Ian B Hickie

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sydney
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder
    Helen Christensen
    Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Trials 11:48. 2010
  2. ncbi Preliminary evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with post-infective fatigue after acute infection with Epstein Barr virus
    Suzanne D Vernon
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:15. 2006
  3. ncbi Fatigue states after cancer treatment occur both in association with, and independent of, mood disorder: a longitudinal study
    David Goldstein
    Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Cancer 6:240. 2006
  4. ncbi Reducing the burden of depression: are we making progress in Australia?
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:S4-5. 2004
  5. ncbi Australian mental health reform: time for real outcomes
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    Med J Aust 182:401-6. 2005
  6. ncbi Vascular risk and low serum B12 predict white matter lesions in patients with major depression
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, P O Box M160, Missenden Road NSW 2050, Australia Beyondblue The National Depression Initiative, VIC Australia
    J Affect Disord 85:327-32. 2005
  7. ncbi Practitioner-supported delivery of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy: evaluation of the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised trial
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 192:S31-5. 2010
  8. ncbi Treatment guidelines for depression in the Asia Pacific region: a review of current developments
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 12:S33-7. 2004
  9. ncbi Commentary on 'Evaluating treatments for the mood disorders: time for the evidence to get real'
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:415-8. 2004
  10. ncbi Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory loss in patients with early- and late-onset depression
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Missenden Road, NSW Australia
    Br J Psychiatry 186:197-202. 2005

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Publications117 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder
    Helen Christensen
    Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Trials 11:48. 2010
    ..This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a web-based program for treating GAD relative to sertraline and attention placebo...
  2. ncbi Preliminary evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with post-infective fatigue after acute infection with Epstein Barr virus
    Suzanne D Vernon
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 6:15. 2006
    ..The objective of this pilot study was to determine the gene expression correlates of post-infective fatigue following acute Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection...
  3. ncbi Fatigue states after cancer treatment occur both in association with, and independent of, mood disorder: a longitudinal study
    David Goldstein
    Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Cancer 6:240. 2006
    ..We sought to examine the longitudinal relationships between fatigue and mood disorder in women treated with adjuvant therapy for early stage breast cancer...
  4. ncbi Reducing the burden of depression: are we making progress in Australia?
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:S4-5. 2004
  5. ncbi Australian mental health reform: time for real outcomes
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    Med J Aust 182:401-6. 2005
    ..New independent and national reporting systems on the progress of mental health reform are urgently required...
  6. ncbi Vascular risk and low serum B12 predict white matter lesions in patients with major depression
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, P O Box M160, Missenden Road NSW 2050, Australia Beyondblue The National Depression Initiative, VIC Australia
    J Affect Disord 85:327-32. 2005
    ..While patients with depression have been shown to have a greater incidence of vascular risk factors and structural brain changes, any association with dietary co-factors is unclear...
  7. ncbi Practitioner-supported delivery of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy: evaluation of the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised trial
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 192:S31-5. 2010
    ..To determine the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised trial in Australia of the effectiveness of general practitioner-supported delivery of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and enhanced psychological care...
  8. ncbi Treatment guidelines for depression in the Asia Pacific region: a review of current developments
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 12:S33-7. 2004
    ..This paper examines the development of treatment guidelines, medication algorithms and clinical pathway guides for depression in countries participating in the SEBoD Initiative...
  9. ncbi Commentary on 'Evaluating treatments for the mood disorders: time for the evidence to get real'
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:415-8. 2004
  10. ncbi Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory loss in patients with early- and late-onset depression
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Missenden Road, NSW Australia
    Br J Psychiatry 186:197-202. 2005
    ..Hippocampal volume reduction has been reported inconsistently in people with major depression...
  11. ncbi Can we reduce the burden of depression? The Australian experience with beyondblue: the national depression initiative
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 12:S38-46. 2004
    ..This paper describes the development and early achievements of the Australian depression initiative, beyondblue...
  12. ncbi General practitioners' response to depression and anxiety in the Australian community: a preliminary analysis
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, NSW 2039, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:S15-20. 2004
    ....
