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Bryanne Barnett is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a notable focus on subfields including Social Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics covered in Barnett's scholarly work include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

Their recent publications provide insight into these research interests. Notable papers include:

  • "The impact of midwifery continuity of care on maternal mental health: A narrative systematic review" (2022), published in Midwifery
  • "Examining the Effectiveness of Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P): A Multi-Site Non-Randomized Study with Waitlist Control" (2021), published in Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • "The contributions of maternal oxytocin and maternal sensitivity to infant attachment security" (2021), published in Attachment & Human Development
  • "Health professional perspectives on an antenatal mental health screening program in a private hospital" (2021), published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • "Perinatal continuity of care for mothers with depressive symptoms: perspectives of mothers and clinicians" (2024), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry

Barnett's frequent co-authors comprise Jane Kohlhoff, Valsamma Eapen, Lisa Karlov, Sara Cibralic, and Antonio Mendoza Diaz.

Regarding publication venues, Barnett has published multiple articles in the following journals:

  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Midwifery
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Attachment & Human Development
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Antenatal risk factors for postnatal depression: a large prospective study.

    Jeannette Milgrom;Alan W Gemmill;Justin L C Bilszta;Barbara A Hayes

  • Diagnosing postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: whatever happened to anxiety?

    Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;Pauline Howie;David J Kavanagh

  • Variability in use of cut-off scores and formats on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: implications for clinical and research practice.

    S. Matthey;C. Henshaw;S. Elliott;B. Barnett

  • PATERNAL AND MATERNAL DEPRESSED MOOD DURING THE TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD

    Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;Judy Ungerer;Brent Waters

  • Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for men, and comparison of item endorsement with their partners

    Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;David J. Kavanagh;Pauline Howie

  • Personality as a Vulnerability Factor to Depression

    Philip Boyce;Gordon Parker;Bryanne Barnett;Margaret Cooney

  • Parenting self-efficacy: links with maternal depression, infant behaviour and adult attachment.

    Jane Kohlhoff;Bryanne Barnett

  • Psychological factors associated with persistent postnatal depression: past and current relationships, defence styles and the mediating role of insecure attachment style

    Catherine McMahon;Bryanne Barnett;Nicholas Kowalenko;Christopher Tennant

  • Postnatal depression and infant cognitive and motor development in the second postnatal year: The impact of depression chronicity and infant gender

    Alison May Cornish;Catherine Anne McMahon;Judy Ann Ungerer;B Barnett

  • To screen or not to screen--that is the question in perinatal depression.

    Anne E Buist;Bryanne E W Barnett;Jeannette Milgrom;Sherryl Pope

  • Prevention of postnatal distress or depression: an evaluation of an intervention at preparation for parenthood classes

    Stephen Matthey;David J Kavanagh;Pauline Howie;Bryanne Barnett

  • Postnatal depression, anxiety and unsettled infant behaviour

    Catherine McMahon;Bryanne Barnett;Nicholas Kowalenko;Christopher Tennant

  • Postnatal depression and post‐traumatic stress after childbirth: Prevalence, course and co‐occurrence

    Tracey White;Stephen Matthey;Kim Boyd;Bryanne Barnett

  • Acceptability of routine screening for perinatal depression

    Anne Buist;John Condon;Janette Brooks;Craig Speelman

  • Development of an Instrument to Assess Perceived Self-Efficacy in the Parents of Infants

    Rudi Črnčec;Bryanne Barnett;Stephen Matthey

  • Determinants of antenatal depression and postnatal depression in Australia

    Felix Akpojene Ogbo;Felix Akpojene Ogbo;John Eastwood;Alexandra Hendry;Alexandra Hendry;Bin Jalaludin

  • Possible determinants, correlates and consequences of high levels of anxiety in primiparous mothers.

    Bryanne Barnett;Gordon Parker

  • Life event scales for obstetric groups

    Bryanne E.W. Barnett;Barbara Hanna;Gordon Parker

  • Maternal depression and the experience of parenting in the second postnatal year

    Alison M Cornish;Catherine A McMahon;Judy A Ungerer;Bryanne Barnett

  • Postnatal depression and social supports in Vietnamese, Arabic and Anglo-Celtic mothers

    Stuchbery M;Matthey S;Barnett B

  • Handbook of early childhood intervention, 2nd edn

    Bryanne Barnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Matthey
Stephen Matthey University of Sydney
Gordon Parker
Gordon Parker University of New South Wales
Anne Buist
Anne Buist University of Melbourne
Jeannette Milgrom
Jeannette Milgrom University of Melbourne
Catherine McMahon
Catherine McMahon Macquarie University
Valsamma Eapen
Valsamma Eapen University of New South Wales
Judy Ungerer
Judy Ungerer Macquarie University
Derrick Silove
Derrick Silove University of New South Wales
Christopher Tennant
Christopher Tennant University of Sydney
Felix Akpojene Ogbo
Felix Akpojene Ogbo Western Sydney University

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