Gregory Armstrong
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3936922 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gregory Armstrong |
| PRENOMES | Gregory |
| SOBRENOME | Armstrong |
| ASSINATURA | ARMSTRONG G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8073-9213 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Can LLM‐Generated, Personalized Social Media Messages Reduce Stigma Toward Individuals With Mental Health Problems? A Randomized Experimental Study
Objectives The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether LLM‐generated, personalized social media messages were more effective than a standard control message in reducing public stigma toward individuals with mental health problems. Methods An experiment was conducted with an online convenience sample of 560 Australian adults. Participants were randomized to view either a standard control message of a person′s public disclosure of depress…
Social Correlates of Social Capital Access Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Japan
Significant health disparities exist between gay and bisexual men (GBM) and the general population in Japan and internationally. Social capital is recognized as a key factor for positive health and well‐being outcomes, including HIV prevention behaviors, among GBM. However, limited research examines how the sexual orientation of alters (i.e., possessors of resources within social capital networks) impacts access to these resources. In this study,…
Hospital-based services for survivors of sexual violence in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Internationally, investment in hospital-based services for sexual violence is increasing. However, service providers, including in low-income countries such as Ethiopia, report discrepancies between the profile of survivors seeking help and those identified in population-based studies. Research on this remains limited. METHODS: An explanatory mixed-method study design was employed, analysing 5 years' of retrospective records of 2283 w…
A Pre–Post Study of the Feasibility, Acceptability and Benefits of a Co‐Design Approach for the Development of a Digital Suicide Prevention App for International Students
BACKGROUND: Interest in co-design for suicide prevention is growing, yet few studies have evaluated feasibility, acceptability and impact, particularly for culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This study assessed a co-design process used to develop a digital suicide prevention intervention with international students in Australia. DESIGN: We conducted a mixed-methods pre-post evaluation across 10 student and three stakeholder worksh…
Narratives of Strength
Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an urban slum community. We conducted a qualitative study involving focus group and individual interviews wi…
Public disclosures of mental health problems on social media and audiences’ self-reported anti-stigma effects
Public disclosures of mental health problems on social media represent a potentially powerful informal avenue for increasing mental health literacy and reducing public stigma in relation to people with mental health problems. We investigated whether the audience reported any reduction in their own stigma toward people with mental health problems after exposure to disclosures. We also examined whether self-reported stigma reduction was associated …
The association between sexual violence and mental disorders among women victim-survivors in sub-Saharan Africa
Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India
BACKGROUND: Mental health problems are the leading cause of disease burden among young people in India. While evidence shows that youth mental health and resilience can be improved with group interventions in school settings, such an intervention has not been robustly evaluated in informal urban settings. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equ…
Validation and adaptation of the Suicide Stigma Assessment Scale for use with young adults in India
Gay Networks, Greater Happiness? Associations Between Gay and Heterosexual Social Capital and Subjective Happiness Among MSM in Japan
Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Japan, and globally, face disparities in mental health and well-being, driven by stigma, exclusion, and minority stress. While social capital is known to enhance well-being, no previous research has examined the distinct roles of gay versus heterosexual social capital in relation to subjective happiness. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 1564 MSM in Greater Tokyo, using geosoci…
We need to share our stories”
Suicide in India is complex and stigmatized, with limited research on cultural influences on bereavement. This study examines the role of narratives in suicide bereavement, highlighting cultural influences that can inform effective postvention strategies in India. We adopted a phenomenological approach and conducted in depth interviews with a purposive sample of suicide loss survivors ( N = 15, 11 females and 4 males), who were recruited through …
Trends in suicide among adolescents aged 14–17 years in India
This study investigates the epidemiology of adolescent suicide in India, addressing the limited research on the subject. Data on adolescent suicide (14–17 years) by sex and state were obtained from the National Crimes Records Bureau for 2014–2019, which included acquiring unpublished data from 2016 to 2019. Crude suicide rates for the period 2014–2019 were calculated by sex and state. Rate ratios (RRs) by sex and state were also calculated to ass…