  13. ncbi Surveying perceptions of the progress of national mental health reform
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, PO Box M160, Camperdown, NSW 1450, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 12:123-5. 2004
    ..A national, government-supported system needs to be developed in order to monitor progress of genuine mental health reform in Australia...
  14. ncbi Are common childhood or adolescent infections risk factors for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders?
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 190:S17-21. 2009
    ..This pathophysiological path should be investigated more systematically as it may explain a novel "neuroprotective" mode of action for some existing antipsychotic compounds...
  15. ncbi Can we track the impact of Australian mental health research?
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 39:591-9. 2005
    ..Specifically, we describe the research output of nations, Australian states, Australian and New Zealand institutions and Australian and New Zealand researchers using citation rates...
  16. ncbi Serotonin transporter gene status predicts caudate nucleus but not amygdala or hippocampal volumes in older persons with major depression
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, 100 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    J Affect Disord 98:137-42. 2007
    ....
  17. ncbi Increased access to evidence-based primary mental health care: will the implementation match the rhetoric?
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 187:100-3. 2007
    ..The responsibility for achieving the best outcome does not lie only with governments. To date, the professions have not placed enough emphasis on systematically adopting evidence-based forms of collaborative care...
  18. ncbi Is depression overdiagnosed? No
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Sydney, Australia
    BMJ 335:329. 2007
  19. ncbi The assessment of depression awareness and help-seeking behaviour: experiences with the International Depression Literacy Survey
    Ian B Hickie A M
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 7:48. 2007
    ..The International Depression Literacy Survey (IDLS) has been developed to assess understanding of depression in different cultural and health care settings...
  20. ncbi Responding to experiences of young people with common mental health problems attending Australian general practice
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 187:S47-52. 2007
    ..Improved access to specific psychological treatments should remain a priority...
  21. ncbi Psychomotor slowing in older patients with major depression: Relationships with blood flow in the caudate nucleus and white matter lesions
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Psychiatry Res 155:211-20. 2007
    ..Reduced %rCBF is associated with demonstrable psychomotor slowing and presence of WMLs. While psychomotor slowing is determined in part by subcortical changes, other cortical and illness-dependent factors are likely to be relevant...
  22. ncbi Perspectives of young people on depression: awareness, experiences, attitudes and treatment preferences
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Early Interv Psychiatry 1:333-9. 2007
    ..Ascertaining current knowledge and attitudes towards depression among young people is vital for developing campaigns promoting community awareness and early intervention...
  23. ncbi Mental health expenditure in Australia: time for affirmative action
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 30:119-22. 2006
    ..Urgent investments in cost-effective modes of care are required and these should prioritise increased access among those subpopulations disadvantaged by other social, economic or geographic factors...
  24. ncbi Is real reform of the Medicare Benefits Schedule for psychiatrists in Australia economically, socially or professionally desirable?
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 14:8-14. 2006
    ..To propose alternative Medicare Benefits Schedule-based funding models for outpatient psychiatric services in Australia...
  25. ncbi Are chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome valid clinical entities across countries and health-care settings?
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:25-35. 2009
    ..The subjects had fatigue lasting 1-6 months (prolonged fatigue), or >6 months (chronic fatigue), or met diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome...
  26. ncbi Managing depression across the life cycle: new strategies for clinicians and their patients
    I B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    Intern Med J 39:720-7. 2009
    ....
  27. ncbi Neuropsychological performance in patients with depression is associated with clinical, etiological and genetic risk factors
    Sharon L Naismith
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 25:866-77. 2003
    ..These findings underscore the need to consider subtypes when investigating neuropsychological deficits in patients with depression...
  28. ncbi Sleep disturbance relates to neuropsychological functioning in late-life depression
    Sharon L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Australia
    J Affect Disord 132:139-45. 2011
    ..Sleep-wake disturbance in older people is a risk factor for depression onset and recurrence. The aim of this study was to determine if objective sleep-wake disturbance in late-life depression relates to neuropsychological functioning...
  29. ncbi Impaired MMN/P3a complex in first-episode psychosis: cognitive and psychosocial associations
    Daniel F Hermens
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 34:822-9. 2010
    ..Such deficits in FEP appear to have important links with higher-order cognitive and psychosocial functioning...
