A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson
melhutchesson.bsky.social
A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson
@melhutchesson.bsky.social
A/Prof Nutrition & Dietetics. Research focuses on promoting mental health and preventing NCDs among young adults through health behaviour change.
Our latest systematic review in @isbnpa.bsky.social #ijbnpa focuses on whether health behaviour interventions improve mental health outcomes among students in the university setting rdcu.be/eeyxL
Congratulations to Sandya on her first PhD publication 👏
Health behaviour interventions to improve mental health outcomes for students in the university setting: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials | International Journal of Behavioral Nutri...
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March 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Reposted by A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson
"If you wanted to reduce dropout rates, you would have an effective system of detection of mental ill-health and treatment while they are still in school."
– Prof. Pat McGorry on school retention in the Australian Financial Review today.

Full article: bit.ly/3WRwAaA [paywall]
February 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reposted by A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson
Lovely to have a new open access paper out with @melhutchesson.bsky.social and colleagues!

We analysed survey data from 411 #sexuality and #gender diverse students at an Australian university to explore factors associated with psychological distress.

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Factors associated with psychological distress among sexuality and/or gender diverse students at an Australian university: A cross-sectional study
While mental ill-health — such as psychological distress — is prevalent among university students, less is known about sexuality and/or gender diverse…
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January 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM