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PROF ANTHONY JORM

Positions

Academic, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Mental health
Mental health first aid (how to help someone developing a mental illness or in a crisis situation)
Mental health literacy (public understanding of and attitudes to mental illnesses)
Depression
Anxiety
Substance abuse disorders

Overview

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Prof Tony Jorm is a Professorial Fellow and an NHMRC Australia Fellow. He leads the Population Mental Health Group within the Melbourne School of Population Health. His research focuses on building the community’s capacity for prevention and early intervention with mental disorders. Prof Jorm is the author of 20 books or monographs, over 480 journal articles and over 30 chapters in edited volumes. He has been awarded a Doctor of Science for his research and elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He is the chair of the Research Committee of Australian Rotary Health. He is a past President of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research. He has been listed in ISI HighlyCited.com as one of the most cited researchers in Psychology/Psychiatry of the past 20 years.

Has subject area

For 2008 6 Digit Code
- Mental Health
Seo 2008 6 Digit Code
- Mental Health

Publications

Selected publications

2013
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Behavior change through automated e-mails: Mediation analysis of self-help strategy use for depressive symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 51:57-62. 2013
  - Internet-based recruitment to a depression prevention intervention: lessons from the mood memos study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 15. 2013
  - Where would young people seek help for mental disorders and what stops them? Findings from an Australian national survey. Journal of Affective Disorders. 147:255-261. 2013
- Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
  - Depression and stigma: From attitudes to discrimination. The Lancet. 381:10-11. 2013
2012
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Intentions and helpfulness beliefs about first aid responses for young people with mental disorders: Findings from two Australian national surveys of youth
    . Journal of Affective Disorders. 136:430-442. 2012
  - Mental health first aid for eating disorders: pilot evaluation of a training program for the public
    . BMC Psychiatry . 12. 2012
  - Actions taken to deal with mental health problems in Australian higher education students. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6:159-165. 2012
  - Associations between awareness of beyondblue and mental health literacy in Australian youth: Results from a national survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:541-552. 2012
  - Australian Rotary Health: a major contributor to mental illness research and mental health awareness in Australia.. Australasian Psychiatry. 20:318-321. 2012
  - Australian youth still have limited awareness of headspace: results from a national survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:28-34. 2012
  - Belief in the dangerousness of people with mental disorders: A review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:1029-1045. 2012
  - Belief in the harmfulness of antidepressants: Associated factors and change over 16 years. Journal of Affective Disorders. 138:375-386. 2012
  - Can receipt of a regular postcard reduce suicide-related behaviour in young help seekers? A randomized controlled trial. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6:145-152. 2012
  - Changes in psychological distress in Australian adults between 1995 and 2011. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:352-356. 2012
  - Cohort Profile: The PATH through life project. International Journal of Epidemiology. 41:951-960. 2012
  - Development of guidelines to assist organisations to support employees returning to work after an episode of anxiety, depression or a related disorder: a Delphi consensus study with Australian professionals and consumers.. BMC Psychiatry . 12. 2012
  - Development of key messages for adolescents on providing basic mental health first aid to peers: a Delphi consensus study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6:229-238. 2012
  - Email-based promotion of self-help for subthreshold depression: Mood Memos randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry. 200:412-418. 2012
  - Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders: which ones predict effective help-seeking choices?. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 47:917-926. 2012
  - Mental health first aid guidelines: an evaluation of impact following download from the World Wide Web.. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6:399-406. 2012
  - Mental health literacy in higher education students. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6:45-52. 2012
  - Mental health literacy: Empowering the community to take action for better mental health.. American Psychologist. 67:231-243. 2012
  - Mental health of Indigenous Australians: a review of findings from community surveys. Medical Journal of Australia. 196:118-121. 2012
  - Oral folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation to prevent cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms - the Beyond Aging Project: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95:194-203. 2012
  - Public recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment: changes in Australia over 16 years. British Journal of Psychiatry. 200:419-425. 2012
  - Quality of information sources about mental disorders: a comparison of Wikipedia with centrally controlled web and printed sources. Psychological Medicine. 42:1753-1762. 2012
  - Self-monitoring using mobile phones in the early stages of adolescent depression: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 14:15-31. 2012
