Association of classroom-level stressors with psychological distress in teachers.

Background: Poor mental health is highly prevalent among schoolteachers. Different occupational, contextual and personal factors have been identified as sources of their psychological distress.

Aims: To explore the association of classroom-level variables with teachers' mental health over the course of an academic year.

Systematic review of integrated mental and physical health services for children and young people with eating and functional symptoms.

Background: Evidence suggests that by recognising the psychosocial component of illness as equally important to the biological components, care becomes more holistic, and patients can benefit. Providing this type of care requires collaboration among health professionals, rather than working in isolation, to achieve better outcomes. However, there is a lack of evidence about the implementation of integrated health care.

ACTIVE POST-MARKETING SAFETY SURVEILLANCE OF NIRSEVIMAB ADMINISTERED TO CHILDREN IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, APRIL-JULY 2024.

Children receiving nirsevimab were texted a link to an online survey to monitor adverse events following immunization. Total of 4340 parents received the link, which 1195 (27.5%) responded.

Integration of physical and mental health services for children and young people with eating disorders and functional symptom disorders: discrete choice experiment.

Background: Given the increasing recognition of the value of greater integration of physical and mental health services for children and young people, we aimed to evaluate preferences among parents for the characteristics associated with integrated health service provision for two conditions (eating disorders, functional symptom disorders).

Methods: Two discrete choice experiments (DCEs) were conducted, using electronic surveys. Participants were adult parents of children and young people.

Improving the detection of congenital syphilis: reviewing test utility and adherence to recommendations.

Western Australia (WA) has experienced a resurgence of congenital syphilis. Appropriate microbiology testing of the neonate is recommended to confirm infection, including syphilis immunoglobulin M (IgM), rapid plasma reagin (RPR) paired with a maternal sample, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on placenta and nasal swabs. We examined the performance of microbiology tests in confirmed congenital syphilis cases and the adherence to testing recommendations in those assessed as high risk.