By Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Journal articles

Mather KA; Jorm AF; Anstey KJ; Milburn PJ; Easteal S; Christensen H, 2010, 'Cognitive performance and leukocyte telomere length in two narrow age-range cohorts: A population study', BMC Geriatrics, 10, pp. 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-62

Mather KA; Jorm AF; Milburn PJ; Tan X; Easteal S; Christensen H, 2010, 'No associations between telomere length and age-sensitive indicators of physical function in mid and later life', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 65 A, pp. 792 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq050

Walker JG; Mackinnon AJ; Batterham P; Jorm AF; Hickie I; McCarthy A; Fenech M; Christensen H, 2010, 'Mental health literacy, folic acid and vitamin B12, and physical activity for the prevention of depression in older adults: Randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Psychiatry, 197, pp. 45 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.109.075291

Christensen H; Murray K; Calear AL; Bennett K; Bennett A; Griffiths KM, 2010, 'Beacon: A web portal to high-quality mental health websites for use by health professionals and the public', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S40 - S44, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03692.x

Christensen H; Murray K; Calear AL; Bennett K; Bennett A; Griffiths KM, 2010, 'Beacon: a web portal to high-quality mental health websites for use by health professionals and the public', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 192, pp. S40 - S44, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000278950600009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bennett K; Reynolds J; Christensen H; Griffiths KM, 2010, 'E-hub: An online self-help mental health service in the community', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S48 - S52, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03694.x

Christensen H; Hickie IB, 2010, 'E-mental health: A new era in delivery of mental health services', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S2 - S3, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03684.x

Tait RJ; Christensen H, 2010, 'Internet-based interventions for young people with problematic substance use: A systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S15 - S21, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03687.x

Hickie IB; Davenport TA; Luscombe GM; Moore M; Griffiths KM; Christensen H, 2010, 'Practitioner-supported delivery of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy: Evaluation of the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S31 - S35, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03690.x

Calear AL; Christensen H, 2010, 'Review of internet-based prevention and treatment programs for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S12 - S14, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03686.x

Calear AL; Christensen H, 2010, 'Review of internet-based prevention and treatment programs for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 192, pp. S12 - S14, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000278950600003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Griffiths KM; Farrer L; Christensen H, 2010, 'The efficacy of internet interventions for depression and anxiety disorders: A review of randomised controlled trials', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S4 - S11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03685.x

Christensen H; Hickie IB, 2010, 'Using e-health applications to deliver new mental health services', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S53 - S56, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03695.x

Christensen HM; Dikranian K; Li A; Baysac KC; Walls KC; Olney JW; Roth KA; Harris DA, 2010, 'A Highly Toxic Cellular Prion Protein Induces a Novel, Nonapoptotic Form of Neuronal Death', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, 176, pp. 2695 - 2706, http://dx.doi.org/10.2353/ajpath.2010.091007

Christensen H; Pallister E; Smale S; Hickie IB; Calear AL, 2010, 'Community-based prevention programs for anxiety and depression in youth: A systematic review', Journal of Primary Prevention, 31, pp. 139 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10935-010-0214-8

Calear AL; Christensen H, 2010, 'Systematic review of school-based prevention and early intervention programs for depression', Journal of Adolescence, 33, pp. 429 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.07.004

Li M; Husic N; Lin Y; Christensen H; Malik I; McIver S; Daniels CML; Harris DA; Kotzbauer PT; Goldberg MP; Snider BJ, 2010, 'Optimal promoter usage for lentiviral vector-mediated transduction of cultured central nervous system cells', JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS, 189, pp. 56 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.03.019

Christensen H; Guastella AJ; Mackinnon AJ; Griffiths KM; Eagleson C; Batterham PJ; Kalia K; Kenardy J; Bennett K; Hickie IB, 2010, 'Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder', Trials, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-48

Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Mackinnon AJ; Kalia K; Batterham PJ; Kenardy J; Eagleson C; Bennett K, 2010, 'Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e health application for the prevention of Generalised Anxiety Disorder', BMC Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-10-25

Griffiths KM; Crisp D; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Bennett K, 2010, 'The ANU WellBeing study: A protocol for a quasi-factorial randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of an Internet support group and an automated Internet intervention for depression', BMC Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-10-20

Wanner M; Martin-Diener E; Bauer G; Braun-Fahrländer C; Martin BW, 2010, 'Comparison of trial participants and open access users of a web-based physical activity intervention regarding adherence, attrition, and repeated participation.', J Med Internet Res, 12, pp. e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1361

Christensen H; Leach LS; Mackinnon A, 2010, 'Cognition in pregnancy and motherhood: Prospective cohort study', British Journal of Psychiatry, 196, pp. 126 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.109.068635

Riper H; Andersson G; Christensen H; Cuijpers P; Lange A; Eysenbach G, 2010, 'Theme issue on E-mental health: A growing field in internet research', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 12, pp. e74p.6, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1713

Bunce D; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Burns R; Christensen H; Wen W; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'Cognitive Deficits Are Associated with Frontal and Temporal Lobe White Matter Lesions in Middle-Aged Adults Living in the Community', PLoS One, 5, pp. E13567 - E13567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013567

Donker T; Griffiths KM; Cuijpers P; Christensen H, 2009, 'Psychoeducation for depression, anxiety and psychological distress: A meta-analysis', BMC Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-7-79

