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Louise Birrell (she/her)

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NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, PhD youth mental health and substance use researcher with background in psychology @Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney. Views expressed here are my own.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 29/07/2026
Mental disorders are leading contributors to disease burden among young people. A new study in @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social provides current estimates of prevalence, patterns, severity, and profiles of mental disorders among Australians aged 16–24. Find out more: tinyurl.com/2t6849am
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Rates and impact of mental disorders among Australian youth: prevalence, severity, and trends from two national psychiatric surveys
Mental disorders among Australian youth have increased markedly since 2007, with greater severity and functional impairment.
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