- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Music Therapy and Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Healthcare Policy and Management
Monash University
2015-2023
University of Tasmania
2023
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2017-2023
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre
2015-2018
Boston Children's Hospital
2018
University of Michigan
2017
State Street (United States)
2017
RMIT University
2014
The aim of the present study was to investigate how music-related mood regulation relates psychopathology – specifically depression, anxiety, and stress in young people, through examining nature relationships between individual strategies psychopathology. sample consisted 146 (53 male 93 female) university students aged 17 24 years. Participants completed an online questionnaire addressing levels psychopathology, behaviours, personal information. Results indicated that, as a whole, predicted...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease successfully alleviates motor symptoms, but unanticipated changes in personality, self, and relationships can occur. Little is known about how these nonmotor outcomes affect patients families. We prospectively examined the experience meaning of DBS-related personality self caregivers. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 participants (11 patient–caregiver dyads) before 9 months after DBS analyzed using thematic...
Abstract Transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS ) is a non‐invasive neuromodulatory technique. Responses to differ substantially between individuals. Sex hormones that modulate cortical excitability, such as estrogen, may contribute this inter‐individual variability. The influence of estrogen on after‐effects has not yet been researched. This study aimed investigate whether endogenous levels response . Data from 15 male and 14 female healthy adults were analyzed. Males completed one...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and whether it alters patient personality is a much-debated topic within academic literature, yet rarely explored with those directly involved. This study qualitatively examined how DBS for treatment-resistant depression impacts personality, self-concept, relationships from the perspectives of both patients caregivers.A prospective qualitative design was used. Eleven participants were included (six patients, five caregivers). Patients enrolled in clinical trial...
Background: How “success” is defined in clinical trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for refractory psychiatric conditions has come into question. Standard quantitative psychopathology measures are unable to capture all changes experienced by patients and may not reflect subjective beliefs about the benefit derived. The decision undergo DBS treatment-resistant depression (TRD) often made context high desperation hopelessness that can challenge informed consent process. Partners family...
Indigenous people have a right to culturally responsive secure inpatient forensic mental health services (FMHS). Yet, there is paucity of literature highlighting such facilities. This study aims provide an exemplar Māori minimum unit for the indigenous (Māori) Aotearoa (New Zealand). A research approach (Kaupapa research) was used highlight voice tāngata whai i te ora (service users), their whānau (family), and kaimahi (staff), describe life in this service. Personal recovery-oriented care...
"“I Miss You Too”: More Voices Needed to Examine the Phenomenological Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation." AJOB Neuroscience, 8(2), pp. 122–123
The capacity of individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) to understand and judge information related deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a novel treatment for is often debate...