Poulton Richie, Moffitt Terrie E, Silva Phil A
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand,
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2015 May;50(5):679-93. doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1048-8. Epub 2015 Apr 3.
The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study began more than four decades ago. Unusual at the time, it was founded as a multidisciplinary research enterprise, and was strongly supported by the Dunedin community, both professional and lay, in its early years. Seven research themes have evolved over the past 40 years focusing on mental health and neuro-cognition, cardiovascular risk, respiratory health, oral health, sexual and reproductive health, and psychosocial functioning. A seventh, more applied theme, seeks to maximise the value of the Study findings for New Zealand's indigenous people-Māori (or tangata whenua transl people of the land). The study has published over 1200 papers and reports to date, with almost 2/3 of these being in peer-reviewed journals. Here we provide an overview of the study, its history, leadership structure, scientific approach, operational foci, and some recent examples of work that illustrate the following: (a) the value of multidisciplinary data; (b) how the study is well positioned to address contemporary issues; and (c) how research can simultaneously address multiple audiences-from researchers and theoreticians to policy makers and practitioners. Near-future research plans are described, and we end by reflecting upon the core aspects of the study that portend future useful contributions.
达尼丁多学科健康与发展研究始于四十多年前。在当时这很不寻常，它作为一个多学科研究项目创立，在早期得到了达尼丁社区专业人士和普通民众的大力支持。在过去40年里，已经形成了七个研究主题，聚焦于心理健康与神经认知、心血管风险、呼吸健康、口腔健康、性与生殖健康以及心理社会功能。第七个，也是更具应用性的主题，旨在使该研究的成果对新西兰的原住民——毛利人（或译为“土地上的人”）的价值最大化。到目前为止，该研究已发表了1200多篇论文和报告，其中近三分之二发表在同行评审期刊上。在此，我们概述了这项研究、其历史、领导结构、科学方法、运作重点，以及一些近期的工作实例，这些实例说明了以下几点：（a）多学科数据的价值；（b）该研究在应对当代问题方面的优势；（c）研究如何能够同时面向多个受众——从研究人员和理论家到政策制定者和从业者。还描述了近期的研究计划，最后我们反思了该研究预示未来会做出有益贡献的核心方面。
