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Stephen Matthey is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and contributes to the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Psychology, and Epidemiology.

Their research primarily centers on maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, maternal and perinatal health interventions, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, breastfeeding practices and influences, attachment and relationship dynamics, grief, bereavement, and mental health, and infant development and preterm care.

Stephen Matthey's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • "Is Validating the Cutoff Score on Perinatal Mental Health Mood Screening Instruments, for Women and Men from Different Cultures or Languages, Really Necessary?" (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Depression in pregnancy "strongly predicts" depression postpartum: Are we inadvertently misleading clinicians and researchers?" (2021, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • "Errors and omissions in reporting research using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for fathers" (2021, Midwifery)
  • "An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis study of the EPDS in postnatal Italian-speaking women" (2020, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)

They frequently collaborate with researchers including Anna Maria Della Vedova, Joanne Robinson, Nahla Hariri, Husna Razee, and Yura Loscalzo.

Their work has appeared prominently in several publication venues:

  • Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1 publication)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (1 publication)
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (1 publication)
  • Devenir (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to screen for anxiety disorders

    Stephen Matthey

  • 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

  • Using the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale to screen for anxiety disorders: conceptual and methodological considerations.

    Stephen Matthey;Jane Rosamond Woodward Fisher;Heather Rowe

  • Child and family outcomes of a long-term nurse home visitation programme: a randomised controlled trial

    Lynn A Kemp;Elizabeth Harris;Catherine M McMahon;Stephen Matthey;Stephen Matthey

  • 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

  • Calculating clinically significant change in postnatal depression studies using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

    Stephen Matthey

  • Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale against both DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for depression

    Johanne Smith-Nielsen;Stephen Matthey;Theis Lange;Mette Skovgaard Væver

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

    Rudi Črnčec;Bryanne Barnett;Stephen Matthey

  • The impact of behavioural parent training on fathers' parenting: a meta-analysis of the Triple-P Positive Parenting Program

    Richard Fletcher;Emily Freeman;Stephen Matthey

  • Maternal mental health in Australia and New Zealand: A review of longitudinal studies

    Virginia Schmied;Maree Johnson;Norell Naidoo;Marie-Paule Austin;Marie-Paule Austin

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

    Stuchbery M;Matthey S;Barnett B

  • Validation of the subscales of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a sample of women with unsettled infants

    Jane Phillips;Margaret Charles;Louise Sharpe;Stephen Matthey

  • A group programme for postnatally distressed women and their partners.

    Mary Morgan;Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;Cheryl Richardson

  • Repeat testing on the Edinburgh Depression Scale and the HADS-A in pregnancy: differentiating between transient and enduring distress.

    Stephen Matthey;Clodagh Ross-Hamid

  • The validity of DSM symptoms for depression and anxiety disorders during pregnancy

    Stephen Matthey;Stephen Matthey;Clodagh Ross-Hamid

  • Addressing depression and anxiety among new fathers

    Richard J Fletcher;Stephen Matthey;Christopher G Marley

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe University of Sydney
Susan Ayers
Susan Ayers City, University of London
Catherine McMahon
Catherine McMahon Macquarie University
Judy Ungerer
Judy Ungerer Macquarie University

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