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  1. Impact of mental disorders on attendance at school

    Article • Australian Journal of Education, March 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  2. A latent growth curve model to estimate electronic screen use patterns amongst adolescents aged 10 to 17 years

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  3. Prevalence of Mental Disorders Among Children and Adolescents of Parents with Self-Reported Mental Health Problems

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  4. Common and differential factors associated with abstinence and poly drug use among Australian adolescents

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr David Lawrence

  5. Maternal alcohol use disorder and subsequent child protection contact: A record-linkage population cohort study

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr David Lawrence

  6. The continuity and duration of depression and its relationship to non-suicidal self-harm and suicidal ideation and behavior in adolescents 12–17

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr David Lawrence

  7. Development of the Adolescent Preoccupation with Screens Scale

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  8. Maternal alcohol use disorder and child school attendance outcomes for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children in Western Australia: a population cohort record linkage study

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2017, BMJ

    Dr David Lawrence

  9. Maternal Alcohol Use Disorder and Risk of Child Contact with the Justice System in Western Australia: A Population Cohort Record Linkage Study

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  10. Prevalence and correlates of bullying victimisation and perpetration in a nationally representative sample of Australian youth

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Hannah Thomas, Dr David Lawrence

  11. Mental disorders in Australian 4- to 17- year olds: Parent-reported need for help

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  12. From Bench to Curbside

    Article • Criminology & Public Policy, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  13. Maternal alcohol disorders and school achievement: a population cohort record linkage study in Western Australia

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2017, BMJ

    Dr David Lawrence

  14. Associations between school absence and academic achievement: Do socioeconomics matter?

    Article • British Educational Research Journal, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  15. Family structure and childhood mental disorders: new findings from Australia

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  16. Introducing ‘Young Minds Matter’

    Article • Australian Economic Review, November 2016, Wiley

    Miss Jennifer Hafekost, Dr David Lawrence

  17. Young Minds Matter Key Results

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  18. Methodology of Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence, Miss Jennifer Hafekost

  19. Service use by Australian children for emotional and behavioural problems: Findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  20. Self-harm: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  21. Suicidal behaviours: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  22. Internet use and electronic gaming by children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems in Australia – results from the second Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  23. The Prevalence of Stimulant and Antidepressant Use by Australian Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: A National Survey

    Article • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, May 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr David Lawrence

  24. Trends in Smoking Rates by Level of Psychological Distress—Time Series Analysis of US National Health Interview Survey Data 1997–2014

    Article • Nicotine & Tobacco Research, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr David Lawrence

  25. Using Avoidable Admissions to Measure Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic and other Physical Comorbidities of Psychiatric Disorders: A Population-Based, Record-Linkage Analysis

    Article • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  26. Development and validation of the Australian Aboriginal racial identity and self-esteem survey for 8–12 year old children (IRISE_C)

    Article • International Journal for Equity in Health, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  27. A time series analysis of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in Queensland following the increase in alcopops tax

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, September 2015, BMJ

    Dr David Lawrence

  28. Playgroup Participation and Social Support Outcomes for Mothers of Young Children: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr David Lawrence

  29. Two Methods for Engaging with the Community in Setting Priorities for Child Health Research: Who Engages?

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  30. Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, March 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Steve R Kisely, Dr David Lawrence

  31. Excess mortality, mental illness and global burden of disease

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, December 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Lawrence

  32. The association between prenatal environment and children’s mental health trajectories from 2 to 14 years

    Article • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  33. Reliability and Validity of a Short Version of the General Functioning Subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment Device

    Article • Family Process, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  34. Risk Factors for Low Receptive Vocabulary Abilities in the Preschool and Early School Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  35. Higher Maternal Protectiveness Is Associated with Higher Odds of Child Overweight and Obesity: A Longitudinal Australian Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Dr David Lawrence

  36. Gaps in Indigenous disadvantage not closing: a census cohort study of social determinants of health in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand from 1981–2006

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  37. Cancer and Mental Illness

    Article • January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Dr David Lawrence

  38. Erratum to: Trends in sugar supply and consumption in Australia: is there an Australian Paradox?

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  39. A three generation study of the mental health relationships between grandparents, parents and children

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  40. Risk Factors for Children's Receptive Vocabulary Development from Four to Eight Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  41. Food Sources of Saturated Fat and the Association With Mortality: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, September 2013, American Public Health Association

    Dr David Lawrence

  42. Trends in sugar supply and consumption in Australia: is there an Australian Paradox?

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  43. The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western Australia: retrospective analysis of population based registers

    Article • BMJ, May 2013, BMJ

    Dr David Lawrence

  44. A time series analysis of presentations to Queensland health facilities for alcohol-related conditions, following the increase in ‘alcopops’ tax

