Associate Professor Louise Mewton

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louisem@unsw.edu.au

Dr Louise Mewton is a UNSW Scientia Senior Research Fellow and public health researcher with a focus on the epidemiology, assessment, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use and related disorders across the lifespan. She leads the Dementia Risk Factors Group at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing. Her current program of research focuses on understanding and reducing the cognitive impacts of alcohol exposure during gestation, adolescence, and older adulthood.

Louise completed her PhD in 2012 at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW. Her PhD focused on the epidemiology and diagnosis of alcohol use disorders in youth. She was then appointed Statistical Advisor and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, St Vincent's Hospital at UNSW (2012-2014). In this role, she investigated the effectiveness of online treatments for anxiety and depression when delivered in primary health care settings. In 2014, she received an Australian Rotary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship to investigate the effectiveness of online cognitive training for the prevention of mental illness and risky alcohol use in youth. In 2018, she was appointed UNSW Scientia Lecturer to continue her program of research focusing on the epidemiology, assessment and prevention of alcohol use and related disorders across the lifespan. Louise's excellence in research has been reocgnised by early career awards from the leading drug and alcohol societies in Australia (Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and Drugs, 2016) and the United States (College of Problems on Drug Dependence, 2012), In 2017, Louise received a Young Tall Poppy Award (Australian Institute of Policy and Science) as well as the Society for Mental Health Research's Early Career Researcher Award.

Louise has received $5M in fellowship and project funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Rotary Health, Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, and Dementia Australia. She is currently leading a large-scale randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online alcohol intervention in reducing alcohol use and cognitive decline in older adults. She is also leading a study using international data from the COSMIC cohort studies to investigate the relationship between alcohol use and dementia cross-nationally. In addition, she leads a collaboration between COSMIC and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to achieve better coverage of low-to-middle income countries in the Global Burden of Disease estimates for dementia. Louise is also a Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney and collaborates extensively with researchers at The Matilda Centre for Mental Health and Substance Use, contributing to projects focused on the epidemiology and prevention of mental health and substance use in youth. Working with the Australian Government Department of Health, she is currently developing teacher resources for the identification and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in primary school settings.

Louise's additional research interests include the intersection between mental health and substance use disorders (comorbidity), diagnostic models of psychopathology, improving the classification and diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorders, and biostatistical methods.

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Research

Teaching & Supervision

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Supervision keywords:

alcohol use

prevention

early intervention

epidemiology

interventions - including use of new technologies

neuroscience

biostatistics

Publications related to this Person

Book Chapters

Teesson M; Mewton L, 2015, 'Epidemiology of Addiction', in Galanter M; Kleber HD; Brady KT (ed.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, edn. 5, American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington DC, pp. 47 - 58

Teesson M; Hall W; Grigg M; Mewton L, 2012, 'Substance-related disorders', in Meadows G; Farhall J; Fossey E; Grigg M; McDermott F; Singh B (ed.), Mental Health In Australia, edn. 3, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic., pp. 694 - 707, http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7778919?selectedversion=NBD48767811

Teesson M; Memedovic S; Mewton L; Slade T; Baillie A, 2012, 'Detection, evaluation, and diagnosis of alcohol use disorders', in Saunders JB; Rey JM (ed.), Young people and alcohol: impact, policy, prevention, treatment, Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 212 - 230, http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1444335987,descCd-description.html

Journal articles

Mewton L; Squeglia L, 2022, 'Neurodevelopmental Profiles in Adolescence: Leveraging Data From the Landmark Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study', Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, vol. 7, pp. 343 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.01.005

Minihan S; Orben A; Songco A; Fox E; Ladouceur C; Mewton L; Moulds ML; Pfeifer J; Van Harmelen A-L; Schweizer S, 2022, 'Social Determinants of Mental Health During a Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.', Development and Psychopathology.

