Research letters

Prescribing of all psychotropic classes has risen since 2018, and increases were particularly marked during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rae‐Anne Hardie · Gorkem Sezgin · Lisa G Pont · Judith Thomas · Mirela Prgomet · Precious McGuire · Christopher Pearce · Andrew Georgiou

Self-harm and suicidal ideation are common among young people who have contact with child protection services

Kirstie O'Hare · Oliver Watkeys · Felicity Harris · Kimberlie Dean · Vaughan J Carr · Melissa J Green

General practice training in remote areas provides equivalent opportunities for learning and progression toward the fellowship

Emily Anderson · Matthew R McGrail · Aaron Hollins · Louise Young · Lawrie McArthur · Belinda O'Sullivan · Tiana Gurney

Off-label use in young children suggests that health care professionals and the public underappreciate their risks

Abrar Arbaeen · Nial J Wheate · Jared A Brown · Rose Cairns

Further up-scheduling would probably reduce casual use and consequently the number of overdoses

Rose Cairns · Firouzeh Noghrehchi · Nicholas A Buckley

Bloodstream infection rates in Aboriginal residents of Central Australia remain extremely high, and risk factors must be remediated

Alice Coe · Richard J Woodman · Rob Baird · Lloyd Einsiedel

Clinically meaningful outcomes can be achieved with matched germline/tumour whole genome sequencing

The Q‐IMPROvE study group

Most patients have taken a mixture of agents; the combination of GHB with methamphetamine is particularly frequent

Sam Alfred · Peter Stockham · Emma Partridge · Alastair Ward · Hannah Green · Jake Mallon · Chris Kostakis · Andrew Camilleri · Daniel Haustead

Our findings add to northern hemisphere reports that possibly reflect a worldwide increase in GAS disease

Aleece MacPhail · Wen Jie Isaac Lee · Despina Kotsanas · Tony M Korman · Maryza Graham

The benefits of DAA therapy for children with HCV infection are now attainable in Australia in normal practice

Jessica A Eldredge · Michael O Stormon · Julia E Clark · Scott Nightingale · Brendan McMullan · Brooke Andersen · Christina Travers · Winita Hardikar

The range of prevalence estimates suggests that re-assessing future demand may be appropriate

Annette J Dobson · Leon Flicker · Osvaldo P Almeida · Michael Waller · Kaarin Anstey

Improving the collection of neurosyphilis surveillance data and integrating neurosyphilis incidence data into syphilis reports may enhance our understanding of the epidemiology of neurosyphilis

Ei T Aung · Marcus Y Chen · Christopher K Fairley · Jason J Ong · Eric PF Chow

The investigation process should be upgraded, as every family has the right to have their child’s death properly investigated

Heather E Jeffery · Angela E Carberry · Adrienne Gordon · Susan Arbuckle

Improving knowledge about distress in medical and surgical specialties could assist with averting and mitigating physician burnout

Carrie Kollias · Chris Conyard · Melissa Frances Formosa · Richard Page · Ian Incoll

CF diagnosed in adults can manifest with milder symptoms across a range of organ systems than classical CF

Amelia Lin · Keith Wong · Simone K Visser · Helen Jo · Yasmeen Al‐Hindawi · Katrin Kosbab‐Jackson · Molly Cocks · Anastasia Volovets · Paul Haber · Kirsten Hammond · Nicole Taylor · Veronica Yozghatlian · Edmund MT Lau · Nathaniel S Marshall · Tara Aquino‐Salomon · Sheila Sivam

Re-introducing public opioid agonist therapy clinics in Victoria could improve accessibility for some people recently released from prison

Michael Curtis · Paul Dietze · Rebecca J Winter · Kasun Rathnayake · Karen Smith · Mark Stoove

An intersectoral response to improving the social determinants of skin health is needed, particularly in remote communities

Johanna M Birrell · Rowena Boyd · Bart J Currie · Nicholas M Anstey · Asanga Abeyaratne · Sandawana William Majoni · Vicki L Krause

Evidence-based guideline recommendations are not always followed in the ED

Kevin Chu · Anne‐Maree Kelly · Frances Kinnear · Gerben Keijzers · Sinan Kamona

The long term consequences of myocardial injury with vaccine-associated myocarditis warrant further investigation

Suraj K Varma · Ari E Horton · Anna L Taylor · Michael R Ditchfield · Sarah A Hope · Srinidhi JV Rao

Timely introduction of allergens did not reduce breastfeeding or increase extremely early introduction to solid foods

Jennifer Koplin · Victoria Soriano · Merryn Netting · Rachel Peters

It may be safe to de-label many patients because their reactions do not meet anaphylaxis criteria

Beau Z Carr · Kymble Spriggs · Samar Ojaimi · Elizabeth Leahy · Sara L Barnes

General practitioners view health and medical research positively, but their participation in postal surveys is typically low

Alison C Zucca · Mariko Carey · Rob W Sanson‐Fisher · Joel Rhee · Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair · Christopher Oldmeadow · Tiffany‐Jane Evans · Simon Chiu

The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children and adolescents in early 2021 was very low

the PAEDS Serosurvey Group

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may benefit from culturally appropriate cardiac risk factor management

Jaimi H Greenslade · Sara Berndt · Laura Stephensen · Katrina Starmer · Greg Starmer · William Parsonage · Victor Lau · Tileah Drahm‐Butler · Tania Davis · Virginia Campbell · Richard Stone · Robert Bonnin · Sarah Ashover · Tanya Milburn · Elizabeth Mowatt · Karlie Proctor · Anthony Brazzale · Louise Ann Cullen

Very high influenza vaccination rates among health and aged care staff will be crucial if influenza activity increases this winter

Lyn‐li Lim · Noleen J Bennett · Sheena G Sullivan · Ann L Bull · Leon J Worth