    Article • Australasian Psychiatry, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  45. Smoking, mental illness and socioeconomic disadvantage: analysis of the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  46. An eleven-year evaluation of the effect of community treatment orders on changes in mental health service use

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Steve R Kisely, Dr David Lawrence

  47. Tackling overweight and obesity: does the public health message match the science?

    Article • BMC Medicine, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  48. Cancer-Related Mortality in People With Mental Illness

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, February 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Lawrence

  49. Reducing all-cause mortality among patients with psychiatric disorders: a population-based study

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 2012, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr David Lawrence

  50. Adjusting for under-identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander births in time series produced from birth records: Using record linkage of survey data and administrative data sources

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  51. Validation of a model for optimal birth weight: a prospective study using serial ultrasounds

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  52. Premature to conclude no genetic basis to the association between smoking and major depressive disorder

    Article • Human Genetics, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  53. Effect of the increase in "alcopops" tax on alcohol-related harms in young people: a controlled interrupted time series

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, December 2011, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Steve R Kisely, Dr David Lawrence

  54. The Potential Impact of Smoke-Free Facilities on Smoking Cessation in People with Mental Illness

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  55. Sugar sweetened beverage consumption by Australian children: Implications for public health strategy

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  56. Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at age 17 years

    Article • Psychological Medicine, October 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Lawrence, Daniel Christensen

  57. Authors' reply:

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, August 2011, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr David Lawrence

  58. Advanced dental disease in people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, August 2011, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr David Lawrence

  59. The Interaction Between Melanoma and Psychiatric Disorder

    Article • August 2011, IntechOpen

    Professor Steve R Kisely, Dr David Lawrence

  60. SETTING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF EVIDENCE FOR POPULATION HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

    Article • Addiction, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  61. Global research neglect of population-based approaches to smoking cessation: time for a more rigorous science of population health interventions

    Article • Addiction, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  62. Revascularisation and mortality rates following acute coronary syndromes in people with severe mental illness: comparative meta-analysis

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, May 2011, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr David Lawrence

  63. Non-specific psychological distress, smoking status and smoking cessation: United States National Health Interview Survey 2005

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  64. Maternal death and the onward psychosocial circumstances of Australian Aboriginal children and young people

    Article • Psychological Medicine, January 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Lawrence

  65. Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • Trials, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  66. Antecedents of hospital admission for deliberate self-harm from a 14-year follow-up study using data-linkage

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  67. Review: Inequalities in healthcare provision for people with severe mental illness

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, October 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  68. Smoking Status, Mental Disorders and Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Young People: Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, September 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  69. Antecedents of teenage pregnancy from a 14-year follow-up study using data linkage

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  70. Common Mental Disorders: Missed Opportunity for Smoking Prevention and Cessation

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, January 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  71. Smoking and mental illness: results from population surveys in Australia and the United States

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  72. Correspondence

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, January 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  73. The association of infant feeding with parent-reported infections and hospitalisations in the West Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  74. Suicide in Australian veterinarians

    Article • Australian Veterinary Journal, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  75. Indigenous well-being in four countries: An application of the UNDP'S Human Development Index to Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States

    Article • BMC International Health and Human Rights, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  76. Inequitable access for mentally ill patients to some medically necessary procedures

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 2007, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr David Lawrence

  77. Mortality in individuals who have had psychiatric treatment: Population-based study in Nova Scotia

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, December 2005, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr David Lawrence

  78. Re: mortality and mental illness

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, November 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Lawrence

  79. Prevention of Child Behavior Problems Through Universal Implementation of a Group Behavioral Family Intervention

    Article • Prevention Science, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  80. Optimal fetal growth for the Caucasian singleton and assessment of appropriateness of fetal growth: an analysis of a total population perinatal database

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  81. Hospital chart review provided more accurate comorbidity information than data from a general practitioner survey or an administrative database

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr David Lawrence

  82. Improved methods for estimating incidence from linked hospital morbidity data

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, August 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr David Lawrence

  83. Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Western Australian psychiatric patients 1980-1998

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2003, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr David Lawrence

  84. Measuring Prevalence: Increasing ‘active prevalence’ of cancer in Western Australia and its implications for health services

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, April 2002, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  85. Smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: contrasting evidence from a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies

    Article • Addiction, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  86. Increasing rates of suicide in Western Australian psychiatric patients: a record linkage study

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  87. Schizophrenia and Cancer

    Article • Archives of General Psychiatry, June 2001, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Lawrence

  88. Mortality in Western Australian psychiatric patients

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, September 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Lawrence

  89. Suicide and attempted suicide among older adults in Western Australia

    Article • Psychological Medicine, July 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Lawrence

  90. Excess cancer mortality in Western Australian psychiatric patients due to higher case fatality rates

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, May 2000, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence

  91. Suicide rates in psychiatric in-patients: an application of record linkage to mental health research

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, October 1999, Wiley

    Dr David Lawrence