I B Hickie

Summary

Affiliation: University of New South Wales
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. ncbi Screening for depression in general practice and related medical settings
    Ian B Hickie
    Beyondblue The national depression initiative, PO Box 6100, Hawthorn, West, Vic 3122, Australia
    Med J Aust 177:S111-6. 2002
  4. ncbi Comorbidity of common mental disorders and alcohol or other substance misuse in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S31-6. 2001
  5. ncbi Treatment of common mental disorders in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S25-30. 2001
  6. ncbi Development of a simple screening tool for common mental disorders in general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S10-7. 2001
  7. 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
  8. ncbi Unmet need for recognition of common mental disorders in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S18-24. 2001
  9. ncbi Variability and predictors of mental disorder rates and medical practitioner responses across Australian general practices
    T A Davenport
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S37-41. 2001
  10. ncbi Effects of mental health training and clinical audit on general practitioners' management of common mental disorders
    S L Naismith
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S42-7. 2001

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Publications58

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. ncbi Screening for depression in general practice and related medical settings
    Ian B Hickie
    Beyondblue The national depression initiative, PO Box 6100, Hawthorn, West, Vic 3122, Australia
    Med J Aust 177:S111-6. 2002
    ..To determine if screening in general practice and related medical settings improves management and clinical outcomes in people with depression...
  4. ncbi Comorbidity of common mental disorders and alcohol or other substance misuse in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S31-6. 2001
    ..To determine in patients attending general practice 1) the extent of comorbidity of mental disorders and alcohol or other substance misuse, and consequent disability; and 2) GPs' diagnosis and management of patients with comorbidity...
  5. ncbi Treatment of common mental disorders in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S25-30. 2001
    ..To determine the rates and predictors of treatments for patients with common mental disorders in Australian general practice...
  6. ncbi Development of a simple screening tool for common mental disorders in general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S10-7. 2001
    ..To develop and validate a self-report screening tool for common mental disorders...
  7. 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...
  8. ncbi Unmet need for recognition of common mental disorders in Australian general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S18-24. 2001
    ..To determine the rate and predictors of unmet need for recognition of common mental disorders in Australian general practice...
  9. ncbi Variability and predictors of mental disorder rates and medical practitioner responses across Australian general practices
    T A Davenport
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S37-41. 2001
    ..These could be used to guide mental health service reform in general practice and assist with targeting relevant education and practice support programs...
  10. ncbi Effects of mental health training and clinical audit on general practitioners' management of common mental disorders
    S L Naismith
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 175:S42-7. 2001
    ..A relatively brief but skills-based training program may contribute to better management of patients with common mental disorders by increasing GPs' confidence and competence...
  11. ncbi A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of moclobemide in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Clin Psychiatry 61:643-8. 2000
    ..To date, no medical or psychotropic therapies have provided clear symptomatic benefit...
  12. ncbi Enhancing the evidence base for clinical psychiatry: are practice surveys a useful tool?
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Med J Aust 171:315-8. 1999
    ..An example is a recent survey of psychiatrists' use of antidepressant drugs. Such surveys are now part of a wider movement towards a more coordinated system of practice-based outcome assessment...
  13. ncbi Fatigue in selected primary care settings: sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 164:585-8. 1996
    ..To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates of prolonged fatigue syndromes among patients in primary care...
  14. ncbi Screening for prolonged fatigue syndromes: validation of the SOFA scale
    D Hadzi-Pavlovic
    Mood Disorders Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 35:471-9. 2000
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  15. ncbi Circadian profiles in young people during the early stages of affective disorder
    S L Naismith
    Clinical Research Unit, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Transl Psychiatry 2:e123. 2012
    ..Although the interpretation of these results would be greatly enhanced by control data, this work has important implications for the early delivery of chronobiological interventions in young people with affective disorders...
  16. ncbi Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale amongst women at increased risk for hereditary breast cancer
    B Thewes
    Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    Psychooncology 10:459-68. 2001
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  17. ncbi An approach to managing depression in general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 173:106-10. 2000
    ..More complex cognitive therapies are usually provided by mental health professionals or general practitioners with extensive training...
  18. ncbi Choosing antidepressant drugs in general practice
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
    Aust Fam Physician 30:663-7. 2001
    ..There is a range of mental health therapies available, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological. In order to individualize treatment, practitioners need to consider the range of choices now available...
  19. ncbi Sampling bias in an internet treatment trial for depression
    L Donkin
    Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Transl Psychiatry 2:e174. 2012
    ..There was no indication that such self-selection biased the trial results or would limit the generalizability and translation into a public or clinical setting...
  20. ncbi A twin study of the etiology of prolonged fatigue and immune activation
    I B Hickie
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Twin Res 4:94-102. 2001
    ..Such environmental factors could include physical agents such as infection and/or psychologic stress...
  21. ncbi Fifty years of medical specialisation: from foundation to fragmentation
    J B Hickie
    University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 174:45-7. 2001
    ..By contrast, the past 20 years have seen dramatic shifts in response to the demands of a more diverse community...
  22. 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...
  23. 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...
  24. 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
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  25. ncbi Referral of patients with depression to specialist psychological care from general practice
    Grant Blashki
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 32:998-1002. 2003
  26. 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
  27. 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...
  28. 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...
  29. 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...
  30. ncbi headspace: Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation--where young minds come first
    Patrick D McGorry
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 187:S68-70. 2007
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  31. 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...
  32. 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...
  33. 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...
  34. 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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  35. 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
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  36. 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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  37. ncbi Responding to the Australian experience of depression. Promotion of the direct voice of consumers is critical for reducing stigma
    Ian B Hickie
    beyondblue: the national depression initiative, Melbourne, Vic
    Med J Aust 176:S61-2. 2002
  38. 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...
  39. 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...
  40. ncbi Early intervention for depressive disorders in young people: the opportunity and the (lack of) evidence
    Nicholas B Allen
    ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 187:S15-7. 2007
    ..Given the high prevalence of depressive disorders, and the significant burden of disease they represent within our community, early intervention in depressive disorders is a critical research agenda for the future...
  41. 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...
  42. 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
  43. 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...
  44. 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...
  45. ncbi Behavioural modification strategies for general practice
    Grant Blashki
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 32:715-21. 2003
  46. ncbi Structured problem solving in general practice. 3
    Grant Blashki
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 32:836-42. 2003
  47. 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...
  48. 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...
  49. ncbi Do the genetic or environmental determinants of anxiety and depression change with age? A longitudinal study of Australian twins
    Nathan A Gillespie
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
    Twin Res 7:39-53. 2004
    ..These findings have significance for large scale depression prevention projects...
  50. ncbi Australian GPs' preferences for education about depression and related disorders
    Paul Ryan
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 33:381-4. 2004
    ..To investigate Australian general practitioners' experiences of accessing education about depression and their preferences for future education on depression and related disorders...
  51. ncbi Barriers to the effective management of depression in general practice
    Jeffrey C Richards
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:795-803. 2004
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  52. 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...
  53. ncbi Cognitive behavioural strategies for general practice
    Grant Blashki
    Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
    Aust Fam Physician 32:910-7. 2003
  54. ncbi Preventing depression: a challenge for the Australian community
    Ian B Hickie
    beyondblue: the national depression initiative, PO Box 6100, Hawthorn, West, Vic 3122, Australia
    Med J Aust 177:S85-6. 2002
    ..Prevention is feasible by providing quality interventions at key moments...
  55. 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
    ..To explore the experiences of carers and families of people with depression...
  56. 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...
  57. 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...
  58. 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...