Publications by authors named "Joanne Goodall"
Supporting Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Youth During Solid Organ Transplantation.
Pediatr Transplant
February 2025
Article Synopsis
- As society increasingly accepts gender diversity, healthcare systems need to adapt by offering supportive and inclusive care for gender diverse individuals, especially in pediatric solid-organ transplant programs.* -
- This review highlights key principles of gender-affirming care and focuses on how transplant teams can effectively meet the needs of young gender diverse patients during solid organ transplants.* -
- Using kidney transplants as a case study, it discusses the integration of gender-affirming hormone therapy, surgery, interpretation of lab values, and the necessity of personalized care for gender diverse individuals in transplant settings.*
Background: Gender differences in symptomatology in chronic schizophrenia and first episode psychosis patients have often been reported. However, little is known about gender differences in those at risk of psychotic disorders. This study investigated gender differences in symptomatology, drug use, comorbidity (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Depression is among the most common mental health problems for young people. In adults, depression is associated with neurocognitive deficits that reduce the effectiveness of treatment and impair educational and vocational functioning. Compared to adults, less is known about the neurocognitive functioning of young people with depression, and existing research has reported inconsistent findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects a quarter of adolescents and young adults and is associated with the greatest global burden of disease in this population. There is a growing literature, mostly in adults, showing that significant neurocognitive impairments are common in MDD. It remains unclear whether these impairments are pre-existing trait markers of MDD, state-related impairments that fluctuate with depressive symptoms, or 'scar' impairments that worsen with illness progression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Major depression accounts for the greatest burden of all diseases globally. The peak onset of depression occurs between adolescence and young adulthood, and for many individuals, depression displays a relapse-remitting and increasingly severe course. Given this, the development of cost-effective, acceptable, and population-focused interventions for depression is critical.
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- The study tested the Finnish 'workability' framework in an Australian aged care facility, specifically focusing on personal care assistants (PCAs) and how it could improve their workability.
- The implementation involved a series of multidimensional actions, and assessment tools like the Workability Index (WAI) and Workability Survey (WAS) were used to measure effectiveness.
- The results showed a significant average increase in WAI scores after the actions, highlighting that adding more PCAs in high care was the most impactful change.