Public mental illness disclosure on social media and the effects on stigma toward people with mental illness
Unveiling studies on self-healing practices for suicide loss survivors
This scoping review aimed to examine how self-healing practices had been addressed in the empirical literature on suicide bereavement. Adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we searched five databases for peer-reviewed studies that reported using self-healing practices, either as a primary or secondary finding and 32 studies were included. The results highlight a substantial research gap in understanding self-healing practices' definition, implementa…
Understanding self-healing
This study examines the vital but underexplored role of self-healing in postvention efforts for suicide loss survivors (SLS) in Indonesia. We investigate the perspectives of Indonesian SLS and grief support providers (GSP) on self-healing's role in managing grief. Through in-depth interviews with 31 participants (16 SLS and 15 GSP), reflexive thematic analysis reveals both shared and divergent views. Our study developed three main themes: (1) Red…
What psychologists need to know about men and suicide
How, when and where to intervene in self-harm in youth in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 78% of global suicides. Self-harm is the clearest antecedent of suicide. The health and social systems have struggled to provide adequate evidence based help to young people with self-harm. In addition, the negative attitudes towards those who self-harm in these settings interfere with help-seeking behaviour. AIMS AND METHOD: In our submission of a comment, we discuss the reasons fo…
Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing
This trial was retrospectively registered with the ISRCTN Register on the 12/7/21 with the study ID:ISRCTN33665735
Suicide in Bangla Movie and Drama
We aimed to assess how suicidality has been depicted in Bangla movies and dramas. We conducted a search on YouTube by using search terms to identify movies and dramas with suicidal scripts. The search was performed between February and May 2022 resulting in 71 items consisting of 35 Bangla movies and 36 Bangla dramas. We scrutinized the contents of movies and dramas against our pre-designed instrument and we assessed their quality against World H…
Application of a Scorecard Tool for Assessing and Engaging Media on Responsible Reporting of Suicide-Related News in India
The scorecard can be a useful tool to assess media reports on suicide and provide metrics for the same. It can facilitate improved monitoring and engagement with media organizations, who can quickly check their own reporting compliance to the WHO guidelines and compare how well they are performing compared to their peers over time
Evaluation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strengths based coaching program
This trial was retrospectively registered with the ISRCTN Register on the 12/7/21 with the study ID: ISRCTN33665735
Promoting Healthier Masculinities as a Suicide Prevention Intervention in a Regional Australian Community
Regionally-based Australian men have a higher risk of suicide than those in urban centers, with similar trends observed internationally. Adopting a place-based approach to understanding men's suicide and harm prevention provides contextual insights to guide localised opportunities for the development of tailored gender-specific interventions. Men in rural Australia are typically portrayed as embodying idealized masculinity-dominant and tough, uph…
Estimating patterns in the under-reporting of suicide deaths in India
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which reports suicides in India, differentially underenumerates suicides by geographic and demographic factors. We assessed the extent of potential underenumeration by comparing suicides recorded in NCRB data with recent estimates of Indian suicides developed by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) initiative. METHODS: Age-standardised suicide rates were calculated for …
Associations Between Social Capital and HIV Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan
Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention
Self-harm rates for asylum seekers in all types of closed immigration detention were many times higher than rates found in the general population. Average rates were not lower in facilities with lower security features
Estimating patterns in the under-reporting of suicide deaths in India
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which reports suicides in India, differentially underenumerates suicides by geographic and demographic factors. We assessed the extent of potential underenumeration by comparing suicides recorded in NCRB data with recent estimates of Indian suicides developed by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) initiative. METHODS: Age-standardised suicide rates were calculated for …
A mental health training program for community health workers in India