  - Self-reported cognitive decline on the informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly is associated with dementia, instrumental activities of daily living and depression but not longitudinal cognitive change. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders . 34:282-291. 2012
  - Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Changes in Australia over 8 years. Psychiatry Research. 197:302-306. 2012
  - The prevalence and correlates of psychological distress in Australian tertiary students compared to their community peers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:457-467. 2012
  - Usage and reported helpfulness of self-help strategies by adults with sub-threshold depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 136:393-397. 2012
  - Young people's belief about preventative strategies for mental disorders: findings from two Australian national surveys of youth. Journal of Affective Disorders. 136:940-947. 2012
  - Young people's belief about the harmfulness of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco for mental disorders: findings from two Australian national youth surveys. Addiction. 107:838-847. 2012
  - Young people's mental health first aid intentions and beliefs prospectively predict their actions: Findings from an Australian National Survey of Youth. Psychiatry Research. 196:315-319. 2012
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Access to mental health care in Australia: Is there socioeconomic equality?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46. 2012
  - Ethics of giving antipsychotic medication to at-risk young people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:908-911. 2012
  - Public confusion caused by differing understandings of the term 'mental illness'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46. 2012
- Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
  - ANZJP This Month. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 46:79-79. 2012
  - Differences between landline and mobile-only respondents in a dual-frame mental health literacy survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36. 2012
  - Parents' beliefs about actions they can take to prevent depressive disorders in young people: results from an Australian national survey. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences. 21. 2012
2011
- Research Book Chapters
  - Mental health-substance use first aid. Responding in mental health-substance use. Radcliffe Publishing. 101-118. 2011
  - Public knowledge and awareness about mental illnesses. Oxford textbook of community mental health. Oxford University Press. 247-252. 2011
  - The informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE). Principles and practice of geriatric Psychiatry. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. 147-151. 2011
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - 'Prodromal diagnosis' of psychosis: an impartial commentary. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:520-523. 2011
  - A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 7. 2011
  - Actions taken by young people to deal with mental disorders: findings from an Australian national survey of youth. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 5:335-342. 2011
  - Alcohol consumption in tertiary education students. BMC Public Health. 11. 2011
  - Association of adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety with alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: findings from the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study. Medical Journal of Australia. 195:S27-S30. 2011
  - Australia's Better Access initiative: do the evaluation data support the critics?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:700-704. 2011
  - Depression stigma in Australian high school students. Youth Studies Australia. 30:33-40. 2011
  - Development of guidelines for caregivers of people with bipolar disorder: a Delphi expert consensus study. Bipolar Disorders. 13:556-570. 2011
  - Does stigma predict a belief in dealing with depression alone?. Journal of Affective Disorders. 132:413-417. 2011
  - Experiences of treatment decision making for young people diagnosed with depressive disorders: a qualitative study in primary care and specialist mental health settings. BMC Psychiatry . 11. 2011
  - First aid actions taken by young people for mental health problems in a close friend or family member: findings from an Australian national survey of youth. Psychiatry Research. 188:123-128. 2011
  - Helping someone with problem drug use: a Delphi consensus study of consumers, carers, and clinicians. BMC Psychiatry . 11. 2011
  - Is telomere length a biomarker of aging? A review. Journal of Gerontology Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 66:202-213. 2011
  - Labeling of mental disorders and stigma in young people. Social Science & Medicine. 73:498-506. 2011
  - Mental Health First Aid guidelines for helping a suicidal person: a Delphi consensus study in Japan. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 5. 2011
  - Mental Health First Aid: an international early intervention training program for members of the public. Hong Kong Journal of Mental Health. 37:31-38. 2011
  - National depression and anxiety indices for Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:780-787. 2011
  - Noting a landmark achievement: Mental Health First Aid training reaches 1% of Australian adults. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:808-813. 2011
  - Parenting strategies for reducing adolescent alcohol use: a Delphi consensus study. BMC Public Health. 11. 2011
  - Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating self-help email messages for sub-threshold depression: the Mood Memos study. Trials. 12. 2011
  - Recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment and outcome: findings from an Australian National Survey of Mental Health Literacy and Stigma. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:947-956. 2011