Hoy N; Newton N; Kochan NA; Sunderland M; Baillie A; Chapman C; Winter V; Sachdev P; Teesson M; Mewton L, 2022, 'Rethink My Drink: study protocol for a 12-month randomised controlled trial comparing a brief internet-delivered intervention to an online patient information booklet in reducing risky alcohol consumption among older adults in Australia', Addiction, vol. 117, pp. 815 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15672

Champion KE; Chapman C; Gardner LA; Sunderland M; Newton NC; Smout S; Thornton LK; Hides L; McBride N; Allsop SJ; Mills K; Kay-Lambkin F; Teesson M; Slade T; Parmenter B; Spring B; Lubans D; Barrett E; Stapinski L; Mewton L, 2022, 'Lifestyle risks for chronic disease among Australian adolescents: a cross-sectional survey', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 216, pp. 156 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51333

Newton NC; Chapman C; Slade T; Birrell L; Healy A; Mather M; McBride N; Hides L; Allsop S; Mewton L; Andrews G; Teesson M, 2022, 'A national effectiveness trial of an eHealth program to prevent alcohol and cannabis misuse: Responding to the replication crisis', Psychological Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 274 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720001919

Mewton L; Visontay R; Hoy N; Lipnicki DM; Sunderland M; Lipton RB; Guerchet M; Ritchie K; Najar J; Scarmeas N; Kim KW; Riedel Heller S; van Boxtel M; Jacobsen E; Brodaty H; Anstey KJ; Haan M; Scazufca M; Lobo E; Sachdev PS, 2022, 'The relationship between alcohol use and dementia in adults aged more than 60 years: a combined analysis of prospective, individual-participant data from 15 international studies', Addiction, vol. 40, pp. S107 - S108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16035

O'Dean SM; Mewton L; Chung T; Clay P; Clare PJ; Bruno R; Yuen WS; McBride N; Swift W; Isik A; Upton E; Tibbetts J; Johnson P; Kypri K; Slade T, 2022, 'Definition matters: assessment of tolerance to the effects of alcohol in a prospective cohort study of emerging adults', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15991

Lipnicki DM; Lam BCP; Mewton L; Crawford JD; Sachdev PS, 2022, 'Harmonizing Ethno-Regionally Diverse Datasets to Advance the Global Epidemiology of Dementia', Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2022.07.009

Slade T; Mewton L; O'Dean S; Tibbetts J; Clay P; Isik A; Johnson P; McCraw S; Upton E; Kypri K; Butterworth P; McBride N; Swift W, 2021, 'DSM-5 and ICD-11 alcohol use disorder criteria in young adult regular drinkers: Lifetime prevalence and age of onset', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109184

Sunderland M; Forbes MK; Mewton L; Baillie A; Carragher N; Lynch SJ; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Chapman C; Newton NC; Teesson M; Slade T, 2021, 'The structure of psychopathology and association with poor sleep, self-harm, suicidality, risky sexual behavior, and low self-esteem in a population sample of adolescents', Development and Psychopathology, vol. 33, pp. 1208 - 1219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000437

Visontay R; Sunderland M; Slade T; Wilson J; Mewton L, 2021, '1168Are there non-linear alcohol–health relationships?: Review of observational studies employing enhanced causal methods', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.686

Lees B; Elliott EJ; Allsop S; Thomas S; Riches J; Nepal S; Rice LJ; Newton N; Mewton L; Teesson M; Stapinski LA, 2021, 'Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder resources for educators working within primary school settings: A scoping review protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 11, pp. e045497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045497

Lees B; Squeglia LM; McTeague LM; Forbes MK; Krueger RF; Sunderland M; Baillie AJ; Koch F; Teesson M; Mewton L, 2021, 'Altered Neurocognitive Functional Connectivity and Activation Patterns Underlie Psychopathology in Preadolescence', Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, vol. 6, pp. 387 - 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.09.007

Visontay R; Mewton L; Sunderland M; Prior K; Slade T, 2021, 'Corrigendum to “Changes over time in young adults’ harmful alcohol consumption: A cross-temporal meta-analysis using the AUDIT” [Drug Alcohol Depend. 214 (2020) 108172] (Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2020) 214, (S0376871620303379), (10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108172))', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 221, pp. 108551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108551

