Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia.

Objective: To investigate sociodemographic variation in antidepressant utilisation.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional analysis of antidepressant prescription under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia, 2003-2005.

Main Outcome Measures: Antidepressant utilisation (defined daily dose/1000/day) by sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES) and geographical area.

Motivations for self-injury in an adolescent inpatient population: development of a self-report measure.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and pilot an instrument for the assessment of self-injury in adolescent inpatients.

Methods: The Self-Injury Motivation Scale was modified for use in adolescents. Thirty-eight consenting adolescent inpatients with a history of self-injury completed the Self-Injury Motivation Scale-Adolescent version (SIMS-A) and the Self-Injury Interview (SII) to collect information about a range of factors associated with self-injury, other clinical variables and demographic details.

Spray on skin improves psychosocial functioning in pediatric burns patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Microskin is a sprayed on, computer color-matched, skin camouflage which can last for up to 5 days after application. It binds to the epidermis and the patient can sweat and swim with it on. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether Microskin produces psychosocial benefit in pediatric burns patients.