  - Sources of information about mental health mental health and links to helpseeking: findings from the 2007 Australian National Surveyof Mental Health and Wellbeing. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 46:1267-1274. 2011
  - Stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental disorders: findings from an Australian national survey of mental health literacy and stigma.. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:1086-1093. 2011
  - The effectiveness of simple psychological and exercise interventions for high prevalence mental health problems in young people: a factorial randomised controlled trial. Trials. 12. 2011
  - The influence of stigma on first aid actions taken by young people for mental health problems in a close friend or family member: findings from an Australian national survey of youth. Journal of Affective Disorders. 134:473-477. 2011
  - The influence of stigma on young people's help-seeking intentions and beliefs about the helpfulness of various sources of help. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 46:1257-1265. 2011
  - The quality of mental disorder information websites: a review. Patient Education and Counseling. 85:e16-e25. 2011
  - Unmet need for treatment in the eating disorders: A systematic review of eating disorder specific treatment seeking among community cases. Clinical Psychology Review. 31:727-735. 2011
  - Web-based parenting program to prevent adolescent alcohol misuse: rationale and development. Australasian Psychiatry. 19:339-344. 2011
  - Young people's recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment and outcome. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:890-898. 2011
  - Young people's stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental disorders: findings from an Australian national survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 45:1033-1039. 2011
  - Youth mental health first aid: a description of the program and an initial evaluation. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 5. 2011
- Journal Articles Unrefereed
  - Introduction to guidelines for tertiary education institutions to assist them in supporting students with mental health problems. Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association. 38:23-32. 2011
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Celebrating 30 years of Australian Rotary Health. Medical Journal of Australia. 194:279-280. 2011
  - The population impact of improvements in mental health services: the case of Australia. British Journal of Psychiatry. 199:443-444. 2011
- Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
  - Giving support to a suicidal person. British Medical Journal. 343. 2011
2010
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Actions that young people can take to prevent depression, anxiety and psychosis: beliefs of health professionals and young people. Journal of Affective Disorders. 126:278-281. 2010
  - Association of adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety with daily smoking and nicotine dependence in young adulthood: findings from a 10-year longitudinal study. Addiction. 105:1652-1659. 2010
  - Cognitive performance and leukocyte telomere length in two narrow age-range cohorts: a population study. BMC Geriatrics. 10. 2010
  - Community beliefs about causes and risks for mental disorders: a mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 56:606-622. 2010
  - Development of mental health first aid guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing problems with substance use: a Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry . 10. 2010
  - Development of mental health first aid guidelines on how a member of the public can support a person affected by a traumatic event: a Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry . 10. 2010
  - Effect of feedback on the quality of suicide prevention websites: randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry. 197:73-74. 2010
  - Help-seeking for substance use, anxiety and affective disorders among young people: results from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44:729-735. 2010
  - Mental Health First Aid guidelines for helping a suicidal person: a Delphi consensus study in India. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 4. 2010
  - Mental Health First Aid guidelines for helping a suicidal person: a Delphi consensus study in the Philippines. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 4. 2010
  - Mental health first aid training by e-learning:a randomized controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44:1072-1081. 2010
  - Mental health first aid training for high school teachers: a cluster randomised trial. BMC Psychiatry . 10. 2010
  - Mental health first aid training for the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: effects on knowledge about and attitudes toward people with mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 4. 2010
  - Mental health literacy, folic acid and vitamin B12, and physical activity for the prevention of depression in older adults: randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry. 197:45-54. 2010
  - No association between the serotonin-1A receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphism rs6295C/G and symptoms of anxiety or depression, and no interaction between the polymorphism and environmental stressors of childhood anxiety or recent stressful life events on anxiety or depression. Psychiatric Genetics. 20:8-13. 2010
  - No associations between telomere length and age-sensitive indicators of physical function in mid and later life. Journal of Gerontology Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 65:792-799. 2010
  - Parenting factors associated with reduced adolescent alcohol use: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44:774-783. 2010
  - Prevention and early intervention to improve mental health in higher education students. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 4:132-142. 2010
