Mental health

An exploratory, cluster randomised control trial of the PAX Good Behaviour Game.

This article presents the findings of an exploratory randomised controlled trial of the PAX Good...

School personnel and community members’ perspectives in implementing PAX Good Behaviour Game in First Nations grade 1 classrooms.

First Nations peoples in Canada have a history of poor mental health outcomes, as the...

Adapting and enhancing PAX Good Behavior Game for First Nations communities: A mixed-methods study protocol developed with Swampy Cree Tribal Council communities in Manitoba.

Introduction: High rates of mental health problems, such as suicidal behaviours, among First Nations youth...

Testing the PAX Good Behavior Game with and without school-based parenting support: study description and practical challenges

Despite large government expenditures and the implementation of mental health-related initiatives and strategies, the social,...

Effectiveness of a universal classroom-based preventive intervention (PAX GBG): A research protocol for a matched-pair cluster-randomized controlled trial

Introduction The PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG) is a universal classroom-based program that promotes...

Proximal impact of two first-grade preventive interventions on the early risk behaviors for later substance abuse, depression, and antisocial behavior.

We assessed the immediate effects of two universal, first-grade preventive interventions on the proximal targets...

Reducing aggression and impulsivity through school-based prevention programs: a gene by intervention interaction.

A variety of school-based, universal preventive interventions have been developed to address behavioral and mental...

Proximal impact of two first-grade preventive interventions on the early risk behaviors for later substance abuse, depression, and antisocial behavior.

We assessed the immediate effects of two universal, first-grade preventive interventions on the proximal targets...

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities

Mental health and substance use disorders among children, youth, and young adults are major threats...

Environmental and genetic influences on early attachment

Attachment theory predicts and subsequent empirical research has amply demonstrated that individual variations in patterns...