Mental Health

Dr Eugen Mattes
Professor Sven Silburn
Professor Steve Zubrick
Associate Professor Garth Kendall
Dr Wendy Oddy
Dr Jianghong Li
Dr Anke van Eekelen
Assoc Professor Jonathon Foster
Assoc Professor Kate Taylor
Ms Monique Robinson PhD candidate

Most mental illnesses develop or become evident in some form between adolescence and age 30. This results in enormous costs to the individual and society, especially when associated with depression, anxiety and alcohol dependence. These illnesses can co-exist or manifest as physical conditions, eg pain. The Raine Mental health group are looking at patterns in the Raine Cohort. Information on biological, psychological characteristics of participants in the Raine Study will be used to identify pathways to healthy and adverse mental health outcomes.
 Publications

Li J, Kendall GE, Henderson S, Downie J, Landsborough L, Oddy WH. Maternal psychosocial well-being in pregnancy and breastfeeding duration. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Feb;97(2):221-5.

Robinson, M., Oddy, W. H., Li, J., Kendall, G. E., de Klerk, N. H., Silburn, S. R., Zubrick, S.R., Newnham, J.P., Stanley, F.J. & Mattes, E. (2008). Pre- and postnatal influences on preschool mental health: A large-scale cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 49(10), 1118-1128

O’Sullivan TA. Robinson M, Kendall GE., Miller M, Jacoby P,Silburn SR, Oddy W. A good quality breakfast is associated with better mental health in adolescence, Public Health Nutrition (accepted Sept 2008)

Robinson, M., Oddy, W. H., Li, J., Kendall, G. E., de Klerk, N. H., Silburn, S. R., Zubrick, S.R., Newnham, J.P., Stanley, F.J. & Mattes, E. (2008). Pre- and postnatal influences on preschool mental health: A large-scale cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 49(10), 1118-1128

Robinson, M., Mattes, E., Oddy, W. H., de Klerk, N. H., Li, J., McLean, N. J., Silburn, S.R., Zubrick, S.R., Stanley, F.J. & Newnham, J.P.  (2009). Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and the development of behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 154(2), 218-224.

Robinson, M., McLean, N. J., Oddy, W. H., Mattes, E., Bulsara, M., Li, J., Zubrick, S., Stanley, F. & Newnham, J. 2009, 'Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and the risk of child behavioural problems: A longitudinal prospective study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Oddy WH, Robinson M, Ambrosini GL, O'Sullivan TA, de Klerk NH, Beilin LJ, et al. The association between dietary patterns and mental health in early adolescence. Prev Med. 2009;49(1):39-44
Last updated 27 October 2009