  30. ncbi Recognition and treatment of depression: a comparison of Australian and Chinese medical students
    Ye Rong
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:636-42. 2009
    ..To improve services, we need to ensure health professionals have an appropriate understanding of depression and its treatments. This study compares the level of awareness of depression between Chinese and Australian medical students...
  31. ncbi Internet-based treatment for older adults with depression and co-morbid cardiovascular disease: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial
    Nicole L Cockayne
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 11:10. 2011
    ....
  32. ncbi Fronto-striatal correlates of impaired implicit sequence learning in major depression: an fMRI study
    Sharon L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    J Affect Disord 125:256-61. 2010
    ..This study sought to probe the integrity of fronto-striatal circuits using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in conjunction with a theoretically-driven motor sequencing implicit learning (IL) task...
  33. ncbi MMN/P3a deficits in first episode psychosis: comparing schizophrenia-spectrum and affective-spectrum subgroups
    Manreena Kaur
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Schizophr Res 130:203-9. 2011
    ..First-episode psychosis (FEP) patients show reduced amplitudes of the 'MMN/P3a complex', but it is unclear whether this occurs across the FEP spectrum...
  34. ncbi Cognitive training in affective disorders improves memory: a preliminary study using the NEAR approach
    Sharon L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    J Affect Disord 121:258-62. 2010
    ..Some of these changes persist despite antidepressant treatment. While research in other areas of psychiatry has shown cognitive training techniques to be effective, only one study has evaluated this approach in depression...
  35. ncbi Does sleep disturbance mediate neuropsychological functioning in older people with depression?
    Sharon L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, 94 Mallet Street, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
    J Affect Disord 116:139-43. 2009
    ..However, the association between sleep disturbance and neuropsychological functioning in depression has not been well evaluated. The current study therefore aimed to investigate these relationships...
  36. ncbi Impaired verbal memory in young adults with unipolar and bipolar depression
    Daniel F Hermens
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    Early Interv Psychiatry 4:227-33. 2010
    ..Specifically, deficits in verbal memory have been linked to depression in young people. This study examined whether young adults with unipolar compared with bipolar depression showed similar neurocognitive deficits...
  37. ncbi Neuropsychological clustering highlights cognitive differences in young people presenting with depressive symptoms
    Daniel F Hermens
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 17:267-76. 2011
    ..Distinct neuropsychological profiling may help to predict later psychiatric outcomes and enhance individually-tailored early intervention strategies...
  38. ncbi Can older "at risk" adults benefit from psychoeducation targeting healthy brain aging?
    Louisa M Norrie
    Ageing Brain Centre, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Int Psychogeriatr 23:413-24. 2011
    ..The current study sought to investigate whether older adults "at risk" of cognitive decline benefit from psychoeducation targeting healthy brain aging...
  39. ncbi Sleep well, think well: sleep-wake disturbance in mild cognitive impairment
    Sharon L Naismith
    Ageing Brain Centre, Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:123-30. 2010
    ..This preliminary data suggests that sleep-wake disturbance in nonamnestic forms of MCI is related to cognitive functioning and may be indicative of shared neurobiological underpinnings...
  40. ncbi Early intervention for cognitive decline: is there a role for multiple medical or behavioural interventions?
    Sharon L Naismith
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Early Interv Psychiatry 3:19-27. 2009
    ..Evidence for the beneficial effects of providing relevant interventions is assessed...
  41. ncbi Impaired implicit sequence learning in depression: a probe for frontostriatal dysfunction?
    Sharon L Naismith
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Psychol Med 36:313-23. 2006
    ..Consequently, it is ideally suited for testing elements of the frontostriatal model of major depression and performance can be related to key clinical, neuropsychological, vascular and biochemical data...
  42. ncbi The role of mild depression in sleep disturbance and quality of life in Parkinson's disease
    Sharon L Naismith
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 22:384-9. 2010
    ..Overall, these data highlight the need to screen patients for even mild levels of depression because its relationship with sleep and quality of life are evident early in the disease course...
