Michelle L. Townsend

1.9k total citations
68 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Michelle L. Townsend is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle L. Townsend has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Clinical Psychology, 13 papers in Social Psychology and 13 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Michelle L. Townsend's work include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (27 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (14 papers). Michelle L. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (27 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (14 papers). Michelle L. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Michelle L. Townsend's co-authors include Brin F. S. Grenyer, Jane S. Herbert, Caitlin Miller, Judy Cashmore, Fiona Ng, Kate L. Lewis, Samantha Reis, Melissa M. Smith, Peter Caputi and Lynne Keevers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michelle L. Townsend

63 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Jean‐Nicolas Despland Switzerland

Nicolas Berthelot Canada

Tova B. Walsh United States

Yves de Roten Switzerland

Odette Bernazzani Canada

Kirsten von Sydow Germany

Peter Barglow United States

Louise Newman Australia

Fartein Ask Torvik Norway

Mark F. Schmitz United States

Jean‐Nicolas Despland Switzerland

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Wade, Rachael M., et al.. (2025). Adolescent mental health inpatient unit: The experience of caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review. 175. 108369–108369.

Santiago, Pedro Henrique Ribeiro, Lisa G. Smithers, Michelle L. Townsend, et al.. (2025). The longitudinal network of peer problems and emotional symptoms among Australian adolescents: Bayesian structure learning of directed acyclic graphs.. Developmental Psychology. 61(8). 1479–1494.

Grenyer, Brin F. S., et al.. (2024). Responding to suicidal behaviour in children and young people with a child maltreatment history: A scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review. 166. 107927–107927.

Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2024). Self-harm and suicidal behaviors in children: perspectives of mental health clinicians. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 49(8). 571–579. 1 indexed citations

Schie, Charlotte C. van, et al.. (2024). Borderline personality disorder and stigma: Lived experience perspectives on helpful and hurtful language. Personality and Mental Health. 18(3). 216–226. 2 indexed citations

Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2023). Ethical issues when conducting health research with military personnel: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 22(3). 498–504.

Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2023). Patient perspectives on non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: a qualitative study. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 10(1). 13–13. 4 indexed citations

Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2023). Carer Peer Workers in Borderline Personality Services: Providing Reciprocal Understanding and Personal Strategies to Family Members. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2023. 1–10.

Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2022). Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0279015–e0279015. 28 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2022). COVID‐19: Impact on children living in out‐of‐home care and their carers. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 58(1). 90–110. 3 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2022). Prevalence, Response and Management of Self-harm in School Children Under 13 Years of Age: A Qualitative Study. School Mental Health. 14(3). 685–694. 6 indexed citations

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Bird, Amy, et al.. (2022). Mind-mindedness and preschool children’s behavioral difficulties: The moderating role of maternal parenting distress. Development and Psychopathology. 35(4). 1584–1596. 6 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2021). Parental Response Style to Adolescent Self-Harm: Psychological, Social and Functional Impacts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(24). 13407–13407. 19 indexed citations

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Reis, Samantha, et al.. (2021). Searching in the dark: Shining a light on some predictors of non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0255055–e0255055. 9 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2021). Ideal standards for policy on student self-harm: What research and practice tells us. School Psychology International. 42(2). 187–209. 8 indexed citations

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Miller, Caitlin, et al.. (2020). Measuring the shadows: A systematic review of chronic emptiness in borderline personality disorder. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0233970–e0233970. 43 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2020). Incidence, Severity and Responses to Reportable Student Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours in Schools: A One-Year Population-Based Study. School Mental Health. 12(4). 841–851. 5 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2019). Maternal perinatal mental health: Associations with bonding, mindfulness, and self‐criticism at 18 months’ postpartum. Infant Mental Health Journal. 41(1). 69–81. 36 indexed citations

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Townsend, Michelle L., et al.. (2019). Parenting and personality disorder: An overview and meta-synthesis of systematic reviews. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0223038–e0223038. 64 indexed citations

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Cashmore, Judy & Michelle L. Townsend. (2006). Education and Disadvantaged Children. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 12. 2 indexed citations

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