Brain and Mind Centre Optymise cohort
BMC Optymise is an observational cohort study, tracking a range of risk outcomes longitudinally in young individuals who sought mental health care at BMC’s youth mental health clinics in the Sydney suburbs of Camperdown and Campbelltown in Australia. The cohort consists of 6,743 individuals aged 12-30 years who presented to these clinics and were recruited to a research register between 2008 and 2018. The register contains clinical data, routinely collected as part of the standard care at these clinics.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
6,743 (individuals)
Age at first data collection
12 - 30 years (individuals)
Participant year of birth
Varied (individuals)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Young people presenting to clinical services in Australia between 2008 and 2018
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008 (linkage data)
Primary Institutions
University of Sydney (USYD)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Existing research data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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