A5007037494- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child Abuse and Trauma
The University of Melbourne
2014-2024
Centre for Mental Health
2019
Park Centre for Mental Health
2018-2019
Columbia University
2003-2012
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2005-2011
New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
2005-2011
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
2009
Monash University
1997
Institute for Literature
1997
Bipolar disorder is associated with a high rate of suicide attempt, and alcohol use disorders have also been elevated risk for suicidal behavior. Whether behavior when these conditions are comorbid has not addressed in epidemiologic studies.
Bipolar disorder is associated with high risk for suicidal acts. Observational studies suggest a protective effect of lithium against behavior. However, testing this in randomized clinical trials logistically and ethically challenging. The authors tested the hypothesis that offers bipolar patients history suicide attempt greater protection behavior compared to valproate.Patients past attempts (N=98) were randomly assigned treatment or valproate, plus adjunctive medications as indicated,...
Article AbstractObjective: Determining risk for a suicide attempt in psychiatric patients requires assessment of multiple factors and knowledge their relative importance. Classification regression tree (CART) analysis generates decision trees that select the variables perform best identifying group interest model clinical making. Hypothetical to identify recent remote attempters, weighted increase sensitivity, were generated using correlates past suicidal behavior. Method: Correlates...
Suicide rates among those employed in male-dominated professions such as construction are elevated compared to other occupational groups. Thus far, past research has been mainly quantitative and unable identify the complex range of risk protective factors that surround these suicides.We used a national coronial database qualitatively study work non-work related influences on male suicide occurring workers Australia. We randomly selected 34 cases according specific sampling framework....
Abstract Background Adolescent boys and young men are at particular risk of suicide. Suicidal ideation is an important factor for suicide, but poorly understood among adolescent males. Some masculine behaviors have been associated with deleterious effects on health, yet there has little quantitative examination associations between masculinity suicide or suicidal ideation, particularly boys/young men. This study aimed to examine conformity norms in a sample adolescents. Methods A prospective...
Latinos appear to be relatively protected against suicidal behavior, but the factors that mediate this effect are not known. Some protective may related cultural constructs provide a buffer behavior in face of psychiatric illness. We sought determine whether Reasons for Living Inventory (RFLI) might capture and non-Latinos. Patients with major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia were interviewed regarding their depressive symptomatology lifetime history behavior. The RFLI, which...
First-degree relatives of persons with mood disorder who attempt suicide are at greater risk for disorders and attempted or completed suicide. This study examined the shared distinctive factors associated familial suicidal behavior.First-degree relatives' history DSM-IV-defined behavior was recorded 457 probands, whom 81% were inpatients 62% female. Probands' lifetime severity aggression impulsivity rated, probands' reports childhood physical sexual abuse, attempts, age onset recorded....
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common disorder with under-rated clinical impact, which increasingly being recognised as having major bearing on global disease burden. Men are especially vulnerable and become priority group for preventative interventions. However, there limited information prevalence of the condition in Australia, its co-morbidities, potential risk factors.We used data from 13,423 adult men included baseline wave Ten to Men, an Australian national study health males, assembled...
Investigators in large-scale population health studies face increasing difficulties recruiting representative samples of participants. Nonparticipation, item nonresponse, and attrition, when follow-up is involved, often result highly selected even well-designed studies. We aimed to assess the potential value multilevel regression poststratification, a method previously used successfully forecast US presidential election results, for addressing biases due nonparticipation estimation...
Abstract Background Strict adherence to masculine norms has been associated with deleterious consequences for the physical and mental health of men. However, population-based research is lacking, it remains unclear whether ageing influences extent which problems like depression are implicated. Methods This study reports on data from 14,516 males aged 15–55 years who participated in Wave 1 Australian Longitudinal Study Male Health (Ten Men). Group differences self-reported conformity...
Background Low gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is implicated in both anxiety and depression pathophysiology. They are often comorbid, but most clinical studies have not examined these relationships separately. We investigated the relationship of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) free GABA to components a major depressive episode (MDE) monoamine systems. Methods Materials Patients with DSM-IV (N = 167: 130 disorder; 37 bipolar disorder) healthy volunteers 38) had CSF measured by gas chromatography...
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) was established in 2011 build the evidence base male health inform policy and program development. Ten Men is a national longitudinal study with stratified multi-stage cluster random sample design oversampling rural regional areas. Household recruitment conducted from October 2013 July 2014. Males who were aged 10 55 years residing private dwellings eligible participate. Data collected via self-completion paper questionnaires...
Men employed in male-dominated occupations are at elevated risk of work-related fatalities, injuries, and suicide. Prior research has focused on associations between psychosocial physical exposures work health outcomes. However, masculine norms may also contribute to mental health. We used data from the baseline survey Australian Longitudinal Study Male Health examine whether: (a) men jobs report greater adherence norms; (b) being a occupation is associated with poorer health; (c) modifies...
The importance of addressing health disparities experienced by boys and men reached tangible prominence in Australia with adoption the 2010 National Male Health Policy establishment a national longitudinal study on male health—Ten to Men. Ten Men is based holistic model strong focus social determinants well-being over life course. Given course focus, we set out assess if health-related characteristics correlates self-rated differ across among four sociologically defined generations...