  43. ncbi Disability is already pronounced in young people with early stages of affective disorders: data from an early intervention service
    Blake A Hamilton
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050 Australia
    J Affect Disord 131:84-91. 2011
    ..This study examined patient self-reported disability in young people attending a designated early intervention service...
  44. ncbi Enhancing memory in late-life depression: the effects of a combined psychoeducation and cognitive training program
    Sharon L Naismith
    Ageing Brain Centre, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:240-8. 2011
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of a multifactorial cognitive training (CT) program for older people with a lifetime history of depressive disorder...
  45. ncbi Improving knowledge and attitudes towards depression: a controlled trial among Chinese medical students
    Ye Rong
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 11:36. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether a self-directed learning strategy as a part of student-centred education improved knowledge of and attitudes towards depression among Chinese medical students...
  46. ncbi Reduced mismatch negativity in mild cognitive impairment: associations with neuropsychological performance
    Loren Mowszowski
    Ageing Brain Centre, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 30:209-19. 2012
    ..These findings overall suggest that MMN may be a viable neurophysiological biomarker of underlying disease in this 'at risk' group...
  47. ncbi Reduced temporal mismatch negativity in late-life depression: an event-related potential index of cognitive deficit and functional disability?
    Sharon L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
    J Affect Disord 138:71-8. 2012
    ..This study examined MMN elicited by duration deviant stimuli in older people with lifetime depression, and explored its relationship with neuropsychological functioning and disability...
  48. ncbi Arginine Vasopressin selectively enhances recognition of sexual cues in male humans
    Adam J Guastella
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 36:294-7. 2011
    ..They further extend animal and human genetic studies linking Arginine Vasopressin to sexual behavior in males. Findings suggest an important cognitive mechanism that could enhance sexual behaviors in humans...
  49. ncbi Making new choices about antidepressants in Australia: the long view 1975-2002
    Andrea Mant
    Quality Use of Medicines, South East Health, Sydney Hospital, PO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:S21-4. 2004
    ..To examine trends in types of antidepressant medications prescribed in Australia between 1975 and 2002...
  50. ncbi How does social functioning in the early stages of psychosis relate to depression and social anxiety?
    Catherine Chudleigh
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, New South Wales, Australia
    Early Interv Psychiatry 5:224-32. 2011
    ....
  51. ncbi A systematic review of the impact of adherence on the effectiveness of e-therapies
    Liesje Donkin
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
    J Med Internet Res 13:e52. 2011
    ..Understanding the role of adherence may be crucial to understanding how program usage influences the effectiveness of e-therapy interventions...
  52. ncbi Disability in major depression related to self-rated and objectively-measured cognitive deficits: a preliminary study
    Sharon L Naismith
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 7:32. 2007
    ..This study examined the relationships between self-rated disability in persons with MD and both self-rated and objectively-measured cognitive functioning...
  53. ncbi What can alert the general practitioner to people whose common mental health problems are unrecognised?
    Kay A Wilhelm
    Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, St Vincent s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 188:S114-8. 2008
    ..To assess the characteristics of people with common mental health problems who are recognised by their general practitioner, and those who are not...
  54. ncbi Intranasal oxytocin improves emotion recognition for youth with autism spectrum disorders
    Adam J Guastella
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    Biol Psychiatry 67:692-4. 2010
    ..Deficits in the ability to recognize the emotions of others are believed to contribute to this. There is currently no effective treatment for these problems...
  55. ncbi The relationship between actigraphically defined sleep disturbance and REM sleep behaviour disorder in Parkinson's Disease
    Sharon L Naismith
    Parkinson s Disease Research Clinic, Ageing Brain Centre, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg 112:420-3. 2010
    ..In this study, we sought to evaluate the utility of actigraphy for examining symptoms of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RSBD)...
  56. ncbi The impact of gender on early ill-health retirement in people with heart disease and depression
    Matt B Paradise
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 46:249-56. 2012
    ..Given the deleterious effects of ill-health retirement, identifying at-risk groups is important for guiding targeted interventions...
  57. ncbi Frontal lobe changes occur early in the course of affective disorders in young people
    Jim Lagopoulos
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 12:4. 2012
    ..Contrasts were carried out between controls subjects and patients cohorts with attenuated syndromes and discrete disorders, separately...
