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Craig A. Olsson

Craig A. Olsson

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Psychology

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57
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14046
World Ranking
4007
National Ranking
211

Overview

Craig A. Olsson is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and public health. Their research prominently addresses child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development as well as maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum.

Their work covers a broad range of topics including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Key recent publications by Olsson include:

  • "Association Between Maternal Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Child and Adolescent Development" (2020), published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: comparison to pre-pandemic data" (2021), published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "The prevalence of probable mental health disorders among hospital healthcare workers during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2023), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Efficacy of a Smartphone App Intervention for Reducing Caregiver Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020), published in JMIR Mental Health
  • "A comparison of penalised regression methods for informing the selection of predictive markers" (2020), published in PLoS ONE

Olsson frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Christopher Greenwood
  • Jacqui A. Macdonald
  • Delyse Hutchinson
  • Primrose Letcher
  • Elizabeth Spry

Their work appears regularly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • BMJ Open
  • Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

Craig A. Olsson's research spans multiple subfields, particularly clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, social psychology, and pediatrics. Their substantial body of work reflects a robust engagement with mental health issues across diverse populations and developmental stages, emphasizing both individual and family dynamics within broader health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Adolescent resilience: a concept analysis

    Craig A Olsson;Lyndal Bond;Jane M Burns;Dianne A Vella-Brodrick

  • The natural history of self-harm from adolescence to young adulthood: a population-based cohort study

    Paul A Moran;Carolyn Coffey;Helena Romaniuk;Craig A. Olsson

  • The prognosis of common mental disorders in adolescents: a 14-year prospective cohort study

    George C Patton;George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;Helena Romaniuk;Helena Romaniuk;Andrew Mackinnon

  • Young adult sequelae of adolescent cannabis use:an integrative analysis

    Edmund Silins;L John Horwood;George C Patton;George C Patton;David M Fergusson

  • Association Between Maternal Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Child and Adolescent Development: A Meta-analysis.

    Alana Rogers;Shelley Obst;Samantha J Teague;Larissa Rossen;Larissa Rossen;Larissa Rossen

  • Retention strategies in longitudinal cohort studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Samantha Teague;George Youssef;George Youssef;Jacqui Macdonald;Jacqui Macdonald;Emma Sciberras;Emma Sciberras

  • Adolescence and the next generation

    George C Patton;George C Patton;Craig A Olsson;Vegard Fykse Skirbekk;Vegard Fykse Skirbekk;Richard Saffery

  • Adherence to the Caffeine Intake Guideline during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study.

    Amy Peacock;Delyse Hutchinson;Judy Wilson;Clare McCormack

  • Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression

    R. C. Culverhouse;N. L. Saccone;A. C. Horton;Y. Ma

  • Development of a multi-dimensional measure of resilience in adolescents: the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire

    Deirdre Gartland;Lyndal Bond;Craig A Olsson;Craig A Olsson;Simone Buzwell

  • Predictors of Positive Development in Emerging Adulthood

    Meredith O'Connor;Ann Sanson;Mary T. Hawkins;Primrose Letcher

  • Predictors of postnatal mother-infant bonding: the role of antenatal bonding, maternal substance use and mental health

    Larissa Rossen;Delyse Hutchinson;Judy Wilson;Lucy Burns

  • Association of adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety with daily smoking and nicotine dependence in young adulthood: findings from a 10-year longitudinal study

    Maria McKenzie;Craig A. Olsson;Craig A. Olsson;Anthony F. Jorm;Helena Romaniuk;Helena Romaniuk

  • A 32-Year Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Pathways to Well-Being in Adulthood

    Craig A. Olsson;Rob McGee;Shyamala Nada-Raja;Sheila M. Williams

  • Overweight and obesity between adolescence and young adulthood: a 10-year prospective cohort study.

    George C. Patton;George C. Patton;Carolyn Coffey;John B. Carlin;Susan M. Sawyer;Susan M. Sawyer

  • Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: comparison to pre-pandemic data.

    Elizabeth Westrupp;C Bennett;Tomer Berkowitz;George Youssef

  • Predicting female depression across puberty: A two-nation longitudinal study

    George C. Patton;Craig Olsson;Lyndal Bond;John W. Toumbourou

  • Childhood Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders in Females: Findings From the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study

    Lena Sanci;Carolyn Coffey;Craig Olsson;Sophie Reid

  • Prenatal Alcohol Consumption Between Conception and Recognition of Pregnancy.

    Clare McCormack;Clare McCormack;Clare McCormack;Delyse Hutchinson;Delyse Hutchinson;Delyse Hutchinson;Lucy Burns;Judy Wilson

  • Prediction of perinatal depression from adolescence and before conception (VIHCS): 20-year prospective cohort study

    George C. Patton;Helena Romaniuk;Elizabeth Spry;Carolyn Coffey

  • Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression

    Robert C. Culverhouse;Nancy L. Saccone;Amy C. Horton;Yinjiao Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Delyse Hutchinson
Delyse Hutchinson Deakin University
John W. Toumbourou
John W. Toumbourou Deakin University
Ann Sanson
Ann Sanson University of Melbourne
Nicholas B. Allen
Nicholas B. Allen University of Oregon
Julian G Simmons
Julian G Simmons University of Melbourne
Sarah Whittle
Sarah Whittle University of Melbourne
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Richard Saffery
Richard Saffery University of Melbourne

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