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A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson

@melhutchesson.bsky.social
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A/Prof Nutrition & Dietetics. Research focuses on promoting mental health and preventing NCDs among young adults through health behaviour change.

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A/Prof Melinda Hutchesson @melhutchesson.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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 👏
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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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Orygen @orygen.org.au · 11/02/2025
"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]
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Xuan Luu @xuanluu.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
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. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🦘🎓
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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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