  - Shared decision-making: benefits, barriers and current opportunities for application. Australasian Psychiatry. 18:394-397. 2010
  - The Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS): development and psychometric evaluation of a new instrument. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 19:243-254. 2010
  - Where there is no evidence: use of expert consensus methods to fill the evidence gap in low-income countries and cultural minorities. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 4. 2010
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Mental health information on the Internet: a new wiki guide. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44:291-291. 2010
- Major Reference Works
  - A guide to what works for anxiety disorders. Edition. 1 2010
  - A guide to what works for depression in young people. Edition. 1 2010
  - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Manual. Edition. 2 2010
  - Mental health first aid manual. Edition. 2 2010
  - Youth mental health first aid: a manual for adults assisting young people. Edition. 2 2010
2009
- Research Book Chapters
  - Improving the community's mental health literacy as a means of facilitating early intervention. The recognition and management of early psychosis - a preventive approach. Cambridge University Press. 147-160. 2009
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - A mental health first aid training program for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: description and initial evaluation. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 3:10-10. 2009
  - Attitudes to people with mental disorders: a mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 44:1087-1096. 2009
  - Australian young people's awareness of headspace, beyondblue and other mental health organisations. Australasian Psychiatry. 17:472-474. 2009
  - Community beliefs about treatments and outcomes of mental disorders: A mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India. Public Health. 123:476-483. 2009
  - Desire for social distance from people with mental disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43:183-200. 2009
  - Development of mental health first aid guidelines for panic attacks: a Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry . 9. 2009
  - Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid Training with members of the Vietnamese community in Melbourne, Australia. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 3. 2009
  - Evaluation of a mental health literacy program for junior sporting clubs. Australasian Psychiatry. 17:475-479. 2009
  - Exploring the nature of stigmatising beliefs about depression and help-seeking: implications for reducing stigma. BMC Public Health. 9. 2009
  - First aid for eating disorders. Eating Disorders: the journal of treatment and prevention. 17:357-384. 2009
  - Helping someone with problem drinking: mental health first aid guidelines - a Delphi expert consensus study. BMC Psychiatry . 9:79-79. 2009
  - Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders: factors associated with their development. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43:946-955. 2009
  - Mental health first aid for indigenous Australians: using Delphi consensus studies to develop guidelines for culturally appropriate responses to mental health problems. BMC Psychiatry . 9. 2009
  - Mental health literacy as a function of remoteness of residence: and Australian national study. BMC Public Health. 9. 2009
  - Outcomes of self-help efforts in anxiety disorders. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 9:445-459. 2009
  - Perceived helpfulness of websites for mental health information : a national survey of young Australians. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 44:293-299. 2009
  - Recall of news stories about mental illness by Australian youth: associations with help-seeking attitudes and stigma. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43:866-872. 2009
  - Self-help strategies that are helpful for sub-threshold depression: a Delphi consensus study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 115:196-200. 2009
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Evaluations of web-based psychological interventions need to avoid the re-test artefact. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43:877-877. 2009
  - What the evidence on stigma shows: a reply to Read et al. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 119:413-413. 2009
- Major Reference Works
  - A guide to what works for depression. Edition. 1 2009
2008
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - A comparison of clinician, youth, and parent beliefs about helpfulness of interventions for early psychosis. Psychiatric Services. 59:1115-1120. 2008
  - Age differences in mental health literacy. BMC Public Health. 8:1-9. 2008
  - Development of mental health first aid guidelines for deliberate non-suicidal self-injury: A Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry . 8:1-10. 2008
  - Development of mental health first aid guidelines for suicidal ideation and behaviour: a Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry . 8:17-26. 2008
  - Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety in children and adolescents. Medical Journal of Australia. 188:355-359. 2008
  - First Aid strategies that are helpful to young people developing a mental disorder: beliefs of health professionals compared to young people and parents. BMC Psychiatry . 8:42-51. 2008
  - First aid for depression: a Delphi consensus study with consumers, carers and clinicians. Journal of Affective Disorders. 105:157-65. 2008
  - First aid guidelines for psychosis in Asian countries: A Delphi consensus study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2:2-6. 2008
  - First aid recommendations for psychosis: using the Delphi method to gain consensus between mental health consumers, carers and clinicians. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 34:435-443. 2008
