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A randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder: focus on long-term changeJillian R Ball
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 67:277-86. 2006..The treatment protocol differed from other published forms of CT for bipolar disorder through the addition of emotive techniques...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation for depressionPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:406-13. 2006..To review the accumulated literature on the efficacy, safety and predictors of response for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of depression...
Emerging drugs for bipolar disorderPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 11:621-34. 2006..A number of possible future directions and challenges for the field are discussed. The treatment of bipolar disorder is unlikely to advance substantially until the causative pathogenetic molecular processes are elucidated...
Bipolar disorder: the shift to overdiagnosisPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Can J Psychiatry 57:659-65. 2012..We must ensure, as a profession, that any change in diagnostic practice is underpinned by rigorous and critical research inquiry...
Practitioner characteristics and the treatment of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Road, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 48:483-9. 2012..To investigate whether recent Australian practice conforms to the draft 2009 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines on the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
Bipolar depression: phenomenological overview and clinical characteristicsPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bipolar Disord 6:530-9. 2004..This paper aims to review the clinical characteristics of bipolar depression, focusing upon its prevalence and phenomenology, related neuropsychological dysfunction, suicidal behaviour, disability and treatment responsiveness...
Predictive and diagnostic genetic testing in psychiatryPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Clin Lab Med 30:829-46. 2010..Finally, recommendations on the future development and availability of genetic tests in psychiatry are provided...
Diagnosis and monitoring of bipolar disorder in general practicePhilip B Mitchell
Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, and School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 193:S10-3. 2010..Daily mood charts are useful for providing an overview of patient progress and for identifying and managing early warning signs. Families and carers can also play an active role in supporting patients with bipolar disorder...
Predictive and diagnostic genetic testing in psychiatryPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Psychiatr Clin North Am 33:225-43. 2010..Finally, recommendations on the future development and availability of genetic tests in psychiatry are provided...
Winds of change: growing demands for transparency in the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical industryPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 191:273-5. 2009..Australian universities should seriously consider developing recommendations similar to those of the AAMC...
Major leads in the search for susceptibility genes for depressionP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
Pharmacogenomics J 3:305-7. 2003
Diagnostic guidelines for bipolar depression: a probabilistic approachPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Bipolar Disord 10:144-52. 2008..There are currently no accepted diagnostic criteria for bipolar depression for either research or clinical purposes. This paper aimed to develop recommendations for diagnostic criteria for bipolar I depression...
Treatment of bipolar depression: focus on pharmacologic therapiesPhilip B Mitchell
University of New South Wales, School of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia
Expert Rev Neurother 5:69-78. 2005..The advent of new pharmacologic and psychologic treatments provides optimism for improved outcomes for this highly disabling condition...
Depression and anxiety with rimonabantPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry and School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Lancet 370:1671-2. 2007
Major advances in bipolar disorderPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
Med J Aust 181:207-10. 2004..Comorbidity with anxiety disorders or substance misuse is common. Advances in genetics, brain imaging and basic pharmacology are starting to provide understanding of the complex causative processes...
The management of bipolar disorder in general practicePhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 184:566-70. 2006..There has also been increasing recognition of the contribution of psychological therapies to symptom relief, relapse prevention, optimal function, and quality of life...
Twelve-month prevalence and disability of DSM-IV bipolar disorder in an Australian general population surveyP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Psychol Med 34:777-85. 2004..The authors report 12-month prevalence data for DSM-IV bipolar disorder from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being...
Therapeutic drug monitoring of non-tricyclic antidepressant drugsPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
Clin Chem Lab Med 42:1212-8. 2004..Potential future applications of TDM, in conjunction with genotyping of cytochrome P450 enzymes and pharmacogenomic evaluations, are discussed...
Comparison of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder and in major depressive disorder within bipolar disorder pedigreesPhilip B Mitchell
UNSW School of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
Br J Psychiatry 199:303-9. 2011....
Severity of stressful life events in first and subsequent episodes of depression: the relevance of depressive subtypePhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick and Mood Disorders Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia
J Affect Disord 73:245-52. 2003..Recent studies have reignited debate concerning the relationship between stressful life events and depressive subtypes, particularly in relation to first versus subsequent episodes...
Therapeutic drug monitoring of psychotropic medicationsP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Br J Clin Pharmacol 49:303-12. 2000..TDM has also been shown to be useful in avoiding toxicity (as many psychotropics have narrow therapeutic indices), particularly that due to interactions with other compounds...
