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| Sidney BlochSummaryAffiliation: University of Melbourne Country: Australia Publications
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Psychosocial morbidity associated with patterns of family functioning in palliative care: baseline data from the Family Focused Grief Therapy controlled trialDavid W Kissane
Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent s Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Palliat Med 17:527-37. 2003..The predictive validity of the FRI as a screening measure was confirmed. Overall, these baseline data point to the importance of a family-centred model of care...- Medical students and clinical ethicsSidney Bloch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 178:167-9. 2003 - An ethical framework for psychiatrySidney Bloch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 3065
Br J Psychiatry 188:7-12. 2006.... - Predictors of psychosocial distress 12 months after diagnosis with early and advanced prostate cancerJeremy W Couper
Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Vic
Med J Aust 193:S58-61. 2010..To assess psychosocial distress in patients with early (localised) and advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer (PCA) at diagnosis (Time 1) and 12 months later (Time 2), and identify psychosocial factors predictive of later distress... - Coping patterns and psychosocial distress in female partners of prostate cancer patientsJeremy Couper
Department of Psychiatry, St Vincent s Hospital, Melbourne, P O Box 2900, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
Psychosomatics 50:375-82. 2009..With medical advances since the 1990s, a growing proportion of patients are living for many years with prostate cancer (PCA) and the consequences of its treatment... - Psychosocial adjustment in newly diagnosed prostate cancerAnthony W Love
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:423-9. 2008..To examine the psychological and social adjustment of men with early or advanced stage prostate cancer and to compare them with a matched group of cancer-free community volunteers... - The psychological aftermath of prostate cancer treatment choices: a comparison of depression, anxiety and quality of life outcomes over the 12 months following diagnosisJeremy W Couper
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 190:S86-9. 2009..To assess the psychological impact of the different treatments for localised prostate cancer (PCA)... - Cognitive-existential group psychotherapy for women with primary breast cancer: a randomised controlled trialDavid W Kissane
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Psychooncology 12:532-46. 2003..We conducted a randomised, controlled trial of cognitive-existential group therapy (CEGT) for women with early stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy with the aim of improving mood and mental attitude to cancer... - The psychosocial impact of prostate cancer on patients and their partnersJeremy W Couper
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 185:428-32. 2006..To assess the psychosocial impact of the diagnosis of either localised or metastatic prostate cancer (PCA) on patients and their female partners... - Is there a role for music therapy in the care of the severely mentally ill?Denise Grocke
National Music Therapy Research Unit, Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 16:442-5. 2008..CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy is a viable option within the creative arts therapies for enhancing quality of life in people with severe and enduring mental illness... - Women psychiatrists and research: so far, no further? An Australasian perspective on factors that encourage and hinder women psychiatrists' involvement in researchAmanda Favilla
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:470-6. 2004..Our long-term goal is to identify measures that could boost the proportion of women who become involved in research... - Reforming mental health care in Victoria: a decade laterValerie Gerrand
St Vincent s Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 15:181-4. 2007..In June 2006, St Vincent's Mental Health hosted a conference to reflect on the changes and identify steps to be taken over the next decade... - A history of psychiatric ethicsSidney Bloch
University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Hospital, 46 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
Psychiatr Clin North Am 25:509-24. 2002..quot;) [42] and the Bourbons ("They learn nothing and they forget nothing") [43]... - Psychological morbidity and quality of life in women with advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional surveyBrenda Grabsch
University of Melbourne Centre for Palliative Care, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, St. Vincent's Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Palliat Support Care 4:47-56. 2006..Quality of life is substantially affected. Clinicians need to be vigilant in monitoring psychological adjustment as part of a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach... - Psychosocial adjustment of female partners of men with prostate cancer: a review of the literatureJeremy Couper
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Psychooncology 15:937-53. 2006.... - Diagnostic efficiency of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in women with early stage breast cancerAnthony W Love
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:246-50. 2002..These results are consistent with other recent studies of the HADS. The type of constructs measured by the scale is the likely explanation for its limited utility when screening for psychiatric morbidity in early stage breast cancer... - The written report in consultation-liaison psychiatry: a proposed schemaTimothy Alexander
St Vincent s Mental Health Service, Melbourne, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:251-8. 2002..Surprisingly little has been written about its optimal nature. Our aim is to offer a schema which promotes effective communication... - Family focused grief therapy: a randomized, controlled trial in palliative care and bereavementDavid W Kissane
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:1208-18. 2006..It commences during palliative care of terminally ill patients and continues into bereavement. The authors report a randomized, controlled trial... - Effect of cognitive-existential group therapy on survival in early-stage breast cancerDavid W Kissane
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1242 Second Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:4255-60. 2004..Given the debate about group therapy's association with increased survival in women with metastatic breast cancer, we were curious to check its effect at a much earlier stage in the cancer journey... - Psychiatric disorder in women with early stage and advanced breast cancer: a comparative analysisDavid W Kissane
Department ofpsychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:320-6. 2004..To assess psychosocial morbidity in women with breast cancer and to compare the differential rates between women with early stage and advanced disease... - Screening for depression in women with metastatic breast cancer: a comparison of the Beck Depression Inventory Short Form and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleAnthony W Love
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:526-31. 2004..To compare two self-report questionnaires for identifying possible depression in women with metastatic breast cancer... - Publishing ethics in child and adolescent psychiatry: essentials for authors and readersGarry Walter
University of Sydney, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Coral Tree Family Service, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, P O Box 142, North Ryde, New South Wales 1670, 2006, Australia
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 17:149-63, x. 2008..Strategies to improve ethical standards of publishing are proposed... - Supportive-expressive group therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer: survival and psychosocial outcome from a randomized controlled trialDavid W Kissane
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Psychooncology 16:277-86. 2007..Mixed reports exist about the impact of supportive-expressive group therapy (SEGT) on survival... - A call to authors: three solid reasons to publish in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of PsychiatrySidney Bloch
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:1-3. 2002