Lees B; Garcia AM; Debenham J; Kirkland AE; Bryant BE; Mewton L; Squeglia LM, 2021, 'Promising vulnerability markers of substance use and misuse: A review of human neurobehavioral studies', Neuropharmacology, vol. 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108500

Visontay R; Sunderland M; Slade T; Wilson J; Mewton L, 2021, 'Are there non-linear relationships between alcohol consumption and long-term health? Protocol for a systematic review of observational studies employing approaches to improve causal inference', BMJ Open, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043985

Forbes MK; Sunderland M; Rapee RM; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Carragher N; Ruggero C; Zimmerman M; Baillie AJ; Lynch SJ; Mewton L; Slade T; Krueger RF, 2021, 'A Detailed Hierarchical Model of Psychopathology: From Individual Symptoms up to the General Factor of Psychopathology', Clinical Psychological Science, vol. 9, pp. 139 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702620954799

Visontay R; Rao RT; Mewton L, 2021, 'Alcohol use and dementia: new research directions', Current opinion in psychiatry, vol. 34, pp. 165 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000679

Sunderland M; Champion K; Slade T; Chapman C; Newton N; Thornton L; Kay-Lambkin F; McBride N; Allsop S; Parmenter B; Teesson M; Mills K; Hides L; Stapinski L; Barrett EL; Mewton L; Gardner LA, 2021, 'Age-varying associations between lifestyle risk factors and major depressive disorder: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of adolescents', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, vol. 56, pp. 129 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01888-8

Lees B; Stapinski LA; Teesson M; Squeglia LM; Jacobus J; Mewton L, 2021, 'Problems experienced by children from families with histories of substance misuse: An ABCD study®', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108403

Lam BCP; Crawford JD; Lipnicki DM; Mewton L; Sachdev PS, 2021, 'Longitudinal examination and validation of the latent dementia phenotype factor in 10 harmonized cohort studies', Alzheimer's & Dementia, vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.055944

Mewton L; Lees B; Rao RT, 2020, 'Lifetime perspective on alcohol and brain health', The BMJ, vol. 371, pp. m4691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4691

Birrell L; Slade T; Teesson M; Prior K; Chapman C; Hides L; McBride N; Mewton L; Allsop S; Andrews G; Newton NC, 2020, 'Bidirectional relationships in the development of internalising symptoms and alcohol use in adolescence', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 39, pp. 950 - 959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13070

Lees B; Mewton L; Jacobus J; Valadez EA; Stapinski LA; Teesson M; Tapert SF; Squeglia LM, 2020, 'Association of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure with Psychological, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study', American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 177, pp. 1060 - 1072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010086

Mewton L; Hodge A; Gates N; Visontay R; Lees B; Teesson M, 2020, 'A randomised double-blind trial of cognitive training for the prevention of psychopathology in at-risk youth', Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103672

Visontay R; Mewton L; Sunderland M; Prior K; Slade T, 2020, 'Changes over time in young adults’ harmful alcohol consumption: A cross-temporal meta-analysis using the AUDIT', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108172

Lees B; Mewton L; Stapinski LA; Teesson M; Squeglia LM, 2020, 'Association of prenatal alcohol exposure with preadolescent alcohol sipping in the ABCD study®', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108187

Teesson M; Champion KE; Newton NC; Kay-Lambkin F; Chapman C; Thornton L; Slade T; Sunderland M; Mills K; Gardner LA; Parmenter B; Lubans DR; Hides L; McBride N; Allsop S; Spring BJ; Smout S; Osman B, 2020, 'Study protocol of the Health4Life initiative: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an eHealth school-based program targeting multiple lifestyle risk behaviours among young Australians', BMJ Open, vol. 10, pp. e035662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035662

Lees B; Stapinski LA; Prior K; Sunderland M; Newton N; Baillie A; Teesson M; Mewton L, 2020, 'Exploring the complex inter-relations between internalising symptoms, executive functioning and alcohol use in young adults', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106351