The place of anticonvulsants and other putative mood stabilisers in the treatment of bipolar disorderP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 33:S99-107. 1999..This paper critically evaluates the current evidential basis for claims for the efficacy of these compounds in bipolar disorder...
Therapeutic drug monitoring of psychotropic medicationsP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Br J Clin Pharmacol 52:45S-54S. 2001..TDM has also been shown to be useful in avoiding toxicity (as many psychotropics have narrow therapeutic indices), particularly that due to interactions with other compounds...
The clinical features of bipolar depression: a comparison with matched major depressive disorder patientsP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 62:212-6; quiz 217. 2001..Identification of any distinctive clinical "signatures" of bipolar depression would be helpful in determining treatment options in the clinical setting...
Drug interactions of clinical significance with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Drug Saf 17:390-406. 1997....
PsychiatryPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Med J Aust 176:35. 2002
High levels of Gs alpha in platelets of euthymic patients with bipolar affective disorderP B Mitchell
Experimental Therapeutics Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Psychiatry 154:218-23. 1997..To determine whether such G protein abnormalities are a trait phenomenon, the authors investigated the levels of G protein alpha subunits in platelets and lymphocytes of euthymic patients with bipolar affective disorder...
Novel French antidepressants not available in the United StatesP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Psychopharmacol Bull 31:509-19. 1995..Their potential for further research or marketing in the United States is discussed...
Efficacy of venlafaxine and predictors of response in a prospective open-label study of patients with treatment-resistant major depressionP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Psychopharmacol 20:483-7. 2000..0005). After logistic regression, both comorbid psychiatric illness (p < 0.001) and early improvement (p < 0.0001) remained significant and independent predictors of final response...
Positional cloning, association analysis and expression studies provide convergent evidence that the cadherin gene FAT contains a bipolar disorder susceptibility alleleI P Blair
Neurobiology Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mol Psychiatry 11:372-83. 2006..004). Together, these data provide convergent evidence that FAT and its protein partners may be components of a molecular pathway involved in susceptibility to bipolar disorder...
High (15 Hz) and low (1 Hz) frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation have different acute effects on regional cerebral blood flow in depressed patientsC K Loo
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Psychol Med 33:997-1006. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: High (15 Hz) and low (1 Hz) frequency rTMS led to different frontal and remote relative rCBF changes, which suggests different neurophysiological and possibly neuropsychiatric consequences of a change in frequency of rTMS...
Use of psychotropic medications in breast-feeding women: acute and prophylactic treatmentM P Austin
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 32:778-84. 1998....
A genome screen of 35 bipolar affective disorder pedigrees provides significant evidence for a susceptibility locus on chromosome 15q25-26E Z McAuley
Neuroscience Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mol Psychiatry 14:492-500. 2009....
Psychotropic medications in pregnant women: treatment dilemmasM P Austin
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 169:428-31. 1998..To review the evidence from all studies of adverse effects on infant outcome of psychotropic medications taken during pregnancy...
Stylized transcript map of chromosome 4q35 encompassing the locus for a bipolar disorder susceptibility geneI P Blair
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
Mol Psychiatry 7:669. 2002
Rediscovering chronic maniaG S Malhi
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Acta Psychiatr Scand 104:153-6. 2001..RESULTS: Unremitting mania poses a diagnostic and management challenge. CONCLUSION: Persistent mania of this duration is rare, but a diagnosis of chronic mania should not be rejected on the basis of chronicity...
Indicators of suicide over 10 years in a specialist mood disorders unit sampleG L Gladstone
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 62:945-51. 2001..but revealed less suicidal ideation at the time of the index MDU assessment. While these features were statistically significant, they are of limited usefulness in predicting suicide in an individual patient...
Treatment-resistant depression: resistant to definition?G S Malhi
Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Acta Psychiatr Scand 112:302-9. 2005..To better define treatment-resistant depression (TRD) so as to assist clinical management and refine treatment guidelines...
Right versus left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary investigationP S Sachdev
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 62:981-4. 2001....
Double-blind controlled investigation of bilateral prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of resistant major depressionC K Loo
Department of Psychiatry, Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Institute and Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
Psychol Med 33:33-40. 2003..There were no significant neuropsychological effects. CONCLUSIONS: Bilateral rTMS was not superior to sham in treating resistant depression in this pilot study, but caused no neuropsychological impairment...
Recognizing the anxious face of depressionGin S Malhi
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 190:366-73. 2002..Such a model and its definition assist in clarifying the cause of anxious depression and its treatment...