  - Follow-up of mild cognitive impairment and related disorders over four years in adults in their sixties: the PATH through life study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders . 26:226-233. 2008
  - Influences on young people's stigmatising attitudes towards peers with mental disorders: national survey of young Australians and their parents. British Journal of Psychiatry. 192:144-149. 2008
  - Interventions that are helpful for depression and anxiety in young people: a comparison of clinicians' beliefs with those of youth and their parents. Journal of Affective Disorders. 111:227-234. 2008
  - Mental health first aid: an international programme for early intervention. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2:55-61. 2008
  - No evidence for interaction between MAOA and childhood adversity for antisocial behaviour. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 147B:228-232. 2008
  - Predictors of depression stigma. BMC Psychiatry . 8:25-36. 2008
  - Relaxation for depression (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1-7. 2008
  - Research priorities in suicide prevention in Australia. A comparison of current research efforts and stakeholder-identified priorities. Crisis: the journal of crisis intervention and suicide prevention. 4:180-190. 2008
  - Self-help interventions for depressive disorders and depressive symptoms: a systematic review. Annals of General Psychiatry. 7:13-35. 2008
  - The association of APOE genotype and cognitive decline in interaction with risk factors in a 65-69 year old community sample. BMC Geriatrics. 8. 2008
  - The public's stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental disorders: how important are biomedical conceptualizations?. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 118:315-321. 2008
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Do we do what we know works, and if not why not?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 42:439-444. 2008
  - Early intervention in youth mental health (reply). Medical Journal of Australia. 188:492-493. 2008
  - MJA policy on sponsored supplements. Medical Journal of Australia. 188:260-260. 2008
- Major Reference Works
  - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health first aid manual. Edition. 1 2008
- Major Recorded Works
  - Mental health first aid: an e-learning course. Edition. 1 2008
2007
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - APOE genotype and cognitive functioning in a large age-stratified population sample. Neuropsychology. 21:1-8. 2007
  - AVPR1A and OXTR polymorphisms are associated with sexual and reporductive behavioural phenotypes in humans. Human Mutation. 28:1150-1150. 2007
  - Adolescents' intentions to offer assistance to friends with depression or conduct disorder: associations with psychopathology and psychosocial characteristics. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 1:150-156. 2007
  - Age and gender differences among Australian suicide ideators: prevalence and correlates. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 195:130-136. 2007
  - Association analysis of 15 polymorphisms within 10 candidate genes for antisocial behavioural traits. Psychiatric Genetics. 17:299-303. 2007
  - Awareness of beyondblue: the national depression initiative in Australian young people. Australasian Psychiatry. 15:329-333. 2007
  - Beliefs about appropriate first aid for young people with mental disorders: findings from an Australian national survey of youth and parents. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 1:61-70. 2007
  - Beliefs of young people and their parents about the effectiveness of interventions for mental disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 41:656-666. 2007
  - Beliefs of young people and their parents about the harmfulness of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco for mental disorders. Medical Journal of Australia. 187:266-269. 2007
  - Depression literacy in Alberta: findings from a general population sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 52:442-449. 2007
  - Health professionals' recognition of co-occurring alcohol and depressive disorders in youth: a survey of Australian general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health nurses using case vignettes. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 41:830-835. 2007
  - Improving mental health literacy as a strategy to facilitate early intervention for mental disorders. Medical Journal of Australia. 187:s26-s30. 2007
  - Improving the public's understanding and response to mental disorders. Australian Psychologist. 42:81-89. 2007
  - Investing in youth mental health is a best buy. Medical Journal of Australia. 187:s5-s7. 2007
  - No interaction between the serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and childhood adversity or recent stressful life events on symptoms of depression: results from two community surveys. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 144B:561-565. 2007
  - Participant distress in psychiatric research: a systematic review. Psychological Medicine. 37:917-926. 2007
  - Pretrauma and posttrauma neurocognitive functioning and PTSD symptoms in a community sample of young adults. American Journal of Psychiatry. 164:509-515. 2007
  - Promoting community awareness of the link between illicit drugs and mental disorders. Medical Journal of Australia. 186:5-6. 2007
  - Websites as a mode of delivering mental health information: perceptions from the Australian public. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 42:167-172. 2007
  - What's in a name? Is accurate recoginition and labelling of mental disorders by young people associated with better help-seeking and treatment preferences?. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 42:244-250. 2007
