A5011767931- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
New South Wales Department of Health
2016-2025
Northern Sydney Local Health District
2011-2025
The University of Sydney
2016-2025
UNSW Sydney
2023-2025
Government of New South Wales
2025
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2022
University of Calgary
2021
University of Oxford
2021
Outcomes Research Consortium
2021
Mental Health Services
2021
Self-harm presentations in children and young people have increased internationally over the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has potential to worsen these trends.To describe trends emergency department self-harm or suicidal ideation for New South Wales before since pandemic.We studied by 10- 24-year-olds departments, using interrupted time series analysis compare annualised growth COVID (2015 February 2020) (March 2020 June 2021). Subgroup analyses compared age group, gender, triage...
Abstract Introduction and Aims Concerns about crystal methamphetamine use harm have increased in multiple countries. This paper describes how changes the availability of impacted on methamphetamine‐related harms Australia. Design Methods Data were obtained from population‐level surveys, health service data surveys drug among sentinel groups ecstasy users people who inject drugs. seizures, arrests, clandestine laboratory detections, hospital separations, mental unit admissions, telephone...
Key points• COVID-19 has affected every healthcare system around the world.In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, activity was subdued in first half of 2020, as healthcare-seeking behaviour changed and service provision modified to manage capacity • The disruption caused may have both positive negative health consequences.Ongoing monitoring these potential consequences will be required AbstractObjective: left no untouched.In most populous state case numbers date been relatively low.However,...
Stimulants may worsen psychotic symptoms but there is limited evidence about the impact of stimulant abuse in people with schizophrenia. This study examined prevalence and correlates other drug disorders a population-based sample schizophrenia, examining associations frequent service use, physical health comorbidities accommodation instability.New South Wales (NSW) hospital, community mental emergency department data were used to examine contact over 5 years 13,624 diagnosis Associations...
Purpose People with intellectual disability (ID) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems, while access to appropriate healthcare is often poor. This cohort was established develop an epidemiological profile related the health, service use, services, mortality corrective services records people ID. Participants The contains 92 542 ID (40% females) a median age 23 years (IQR: 12–43 years) 2 004 475 neuropsychiatric or developmental disorder diagnosis (50% 51 29–73 from New...
The distribution of the duration that clinical cases COVID-19 occupy hospital beds (the 'length stay') is a key factor in determining how incident caseloads translate into health system burden. Robust estimation length stay real-time requires use survival methods can account for right-censoring induced by yet unobserved events patient progression (e.g. discharge, death). In this study, we estimate distributions hospitalised New South Wales, Australia, comparing estimates between period where...
Abstract Objective To examine the accuracy of Australia and New Zealand Dialysis Transplant Registry (ANZDATA), population‐based clinical quality registry for people with kidney failure, in identifying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Design Population‐based cohort study reporting accuracy. Setting South Wales, 2006–2020. Participants Incident failure patients. Main outcome measures Sensitivity specificity identification ANZDATA compared Enhanced Reporting Aboriginality (ERA)...
This study aims to estimate the drug treatment costs and health services utilisation among people who used different modalities treat methamphetamine dependence. is a sub-study of prospective observational cohort MATES (n = 501), including recruitment from 15 residential rehabilitation services, 13 counselling 11 detoxification units in Sydney Brisbane, Australia. Participants with dependence had 28 days before baseline assessment completed 3- 12-month follow-ups were included 323). Unit per...
Background There have been few rigorous evaluations of population, multi-strategy, suicide prevention programmes, despite increasing global recognition that such approaches are needed to reduce suicide. Objective To examine the effects a multi-strategy model on age-standardised rates hospital presenting self-harm and after 24 months implementation. Methods A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial was conducted in four sites across New South Wales (NSW), Australia, from 2016 2020. Sites were...
Abstract Background Despite increasing investment in suicide prevention, Australian rates have increased steadily the past decade. In response to growing evidence for multicomponent intervention models reducing suicide, LifeSpan model has been developed as first multicomponent, evidence-based, system-wide approach prevention Australia. The consists of nine evidence-based strategies. These include indicated, selective and universal interventions which are delivered simultaneously community...
The objective of this project was to develop a set patient-reported outcome measures for adolescents and adults who meet criteria psychotic disorder.A research team an international consensus working group, including service users, clinicians, researchers, worked together in iterative process by using modified Delphi technique that included videoconferencing calls, online surveys, focus groups. conducted systematic literature searches identify outcomes, measures, risk adjustment factors....
Background There is uncertainty about factors associated with involuntary in-patient psychiatric care. Understanding these would help in reducing coercion psychiatry. Aims To explore variables care the largest database of admissions published. Method We identified 166 102 public mental health hospital over 5 years New South Wales, Australia. Demographic, clinical and episode-of-care were examined an exploratory, multivariable logistic regression. Results A total 54% eligible included The...
Importance People living with psychosis experience excess premature mortality and are overrepresented in criminal legal systems, but little is known about associated sanctions or diversion this population. Objective To examine associations of different types recent (past 2 years) sanction, including court diversion, among people psychosis. Design, Setting, Participants This population-based, retrospective, data-linkage cohort study was conducted using 6 routinely collected administrative...