Cognitive regulation of emotion in bipolar I disorder and unaffected biological relativesM J Green
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Acta Psychiatr Scand 124:307-16. 2011..We examined the use of particular cognitive strategies for regulating negative emotion in relation to mood and temperament in BD-I, unaffected relatives of bipolar patients (UR), and healthy controls (HC)...
Bipolar depression: management optionsGin S Malhi
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
CNS Drugs 17:9-25. 2003..It therefore warrants prompt management once suitably diagnosed, especially as it is associated with a considerable risk of suicide and in the majority of instances is eminently treatable...
Oxytocin enhances the encoding of positive social memories in humansAdam J Guastella
Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 64:256-8. 2008..In nonhuman mammals, oxytocin has a critical role in social recognition and the development of long-term bonds. There has been limited research evaluating effects of oxytocin on the encoding and recognition of faces in humans...
The early history of convulsive therapies in AustraliaP B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 163:624-7. 1995..Early response rates are discussed, as well as Australian adaptations of European techniques. Clinicians of the day considered the use of these procedures carefully and were circumspect about their future role...
A genome screen of 13 bipolar affective disorder pedigrees provides evidence for susceptibility loci on chromosome 3 as well as chromosomes 9, 13 and 19R F Badenhop
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
Mol Psychiatry 7:594-603. 2002..In addition, several individual pedigrees gave LOD scores greater than 1.5 for previously reported bipolar susceptibility loci on chromosomes 18p11, 18q12, 22q11 and 8p22-23...
Attitudes to genetic testing in families with multiple cases of bipolar disorderBettina Meiser
Psychosocial Research Group, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
Genet Test 12:233-43. 2008..This study assesses interest in genetic testing for gene variations associated with bipolar disorder and associated information needs...
Community attitudes towards mental health interventions for healthy people on the basis of genetic susceptibilityAlex Wilde
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Black Dog Institute Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:1070-6. 2009..It also evaluated endorsement of genetic and environmental causal attributions of mental illness...
A sham-controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of twice-daily rTMS in major depressionColleen K Loo
School of Psychiatry, University of NSW and Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
Psychol Med 37:341-9. 2007..Studies of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in depression have mostly involved once-daily treatment, with positive but modest clinical results. This study tested the efficacy and safety of twice-daily rTMS over 2 weeks...
Attitudes towards childbearing, causal attributions for bipolar disorder and psychological distress: a study of families with multiple cases of bipolar disorderBettina Meiser
Psychosocial Research Group, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia
Psychol Med 37:1601-11. 2007....
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: a double-blind controlled investigationPerminder S Sachdev
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Psychol Med 37:1645-9. 2007..To determine the efficacy and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in a double-blind placebo-controlled study...
Characteristics of bipolar disorder in an Australian specialist outpatient clinic: comparison across large datasetsPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:109-17. 2009....
Does oxytocin influence the early detection of angry and happy faces?Adam J Guastella
Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Psychoneuroendocrinology 34:220-5. 2009..Oxytocin may have greater influence in altering the cognitive processing of social valence at more conceptual and elaborate levels of processing...
Oxytocin increases gaze to the eye region of human facesAdam J Guastella
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 63:3-5. 2008..In humans, oxytocin has been found to enhance trust and the ability to interpret the emotions of others. It has been suggested that oxytocin may enhance facial processing by increasing focus on the eye region of human faces...
Implications of childhood trauma for depressed women: an analysis of pathways from childhood sexual abuse to deliberate self-harm and revictimizationGemma L Gladstone
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 161:1417-25. 2004....
Cognitive generation of affect in hypomania: an fMRI studyGin S Malhi
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Bipolar Disord 6:271-85. 2004..To identify the brain regions associated with the cognitive generation of affect in hypomanic bipolar patients...
Cognitive generation of affect in bipolar depression: an fMRI studyGin S Malhi
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Neurosci 19:741-54. 2004..The differential patterns of activation inform us about bipolar depression and have potential diagnostic and therapeutic significance...
Genome screen of 15 Australian bipolar affective disorder pedigrees supports previously identified loci for bipolar susceptibility genesJanice M Fullerton
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Psychiatr Genet 18:156-61. 2008..The aim of this study was to identify chromosomal regions linked to BP in a new Australian extended pedigree cohort...
Pharmacotherapy to limit weight gain caused by antipsychotic useGin S Malhi
The Mood Disorders Unit, The Villa, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Sydney, Australia
Expert Opin Pharmacother 4:1679-86. 2003..Greater awareness and a willingness to address the problem are needed along with more research into the development of weight gain and its prevention. This review examines these issues with a pharmacotherapy focus...
