Michelle Torok

4.8k citations

162 papers · 3.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Applied Psychology top 1%
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
Clinical Psychology top 1%
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Papers in

Applied Psychology 34
- Digital Mental Health Interventions 33
Clinical Psychology 84
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies 60
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 33

Co-authors: Shane Darke Helen Christensen Johan Duflou Aliza Werner‐Seidler Sharlene Kaye Lauren McGillivray Alison L. Calear Jin Han
Journals: Hospital Pediatrics (8 papers)Addiction (7 papers)JMIR Mental Health (7 papers)Journal of Forensic Sciences (5 papers)Drug and Alcohol Review (5 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Michelle Torok

154 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies 2021 · 134 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Clinical Psychology Review
2021 Frontiers in Digital Health
2021 Clinical Psychology Review

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All Works

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1	What works where and why? A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions addressing suicide-related outcomes in community, education and clinical settings International Journal of Social Psychiatry ·Abdullah Shakur Sardar, Horiyeh Moosavi, Quincy J. J. Wong, Jin Han, Mark Larsen, Michelle Torok	2025	0
2	How can school staff respond to student incidents of self-injurious thoughts and behaviours? A systematic scoping review International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being ·Lauren McGillivray, LARRY WARSH, Howard Benjamin Grose, Bridianne O’Dea, Michelle Torok	2025	0
3	Effect of the LifeSpan suicide prevention model on self-harm and suicide in four communities in New South Wales, Australia: a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial BMJ Mental Health ·Fiona Shand, Michelle Torok, Andrew Mackinnon, I.C Iloabaichie, Lisa N. Sharwood, Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear, Jiahui Qian, John K. Gorman, Grant Sara, Andrew Page, Henry Cutler, Myfanwy Maple, Brian Draper, Lauren McGillivray, Matthew S. Phillips, F Keil, Isabel Zbukvic, Helen Christensen	2025	0
4	Aberrant cognitive empathy in individuals with elevated social anxiety and regulation with emotional working memory training Cognition & Emotion ·Érica Adriana Lima da Silva, Mohd Fadzil Mohd Rosdi, Ema Zukic, Susanne Schweizer, Amanda S. Morrison, Desmond C. Ong, T. Bertz, Miklós Gergely Szentesi, Jin Han, Michelle Torok, Quincy J. J. Wong	2024	2
5	Randomised controlled trial of an online mental health and suicide gatekeeper resource for parents and caregivers: study protocol BMJ Open ·Alison L. Calear, Sonia McCallum, Mary J. Gergen, Michelle Torok, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Bridianne O’Dea, Alyssa R. Morse, Louise M. Farrer, Fiona Shand, Philip J. Batterham	2024	1
6	The Effect of Explicit Suicide Language in Engagement With a Suicide Prevention Search Page Help-Seeking Prompt: Nonrandomized Trial JMIR Mental Health ·Sandersan Onie, C Manriquez, Miguel Zayas Feteira, Nikolas Masnicak, P D W Y Yazdanfard, Naveed Anjum, K Nagai, Roni Susanto, V. A. Kravchuk, Laura Sofia Daza García, Zhuye Liu, Marta Merino-Ortego, Michelle Torok, Fiona Shand, Mark Larsen	2023	3
7	The effects of a sleep‐focused smartphone application on insomnia and depressive symptoms: a randomised controlled trial and mediation analysis Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ·Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Sophie Li, Samantha Spanos, Edge Design, Bridianne O’Dea, Michelle Torok, Lee M. Ritterband, Jill M. Newby, Andrew Mackinnon, Helen Christensen	2023	22
8	Implementing a Digital Depression Prevention Program in Australian Secondary Schools: Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting ·Joanne R. Beames, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Michael Hodgins, Lynn James DeFreest, Hiroko Fujimoto, Han Ruijing, Kate Maston, Kit Huckvale, Isabel Zbukvic, Michelle Torok, Helen Christensen, Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear, Raghu Lingam, Katherine Boydell	2023	4
9	A pilot study of a text message and online brief contact intervention following self-harm or a suicide attempt: A mixed methods evaluation General Hospital Psychiatry ·Abdullah Shakur Sardar, Fiona Shand, Kirsten C. Morley, liyang duan, Richard C. Henshaw, Katherine Petrie, Shafiga İmanova, G L Braga, Marta Merino-Ortego, Sandersan Onie, Michelle Torok, Sofian Berrouiguet, Philip J. Batterham, Gregory Carter, Paul Haber, Helen Christensen, Mark Larsen	2022	5
