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Australian guide to the diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A summary
A summary of the trial and implementation of the diagnostic instrument for FASD in Australia.
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Publishing Date:
4 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Authors:
Carol Bower, Elizabeth J Elliott, Marcel Zimmet, Juanita Doorey, Amanda Wilkins, Vicki Russell, Doug Shelton, James Fitzpatrick, Rochelle Watkins
Maternal alcohol use disorder and subsequent child protection contact: A record-linkage population cohort study
This study examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol use diagnosis, the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in Western Australia. Results showed children of women who were diagnosed were at increased risk of a substantiated child protection allegation and entry into out-of-home care. The highest risk of child protection contact was associated with diagnosis received during pregnancy, and in the years immediately pre- and post-pregnancy.
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Publishing Date:
1 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Child abuse & neglect
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Authors:
Katherine Hafekost, David Lawrence, Colleen O'Leary, Carol Bower, Melissa O'Donnell, James Semmens, Stephen R Zubrick
The Marulu Strategy 2008-2012: overcoming Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Fitzroy Valley
This report outlines the development and implementation of the Marulu Strategy in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia.
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Publishing Date:
1 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Authors:
James P Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott, Jane Latimer, Edie Wright, John Boulton
Digital assessment of the fetal alcohol syndrome facial phenotype: reliability and agreement study
This study used the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Facial Photographic Analysis Software to assess the three sentinel facial features of FAS in a cohort of Australian Aboriginal children from 2D photographs. Results indicated that this assessment method had substantial inter- and intra-rater reliability; and that the African American Lip-Philtrum Guide 2 and Caucasian (Stromland) PFL norms provide the best fit for assessment of Australian Aboriginal children.
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Publishing Date:
11 September, 2017
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Journal Name:
Community Paediatrics Original article
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Authors:
Tracey W Tsang, Zoe Laing-Aiken, Jane Latimer,James Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott
Behavior in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Remote Australia: A Population-Based Study
This study demonstrates that children with FASD have more teacher-reported behavioral impairment than children without FASD. In remote Australian communities, academic performance is poor.
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Publishing Date:
1 September, 2017
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Journal Name:
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
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Authors:
Tracey W Tsang, Heather Carmichael Olson, Jane Latimer, James Fitzpatrick, Marmingee Hand, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott
Assessment and Evaluation of FASD (FASD) and its Potential Relevance for Sentencing: A Clarion Call from Western Australia
Case commentary from 2017. LCM was a child of 15 whose diagnosis of FASD was not made prior to his being sentenced for manslaughter. The diagnosis arrived at by a multidisciplinary team shortly before his appeal to the Western Australian Court of Appeal in LCM v The State of Western Australia [2016] WASCA 164 resulted in a significant reduction in his sentence.
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Publishing Date:
2 August, 2017
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Journal Name:
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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Authors:
Freckelton, I.
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