Making new choices about antidepressants in Australia: the long view 1975-2002Andrea 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...
A review of the safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a clinical treatment for depressionColleen K Loo
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 11:131-47. 2008..Long-term effects of repeated rTMS sessions are as yet unknown. When given within recommended guidelines, the overall safety profile of rTMS is good, and supports its further development as a clinical treatment...
Implications of genetic risk information in families with a high density of bipolar disorder: an exploratory studyBettina Meiser
Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney NSW 2031, Australia
Soc Sci Med 60:109-18. 2005..Results suggest that families with bipolar disorder are likely to benefit psychologically from information about the genetic basis of bipolar disorder...
A Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS): personality and clinical correlates of severe worriersGemma L Gladstone
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
J Anxiety Disord 19:877-92. 2005..This study suggests that pathological worry is not only relevant for patients with GAD, but may be an equally detrimental cognitive activity for patients with panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder...
The expanding pharmacopoeia for bipolar disorderPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Annu Rev Med 53:173-88. 2002....
A review of the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment for depression, and current and future strategies to optimize efficacyColleen K Loo
School of Psychiatry, University of NSW, Psychiatrist, Black Dog Institute and South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service, Australia
J Affect Disord 88:255-67. 2005..Factors relevant to the efficacy of rTMS are discussed along with the implications of these for the further optimization of rTMS...
Community interest in predictive genetic testing for susceptibility to major depressive disorder in a large national sampleA Wilde
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Psychol Med 41:1605-13. 2011..Despite international concern about unregulated predictive genetic testing, there are surprisingly few data on both the determinants of community interest in such testing and its psychosocial impact...
'Why getting fat, Doc?' Weight gain and psychotropic medicationsG S Malhi
Mood Disorders Unit, The Villa, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 35:315-21. 2001..This paper aims to explore this issue and discuss the mechanisms of weight gain and methods of prevention...
Issues concerning feedback about genetic testing and risk of depressionKay Wilhelm
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
Br J Psychiatry 194:404-10. 2009..Research in genes related to risk of depression leads to the question of how this information is received by individuals...
Association between the serotonin 2A receptor gene and bipolar affective disorder in an Australian cohortErica Z McAuley
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Psychiatr Genet 19:244-52. 2009..We assessed HTR2A for association in an Australian bipolar disorder case-control cohort...
Neuropsychological deficits and functional impairment in bipolar depression, hypomania and euthymiaGin S Malhi
Academic Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bipolar Disord 9:114-25. 2007....
Lack of cortico-limbic coupling in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia during emotion regulationR W Morris
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Transl Psychiatry 2:e90. 2012....
Identification, characterization, and association analysis of novel genes from the bipolar disorder susceptibility locus on chromosome 4q35Ian P Blair
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
Psychiatr Genet 15:199-204. 2005..Single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified from the candidate genes and tested for association in our case-control cohort. Our data suggest that the six candidate genes analyzed can be excluded from involvement in the disorder...
Executive functioning and theory of mind in euthymic bipolar disorderAmanda L Olley
School of Psychiatry, Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bipolar Disord 7:43-52. 2005..This is consistent with other neuropsychological and neuroimaging research that points to a trait deficit in BD. Further investigation is necessary perhaps using more real-world tests...
When euthymia is just not good enough: the neuropsychology of bipolar disorderAmanda Olley
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 193:323-30. 2005....
The long and the short of it: associations between 5-HTT genotypes and coping with stressKay Wilhelm
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
Psychosom Med 69:614-20. 2007..The short (s) variant of the 5-HTT promoter polymorphism has been associated with an increased likelihood of depression after significant life stress and greater emotional reactivity to fear-invoking stimuli...
Life events, first depression onset and the serotonin transporter geneKay Wilhelm
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Level 4, DeLacy Building, St Vincent s Hospital, Victoria Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia
Br J Psychiatry 188:210-5. 2006..A relationship between the serotonin transporter gene, adverse events and onset of major depression has been reported...
Bipolar disorder 40 years ago: a critical period of transitionPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:279-80. 2006
Genetic refinement and physical mapping of a 2.3 Mb probable disease region associated with a bipolar affective disorder susceptibility locus on chromosome 4q35Renee F Badenhop
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 117:23-32. 2003..3 Mb. This region is very gene poor with only three known genes indicated from the YAC/BAC map. The small number of genes will facilitate systematic screening for variations associated with bipolar disorder...
Public interest in predictive genetic testing, including direct-to-consumer testing, for susceptibility to major depression: preliminary findingsAlex Wilde
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Black Dog Institute Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
Eur J Hum Genet 18:47-51. 2010....
