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Mechanisms of influence: Alcohol industry submissions to the inquiry into fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
This study examined all alcohol industry submissions to an Australian Government inquiry into FASD,to assist in understanding how those with vested interests contribute to policy development. The authors concluded that the alcohol industry sought to undermine community concern, debate the evidence, promote ineffective measures and attack independent health professionals and researchers.
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Publishing Date:
1 June, 2016
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Journal Name:
Drug and Alcohol Review
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Authors:
Michelle Rose Avery, Nicolas Droste, Caterina Giorgi, Amy Ferguson, Florentine Martino, Kerri Coomber, Peter Miller
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Using Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Justice Professionals to Support Their Educational Needs
This project aimed to find out what WA justice professionals knew about FASD, how it impacted on their work and what information and resources would help them.
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Publishing Date:
22 April, 2016
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Journal Name:
Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology
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Authors:
Raewyn C. Mutch, Heather M. Jones, Carol Bower, Rochelle E. Watkins
FactCheck Q&A: does Australia have some of the highest rates per capita of fetal alcohol syndrome in the world?
Sharman’s Stone’s statement is broadly correct. Based on current – albeit scarce – global data, results from the Lililwan project in Fitzroy Crossing reveal among the highest rates per capita of FAS or FASD in the world. However, it is important to note this is a study of a high risk population and cannot be used to make generalisations about Australia as a whole.
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Publishing Date:
18 April, 2016
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Journal Name:
The Conversation
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Authors:
Elizabeth J Elliott, Carol Bower
Review of the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
This is a review of the laws in Western Australia which deal with accused who have been found by a court to be mentally unfit to stand trial.
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Publishing Date:
1 April, 2016
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Authors:
Department of the Attorney General
Soft neurological signs and prenatal alcohol exposure: a population-based study in remote Australia
This study explored the relationship between gross motor skills, FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) in Australian Aboriginal children.
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Publishing Date:
15 March, 2016
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Journal Name:
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
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Authors:
Barbara R Lucas, Jane Latimer, James P Fitzpatrick, Robyn Doney, Rochelle E Watkins, Tracey W Tsang, Tracy Jirikowic, Heather Carmichael Olson, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, FASD, and Child Behavior: A Meta-analysis
This review summarises the behaviours of children with FASD and/or prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), assessed using the commonly-used Child Behavior Checklist, Teacher Report Form, or Youth Self-Report Form. This review of 23 studies reported that FASD and PAE are associated with problematic behaviour in many, but not all, functional brain domains.
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Publishing Date:
1 March, 2016
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Journal Name:
Pediatrics
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Authors:
Tracey W. Tsang, Barbara R. Lucas, Heather Carmichael Olson, Rafael Z. Pinto, Elizabeth J. Elliott
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