  - Where to seek help for a mental disorder? National survey of the beliefs of Australian youth and their parents. Medical Journal of Australia. 187:556-560. 2007
- Journal Articles Unrefereed
  - Mental Health First Aid Training for members of the public. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 7:141-151. 2007
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Prevention and early intervention for mental health and substance use issues in young people. DrugInfo. 5:5,12-5,12. 2007
  - Psychiatrists' views of the helpfulness of reducing cigarette use for young people with mental disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 41:705-706. 2007
- Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
  - Stigma and mood disorders. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 20:13-16. 2007
- Major Reference Works
  - Youth Mental Health First Aid: a manual for adults assisting youth. Edition. 1 2007
2006
- Research Book Chapters
  - Public and medical beliefs about mental disorders and their treatment. The Power of Belief - psychosocial influences on illness, disability, and medicine. Oxford University Press. 99-113. 2006
- Journal Articles
  - Changes in depression awareness and attitudes in Australia: the impact of beyondblue: the national depression initiative
    . Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:42-46. 2006
  - Changes in psychological distress in Australia over an 8-year period: evidence for worsening in young men. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:47-50. 2006
  - Hormone replacement therapy and cognition in an Australian representative sample aged 60-64. Maturitas. 54:86-94. 2006
  - Mental health first aid training: review of evaluation studies
    . Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:6-8. 2006
  - Pulmonary function, cognitive impairment and brain atrophy in a middle-aged community sample. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders . 21:300-308. 2006
  - Stigma about depression and its impact on help-seeking intentions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:51-54. 2006
  - The public's ability to recognize mental disorders and their beliefs about treatment: changes in Australia over 8 years. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:36-41. 2006
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Adolescents' responses to peers with depression or conduct disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:63-66. 2006
  - An Instrument to Measure Engagement in Life: Factor Analysis and Associations with Sociodemographic, Health and Cognition Measures. Gerontology. 52:188-198. 2006
  - Associations of pre-trauma attributes and trauma exposure with screening positive for PTSD : analysis of a community-based study of 2085 young adults. Psychological Medicine. 36:387-395. 2006
  - Belief in dealing with depression alone: Results from community surveys of adolescents and adults. Journal of Affective Disorders. 96:59-65. 2006
  - Clinical and Neuroimaging Correlates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Middle-Aged Community sample: The Personality and Total Health Through Life 60+ Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders . 21:44-50. 2006
  - Depression in mild cognitive impairment in a community sample of individuals 60-64 years old. International Psychogeriatrics. 18:471-480. 2006
  - Development and evaluation of a youth mental health community awareness campaign - The Compass Strategy. BMC Public Health. 6:1-13. 2006
  - Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for depression in children and adolescents. Medical Journal of Australia. 185:368-372. 2006
  - Examining geographical and household variation in mental health in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:491-497. 2006
  - Influence of gender on mental health literacy in young Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:790-796. 2006
  - Measuring physical and mental health using the SF-12: implications for community surveys of mental health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:797-803. 2006
  - Modified informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) as a screening test for dementia for Thai elderly. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 37:587-594. 2006
  - National surveys of mental disorders: are they researching scientific facts or constructing useful myths?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:830-834. 2006
  - Population promotion of informal self-help strategies for early intervention against depression and anxiety. Psychological Medicine. 36:3-6. 2006
  - Research on mental health literacy: what we know and what we still need to know. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 40:3-5. 2006
  - Search for a Common Cause Factor amongst Cognitive, Speed and Biological Variables Using Narrow Age Cohorts. Gerontology. 52:243-257. 2006
  - Stigma in response to mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan. BMC Psychiatry . 6:1-12. 2006
  - Tobacco use after experiencing a major natural disaster: analysis of a longitudinal study of 2063 young adults. Addiction. 101:1044-1050. 2006
  - Weekly Alcohol Consumption, Brain Atrophy and White Matter Hyperintensities in a Community-Based Sample Aged 60-64 Years. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68:778-785. 2006
- Major Recorded Works
  - Mental health first aid in the workplace: an e-learning course. Edition. 1 2006
2005
- Research Book Chapters
  - Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. Dementia. Hodder Headline. 369-375. 2005
- Journal Articles
  - Social networks and health: it's time for an intervention trial
    2005
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Age group differences in psychological distress: the role of psychosocial risk factors that vary with age. Psychological Medicine. 35:1253-1263. 2005
  - Associations between plasma antioxidants and hypertension in a community-based sample of 415 Australians aged 60-64. Journal of Human Hypertension. 19:219-226. 2005