Mewton L; Shaw B; Slade T; Birrell L; Newton NC; Chapman C; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Andrews G; Teesson M, 2020, 'The comorbidity between alcohol use and internalising psychopathology in early adolescence', Mental Health and Prevention, vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2019.200176

Teesson M; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Birrell L; Mewton L; Mather M; Hides L; McBride N; Allsop S; Andrews G, 2020, 'Combined prevention for substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a digital online intervention', The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 2, pp. e74 - e84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30213-4

Lees B; Mewton L; Stapinski L; Teesson M, 2020, 'Binging, Boozing, and the Teenage Brain', Frontiers for Young Minds, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00001

Mewton L; Visontay R; Chapman C; Newton N; Slade T; Kay-Lambkin F; Teesson M, 2020, 'Corrigendum to: Universal prevention of alcohol and drug use: An overview of reviews in an Australian context: Alcohol and drug use prevention (Drug and Alcohol Review, (2018), 37, S1, (S435-S469), 10.1111/dar.12694)', Drug and Alcohol Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13138

Mewton L; Reppermund S; Crawford J; Bunce D; Wen W; Sachdev P, 2019, 'Cross-sectional and prospective inter-relationships between depressive symptoms, vascular disease and cognition in older adults', Psychological Medicine, vol. 49, pp. 2168 - 2176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002994

Champion KE; Parmenter B; McGowan C; Spring B; Wafford QE; Gardner LA; Thornton L; McBride N; Barrett EL; Teesson M; Newton NC; Chapman C; Slade T; Sunderland M; Bauer J; Allsop S; Hides L; Stapinksi L; Birrell L; Mewton L, 2019, 'Effectiveness of school-based eHealth interventions to prevent multiple lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 1, pp. e206 - e221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30088-3

Lees B; Mewton L; Stapinski LA; Squeglia LM; Rae CD; Teesson M, 2019, 'Neurobiological and Cognitive Profile of Young Binge Drinkers: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Neuropsychology Review, vol. 29, pp. 357 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-019-09411-w

Birrell L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Mewton L; McBride N; Hides L; Chatterton ML; Allsop S; Healy A; Mather M; Quinn C; Mihalopoulos C; Teesson M, 2019, 'Erratum: Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of school-based depression, anxiety, and substance use prevention into young adulthood: Protocol for the climate school combined study (JMIR Research Protocols (2018) 7:11 (e11372) DOI: 10.2196/11372)', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15391

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; White MJ; Mewton L; Loxton NJ, 2019, 'An exploratory study of the relationship between neuroticism and problematic drinking in emerging adulthood, and the moderating effect of social anxiety', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 145, pp. 132 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.022

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; White MJ; Mewton L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Teesson M; Andrews G; Allsop S; McBride N, 2019, 'The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study', Addiction, vol. 114, pp. 450 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14469

Mewton L; Champion K; Kay-Lambkin F; Sunderland M; Thornton L; Teesson M, 2019, 'Lifestyle risk indices in adolescence and their relationships to adolescent disease burden: Findings from an Australian national survey', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, pp. 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6396-y

Liu Q; Hu L; Smith JL; Mewton LR, 2019, 'Can inhibitory training produce reductions in drinking? Evaluating the influence of the control condition', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 80, pp. 96 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2019.80.96

Birrell L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Mewton L; McBride N; Hides L; Chatterton ML; Allsop S; Healy A; Mather M; Quinn C; Mihalopoulos C; Teesson M, 2018, 'Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of school-based depression, anxiety, and substance use prevention into young adulthood: Protocol for the climate school combined study', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 7, pp. e11372, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11372

Lees B; Mewton L; Stapinski L; Squeglia LM; Rae C; Teesson M, 2018, 'Binge drinking in young people: Protocol for a systematic review of neuropsychological, neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies', BMJ Open, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023629

