Lauren J Breen is an expert in Palliative medicine at Curtin University (Australia). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Lauren J Breen in the top 1% of experts in Australia for Terminal Care. Lauren J Breen has authored 207 publications, the most recent in 2026. SLR score: 621 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Lauren J Breen Curtin University Australia
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Palliative medicine

Subspecialties: Oncology - Public Health - Psychology

Full career – Last 3 years

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Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Lauren Breen is a community psychologist, researcher, author, TEDx speaker, and a professor of psychology at Curtin University. She is internationally recognised for her work on the psychology of grief and loss over the lifespan and their interactions with mental health. She has delivered invited presentations in 8 countries. In 2022, she received the Research Recognition Award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling (USA). In 2023 and 2024, she was recognised as Australia’s research field leader in the category Hospice and Palliative Care.

Organizations

Career arc: 2007 - 2026

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Curtin University

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Number : 207

Citations

Citations: 4 786 1st author: 41 Last author: 65 Unique author: 4


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Supporting kids in loss: A randomised controlled trial of a co-produced unguided internet cognitive behaviour therapy intervention for grieving children.
PMID 42857641 — internet, stress disorders, post-traumatic, signs and symptoms, grief, therapeutics, cognitive behavioral therapy, child
Internet Interv20260
Brief internet intervention for grieving children and adolescents: co-design and trial protocol.
PMID 42845236 — clinical protocols, internet, signs and symptoms, grief, adolescent, internet-based intervention, therapeutics, cognitive behavioral therapy, child
Eur J Psychotraumatol20260
Harmful sexual behaviours: Perspectives on providing optimal support from clinicians working with people with intellectual disabilities.
PMID 42745638 — developmental disabilities, sex, intellectual disability
J Intellect Dev Disabil20260
"I know now I'm not really alone": Qualitative insights from children, parents and caregivers of unguided internet cognitive behavior therapy for grief in children.
PMID 42723295 — internet, terminal care, caregivers, attitude to death, aged, grief, behavior therapy, therapeutics, education, cognitive behavioral therapy, child
Death Stud20261
Parental loss: prevalence estimates and mental health impacts from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
PMID 42614886 — mental disorders, caregivers, adolescent, prevalence, mental health, child, health services
Aust J Psychol20261

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