  58. ncbi Targeted primary care-based mental health services for young Australians
    Elizabeth M Scott
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 196:136-40. 2012
    ....
  59. ncbi Effect of oral appliance therapy on neurobehavioral functioning in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial
    Sharon L Naismith
    Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St George Hospital, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Clin Sleep Med 1:374-80. 2005
    ..This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a custom-made mandibular advancement splint for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with respect to neuropsychological functioning and mood state...
  60. ncbi Novel melatonin-based therapies: potential advances in the treatment of major depression
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Lancet 378:621-31. 2011
    ..As agomelatine does not raise serotonin levels, it has less potential for the common gastrointestinal, sexual, or metabolic side-effects that characterise many other antidepressant compounds...
  61. ncbi Facilitating early intervention: experiences of young people and implications for the shaping of headspace services
    Sharon Medlow
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 18:335-9. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the factors that facilitate entry of young people into the Australian mental health care system with a view to developing headspace service delivery in youth-friendly directions...
  62. ncbi Psychological morbidity in women at increased risk of developing breast cancer: a controlled study
    Phyllis Butow
    Medical Psychology Research Unit, University of Sydney, Australia
    Psychooncology 14:196-203. 2005
    ..These results refute the hypothesis that women with a family history of breast cancer are at greater psychological risk...
  63. ncbi Effect of sertraline on symptoms and survival in patients with advanced cancer, but without major depression: a placebo-controlled double-blind randomised trial
    Martin R Stockler
    NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Lancet Oncol 8:603-12. 2007
    ..We aimed to identify the effects of an established antidepressant on these symptoms and survival in patients with advanced cancer who did not have major depression as assessed by clinicians...
  64. ncbi Amphetamine psychosis: a model for studying the onset and course of psychosis
    Daniel F Hermens
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 190:S22-5. 2009
    ..It is possible that the same approach may be used in young people known to be at risk of schizophrenia and related disorders, by informing models that involve other environmental or genetic risks...
  65. ncbi Therapeutic signposts: using biomarkers to guide better treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
    Richard Banati
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 190:S26-32. 2009
    ..A specific example of the use of a novel positron emission tomography marker of progressive brain disease in patients with schizophrenia is described...
  66. ncbi Measuring outcomes in patients with depression or anxiety: an essential part of clinical practice
    Ian B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales at St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 177:205-7. 2002
    ..As depression and anxiety are relapsing or chronic conditions and are often comorbid with other medical conditions, standard outcome measures should be incorporated into the management plans for all such patients...
  67. ncbi Were the budgetary reforms to the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative appropriate?--no
    Sebastian Rosenberg
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW sebastian rosenbergATsydney edu au
    Med J Aust 194:595. 2011
    ..Mental health policy expert Sebastian Rosenberg and psychiatrist Ian Hickie want more change...
  68. ncbi Youth mental health: we know where we are and we can now say where we need to go next
    Ian B Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
    Early Interv Psychiatry 5:63-9. 2011
    ..To provide an overview of the state of knowledge relevant to the development of youth-specific mental health initiatives...
  69. ncbi Intranasal arginine vasopressin enhances the encoding of happy and angry faces in humans
    Adam J Guastella
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Biol Psychiatry 67:1220-2. 2010
    ..There has been little research in humans exploring its effect on social cognition, including the encoding of social memories...
  70. ncbi Alcohol use and mismatch negativity in young patients with psychotic disorder
    Kate M Chitty
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Neuroreport 22:918-22. 2011
    ..This may reflect an additive effect of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor hypofunction and high-alcohol consumption...
  71. ncbi Providing psychological treatments in general practice: how will it work?
    Grant Blashki
    c Psychiatry Research Unit, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW 2039, Australia
    Med J Aust 179:23-5. 2003
    ..Research focusing on GP training and how GPs interact with specialist services in the provision of psychological treatments is urgently required...
  72. ncbi Subjective memory complaints, vascular risk factors and psychological distress in the middle-aged: a cross-sectional study
    Matt B Paradise
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 11:108. 2011
    ..We therefore aimed to test the hypothesis that vascular risk factors were associated with SMC, independent of psychological distress, in a middle-aged community-dwelling population...
