A5030019563- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Flinders University
2016-2025
Monash University
2020-2025
Analysis & Policy Observatory
2022-2025
The University of Adelaide
2009-2024
Canberra Hospital
2023-2024
ACT Government
2022-2024
Australian National University
2023-2024
Women's and Children's Health Network
2024
Flinders Medical Centre
2010-2023
University of Hong Kong
2023
This Viewpoint discusses the apparent association between a reduction of psychiatric beds and increasing suicide rates in United States, proposes an expansion inpatient treatment facilities as component national prevention strategy.
Abstract Introduction There is a long standing and worsening shortage of psychiatrists in Australia particularly rural areas. The majority work major cities. Objective To identify recent trends the Australian psychiatrist workforce compared with metropolitan workforce. Design We descriptively analysed population‐level data from National Health Workforce Data Set (NHWDS), Institute Welfare (AIHW) Bureau Statistics (ABS). A descriptive analysis numbers (count) gender 1995 to 2022 working was...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication prescriptions in Australia have grown sharply recent years. We examined the association between online interest ADHD and prescriptions. Monthly Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Repatriation PBS (RPBS) Item Reports of Australian ADHD-related Google Trends (GT) data (2004-2023) were sourced. modelled lagged effect GT on prescriptions, using an autoregressive moving average model with conditional heteroskedasticity, adjusting for...
Studies on the long-term development and early predictors of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) clozapine-resistant TRS (CR-TRS) in patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (FES) are limited have not considered impact intervention services (EIS). This study aimed to explore CR-TRS among FES over 12 years follow-up. Of 1234 FES, 15% developed TRS. A total 450 or schizoaffective disorder were included a nested case-control (157 293 non-TRS). Younger age onset, poorer...
Objective To update psychiatrists and trainees on the realised risks of electronic health record data breaches. Methods This is a selective narrative review commentary regarding Results Recent events such as Medibank Australian Clinical Labs breaches demonstrate for records. If stolen identity publicly released, patients doctors may be subject to blackmail, fraud, theft targeted scams. Medical diagnoses psychiatric illness substance use disorder released in blackmail attempts. Conclusions...
Objective The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare publishes statistical indicator reports on the specialised mental health workforce. These include data for 2022–2023 psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists social workers. We provide a brief commentary these reports, reflecting upon implications such changes psychiatric practice patient care. Conclusions Overall, there are fewer workers with increasing distance from urban centres. There insufficient rural...
Objective The Australian climate has warmed by 1.51°C since preindustrial times, and the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) predicts further warming with an increased risk of extreme heat events. This article discusses how most recent Royal New Zealand College Psychiatrists’ (RANZCP) position statement dealt impact change-related stress on people living severe mental illness. Conclusions RANZCP focuses change common disorders suicide rates without specific...
Recently, there has been media and public interest regarding discontinuation of antidepressant treatment, especially in primary care. In this context, we provide a care update on the maintenance or medication for treatment moderate-to-severe depression adults. This article aims to To end, performed qualitative narrative review commentary recent research systematic reviews. care, shown that are substantial risks depressive relapse resulting from discontinuation. For first episode depression,...
ObjectiveThe Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth items were expanded in March 2020 and consolidated January 2022. We aim to describe the trend of ratio MBS psychiatric video for once-off assessments follow-up sessions examine effect consolidation.MethodsPsychiatric item ratios face-to-face (F2F) modes computed from state territory-level monthly data (January 2016-December 2023). performed a multilevel interrupted times series analysis (ITSA) consultations with...
ObjectiveIn this article, we investigate therapist views on their experiences using a technological adjunct (goACT) to traditional, face‐to‐face psychotherapy. goACT is web‐based mobile interactive software application that facilitates an platform, allowing therapists connect with clients between psychotherapy sessions.MethodParticipants were six provisional psychologists and seven patients. Data collected at two post‐therapy focus groups in order qualitatively understand experience of as...
Schizophrenia is a complex and severe mental illness. Current treatments for schizophrenia typically modulate dopaminergic neurotransmission by D2-receptor blockade. While reducing positive symptoms of schizophrenia, current antipsychotic drugs have little clinical effect on negative cognitive impairments. For the last few decades, discovery efforts sought nondopaminergic compounds with aim to effectively treat broad schizophrenia. In this viewpoint, we provide an overview trace-amine...
In the context of concerns regarding hospital access block, this paper provides a descriptive longitudinal analysis mental health-related ED episodes in Australian public hospitals between 2016-17 and 2020-21.We descriptively analysed Institute Health Welfare data for presentations, outcomes 5-year trends hospitals.There were more than 300,000 presentations 2020-21. Presentations increased by an average annual rate 2.8% 2020-21, commonly involving first responder (police, paramedic)...
Objective We aimed to examine the associations of telepsychiatry consultations with Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth policy changes (pandemic-related expansion and subsequent consolidation). Methods performed a time series analysis MBS usage (January 2016–December 2023) using state/territory-level panel data. Linear regression analyses panel-corrected standard error autocorrelation were for (overall age sex subgroups). Telehealth policies, rural psychiatrist availability (rural...