A study using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate motor mechanisms in psychomotor retardation in depressionColleen K Loo
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 11:935-46. 2008..Our study suggests that although the motor pathway from the motor cortex to the muscle is unimpaired, psychomotor retardation in depression is characterized by a reduced ability to drive the motor cortex...
Association analysis of transcripts from the bipolar susceptibility locus on chromosome 4q35, exclusion of a pathogenic role for eight positional candidate genesIan P Blair
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 134:56-9. 2005..We have therefore, excluded approximately half the genes within the chromosome 4q35 candidate interval from playing a direct pathogenic role in bipolar disorder...
Techniques for the identification of genes involved in psychiatric disordersIan P Blair
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 39:542-9. 2005..Psychiatric genetics appears to be poised for significant advances in our knowledge and understanding of the molecular genetic basis of mental illness...
Extended-release carbamazepine capsules: a viewpointPhilip B Mitchell
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
CNS Drugs 19:717-8. 2005
Two-dimensional genome scan identifies multiple genetic interactions in bipolar affective disorderJanice M Fullerton
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 67:478-86. 2010..Interactions between genes of small individual effect could partially explain the difficulties of traditional one-dimensional approaches to identify genetic risk factors...
Altered gene expression in mice treated with the mood stabilizer sodium valproateAlbert Chetcuti
Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (NISAD, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 9:267-76. 2006..Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which valproate achieves its therapeutic action represents a valuable step in clarifying the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder...
The epidemiology of bipolar disorder: sociodemographic, disability and service utilization data from the Australian National Study of Low Prevalence (Psychotic) DisordersVera A Morgan
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Bipolar Disord 7:326-37. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Despite low levels of chronicity, the burden of social disablement associated with bipolar disorder is high. The data suggest a number of important gaps in the provision of services for this predominantly treated population...
Evidence into practice: the mental health hurdle is highPhilip B Mitchell
Med J Aust 185:295. 2006
Association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in Australia, 1991-2000: trend analysisWayne 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...
Diagnostic guidelines for bipolar disorder: a summary of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Diagnostic Guidelines Task Force ReportS Nassir Ghaemi
Bipolar Disorder Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Bipolar Disord 10:117-28. 2008....
Escitalopram in major depressive disorder: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, fixed-dose, parallel trial in a Chinese populationPei Xian Mao
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Depress Anxiety 25:46-54. 2008..quot;..
Efficacy of olanzapine and olanzapine-fluoxetine combination in the treatment of bipolar I depressionMauricio Tohen
Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:1079-88. 2003....
Parental care and personality in melancholic and nonmelancholic depressionValerie E Whiffen
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5
J Nerv Ment Dis 191:358-64. 2003....
The Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS): its development, validation and utilityMichael Berk
Barwon Health and The Geelong Clinic, Geelong Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne and ORYGEN Research Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bipolar Disord 9:571-9. 2007..Both clinically and in research there is a growing need for a new observer-rated scale that is specifically designed to assess bipolar depression...
The empirical redefinition of the psychometric criteria for remission in bipolar disorderMichael Berk
Barwon Health and The Geelong Clinic, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
J Affect Disord 106:153-8. 2008....
Gender differences in 542 Chinese inpatients with schizophreniaYi lang Tang
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
Schizophr Res 97:88-96. 2007..To investigate gender differences in the onset and other clinical features of Han Chinese inpatients with schizophrenia...
Serotonin transporter gene status predicts caudate nucleus but not amygdala or hippocampal volumes in older persons with major depressionIan B Hickie
Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, 100 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
J Affect Disord 98:137-42. 2007....
Gender, age, smoking behaviour and plasma clozapine concentrations in 193 Chinese inpatients with schizophreniaYi lang Tang
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Br J Clin Pharmacol 64:49-56. 2007..To study the relationship between age, gender, cigarette smoking and plasma concentrations of clozapine (CLZ) and its metabolite, norclozapine (NCLZ) in Chinese patients with schizophrenia...
Genome scan meta-analysis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, part III: Bipolar disorderRicardo Segurado
Neuropsychiatric Genetics Unit, Department of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Am J Hum Genet 73:49-62. 2003..We note that meta-analysis can sometimes provide support for linkage but cannot disprove linkage in any candidate region...
ECNP consensus meeting. Bipolar depression. Nice, March 2007Guy M Goodwin
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 18:535-49. 2008..Assay sensitivity and patient acceptability are enhanced if the outcome in long-term studies is 'time to intervention for a new episode' for discontinuation designs...
