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Irritability is a common trait seen in children. While expressions of irritability are part of normal development, servere irritability is a known indicator of child and adolescent mental health problems.
Every year, over 80,000 Western Australian children will have a diagnosed mental health disorder.
Mental health problems are the most prevalent and expensive chronic condition affecting children.
The capacity for children to self-regulate is an important developmental task of early childhood, with caregivers playing an integral role in self-regulation development. While caregivers' emotions and behaviors are known to impact child self-regulatory capacity, the impact of child self-regulation difficulties on parents is less understood.
The aim of this study was to identify and prioritise the ten most important unanswered themes in rare disease research in Australia by integrating perspectives of key stakeholders, including people living with rare disease, parents/carers, health professionals, and rare disease community advocates.
Physical activity can support physical and mental health among children living with chronic health conditions; however, programmes must be tailored to their specific needs to support participation.
Amy Jenny Susan Desiree Keerthi Finlay-Jones Downs Prescott Silva Kottampally BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BApplSci
This project aims to better understand the early genetic and environmental factors that the developing brain during a child’s first five years of life.
Amy Keely Liz Megan Asha Finlay-Jones Bebbington Davis Ansell Parkinson BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MClinPsych/PhD
Amy Keely Liz Leanne Bec Finlay-Jones Bebbington Davis Fried Sampson BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MClinPsych/PhD