M; McDonald S, 2011, 'Asking parents to prepare children for an event: Altering parental instructions influences children’s recall', Cognitive Development, 12, pp. 80 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2010.496708

Teesson M; Slade T; Mewton L, 2011, 'DSM-5: Evidence translating to change is impressive', Addiction, 106, pp. 877 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03311.x

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Cottler LB, 2011, 'Psychometric performance of DSM-IV alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: Evidence from an Australian general population sample', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72, pp. 811 - 822, http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Psychometric_Performance_of_DSMIV_Alcohol_Use_Disorders_in_Young_Adulthood/4617.html

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Grove R, 2011, 'The epidemiology of DSM-IV alcohol use disorders amongst young adults in the Australian population', Alcohol and Alcoholism, 46, pp. 185 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agq091

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T, 2010, '"YOUTHFUL EPIDEMIC" OR DIAGNOSTIC BIAS? DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING OF DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE CRITERIA IN AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 51 - 51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600135&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T, 2010, '"Youthful epidemic" or diagnostic bias? Differential item functioning of DSM-IV cannabis use criteria in an Australian general population survey', Addictive Behaviors, 35, pp. 408 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.12.001

Sunderland M; Mewton L; Slade T; Baillie A, 2010, 'Investigating differential symptom profiles in major depressive episode with and without generalised anxiety disorder: true co-morbidity or symptom similarity?', Psychological Medicine, 40, pp. 1113 - 1123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291709991590

Teesson M; Hall WD; Slade T; Mills K; Grove R; Mewton L; Baillie AJ; Haber P, 2010, 'Prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in Australia: findings of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Addiction, 105, pp. 2085 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03096.x

Salmon K; Champion F; Pipe M; Mewton L; McDonald S, 2008, 'The child in time: The influence of parent-child discussion about a future experience on how it is remembered', Memory, 16, pp. 485 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210802036112

Conference Papers

Visontay R; Sunderland M; Slade T; Wilson J; Mewton L, 2021, 'Are there non-linear alcohol-health relationships?: Review of observational studies employing enhanced causal methods', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000695815900660&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Teesson M; Newton N; Slade T; Chapman C; Birrell L; Mewton L; Mather M; Hides L; Mcbride N; Allsop S; Andrews G, 2021, 'COMBINED PREVENTION FOR SUBSTANCE USE, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENCE: A CLUSTER RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AN ONLINE UNIVERSAL INTERVENTION', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY, pp. 75A - 75A, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000661449200271&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Furneaux-Bate A; Newton N; Birrell L; Slade T; Chapman C; Healy A; Mewton L; Hides L; McBride N; Allsop S; Chatterton ML; Teesson M, 2021, 'School-based prevention for depression, anxiety, and substance use: effectiveness and long-term follow-up of the climate schools combined study', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. S2 - S3, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000660029800008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; Mewton L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Teesson M; Birrell L; Allsop S; McBride N, 2019, 'THE MODERATING EFFECT OF IMPULSIVITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND DRINKING TO INTOXICATION IN YOUNG PEOPLE', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY, MN, Minneapolis, pp. 57A - 57A, presented at 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), MN, Minneapolis, 22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000468963101123&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Birrell L; Newton N; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Mewton L; Allsop S; Mcbride N; Hides L; Shaw B; Pas NT; Pocuca N; Firmin-Sarra S; Tonks Z; Teesson M, 2016, 'INNOVATIVE ONLINE PREVENTION MATERIALS FOR SUBSTANCE USE, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE CLIMATE SCHOOLS COMBINED STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. 8 - 8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500016&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Teesson M; Rae C; Henry R; Mewton L, 2012, 'BINGE DRINKING AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEFINITIONS OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AND PREVENTION', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002493&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2012, 'DO YOUNG ADULTS INTERPRET THE DSM DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS AS INTENDED?', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002495&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Cottler L, 2012, 'THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002494&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade TS, 2010, '"YOUTHFUL EPIDEMIC'' OR DIAGNOSTIC BIAS? DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCITONING OF THE DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE CRITERIA IN AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, TX, San Antonio, pp. 184A - 184A, presented at 33rd Annual Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism, TX, San Antonio, 26 June 2010 - 30 June 2010, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000278107200696&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rae CD; Mewton L; Henry RG; Teesson M, 2010, 'Binge drinking and the adolescent brain', in Small D (ed.), Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, ANS, Sydney, pp. 135 - 135, presented at Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, Sydney, 31 January 2010 - 03 February 2010

Conference Abstracts

Riches J; Devine EK; Mewton L; Elliott EJ; Allsop S; Newton NC; Thomas S; Rice LJ; Teesson M; Stapinski LA, 2022, 'Learning with FASD: Development of a national initiative to disseminate evidence-based resources on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder for primary school teaching and support staff', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S118 - S119