Unmet needs for mental health treatment in low and middle-income countries are pervasive. For mental health to be effectively integrated into primary health care in low-income countries, grass roots workers need to acquire knowledge and skills to be able to recognize, refer and support people experiencing mental disorders. A controlled pre-test post-test study design evaluated a training intervention for community health workers in India, designe…
Promoting Healthier Masculinities as a Suicide Prevention Intervention in a Regional Australian Community
Regionally-based Australian men have a higher risk of suicide than those in urban centers, with similar trends observed internationally. Adopting a place-based approach to understanding men's suicide and harm prevention provides contextual insights to guide localised opportunities for the development of tailored gender-specific interventions. Men in rural Australia are typically portrayed as embodying idealized masculinity-dominant and tough, uph…
Social Correlates of Recent Suicidal Ideation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Greater Tokyo
HIV risk behaviours among injecting drug users in Northeast India following scale-up of a targeted HIV prevention programme
Despite district-level differences, the results from this BTS study indicate that exposure to HIV prevention services, predominately delivered in this region by NGOs, is associated with a reduced likelihood of engaging in HIV risk behaviours. IDUs using HIV prevention services are more likely to engage in safe injecting and sexual practices, and effort is required to sustain / increase opportunities for IDUs to access these services. These outcom…
Dengue in peri-urban Pak-Ngum district, Vientiane capital of Laos
There is a lack of depth of knowledge regarding dengue in Pak-Ngum community and observation methods revealed that more needs to be done by community members themselves to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquitoes
Exposure to HIV prevention programmes associated with improved condom use and uptake of HIV testing by female sex workers in Nagaland, Northeast India
We found evidence of an increase in condom use and HIV testing, and a strong and consistent association between programme exposure and condom use and HIV testing indicating that NGO HIV prevention programmes have been making a substantial contribution to HIV prevention among FSWs in Dimapur. However, there was no evidence of improved coverage of HIV prevention services, and there is a clear need to expand the reach of services in order for them t…
An assessment of an HIV prevention intervention among People Who Inject Drugs in the states of Manipur and Nagaland, India
Improvements in safe injection practices and consistent condom use with regular partners suggest effectiveness of prevention efforts. However, increase in HBV prevalence and non-decline in HCV and HIV prevalence in both the states also underscore the need to continue and intensify targeted interventions (such as Hepatitis B vaccination, needle exchange programmes, condom distribution) for long term risk reduction among PWID population
Undiagnosed HIV among people who inject drugs in Manipur, India
Manipur is a geographically isolated state of India characterised by a high HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID). A low-to-moderate lifetime rate of HIV testing has been documented amongst PWID in Manipur. Little is known about the extent of undiagnosed HIV in this setting and whether uptake of HIV testing (and knowledge of a positive diagnosis) leads HIV-positive PWID to change their risk behaviours. The cross-sectional data (n = …
Male-to-male sex among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India
Documenting a long-term development model in the slums of Delhi
BACKGROUND: Achieving development outcomes requires the inclusion of marginalised populations that have the least opportunity to participate in and benefit from development. Slum dwellers often see little of the 'urban advantage', suffering more from infectious diseases, increasing food costs, poor access to education and health care, inadequate water and sanitation, and informal employment. A recent Cochrane Review of the impact of slum upgradin…
The imperative to integrate suicide prevention within community-based harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs
A mental health training program for community health workers in India
Unmet needs for mental health treatment in low and middle-income countries are pervasive. For mental health to be effectively integrated into primary health care in low-income countries, grass roots workers need to acquire knowledge and skills to be able to recognize, refer and support people experiencing mental disorders. A controlled pre-test post-test study design evaluated a training intervention for community health workers in India, designe…
Lifetime prevalence and correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts among male prisoners with histories of injecting drug use
BACKGROUND: Histories of self-harm and suicide attempts are common among people in prison in Australia, and substance dependence is an established risk factor for these lifetime experiences. We describe the prevalence of self-reported history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts in a cohort of men with recent histories of injecting drug use (IDU) imprisoned in Victoria, Australia. Baseline interviews from the Prison and Transit…
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Inconsistent Condom Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Use Mobile Geo-Social Networking Applications in Greater Tokyo
