Dr Sonia McCallum
PhD, GradCertPHC, BHlthSc(Hons), BSc
Research Fellow
ANU College of Health and Medicine
Areas of expertise
- Mental Health 111714
- Health Promotion 111712
Research interests
Mental Health of Children and Youth
Help-Seeking behaviour
Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Biography
Dr Sonia McCallum is an early career research fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, ANU. Her research focuses on understanding and improving mental health in children, youth and parents and ensuring help is sought when needed. Associated with this, she is interested in the role of social connectedness on mental health. Currently she is leading the development of a new intervention to assist parents in recognising and responding to mental health problems such as anxiety, suicide, and psychological distress in their children.
Publications
- Calear, A, McCallum, S, Morse, A et al. 2022, 'Psychosocial impacts of home-schooling on parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic', BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 119, pp. 1-8.
- McCallum, S, Batterham, P, Christensen, H et al. 2022, 'Personality factors associated with suicidal ideation, plans and attempts in adolescents', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 310, pp. 135-141.
- Batterham, P, Calear, A, Shou, Y et al. 2022, 'Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal ideation in a representative Australian population sample: Longitudinal cohort study, Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 300, pp. 385-391.
- Morse, A, Banfield, M, Batterham, P et al. 2022, 'What could we do differently next time? Australian parents' experiences of the short-term and long-term impacts of home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic', BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 80, pp. 1-9.
- Dawson, R, Calear, A, McCallum, S et al. 2021, 'Exposure�Based Writing Therapies for Subthreshold and Clinical Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta�Analysis', Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 81-91.
- McCallum, S, Calear, A, Cherbuin, N et al. 2021, 'Associations of loneliness, belongingness and health behaviors with psychological distress and wellbeing during COVID-19', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 6, no. 100214, pp. 1-9.
- Calear, A, McCallum, S, Christensen, H et al. 2021, 'The Sources of Strength Australia Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-connectedness school-based program to promote help-seeking in adolescents', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 299, no. 2022, pp. 435-443.
- Calear, A, McCallum, S, Kensey, D et al. 2021, 'Application of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in a non-clinical community-based adolescent population', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 294, pp. 235-240.
- Batterham, P, Werner-Seidler, A, Calear, A et al. 2021, 'Specific aspects of sleep disturbance associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 282, no. 1 March 2021 , pp. 574-579.
- Dawel, A, Shou, Y, Smithson, M et al. 2021, 'Corrigendum: The Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Representative Sample of Australian Adults', Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 11.
- Calear, A, McCallum, S, Kensey, D et al. 2021, 'Application of the inter-personal psychological theory of suicide in a non-clinical community-based adolescent population', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 294, pp. 235-240.
- Dawson, R, Calear, A, McCallum, S et al. 2021, 'The Emerging Literature on Exposure-Based Writing Therapies for Subthreshold and Clinical Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Response to Thompson-Hollands et al.’s (2020) Commentary on Dawson et al. (2020)', Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 269-270.
- Batterham, P, Calear, A, McCallum, S et al. 2021, 'Trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in a representative Australian adult cohort', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 214, no. 10, pp. 462-468.
- Calear, A, Batterham, P, Torok, M et al. 2021, 'Help-seeking attitudes and intentions for generalised anxiety disorder in adolescents: the role of anxiety literacy and stigma', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 30, pp. 243-251.
- Gulliver, A, Banfield, M, Batterham, P et al. 2021, 'Effects of previous exposure to psychotherapeutic strategies on depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic', BJPsych Open, vol. 7, no. 1, e38.
- Dawel, A, Shou, Y, Smithson, M et al. 2020, 'The Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Representative Sample of Australian Adults', Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 11, 579985
- McCallum, S, Batterham, P, Calear, A et al. 2019, 'Associations of fatigue and sleep disturbance with nine common mental disorders', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 123, no. August 2019.
- Batterham, P, Calear, A, Farrer, L et al. 2018, 'FitMindKit: Randomised controlled trial of an automatically tailored online program for mood, anxiety, substance use and suicidality', Internet Interventions, vol. 12, pp. 91-99pp.
- McCallum, S, Batterham, P, Calear, A et al 2018, 'Reductions in quality of life and increased economic burden associated with mental disorders in an Australian adult sample', Australian Health Review, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 644-652.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Parent and Child Mental Health Literacy (Secondary Investigator)
