The recent arrest by Canadian police of two young people who allegedly shared a photo of a young woman being sexually assaulted has once again highlighted the danger that social media can pose for teenagers…
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Porn. Just utter the word aloud and hearts pound, pulses quicken, and minds start racing. Depending on the context, these effects may be the result of concern for young people’s well-being rather than…
Puberty has long been recognised as a transition point in which many emotional and behavioural problems emerge. These include depression and anxiety, substance use and abuse, self-harm and eating disorders…
What qualities do you most want your doctor to have? Good medical knowledge? Honesty? Good listening skills? Empathy? You probably want your doctor to have all of these traits – and teenagers are no different…
In the fields of gender, sexuality, and sexual health research, it’s a no-brainer that sex education should start early, and that sex should be discussed often – both in schools and at home. But instead…
A study published today in the scholarly journal PNAS questions the conclusion of a paper from last year that was widely seen as greatly strengthening the evidence that regular cannabis use beginning in…
MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist…
Children who have experienced long-term bullying are six times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who have…
Heavy mobile phone use may have a detrimental affect on memory due to radiation affecting the brain. While radiation levels…
Boys are likely be offered subsidised vaccinations against the sexually transmitted, wart and cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) following a government committee recommendation to expand the use…
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Associate Professor, City University of New York
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Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Ibadan
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research assistant, University of Sydney
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Professor of Adolescent Health Research, The University of Melbourne
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Exercise and Health Psychologist, Victoria University
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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ARC Future Fellow, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
