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| Eoin KillackeySummaryAffiliation: University of Melbourne Country: Australia Publications
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A factor analytic investigation of the Tripartite model of affect in a clinical sample of young AustraliansJoe A Buckby
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
BMC Psychiatry 8:79. 2008..The aim of the present study was to examine the validity of the Tripartite model using scale-level data from the MASQ and correlational and confirmatory factor analysis techniques...
Vocational intervention in first-episode psychosis: individual placement and support v. treatment as usualEoin Killackey
Department of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Br J Psychiatry 193:114-20. 2008..Unemployment is a major problem for people with first-episode psychosis and schizophrenia. This has repercussions for the economy, social functioning and illness prognosis...
The challenge of integrating employment services with public mental health services in Australia: progress at the first demonstration siteEoin Killackey
ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Psychiatr Rehabil J 32:63-6. 2008..While this approach has been developed in the USA, it has only recently been attempted internationally and in Australia. This report summarizes the early implementation challenges at the first Australian demonstration site...
Effectiveness of early intervention in psychosisEoin Killackey
Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:121-5. 2007..This review examines recent developments in evaluating the effectiveness of early intervention. It considers identification and treatment of those at risk of psychosis, as well as interventions in the post-onset phase of illness...
Exciting career opportunity beckons! Early intervention and vocational rehabilitation in first-episode psychosis: employing cautious optimismEoin J Killackey
Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, ORYGEN Research Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:951-62. 2006....
Psychosocial and psychological interventions in early psychosis: essential elements for recoveryEoin Killackey
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Early Interv Psychiatry 3:S17-21. 2009..To briefly review evidence for some of the psychological and psychosocial interventions in early psychosis that are commonly recommended in treatment guidelines...
Validation of "prodromal" criteria to detect individuals at ultra high risk of psychosis: 2 year follow-upAlison R Yung
ORYGEN Research Centre and University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
Schizophr Res 105:10-7. 2008..Previous trials and biological research have been predicated on the view that certain "ultra high risk" (UHR) criteria detect "the prodrome", but there is a need to test the validity of these criteria...
Study protocol: The development of a pilot study employing a randomised controlled design to investigate the feasibility and effects of a peer support program following discharge from a specialist first-episode psychosis treatment centreJo Robinson
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 10, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
BMC Psychiatry 10:37. 2010....
The longitudinal association of adolescent dating violence with psychiatric disorders and functioningAdrienne Brown
ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia
J Interpers Violence 24:1964-79. 2009..These findings suggest that youth mental health services are well positioned not only to screen for dating violence but to intervene to ameliorate the mental health consequences of abuse and to prevent further violence...
Testing the Ultra High Risk (prodromal) criteria for the prediction of psychosis in a clinical sample of young peopleAlison R Yung
ORYGEN Research Centre, 35 Poplar Rd Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
Schizophr Res 84:57-66. 2006..This may be a due to the sample being a more general one, not identified as possibly "prodromal". Other potential causes of this reduction in transition are also explored...
Early intervention in psychotic disorders: detection and treatment of the first episode and the critical early stagesPatrick D McGorry
ORYGEN Research Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 187:S8-10. 2007..Fully fledged, specialised early intervention services should be established, with full integration with local communities, as well as enhanced primary care systems focused on young people...
Pattern of lifetime Axis I morbidity among a treated sample of first-episode psychosis patientsSarah Bendall
ORYGEN Research Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Psychopathology 41:90-5. 2008..The current study examined Axis I psychiatric comorbidity in 62 people being treated for FEP...
A place to live: housing needs for people with psychotic disorders identified in the second Australian National Survey of PsychosisCarol Harvey
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 46:840-50. 2012....
Predictors of vocational recovery among young people with first-episode psychosis: findings from a randomized controlled trialGennady N Baksheev
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Psychiatr Rehabil J 35:421-7. 2012....
Can receipt of a regular postcard reduce suicide-related behaviour in young help seekers? A randomized controlled trialJo Robinson
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Early Interv Psychiatry 6:145-52. 2012..The aim of the study was to test a postcard intervention among people aged 15-24 who presented to mental health services but were not accepted, yet were at risk of suicide...
Patterns of current comorbidity in young help-seekers: implications for service planning and deliveryKatherine Godfrey
ORYGEN Research Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 13:379-83. 2005..To identify the pattern of current comorbidity in young help-seekers referred to a specialist mental health service...
Cognition at illness onset as a predictor of later functional outcome in early psychosis: systematic review and methodological critiqueKelly Allott
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Schizophr Res 125:221-35. 2011..A final aim was to conduct a meta-analysis of the studies reviewed, but methodological reasons precluded this...
Motives for substance use among young people seeking mental health treatmentLeanne Hides
ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Early Interv Psychiatry 2:188-94. 2008..To explore substance use motives among young people seeking mental health treatment...
Using internet enabled mobile devices and social networking technologies to promote exercise as an intervention for young first episode psychosis patientsEoin Killackey
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
BMC Psychiatry 11:80. 2011..The aim of the study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of an exercise program that will be delivered via internet enabled mobile devices and social networking technologies among young people with first episode psychosis...
Emerging psychosis in young people - Part 3 - key issues for prolonged recoveryRichard Fraser
ORYGEN, Youth Health, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 35:329-33. 2006..These patients need special attention in order to minimise the burden of disease and prolonged disability...
Mapping the onset of psychosis: the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental StatesAlison R Yung
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 39:964-71. 2005..This paper describes the pilot evaluation of the CAARMS...
A controlled trial of cognitively oriented psychotherapy for early psychosis (COPE) with four-year follow-up readmission dataHenry Jackson
ORYGEN Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre EPPIC and Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Psychol Med 35:1295-306. 2005..The present study reports on the outcomes of a controlled trial comparing two conditions: COPE versus No-COPE...