Mewton L; Visontay R; Chapman C; Newton N; Slade T; Kay-Lambkin F; Teesson M, 2018, 'Universal prevention of alcohol and drug use: An overview of reviews in an Australian context', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 37, pp. S435 - S469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12694

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; White MJ; Mewton L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Teesson M; Allsop S; McBride N, 2018, 'The interactive effects of personality profiles and perceived peer drinking on early adolescent drinking', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 32, pp. 230 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb0000322

Mewton L; Hodge A; Gates N; Visontay R; Teesson M, 2017, 'The Brain Games study: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive training for preventing mental illness in adolescents with high-risk personality styles', BMJ Open, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017721

Slade T; Swift W; Mewton L; Kypri K; Lynskey MT; Butterworth P; Tibbetts J; McCraw S; Upton E, 2017, 'RADAR study: Protocol for an observational cohort study to identify early warning signals on the pathways to alcohol use disorder', BMJ Open, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018256

Wade D; Mewton L; Varker T; Phelps A; Forbes D, 2017, 'The impact of potentially traumatic events on the mental health of males who have served in the military: Findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 51, pp. 693 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416671413

Newby JM; Mewton L; Andrews G, 2017, 'Transdiagnostic versus disorder-specific internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression in primary care', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, vol. 46, pp. 25 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.06.002

Mewton L; Kessler RC; Slade T; Hobbs MJ; Brownhill L; Birrell L; Tonks Z; Teesson M; Newton N; Chapman C; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Andrews G, 2016, 'The psychometric properties of the kessler psychological distress scale (K6) in a general population sample of adolescents', Psychological Assessment, vol. 28, pp. 1232 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000239

Mewton L; Andrews G, 2016, 'Cognitive behavioral therapy for suicidal behaviors: Improving patient outcomes', Psychology Research and Behavior Management, vol. 9, pp. 21 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S84589

McGuire A; Dobson A; Mewton L; Varker T; Forbes D; Wade D, 2015, 'Mental health service use: Comparing people who served in the military or received Veterans' Affairs benefits and the general population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, pp. 524 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12431

Mewton L; Andrews G, 2015, 'Cognitive behaviour therapy via the internet for depression: A useful strategy to reduce suicidal ideation', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 170, pp. 78 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.038

Mewton L; Hobbs MJ; Sunderland M; Newby J; Andrews G, 2014, 'Reductions in the internalising construct following internet-delivered treatment for anxiety and depression in primary care', Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 63, pp. 132 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.10.001

Mackenzie A; Harvey S; Mewton L; Andrews G, 2014, 'Occupational impact of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety: Reanalysis of data from five Australian randomised controlled trials', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 201, pp. 417 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00293

Mewton L; Slade T; Teesson M; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2014, 'Improving the diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders through survey methodology and cognitive interviewing', International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, vol. 23, pp. 359 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1448

Newby JM; Mewton L; Williams AD; Andrews G, 2014, 'Effectiveness of transdiagnostic internet cognitive behavioural treatment for mixed anxiety and depression in primary care', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 165, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.037

Teesson M; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Mewton L; Tonks Z; Birrell L; Brownhill L; Andrews G, 2014, 'The CLIMATE schools combined study: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a universal Internet-based prevention program for youth substance misuse, depression and anxiety', BMC Psychiatry, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-14-32

Mewton L; Smith J; Rossouw P; Andrews G, 2014, 'Current perspectives on internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with anxiety and related disorders', Psychology Research and Behavior Management, vol. 7, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S40879

Wong N; Kady L; Mewton L; Sunderland M; Andrews G, 2014, 'Preventing anxiety and depression in adolescents: A randomised controlled trial of two school based Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy programmes', Internet Interventions, vol. 1, pp. 90 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2014.05.004

Mewton L; Sachdev PS; Andrews G, 2013, 'A Naturalistic Study of the Acceptability and Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders in Older Australians', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071825

Mewton L; Sachdev PS; Anderson T; Sunderland M; Andrews G, 2013, 'Demographic, Clinical, and Lifestyle Correlates of Subjective Memory Complaints in the Australian Population', The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 22, pp. 1222 - 1232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.04.004

