Publications by authors named "Tahnee Guala"
Background: Achieving positive intervention outcomes for aggressive behaviour in adulthood is challenging. This difficulty is enhanced by the complex presentations of those engaging in such behaviours and the impact this has on their engagement with interventions.
Objective: This study assessed the cumulative impact of childhood maltreatment, substance use, and neurocognitive ability (working memory, cognitive flexibility, decision making, response inhibition, and cognitive control) on aggressive behaviour in adulthood.
Article Synopsis
- Social rehabilitation of aggression in individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is crucial due to their increased risk of criminal behavior related to changes in their functioning post-injury.
- A review of 15 studies (14 community and 1 forensic) found that commonly used interventions, like pharmacological and anger management approaches, showed inconsistent results; while mindfulness and transcranial direct current stimulation were effective.
- The study highlights the need for more research to better understand the factors influencing aggression in ABI patients and to create effective rehabilitation strategies, especially within forensic settings.
Article Synopsis
- * A systematic review of literature from 1970 to June 2023 identified 35 peer-reviewed articles and 16 gray literature records, focusing on various strategies aimed at reducing nightlife-related sexual harm, such as policies, bystander interventions, and awareness campaigns.
- * Although interest in this research area is growing, with most articles published recently, only a small percentage of interventions have been critically evaluated, indicating a need for better evaluation methods to ensure future interventions are based on solid research and evidence.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Trends of Violence-Related Offences in Australia.
J Epidemiol Glob Health
September 2023
Objective: To investigate the medium-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence-related offences in Australia, and whether there was evidence of a 'dual pandemic' of family violence in addition to COVID-19.
Methods: Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average time series were conducted to analyse publicly available violent crime statistics data from January 2017 to November 2021. Population rates of homicide, sexual, domestic and non-domestic assault were assessed across each Australian state and territory, with the effects of COVID-19 being modelled using the average monthly World Health Organization COVID-19 stringency rating for each jurisdiction.