  73. ncbi Caudate nucleus volumes and genetic determinants of homocysteine metabolism in the prediction of psychomotor speed in older persons with depression
    Sharon Naismith
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Rozelle NSW 2039, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Psychiatry 159:2096-8. 2002
    ..The authors sought to determine whether caudate nucleus volumes or specific genotypes predict psychomotor slowing in older persons with depression...
  74. ncbi More us than them: positive depictions of mental illness on Australian television news
    Connie Henson
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:554-60. 2009
    ....
  75. ncbi Neurasthenia: prevalence, disability and health care characteristics in the Australian community
    Ian Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Br J Psychiatry 181:56-61. 2002
    ..Neurasthenia imposes a high burden on primary medical health care systems in all societies...
  76. ncbi Vascular risk to late-life depression: evidence from a longitudinal community study
    Ian Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 37:62-5. 2003
    ..To determine prospectively relationships between minor cerebrovascular episodes and depressive symptoms in a community cohort of older persons...
  77. ncbi Electroconvulsive therapy-induced persistent retrograde amnesia: could it be minimised by ketamine or other pharmacological approaches?
    Emily M Gregory-Roberts
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
    J Affect Disord 126:39-45. 2010
    ..This review examines mechanisms for electroconvulsive therapy-induced retrograde amnesia, and evaluates the suitability of the anaesthetic ketamine for preventing this amnestic outcome...
  78. ncbi The experience of cancer-related fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative and comparative study
    Barbara Bennett
    Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    J Pain Symptom Manage 34:126-35. 2007
    ..Qualitatively, CRF appears closely related to CFS. These findings raise the emergent hypothesis of a conserved neurobehavioral symptom complex, which results from diverse triggering insults...
  79. ncbi The brain and mind research institute: a unique campus for the integration of clinical and basic neurosciences in Australia
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, NSW, Camperdown, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 16:169-72. 2008
    ..The aim of this paper is to describe the conceptual and practical development of the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) at the University of Sydney...
  80. ncbi Concurrent validity of the PSYCH-6, a very short scale for detecting anxiety and depression, among oncology outpatients
    Kerrie Clover
    Faculty of Health, Psycho Oncology Service, Calvary Mater, School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:682-8. 2009
    ..This study examined the concurrent validity of a relatively new, very short scale, the six item PSYCH-6 subscale of the Somatic and Psychological Health Report (SPHERE-12), in an oncology outpatient population...
  81. ncbi Delivering youth-specific mental health services: the advantages of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary system
    Elizabeth Scott
    The Clinical Centre, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 17:189-94. 2009
    ..The development of such services has proceeded on the basis of limited service-based data and has also been impeded by current healthcare funding structures...
  82. ncbi Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: prospective cohort study
    Ian Hickie
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    BMJ 333:575. 2006
    ..Post-infective fatigue syndrome is a valid illness model for investigating one pathophysiological pathway to chronic fatigue syndrome...
  83. ncbi Australia needs a mental health commission
    Alan Rosen
    Comprehensive Area Service Psychiatrists Group, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Australas Psychiatry 12:213-9. 2004
    ..It could also promote and advise formally on enhancing community awareness, decreasing stigma and discrimination and improving workforce recruitment and retention...
  84. ncbi Room for improvement: mixed portrayal of young people with mental illness on Australian television news
    Connie Henson
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 44:267-72. 2010
    ..The aim of the present study was to review television news depiction of mental illness in children and adolescents to test the hypothesis that positive portrayals of adults with mental illness also apply to young people...
  85. ncbi Measurement of EBV-IgG anti-VCA avidity aids the early and reliable diagnosis of primary EBV infection
    Peter Robertson
    Serology Laboratory, SEALS, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
    J Med Virol 70:617-23. 2003
    ..The combination of negative IgG anti-EBNA and low-avidity IgG anti-VCA had a sensitivity and specificity of 100%. The routine addition of IgG anti-VCA avidity estimation to diagnostic EBV serology is recommended...