10	Suicide Prevention Using Google Ads: Randomized Controlled Trial Measuring Engagement JMIR Mental Health ·Sandersan Onie, Nikolas Masnicak, Naveed Anjum, P D W Y Yazdanfard, K Nagai, Roni Susanto, V. A. Kravchuk, Laura Sofia Daza García, Zhuye Liu, C Manriquez, Marta Merino-Ortego, Abdullah Shakur Sardar, Michelle Torok, Fiona Shand, Mark Larsen	2022	8
11	A cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial of an intervention to increase the adoption of PAX Good Behaviour Game, a mental health prevention program, in Australian primary schools: Study protocol Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·Howard Benjamin Grose, Rebecca Ivers, Patricia Cullen, Philip J. Batterham, John W. Toumbourou, Alison L. Calear, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Lauren McGillivray, Michelle Torok	2022	3
12	Can Government Responses to Unemployment Reduce the Impact of Unemployment on Suicide? Crisis ·Fiona Shand, Sahro Ahmed Koshin, Michelle Torok	2021	10
13	A cluster randomised controlled trial of a web-based youth mental health service in Australian schools The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific ·Bridianne O’Dea, D. Bergsagel, Catherine King, Andrew Mackinnon, Melinda Rose Achilles, Melissa D. Anderson, Jibing Zhou, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Michelle Torok, Nicole Cockayne, Simon Baker, Helen Christensen	2021	22
14	Psychometric properties of the Self-Beliefs related to Social Anxiety (SBSA) scale in a sample of individuals with social anxiety disorder Journal of Anxiety Disorders ·Quincy J. J. Wong, Chin Ying Liew, Alice R. Norton, A. BALACESCU, Kelsie Boulton, Michelle Torok, Melanie Porter, Lorna Peters, Maree J. Abbott, Martin M. Antony	2021	6
15	Addressing the mental health of school students: Perspectives of secondary school teachers and counselors International Journal of School & Educational Psychology ·Joanne R. Beames, Edge Design, Bridianne O’Dea, Michelle Torok, Katherine Boydell, Helen Christensen, Aliza Werner‐Seidler	2020	29
16	Help-seeking attitudes and intentions for generalised anxiety disorder in adolescents: the role of anxiety literacy and stigma European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Alison L. Calear, Philip J. Batterham, Michelle Torok, Sonia McCallum	2020	31
17	Performance, Cost-Effectiveness, and Representativeness of Facebook Recruitment to Suicide Prevention Research: Online Survey Study JMIR Mental Health ·Jia Jie Feng, Michelle Torok, Fiona Shand, Nicola A. Chen, Lauren McGillivray, I.C Iloabaichie, Mark Larsen, Katherine Mok	2020	17
18	Shifting as a key executive function underlying cognitive restructuring for individuals with elevated social anxiety Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice ·Miklós Gergely Szentesi, T. Bertz, Jin Han, Michelle Torok, Quincy J. J. Wong	2020	12
19	A Mobile Health Intervention (LifeBuoy App) to Help Young People Manage Suicidal Thoughts: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Research Protocols ·Jin Han, Lauren McGillivray, Quincy J. J. Wong, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Iana Wong, Alison L. Calear, Helen Christensen, Michelle Torok	2020	11
20	Service Use History of Individuals Enrolling in a Web-Based Suicidal Ideation Treatment Trial: Analysis of Baseline Data JMIR Mental Health ·Quincy J. J. Wong, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Michelle Torok, Bregje van Spijker, Alison L. Calear, Helen Christensen	2019	6

About Michelle Torok

Michelle Torok is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Toxicology, Emergency Medicine and Health, having authored 162 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (60 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (33 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (33 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (20 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers), Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (9 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (531 citations), Clinical Psychology (1.2k citations), Toxicology (131 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (348 citations) and Social Psychology (491 citations). Michelle Torok has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Shane Darke, Helen Christensen, Johan Duflou, Aliza Werner‐Seidler, Sharlene Kaye, Lauren McGillivray, Alison L. Calear, Jin Han, Mark Larsen and Fiona Shand. Their work appears in journals such as Hospital Pediatrics, Addiction, JMIR Mental Health, Journal of Forensic Sciences and Drug and Alcohol Review.

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