Grant JB; Mackinnon AJ; Christensen H; Walker J, 2009, 'Participants' perceptions of motivation, randomisation and withdrawal in a randomised controlled trial of interventions for prevention of depression', Journal of Medical Ethics, 35, pp. 768 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.028035

Calear AL; Christensen H; Mackinnon A; Griffiths KM; O'Kearney R, 2009, 'The YouthMood Project: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Cognitive Behavioral Program With Adolescents', Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, pp. 1021 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0017391

Batterham PJ; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ, 2009, 'Modifiable risk factors predicting major depressive disorder at four year follow-up: A decision tree approach', BMC Psychiatry, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-9-75

Batterham PJ; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ, 2009, 'Fluid intelligence is independently associated with all-cause mortality over 17 years in an elderly community sample: An investigation of potential mechanisms', Intelligence, 37, pp. 551 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2008.10.004

Anstey KJ; Burns R; Butterworth P; Windsor T; Christensen H; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Cardiovascular risk factors and life events as antecedents of depressive symptoms in middle and early-old age', Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, pp. 937 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181beab60

Christensen HM; Batterham PJ; Mackinnon A; Anstey KJ; Wen W; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Education, atrophy, and cognitive change in an epidemiological sample in early old age', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17, pp. 218 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181961a84

Daniels SM; Melendez-Pena CE; Scarborough RJ; Daher A; Christensen HS; El Far M; Purcell DFJ; Laine S; Gatignol A, 2009, 'Characterization of the TRBP domain required for Dicer interaction and function in RNA interference', BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2199-10-38

Griffiths KM; Christensen H; Jorm AF, 2009, 'Mental health literacy as a function of remoteness of residence: An Australian national study', BMC Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-92

Neil AL; Christensen H, 2009, 'Efficacy and effectiveness of school-based prevention and early intervention programs for anxiety', Clinical Psychology Review, 29, pp. 208 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2009.01.002

Barney LJ; Griffiths KM; Christensen H; Jorm AF, 2009, 'Exploring the nature of stigmatising beliefs about depression and help-seeking: Implications for reducing stigma', BMC Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-61

O'Kearney R; Kang K; Christensen H; Griffiths K, 2009, 'A controlled trial of a school-based internet program for reducing depressive symptoms in adolescent girls', Depression and Anxiety, 26, pp. 65 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20507

Christensen HM; Harris DA, 2009, 'A deleted prion protein that is neurotoxic in vivo is localized normally in cultured cells', JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, 108, pp. 44 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05719.x

Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Farrer L, 2009, 'Adherence in internet interventions for anxiety and depression', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1194

Costin DL; Mackinnon AJ; Griffiths KM; Batterham PJ; Bennett AJ; Bennett K; Christensen H, 2009, 'Health e-cards as a means of encouraging help seeking for depression among young adults: Randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1294

Neil AL; Batterham P; Christensen H; Bennett K; Griffiths KM, 2009, 'Predictors of adherence by adolescents to a cognitive behavior therapy website in school and community-based settings', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1050

Jenkins A; Christensen H; Walker JG; Dear K, 2009, 'The effectiveness of distance interventions for increasing physical activity: A review', American Journal of Health Promotion, 24, pp. 102 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.0801158

Cherbuin N; Meslin C; Christensen H; Easteal S; Sachdev PS; Anstey KJ, 2009, 'Conversion to mild cognitive impairment: Predictors in a large longitudinal study of ageing', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2009.05.261

Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Christensen H; Burns R; Reglade‐Meslin C; Salim A; Kumar R; Jorm AF; Sachdev P, 2009, 'Follow‐up of mild cognitive impairment and related disorders over 4 years in adults in their sixties: The path through life study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2009.05.254

Anstey K; Low L; Christensen H; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Level of cognitive performance as a correlate and predictor of health behaviors that protect against cognitive decline in late life: the PATH through life study', Intelligence, 37, pp. 600 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2008.10.001

Cherbuin N; Reglade-Meslin C; Kumar R; Jacomb P; Easteal S; Christensen HM; Sachdev PS; Anstey KJ, 2009, 'Risk factors of transition from normal cognition to mild cognitive disorder: The PATH through life study', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 28, pp. 47 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000229025

Salim A; Mackinnon A; Christensen H; Griffiths K, 2008, 'Comparison of data analysis strategies for intent-to-treat analysis in pre-test-post-test designs with substantial dropout rates', Psychiatry Research, 160, pp. 335 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.08.005

Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Christensen H; Burns R; Reglade-Meslin C; Salim A; Kumar R; Jorm AF; Sachdev PS, 2008, 'Follow-Up of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Related Disorders over Four Years in Adults in Their Sixties: The PATH Through Life Study', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 26, pp. 226 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000154646

Christensen HM; Harris DA, 2008, 'Prion protein lacks robust cytoprotective activity in cultured cells', MOLECULAR NEURODEGENERATION, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-1326-3-11

Leach LS; Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Windsor TD; Butterworth P, 2008, 'Gender differences in depression and anxiety across the adult lifespan: The role of psychosocial mediators', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 43, pp. 983 - 998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-008-0388-z

Biasini E; Seegulam ME; Patti BN; Solforosi L; Medrano AZ; Christensen HM; Senatore A; Chiesa R; Williamson RA; Harris DA, 2008, 'Non-infectious aggregates of the prion protein react with several PrPSc-directed antibodies', JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, 105, pp. 2190 - 2204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05306.x

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