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Barriers and facilitators to mental health treatment access and engagement for LGBTQA+ people with psychosis: a scoping review protocolThe prevalence of psychosis has been shown to be disproportionately high amongst sexual and gender minority individuals. However, there is currently little consideration of the unique needs of this population in mental health treatment, with LGBTQA+ individuals facing barriers in accessing timely and non-stigmatising support for psychotic experiences.
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Atypical Antipsychotic Prescribing in Australian Children and Adolescents: A Survey of Medical PractitionersPrescriptions for atypical antipsychotics in children and adolescents are increasing globally. However, a precise understanding of the clinical variables and evidence that prescribers consider before using these agents is lacking.
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Childhood Cancer Incidence and Survival in South Australia and the Northern Territory, 1990–2017, with Emphasis on Indigenous PeoplesReports of a rise in childhood cancer incidence in Australia and globally prompted the investigation of cancer incidence and survival in South Australia and the Northern Territory over a 28-year period, with emphasis on Indigenous peoples.
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Subcutaneous infusion of high-dose benzathine penicillin G is safe, tolerable, and suitable for less-frequent dosing for rheumatic heart disease secondary prophylaxis: a phase 1 open-label population pharmacokinetic studySince 1955, the recommended strategy for rheumatic heart disease secondary prophylaxis has been benzathine penicillin G injections administered intramuscularly every 4 weeks. Due to dosing frequency, pain, and programmatic challenges, adherence is suboptimal. It has previously been demonstrated that BPG delivered subcutaneously at a standard dose is safe and tolerable and has favorable pharmacokinetics, setting the scene for improved regimens with less frequent administration.
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Functional connectivity of the vigilant-attention network in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderADHD patients showed substantially diminished intrinsic coupling for 7 connections and increased coupling for 4 connections
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Is sport an untapped resource for recovery from first episode psychosis? A narrative review and call to actionSport-based interventions could be an opportunity to provide intervention to individuals recovering from their first psychotic episode
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Subjective memory complaints predict baseline but not future cognitive function over three years: Results from the Western Australia Memory StudySubjective memory complaints individuals present distinctive features of memory complaints as compared to non-memory complainers
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Glutathione S-Transferase Genotype Protects against in Utero Tobacco-linked Lung Function DeficitsCertain glutathione S-transferase genotypes may have protective effects against the long-term deficits in lung function associated with in utero tobacco exposure
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Association between pregnant women's experience of stress and partners’ fly-in-fly-out workThere is some evidence that the pregnant partners of fly-in-fly-out workers perceive their lives to be more stressful
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Mandatory vaccination and no fault vaccine injury compensation schemes: An identification of country-level policiesCountries that mandate childhood vaccination without providing no fault compensation schemes could be seen as abrogating the social contract