This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with inconsistent condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM) who use gay mobile geo-social networking applications (gay mobile apps) in Greater Tokyo. Among a sample of 1657 MSM recruited through advertisements on gay mobile apps, inconsistent condom use was reported by over one-third (37%) of participants with regular male partners, 18% with casual male partners, and 20% with female…
Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population
Our findings highlight the exceptionally high rates of self-harm among detained asylum seekers compared to rates observed in the general Australian population, and among asylum seekers in community-based settings. These findings point clearly to the deleterious impact of immigration detention, and warrant urgent attention
Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention
Self-harm rates for asylum seekers in all types of closed immigration detention were many times higher than rates found in the general population. Average rates were not lower in facilities with lower security features
Social Correlates of Recent Suicidal Ideation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Greater Tokyo
Application of a Scorecard Tool for Assessing and Engaging Media on Responsible Reporting of Suicide-Related News in India
The scorecard can be a useful tool to assess media reports on suicide and provide metrics for the same. It can facilitate improved monitoring and engagement with media organizations, who can quickly check their own reporting compliance to the WHO guidelines and compare how well they are performing compared to their peers over time
Evaluation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strengths based coaching program
This trial was retrospectively registered with the ISRCTN Register on the 12/7/21 with the study ID: ISRCTN33665735
Promoting Healthier Masculinities as a Suicide Prevention Intervention in a Regional Australian Community
Regionally-based Australian men have a higher risk of suicide than those in urban centers, with similar trends observed internationally. Adopting a place-based approach to understanding men's suicide and harm prevention provides contextual insights to guide localised opportunities for the development of tailored gender-specific interventions. Men in rural Australia are typically portrayed as embodying idealized masculinity-dominant and tough, uph…
Estimating patterns in the under-reporting of suicide deaths in India
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which reports suicides in India, differentially underenumerates suicides by geographic and demographic factors. We assessed the extent of potential underenumeration by comparing suicides recorded in NCRB data with recent estimates of Indian suicides developed by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) initiative. METHODS: Age-standardised suicide rates were calculated for …
Associations Between Social Capital and HIV Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan
Suicide in Bangla Movie and Drama
We aimed to assess how suicidality has been depicted in Bangla movies and dramas. We conducted a search on YouTube by using search terms to identify movies and dramas with suicidal scripts. The search was performed between February and May 2022 resulting in 71 items consisting of 35 Bangla movies and 36 Bangla dramas. We scrutinized the contents of movies and dramas against our pre-designed instrument and we assessed their quality against World H…
How, when and where to intervene in self-harm in youth in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 78% of global suicides. Self-harm is the clearest antecedent of suicide. The health and social systems have struggled to provide adequate evidence based help to young people with self-harm. In addition, the negative attitudes towards those who self-harm in these settings interfere with help-seeking behaviour. AIMS AND METHOD: In our submission of a comment, we discuss the reasons fo…
Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing
This trial was retrospectively registered with the ISRCTN Register on the 12/7/21 with the study ID:ISRCTN33665735
Public mental illness disclosure on social media and the effects on stigma toward people with mental illness
Unveiling studies on self-healing practices for suicide loss survivors
This scoping review aimed to examine how self-healing practices had been addressed in the empirical literature on suicide bereavement. Adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we searched five databases for peer-reviewed studies that reported using self-healing practices, either as a primary or secondary finding and 32 studies were included. The results highlight a substantial research gap in understanding self-healing practices' definition, implementa…
Understanding self-healing
This study examines the vital but underexplored role of self-healing in postvention efforts for suicide loss survivors (SLS) in Indonesia. We investigate the perspectives of Indonesian SLS and grief support providers (GSP) on self-healing's role in managing grief. Through in-depth interviews with 31 participants (16 SLS and 15 GSP), reflexive thematic analysis reveals both shared and divergent views. Our study developed three main themes: (1) Red…
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