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Indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impairment in Australia

Australian Government report into the aspects of indefinite detention of people with a cognitive and/or psychiatric impairment.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 November, 2016

  • Authors:

    Community Affairs & References Committee

Interventions to improve gross motor performance in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a meta-analysis

The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to investigate the effectiveness of conservative interventions to improve gross motor performances in children with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 November, 2016

  • Journal Name:

    BMC Pediatrics

  • Authors:

    Barbara R. Lucas, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Sarah Coggan, Rafael Z. Pinto, Tracy Jirikowic, Sarah Westcott McCoy, Jane Latimer

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience of law enforcement and justice services

This is a report by the Australian Government into a range of issues associated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience of law enforcement and justices services.
  • Publishing Date:

    13 October, 2016

  • Authors:

    Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration & References Committee

Graphomotor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A population-based study in remote Australia

As few studies examined graphomotor skills in children with PAE and FASD, this study assessed the handwriting and drawing (graphomotor) skills in Australian Aboriginal children with FASD and PAE in remote WA.
  • Publishing Date:

    19 September, 2016

  • Journal Name:

    Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

  • Authors:

    Robyn Doney, Barbara R. Lucas, Tracy Jirikowic, Tracey W. Tsang, Rochelle E. Watkins, Kay Sauer, Peter Howat, Jane Latimer, James P. Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J. Elliot

Australian Medical Association position paper: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – 2016

This position paper outlines the prevalence, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and support of FASD. It proposes 10 recommendations to improve these areas, as well as the overall awareness of FASD in Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    24 August, 2016

  • Authors:

    Australian Medical Association

“Did you ever drink more?” A detailed description of pregnant women’s drinking patterns

This paper presents drinking patterns in a group of 1570 pregnant women. The study identified characteristics of pregnant women who either abstain, drink until pregnancy awareness or drink throughout pregnancy.
  • Publishing Date:

    2 August, 2016

  • Journal Name:

    BMC Public Health

  • Authors:

    Evelyne Muggli, Colleen O’Leary, Susan Donath, Francesca Orsini, Della Forster, Peter Anderson, Sharon Lewis, Catherine Nagle, Elizabeth Elliott, Jeffrey Craig, Jane Halliday

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