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2013, 'Do Young Adults Interpret the DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Use Disorders as Intended? A Cognitive Interviewing Study', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 37, pp. 1001 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12063

Watts S; Mackenzie A; Thomas C; Griskaitis A; Mewton L; Williams A; Andrews G, 2013, 'CBT for depression: A pilot RCT comparing mobile phone vs. computer', BMC Psychiatry, vol. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-49

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2013, 'Do young adults interpret the DSM Diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders as intended? A cognitive interviewing study', Alcoholism : Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 37, pp. 1001 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12063/pdf

Mewton L; Slade T; Memedovic S; Teesson M, 2013, 'Alcohol use in hazardous situations: implications for DSM-IV and DSM-5 alcohol use disorders', Alcoholism : Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 37, pp. E228 - E236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01881.x

W S; N J; Mewton L; Andrews G, 2013, 'A clinical audit of changes in suicide ideas with internet treatment for depression', British Medical Journal, vol. 2, pp. e001558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001558

Mewton L; Andrews G, 2013, 'Poor self-rated health and its associations with somatisation in two Australian national surveys.', BMJ Open, vol. 28, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002965

Mewton L; Slade T; Teesson M, 2013, 'An Evaluation of the Proposed DSM-5 Cannabis Use Disorder Criteria Using Australian National Survey Data', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 74, pp. 614 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2013.74.614

Mewton L; Wong N; Andrews G, 2012, 'The effectiveness of internet cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder in clinical practice', Depression and Anxiety, vol. 29, pp. 843 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.21995

Teesson M; Slade T; Swift W; Mills K; Memedovic S; Mewton L; Grove R; Newton NC; Hall W, 2012, 'Prevalence, correlates and comorbidity of DSM-IV Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 46, pp. 1182 - 1192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412460591

Teesson M; Slade T; Mewton L, 2011, 'DSM-5: Evidence translating to change is impressive', Addiction, vol. 106, pp. 877 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03311.x

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Grove R, 2011, 'The epidemiology of DSM-IV alcohol use disorders amongst young adults in the Australian population', Alcohol and Alcoholism, vol. 46, pp. 185 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agq091

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Cottler LB, 2011, 'Psychometric performance of DSM-IV alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: Evidence from an Australian general population sample', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 72, pp. 811 - 822, http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Psychometric_Performance_of_DSMIV_Alcohol_Use_Disorders_in_Young_Adulthood/4617.html

Mewton L; Slade T; Mcbride O; Grove R; Teesson M, 2011, 'An evaluation of the proposed DSM-5 alcohol use disorder criteria using Australian national data', Addiction, vol. 106, pp. 941 - 950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03340.x

Carragher N; Mewton L; Slade T; Teesson M, 2011, 'An item response analysis of the DSM-IV criteria for major depression: Findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 130, pp. 92 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.09.033

Salmon K; Mewton L; Pipe M; McDonald S, 2011, 'Asking parents to prepare children for an event: Altering parental instructions influences children’s recall', Cognitive Development, vol. 12, pp. 80 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2010.496708

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T, 2010, '"YOUTHFUL EPIDEMIC" OR DIAGNOSTIC BIAS? DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING OF DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE CRITERIA IN AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, vol. 29, pp. 51 - 51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600135&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Teesson M; Hall WD; Slade T; Mills K; Grove R; Mewton L; Baillie AJ; Haber P, 2010, 'Prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in Australia: findings of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Addiction, vol. 105, pp. 2085 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03096.x

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T, 2010, '"Youthful epidemic" or diagnostic bias? Differential item functioning of DSM-IV cannabis use criteria in an Australian general population survey', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 35, pp. 408 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.12.001

Sunderland M; Mewton L; Slade T; Baillie A, 2010, 'Investigating differential symptom profiles in major depressive episode with and without generalised anxiety disorder: true co-morbidity or symptom similarity?', Psychological Medicine, vol. 40, pp. 1113 - 1123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291709991590