  86. ncbi The neglect of somatoform disorders by old age psychiatry: some explanations and suggestions for future research
    Chanaka Wijeratne
    St George Hospital, NSW, Australia
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:812-9. 2003
    ..The somatoform disorders have long been ignored by old age psychiatry. The main aim of this paper is to identify and examine possible reasons for this neglect...
  87. ncbi Gene expression correlates of postinfective fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosis
    Barbara Cameron
    School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Infect Dis 196:56-66. 2007
    ..Infectious mononucleosis (IM) commonly triggers a protracted postinfective fatigue syndrome (PIFS) of unknown pathogenesis...
  88. ncbi The characteristics of fatigue in an older primary care sample
    Chanaka Wijeratne
    St George Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
    J Psychosom Res 62:153-8. 2007
    ..This has led to considerable debate about whether fatigue may present independently of psychological disorder. Somatic symptoms in older people have been assumed to be almost entirely physical in origin...
  89. ncbi Postinfective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine production
    Ute Vollmer-Conna
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
    Clin Infect Dis 45:732-5. 2007
    ..No significant differences were found. Ongoing production of the cytokines examined does not play a role in postinfective fatigue syndrome...
  90. ncbi Evidence into practice: the mental health hurdle is high
    Ian B Hickie
    Med J Aust 184:542-3. 2006
    ..Guidelines for GPs need to tackle the tough issues...
  91. ncbi "Stress" and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors
    Stephen J Bunker
    National Heart Foundation, 411 King Street, West Melbourne, VIC 3003, Australia
    Med J Aust 178:272-6. 2003
    ..The identified psychosocial risk factors should be taken into account during individual CHD risk assessment and management, and have implications for public health policy and research...
  92. ncbi Exploring the perspectives of people whose lives have been affected by depression
    Bernard G McNair
    beyondblue: the national depression initiative, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 176:S69-76. 2002
    ..Consumers and carers prioritise certain notions of illness, recovery and quality of healthcare, and expect healthcare providers to respond to these concerns...
  93. ncbi Association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in Australia, 1991-2000: trend analysis
    Wayne D Hall
    Office of Public Policy and Ethics, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
    BMJ 326:1008. 2003
    ..If so, increased prescribing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in general practice may have produced a quantifiable benefit in population mental health...
  94. ncbi Monitoring awareness of and attitudes to depression in Australia
    Nicole J Highet
    beyondblue: the national depression initiative, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 176:S63-8. 2002
    ..Women and younger people have more substantial knowledge about key aspects of depression and its treatments...
  95. ncbi Providing psychological treatments in general practice. Rationale and practicalities
    Grant Blashki
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 32:625-30. 2003
  96. ncbi New money for mental health: will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?
    James A Dunbar
    Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders and Deakin Universities, Warrnambool, Vic
    Med J Aust 186:587-9. 2007
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  97. ncbi A National Depression Index for Australia
    Andrew MacKinnon
    Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Locked Bag 11, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:S52-6. 2004
    ..To develop a National Depression Index for measuring the depression status of the Australian population...
  98. ncbi How much more can we lose?": carer and family perspectives on living with a person with depression
    Nicole J Highet
    beyondblue: the national depression initiative, Hawthorn West, Vic
    Med J Aust 181:S6-9. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The experiences of carers and families of people with depression highlight the urgent need for more extensive community education about the illness and more productive collaboration within the healthcare system...
  99. ncbi Evidence-based guidelines: response to professor Gordon Parker's critique
    Pete M Ellis
    Department of Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington South, New Zealand
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:891-5. 2004
    ..To clarify the development of the 'Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of depression' and to discuss the critique of these guidelines...
  100. ncbi Positive relationships between public awareness activity and recognition of the impacts of depression in Australia
    Nicole J Highet
    beyondbule the national depression initiative, Victoria, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:55-8. 2006
    ..This report records the level of exposure to depression-related information across the Australian community and explores associations with recognition of depression and relevant sociodemographic factors...
  101. ncbi Clinical staging of psychiatric disorders: a heuristic framework for choosing earlier, safer and more effective interventions
    Patrick D McGorry
    Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:616-22. 2006
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