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View article: ‘Activating Indigenous ways’ – perceptions of how Australian Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluations are commissioned and future recommendations
‘Activating Indigenous ways’ – perceptions of how Australian Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluations are commissioned and future recommendations Open
Background In Australia, billions of dollars are spent on Indigenous programs, services, and initiatives annually; however, more evidence is needed regarding which modes of commissioning program evaluations best benefit Indigenous communit…
View article: Executive control in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A worldwide mega-analysis of task-based functional neuroimaging data of the ENIGMA-OCD consortium
Executive control in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A worldwide mega-analysis of task-based functional neuroimaging data of the ENIGMA-OCD consortium Open
Objective Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with impaired executive function and altered activity in associated neural circuits, contributing to reduced goal-directed behavior. To investigate neural activation during execut…
View article: Acute Trauma and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Evidence from October 7th, 2023
Acute Trauma and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Evidence from October 7th, 2023 Open
Introduction: Exposure to trauma has been theorized to contribute to the onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), yet direct empirical evidence remains limited. This study examined whether individuals directly affecte…
View article: “It's what we cop” – Frontline police officers’ perceptions of challenges in police–witness interviews
“It's what we cop” – Frontline police officers’ perceptions of challenges in police–witness interviews Open
Frontline officers play a valuable role in the collection of witness evidence through interviews. Whilst there is some acknowledgement of the complexities of the environment where this takes place, little is known about the challenges thes…
View article: Victim-Survivor Orientated Technology-Based Interventions to Address e-DFV: A Scoping Review
Victim-Survivor Orientated Technology-Based Interventions to Address e-DFV: A Scoping Review Open
Purpose Technology-facilitated domestic and family violence, or e-DFV, is a prevalent yet often overlooked form of abuse experienced predominantly by women. While there is extensive literature documenting how technology is used in DFV, lit…
View article: The rollercoaster of obsessive-compulsive disorder: How chronotype and time of day affect behavioral inhibition in adults with OCD
The rollercoaster of obsessive-compulsive disorder: How chronotype and time of day affect behavioral inhibition in adults with OCD Open
Chronotype, a person's circadian preference, reflects individuals' natural pattern of alertness levels throughout the day. It has been shown that chronotype contributes to within-day symptom fluctuations in obsessive-compulsive disorder (O…
View article: Exploring the experiences and perceptions of young people’s recreational nitrous oxide use
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of young people’s recreational nitrous oxide use Open
Purpose This exploratory pilot study investigated the experiences and perceptions of young people who use N 2 O recreationally. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first qualitative research conducted in Australia with young…
View article: A network analysis of how obsessive-compulsive symptoms change during exposure and response prevention treatment
A network analysis of how obsessive-compulsive symptoms change during exposure and response prevention treatment Open
Background Although exposure and response prevention (EX/RP) is recommended as a first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), responses vary among patients. This study was the first to use network analysis to examine how O…
View article: Commissioning stronger evaluations of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: A scoping review of government and non-government Indigenous evaluation commissioning practices
Commissioning stronger evaluations of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: A scoping review of government and non-government Indigenous evaluation commissioning practices Open
Purpose: Calls for evidence-based Indigenous health and wellbeing policy and practice development have increased over the last few decades. Funded evaluations of health and wellbeing programs provide a vital contribution to generating the …
View article: Delay Discounting and Risk Tolerance in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Results From the Global OCD Study
Delay Discounting and Risk Tolerance in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Results From the Global OCD Study Open
Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) features maladaptive decision-making, previous research that examined economic decision-making in OCD has yielded inconsistent results. Here, we examined whether unmedicated adults with OCD ( n …
View article: A window into Their World: How Video Visits Facilitate Father–Child Relationships
A window into Their World: How Video Visits Facilitate Father–Child Relationships Open
Maintaining the parent–child relationship while a parent is incarcerated is critical to the well-being of both parent and child. There is some evidence that video visits can be beneficial when they are used to supplement rather than replac…
View article: Discovery of Pyrazolopyrazines as Selective, Potent, and Mutant-Active MET Inhibitors with Intracranial Efficacy
Discovery of Pyrazolopyrazines as Selective, Potent, and Mutant-Active MET Inhibitors with Intracranial Efficacy Open
Mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that serves a critical function in numerous developmental, morphogenic, and proliferative signaling pathways. If dysregulated, MET has been shown to be involved i…
View article: Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Young People’s Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use
Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Young People’s Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use Open
_INTRODUCTION. _This exploratory study investigated the experiences and perceptions of young people who use N2O recreationally. This is the first qualitative research conducted in Australia with young people investigating this topic in det…
View article: Video visitation in Australian prisons: Perspectives on father–child contact
Video visitation in Australian prisons: Perspectives on father–child contact Open
Family visits for people in Australian correctional centres stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video visitation was introduced in most jurisdictions as an alternative option. This paper presents the findings from the first multi-jurisdi…
View article: It is time to take nitrous oxide seriously without waiting for more evidence of harms
It is time to take nitrous oxide seriously without waiting for more evidence of harms Open
Back et al. have addressed increased concern about nitrous oxide (N2O) use by evaluating the available peer-reviewed evidence against the DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria. The study is important, because media reports of recreational …
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
Wiley's Corporate Citizenship initiative seeks to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges faced in our business and which are important to our diverse stakeholder groups.Since launching the initiative, we have f…
View article: Mindfulness-based real-time fMRI neurofeedback: a randomized controlled trial to optimize dosing for depressed adolescents
Mindfulness-based real-time fMRI neurofeedback: a randomized controlled trial to optimize dosing for depressed adolescents Open
Background Adolescence is characterized by a heightened vulnerability for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) onset, and currently, treatments are only effective for roughly half of adolescents with MDD. Accordingly, novel interventions are ur…
View article: A scoping review of commissioning practices used in the evaluation of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: Protocol article
A scoping review of commissioning practices used in the evaluation of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: Protocol article Open
Despite the billions of dollars invested in improving Indigenous health and wellbeing outcomes in Australia, there is little evidence of program effectiveness to inform policy and practice. The deficiency of evaluations is problematic. Cri…
View article: How computational psychiatry can advance the understanding and treatment of obsessive‐compulsive disorder
How computational psychiatry can advance the understanding and treatment of obsessive‐compulsive disorder Open
The behavioral repertoires of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often appear puzzling and irrational. For example, an OCD patient who just locked a door might repeatedly return and check that it is locked. Similarly, a pati…
View article: What can the development of video visitation in Australian correctional centres tell us about organisational transformation?
What can the development of video visitation in Australian correctional centres tell us about organisational transformation? Open
Correctional services are closed, complex bureaucratic organisations which are historically slow to embrace change. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a dramatic shift to widespread video visitation across correctional services in Austra…
View article: White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1,653 individuals: Machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group
White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1,653 individuals: Machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group Open
White matter pathways, typically studied with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), have been implicated in the neurobiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, due to limited sample sizes and the predominance of single-site studies…
View article: Engaging young people and their caregivers in support services following harmful sexual behaviors: Qualitative analysis
Engaging young people and their caregivers in support services following harmful sexual behaviors: Qualitative analysis Open
Greater involvement of caregivers, non-stigmatizing language and coordinated responses between generalist and specialist services are needed to facilitate service engagement.