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Debra Rickwood publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Debra Rickwood sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 232 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Debra Rickwood D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Debra Rickwood sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Debra Rickwood is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia, focusing primarily on psychological research. Their work spans several subfields within psychology, including clinical psychology, social psychology, general health professions, sociology and political science, and speech and hearing.

The main fields of study for Rickwood emphasize psychology, with a notable concentration on clinical and social psychology. Their research covers diverse topics related to mental health and psychosocial development, particularly among young people.

Key topics in their research include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

They have contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • "The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health" (2024), published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Global research priorities for youth mental health" (2020), published in Early Intervention in Psychiatry
  • "Patterns of Youth Mental Health Service Use and Discontinuation: Population Data From Australia's Headspace Model of Care" (2020), published in Psychiatric Services
  • "A Systematic Review of User Expectations and Outcomes of Crisis Support Services" (2020), published in Crisis
  • "Autonomy versus support: self-reliance and help-seeking for mental health problems in young people" (2022), published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Debra Rickwood frequently collaborates with several researchers, with notable co-authors including Patrick D. McGorry, Sue Cotton, Caroline X. Gao, Nic Telford, and Kate Filia. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships across many publications.

Their work is disseminated in various academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Early Intervention in Psychiatry
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Psychiatry Research

Best Publications

  • Young people’s help-seeking for mental health problems

    Debra Rickwood;Frank P Deane;Coralie J Wilson;Joseph V Ciarrochi

  • When and how do young people seek professional help for mental health problems

    Debra J Rickwood;Frank P Deane;Coralie J Wilson

  • Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Developments

    David Bakker;Nikolaos Kazantzis;Debra Rickwood;Nikki Rickard

  • Measuring help-seeking intentions: Properties of the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire

    Coralie J Wilson;Frank P Deane;Joseph V Ciarrochi;Debra Rickwood

  • Social-psychological factors affecting help-seeking for emotional problems

    D.J. Rickwood;V.A. Braithwaite

  • Conceptual measurement framework for help-seeking for mental health problems.

    Debra Rickwood;Kerry Thomas

  • Dementia and depression among the elderly living in the Hobart community: the effect of the diagnostic criteria on the prevalence rates

    D. W. K. Kay;A. S. Henderson;R. Scott;J. Wilson

  • A systematic review of the mental health outcomes associated with Facebook use

    Rachel L. Frost;Debra J. Rickwood

  • Integrated (one-stop shop) youth health care: best available evidence and future directions.

    Sarah E Hetrick;Alan P Bailey;Kirsten E Smith;Ashok Malla

  • Climate change and farmers' mental health: risks and responses

    Helen L. Berry;Anthony Hogan;Jennifer Owen;Debra Rickwood

  • headspace — Australia’s innovation in youth mental health: who are the clients and why are they presenting?

    Debra J Rickwood;Debra J Rickwood;Nic R Telford;Alexandra G Parker;Chris J Tanti

  • Systematic review of barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with mental health care among at‐risk young people

    Adrienne Brown;Simon M. Rice;Debra J. Rickwood;Debra J. Rickwood;Alexandra G. Parker

  • Online counseling and therapy for mental health problems: A systematic review of individual synchronous interventions using chat

    Mitchell Dowling;Debra Rickwood

  • Australia's innovation in youth mental health care: The headspace centre model.

    Debra Rickwood;Debra Rickwood;Marie Paraskakis;Diana Quin;Nathan Hobbs

  • Do difficulties with emotions inhibit help-seeking in adolescence? The role of age and emotional competence in predicting help-seeking intentions

    Joseph V Ciarrochi;Coralie J Wilson;Frank P Deane;Debra Rickwood

  • Social influences on seeking help from mental health services, in-person and online, during adolescence and young adulthood.

    Debra J Rickwood;Debra J Rickwood;Kelly R Mazzer;Nic R Telford

  • Cultures for mental health care of young people: an Australian blueprint for reform

    Patrick D McGorry;Sherilyn D Goldstone;Alexandra G Parker;Alexandra G Parker;Debra J Rickwood;Debra J Rickwood

  • Adolescents who need help the most are the least likely to seek it: The relationship between low emotional competence and low intention to seek help

    Joseph V Ciarrochi;Frank P Deane;Coralie J Wilson;Debra Rickwood

  • A randomized controlled trial of three smartphone apps for enhancing public mental health

    David Bakker;Nikolaos Kazantzis;Debra Rickwood;Nikki Rickard

  • Educating Young People about Mental Health and Mental Illness: Evaluating a School - Based Programme

    Debra Rickwood;Sarah Cavanagh;Leigh Curtis;Rebecca Sakrouge

  • Changes in psychological distress and psychosocial functioning in young people visiting headspace centres for mental health problems.

    Debra J Rickwood;Debra J Rickwood;Kelly R Mazzer;Nic R Telford;Alexandra G Parker

  • Adolescent mental health 2 Cultures for mental health care of young people: an Australian blueprint for reform

    Patrick D McGorry;Sherilyn D Goldstone;Alexandra G Parker;Debra J Rickwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick D. McGorry
Patrick D. McGorry University of Melbourne
Frank P. Deane
Frank P. Deane University of Wollongong
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Joseph Ciarrochi
Joseph Ciarrochi Australian Catholic University
Simon M Rice
Simon M Rice University of Melbourne
Kelly Allott
Kelly Allott University of Melbourne
Jo Robinson
Jo Robinson University of Melbourne
Helen Herrman
Helen Herrman University of Melbourne
Ashok Malla
Ashok Malla McGill University
Alison R. Yung
Alison R. Yung Deakin University

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