- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Family Support in Illness
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Sleep and related disorders
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
The University of Melbourne
2016-2025
Orygen Youth Health
2016-2025
Orygen
2008-2025
Heidelberg University
2017-2022
University of Bern
2022
University Hospital Heidelberg
2022
Melbourne Health
2006-2019
University of Detroit Mercy
2017
Christian Health Association of Nigeria
2016
Harvard University Press
2014
Background No accepted intervention exists for borderline personality disorder presenting in adolescence. Aims To compare the effectiveness of up to 24 sessions cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) or manualised good clinical care (GCC) addition a comprehensive service model care. Method In randomised controlled trial, CAT and GCC were compared out-patients aged 15–18 years who fulfilled two nine DSM–IV criteria disorder. We predicted that, with group, group would show greater reductions...
Mental ill‐health represents the main threat to health, survival and future potential of young people around world. There are indications that this is a rising tide vulnerability need for care, trend has been augmented by COVID‐19 pandemic. It global public health crisis, which not only demands deep sophisticated understanding possible targets prevention, but also urgent reform investment in provision developmentally appropriate clinical care. Despite having greatest level need, benefit,...
Summary Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a leading candidate for developing empirically based prevention and early intervention programmes because it common in clinical practice, among the most functionally disabling of all mental disorders, often associated with help-seeking, has been shown to respond intervention, even those established disorder. Moreover, can be reliably diagnosed its stages demarcates group high levels current future morbidity mortality. Data also suggest...
The 2-year stability of categorical and dimensional personality disorder (PD) in an older adolescent psychiatric outpatient sample was examined. One hundred one15-18-year-old participants were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) at baseline 97 re-interviewed, face-to-face, 2 years. Of those with a PD diagnosis baseline, 74% still met criteria follow-up, marked gender differences (83% females 56% males). Kappa specific PDs low all except...
Clinical experience with psychotic patients early in the course of their illness suggested that symptoms posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may not be uncommon after recovery from an acute episode. Thirty-six recovering episode within 2 to 3 years onset were assessed as inpatients and followed up on two occasions during year discharge. The prevalence PTSD was found 46% at 4 months 35% 11 months, measured by a questionnaire linked DSM-III criteria. relationships between negative...
Article Abstract Objective: To examine adaptive functioning and psychopathology in adolescents with DSM-IV borderline personality disorder. Method: 177 psychiatric outpatients (derived from 2 samples collected between March 1998 July 1999 November 2000 September 2002) aged 15 to 18 years were assessed using a structured interview for disorder diagnoses. Three groups, namely (1) those disorder, (2) other than ("other disorder"), (3) without any ("no compared on measures of symptoms...
Young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) commonly seek help but often go unrecognized. Screening offers a means of identifying individuals for more detailed assessment early intervention and research. Aims: This study compared the McLean Instrument Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD), Questionnaire (BPQ), BPD items from International Examination Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV Axis II disorders (SCID-II) Questionnaire. Method: 101 outpatient youth (aged 15–25 years)...
While the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorder (PD) diagnosis allows field to systematically compare categorical and dimensional classifications, ICD-11 proposal suggests a radical change by restricting classification PDs one category, deleting all specific types, basing clinical service provision exclusively upon severity dimension, trait domains secondary qualifiers without defining cutoff points. This article reflects broad international agreement about state PD diagnosis. It...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with substantial psychosocial impairment, morbidity, mortality and high health resource utilization. These data make a compelling case for developing prevention early intervention strategies BPD. This review examines the BPD diagnosis in young people, along prospective risk factors precursors to development of It then considers prospects potential risks benefits concludes that people has similar reliability, validity prevalence adults...
Although borderline personality disorder (BPD) usually has its onset in young people, diagnosis and treatment is often delayed. The past 2 decades have seen a rapid increase evidence establishing that BPD can be diagnosed before 18 years of age people both continuous with adults more notable for similarities than any differences. This knowledge led to the first wave controlled trials, which established early intervention through appropriate leads clinically meaningful improvements patients....
Impulsivity in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been defined as rapid and unplanned action. However, a preference for immediate gratification discounting of delayed rewards might better account the impulsive behaviors that appear to regulate emotional distress BPD. To investigate this, delay task was administered 30 outpatients diagnosed with BPD 28 healthy community controls (all aged 15–24) before after mood induction. Trait impulsivity measured Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. The...
Objectives There are no established tools to identify individuals at risk for developing bipolar disorder. We developed a set of ultra‐high‐risk criteria disorder [bipolar at‐risk ( BAR )]. The primary aim the present study was determine predictive validity criteria. Methods This 12‐month prospective that conducted Orygen Youth Health Clinical Program, public mental health program young people aged 15–24 years in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. At intake, screen‐positive and matched group...