Salmon K; Champion F; Pipe M; Mewton L; McDonald S, 2008, 'The child in time: The influence of parent-child discussion about a future experience on how it is remembered', Memory, vol. 16, pp. 485 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210802036112

Birrell L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Mewton L; McBride N; Hides L; Chatterton ML; Allsop S; Healy A; Mather M; Quinn C; Mihalopoulos C; Teesson M, 'Evaluating the Long-Term Effectiveness of School-Based Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Use Prevention Into Young Adulthood: Protocol for the Climate School Combined Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.11372

Conference Papers

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; Mewton L; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Teesson M; Birrell L; Allsop S; McBride N, 2019, 'THE MODERATING EFFECT OF IMPULSIVITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND DRINKING TO INTOXICATION IN YOUNG PEOPLE', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY, MN, Minneapolis, pp. 57A - 57A, presented at 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), MN, Minneapolis, 22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000468963101123&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Birrell L; Newton N; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Mewton L; Allsop S; Mcbride N; Hides L; Shaw B; Pas NT; Pocuca N; Firmin-Sarra S; Tonks Z; Teesson M, 2016, 'INNOVATIVE ONLINE PREVENTION MATERIALS FOR SUBSTANCE USE, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE CLIMATE SCHOOLS COMBINED STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. 8 - 8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500016&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Teesson M; Rae C; Henry R; Mewton L, 2012, 'BINGE DRINKING AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEFINITIONS OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AND PREVENTION', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002493&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Slade T; Teesson M; Mewton L; Memedovic S; Krueger RF, 2012, 'DO YOUNG ADULTS INTERPRET THE DSM DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS AS INTENDED?', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002495&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade T; Cottler L, 2012, 'THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 336A - 336A, presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), CA, San Francisco, 23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304806002494&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Teesson M; Slade TS, 2010, '"YOUTHFUL EPIDEMIC'' OR DIAGNOSTIC BIAS? DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCITONING OF THE DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE CRITERIA IN AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, TX, San Antonio, pp. 184A - 184A, presented at 33rd Annual Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism, TX, San Antonio, 26 June 2010 - 30 June 2010, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000278107200696&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rae CD; Mewton L; Henry RG; Teesson M, 2010, 'Binge drinking and the adolescent brain', in Small D (ed.), Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, ANS, Sydney, pp. 135 - 135, presented at Australian Neurosciences Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, Sydney, 31 January 2010 - 03 February 2010

Conference Abstracts

Teesson M; Newton NC; Slade T; Chapman C; Mewton L; Birrell LE; Shaw B, 2018, 'CLIMATE SCHOOLS COMBINED STUDY: MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF AN ONLINE APPROACH TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS', in ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, Vol. 52, pp. S67 - S67, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000431185200152&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Shaw B; Slade T; Newton N; Chapman C; Mewton L; Andrews G; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Birrell L; Pas NT; Pocuca N; Firmin-Sarra S; Tonks Z; Teesson M, 2016, 'DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG YOUNG AUSTRALIANS: A COMPARISON OF THE CLIMATE SCHOOLS COINED STUDY AND NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE STUDIES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 7 - 8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L; Kessler RC; Slade T; Hobbs MJ; Brownhill L; Birrell L; Tonks Z; Teesson M; Newton N; Chapman C; Allsop S; Hides L; McBride N; Andrews G, 2016, 'THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE (K6) IN A GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 7 - 7, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Pocuca N; Hides L; Quinn CA; White M; Mewton L; Newton N; Slade T; Chapman C; Andrews G; Allsop S; McBride N; Birrell L; Shaw B; Te Pas N; Firmin-Sarra S; Teesson M, 2016, 'THE MODERATING EFFECT OF FRIENDS' DRINKING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND DRINKER STATUS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500047&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mewton L, 2016, 'SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: USING COMORBIDITY TO INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE NOVEL PREVENTION STRATEGIES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 5 - 5, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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