Visontay R; Mewton L; Slade T; Aris IM; Sunderland M, 2022, 'Moderate alcohol consumption and depression: A marginal structural model analysis of a representative US cohort', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S143 - S143

Teesson M; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Mewton L; Birrell LE; Shaw B, 2018, 'CLIMATE SCHOOLS COMBINED STUDY: MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF AN ONLINE APPROACH TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS', in ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, Vol. 52, pp. S67 - S67, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000431185200152&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Shaw B; Slade T; Newton N; Chapman C; Mewton L; Andrews G; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Birrell L; Pas NT; Pocuca N; Firmin-Sarra S; Tonks Z; Teesson M, 2016, 'DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG YOUNG AUSTRALIANS: A COMPARISON OF THE CLIMATE SCHOOLS COINED STUDY AND NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE STUDIES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 7 - 8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L, 2016, 'SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: USING COMORBIDITY TO INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE NOVEL PREVENTION STRATEGIES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 5 - 5, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; White M; Mewton L; Newton N; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Allsop S; McBride N; Birrell L; Shaw B; Te Pas N; Firmin-Sarra S; Teesson M, 2016, 'THE MODERATING EFFECT OF FRIENDS' DRINKING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND DRINKER STATUS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500047&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Kessler RC; Slade T; Hobbs MJ; Brownhill L; Birrell L; Tonks Z; Teesson M; Newton N; Chapman C; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Andrews G, 2016, 'THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE (K6) IN A GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 7 - 7, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Hoy N; Forbes MK; Waszczuk M; Sunderland M; Reppermund S; Mewton L, 2025, Investigating the joint structure and age-invariance of psychopathology and cognition in 112,712 older adults from the UK Biobank, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/m2ndt_v1

Devine EK; Green R; Visontay R; Byrne H; Riches J; Elliott EJ; Newton NC; Squeglia LM; Mewton L; Stapinski LA, 2025, The impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on sleep outcomes in 10,336 young adolescents: An Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.14.25327575

Byrne H; Visontay R; Devine EK; Wade NE; Jacobus J; Squeglia LM; Mewton L, 2025, Structural Covariance Network Properties Predictive of Early Adolescent Alcohol Initiation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.08.652983

Varley D; Henry A; Halladay J; Baillie AJ; Keyes K; Slade T; Chapman C; O'Dean SM; Visontay R; Mewton L; Newton N; Teesson M; Sunderland M, 2025, Identifying Psychological Distress Data Available in Nationally Representative Surveys: A Scoping Review and Case Study of Australian Surveys, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/84rn7_v1

Visontay R; Slade T; Sunderland M; Bell S; Mason AM; Treur J; Mewton L, 2024, Alcohol, blood glucose, and type 2 diabetes: Mendelian Randomisation with a focus on sex differences, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/xqht2

Forbes MK; Baillie AJ; Batterham P; Calear A; Kotov R; Krueger R; Markon KE; Mewton L; Pellicano L; Roberts M; Rodriguez-Seijas CA; Sunderland M; Watson D; Watts AL; Wright AGC; Clark LA, 2023, Reconstructing Psychopathology: A data-driven reorganization of the symptoms in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7um9a

Lin K; Wen W; Lipnicki DM; Mewton L; Chen R; Du J; Wang D; Skoog I; Sterner TR; Najar J; Kim KW; Han JW; Kim JS; Ng TP; Ho R; Chua DQL; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Mortby ME; Brodaty H; Kochan N; Sachdev PS; Jiang J; Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC) , 2023, Risk factors and cognitive correlates of white matter hyperintensities in ethnically diverse populations without dementia: the COSMIC consortium., http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.30.23294876

Furneaux-Bate A; Bryant Z; Newton N; Slade T; Teesson M; Chapman C; Mewton L; Ellem R; Catakovic A; Hides L; McBride N; Allsop S; Baker M; Niklasson L; Chatterton ML; Birrell L, 2023, Who stays engaged in long term follow up studies? A study of adolescent retention across 7 years., http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3144447/v1

Songco A; Minihan S; Fox E; Ladouceur C; Mewton L; Moulds ML; Pfeifer J; Van Harmelen A-L; Schweizer S, 2023, Social and Cognitive Vulnerability to COVID-19-Related Stress in Pregnancy: A Case-Matched-Control Study of Antenatal Mental Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/t8hdr

Visontay R; Mewton L; Sunderland M; Bell S; Britton A; Osman B; North H; Mathew N; Slade T, 2022, A comprehensive evaluation of the longitudinal association between alcohol consumption and inflammation: Multiverse and vibration of effects analyses, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/f94uv

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