  - Belief in the harmfulness of antidepressants: Results from a national survey of the Australian public. Journal of Affective Disorders. 88:47-53. 2005
  - Biomarkers, health, lifestyle, and demographic variables as correlates of reaction time performance in early, middle, and late adulthood. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A - Human Experimental Psychology. 58A:5-21. 2005
  - Cognitive Deficits 3 to 6 Years Before Dementia Onset in a Population Sample: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53:452-455. 2005
  - Experiences in applying skills learned in mental health first aid traing course: A qualitative study of participants' stories. BMC Psychiatry . 5:1-10. 2005
  - Global prevalence of dementia: a Delphi consensus study. The Lancet. 366:2112-2117. 2005
  - Lower cognitive test scores observed in alcohol abstainers are associated with demographic, personality, and biological factors: the PATH Through Life Project. Addiction. 100:1291-1301. 2005
  - MRI Hyperintensities and Depressive Symptoms in a Community Sample of Individuals 60-64 years old. American Journal of Psychiatry. 162:699-704. 2005
  - Mental health first aid responses of the public: results from an Australian national survey. BMC Psychiatry . 5:9-17. 2005
  - Non-linear relationships between cognitive function and alcohol consumption in young, middle-aged and older adults: the PATH Through Life Project. Addiction. 100:1280-1290. 2005
  - Pet Ownership and Health in Older Adults: Findings from a Survey of 2551 Community-Based Australians aged 60-64. Gerontology. 51:40-47. 2005
  - Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in 60-to 64-Year Old Community-Dwelling Individuals: The Personality and Total Health through Life 60+ Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders . 19:67-74. 2005
  - Projections of future numbers of dementia cases in Australia with and without prevention. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 39:959-963. 2005
  - Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for mental disorders: a comparison of Japan and Australia. BMC Psychiatry . 5:1-9. 2005
  - Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for mental disorders: changes in Australia over 8 years. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 40:764-767. 2005
  - Public beliefs about treatment and outcome of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan. BMC Medicine. 3:1-14. 2005
  - Recognition of depression and psychosis by young Australians and their beliefs about treatment. Medical Journal of Australia. 183:18-23. 2005
  - Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B₁₂ with depression in a middle-aged community sample. Psychological Medicine. 35:529-538. 2005
  - Reproductive period and cognitive function in a representative sample of naturally postmenopausal women aged 60-64 years. Climacteric. 8:380-389. 2005
  - Structure of beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions for depression and schizophrenia. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 40:877-883. 2005
  - The impact of beyondblue: the national depression initiative on the Australian public's recognition of depression and beliefs about treatments. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 39:248-254. 2005
  - White matter hyperintensities are related to physical disability and poor motor function. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 76:362-367. 2005
  - Within-Occasion Intraindividual Variability and Preclinical Diagnostic Status: Is Intraindividual Variability an Indicator of Mild Cognitive Impairment?. Neuropsychology. 19:309-317. 2005
2004
- Research Book Chapters
  - Epidemiology of Vascular Dementia: Meta-analysis. Cerebrovascular disease, cognitive impairment and dementia. Martin Dunitz. 85-94. 2004
  - Public and professional understanding of depression. Mood Disorders: Recognition and Treatment. University of New South Wales Press. 485-495. 2004
- Journal Articles
  - Hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in relation to handedness in adults aged 60-64
    . NeuroReport. 15:2825-2829. 2004
  - Mental health first aid training in a workplace setting: A randomized controlled trial ISRCTN13249129. BMC Psychiatry . 4:23-30. 2004
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - A National Depression Index for Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 181:s52-s56. 2004
  - A community survey demonstrated cohort differences in the lifetime prevalence of self-reported head injury. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 57:742-748. 2004
  - A population survey found an association between self-reports of traumatic brain injury and increased psychiatric symptoms. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 57:1202-1209. 2004
  - Academic consumer researchers: a bridge between consumers and researchers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 38:191-196. 2004
  - Actions taken to cope with depression at different levels of severity: a community survey. Psychological Medicine. 34:293-299. 2004
  - An examination of seasonality experienced by Australians living in a continental temperate climate zone. Journal of Affective Disorders. 80:181-190. 2004
  - Association of dopamine-β-hydroxylase and androgen receptor gene polymorphisms with Eysenck's P and other personality traits. Personality and Individual Differences. 37:191-202. 2004
  - Association of pulmonary function with cognitive performance in early, middle, and late adulthood. Gerontology. 50:230-234. 2004
  - Delivering interventions for depression by using the internet: Randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal. 328:265-269. 2004
  - Effect of web-based depression literacy and cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions on stigmatising attitudes to depression: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry. 185:342-349. 2004
  - Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety disorders. Medical Journal of Australia. 181:s29-s46. 2004
  - Gender differences in cognitive abilities: the mediating role of health state and health habits. Intelligence. 32:7-23. 2004
  - Gender differences in factors affecting use of health services: an analysis of a community study of middle-aged and older Australians. Social Science & Medicine. 59:2121-2129. 2004
  - General practice encounters for psychological problems in rural, remote and metropolitan areas in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 38:774-780. 2004
  - Homocysteine and the brain in midadult life: evidence for an increased risk of leukoaraiosis in men. Archives of Neurology. 61:1369-1376. 2004
  - Memory complaints in a community sample aged 60-64 years: Associations with cognitive functioning, psychiatric symptoms, medical conditions, APOE genotype, hippocampus and amygdala volumes, and white-matter hyperintensities. Psychological Medicine. 34:1495-1506. 2004
  - Memory complaints in nondemented men predict future pathologic diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 63:1960-1961. 2004
  - Mental health first aid training of the public in a rural area: a cluster randomized trial ISRCTN53887541. BMC Psychiatry . 4:33-41. 2004
  - Mild cognitive impairment – beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Internal Medicine. 256:240-246. 2004
  - Religiosity and personality: evidence for non-linear associations. Personality and Individual Differences. 36:1433-1441. 2004
  - Suicide and mental health in rural, remote and metropolitan areas in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 181:s10-s14. 2004
  - The Canberra longitudinal study: design, aims, methodology, outcomes and recent empirical investigations. Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section B: Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition: a journal on normal and dysfunctional development. 11:169-195. 2004
  - The association between work stress and mental health: A comparison of organizationally employed and self-employed workers. Work and Stress. 18:231-244. 2004
  - The impact of employee level and work stress on mental health and GP service use: an analysis of a sample of Australian government employees. BMC Public Health. 4:1-9. 2004
  - The informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE): a review. International Psychogeriatrics. 16:275-293. 2004
  - Use of medical services after participation in a community-based epidemiological health survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 39:311-317. 2004
  - Use of medications to enhance memory in a large community sample of 60-64 year olds. International Psychogeriatrics. 16:209-217. 2004
  - Use of prescription medications and complementary and alternative medicines to treat depressive and anxiety symptoms: results from a community sample. Journal of Affective Disorders. 82:77-84. 2004
- Journal Articles Unrefereed
  - Association of adverse childhood experiences, age of menarche, and adult reproductive behavior: does the androgen receptor gene play a role?. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 125B:105-111. 2004
2003
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Apolipoprotein E genotype and temperament: A longitudinal study from infancy to the late teens.. Psychosomatic Medicine. 65:662-664. 2003
  - Association of obesity with anxiety, depression and emotional well-being: a community survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 27:434-440. 2003
  - Cohort difference in sexual orientation results from a large age-stratified population sample. Gerontology. 49:392-395. 2003
  - Improving screening accuracy for dementia in a community sample by augmenting cognitive testing with informant report. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 56:358-366. 2003
  - Interaction between mother's and father's affection as a risk factor for anxiety and depression symptoms: evidence for increasing risk in adults who rate their father as having been more affectionate than their mother. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 38:173-179. 2003
  - Pet ownership and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: another look. Medical Journal of Australia. 179:466-468. 2003
  - Providing information about the effectiveness of treatment options to depressed people in the community: a randomized controlled trial of effects on mental health literacy, help-seeking and symptoms. Psychological Medicine. 33:1071-1079. 2003
  - Use it and still lose it? The association between activity and cognitive performance established using latent growth techniques in a community sample. Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section B: Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition: a journal on normal and dysfunctional development. 10:215-229. 2003
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - The value of informant reports for assessment and prediction of dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 51:881-882. 2003
2002
- Research Book Chapters
  - Dementia Epidemiology: Prevalence and Incidence. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry. Wiley - John Wiley & Sons. 195-197. 2002
  - Epidemiology of the dementias of late life. Psychiatry in the Elderly. Oxford University Press. 487-500. 2002
  - IQCODE: Informant Interviews. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry. Wiley - John Wiley & Sons. 141-142. 2002
  - Prevention of dementia. Evidence-Based Dementia Practice. Blackwell Publishing Asia. 654-668. 2002
  - Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry. Wiley - John Wiley & Sons. 146-146. 2002
  - The epidemiology of vascular dementia: an overview and commentary. Cerebrovascular disease, cognitive impairment and dementia. Martin Dunitz. 95-102. 2002
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Association of Polymorphisms of the Estrogen Receptor Gene With Anxiety-Related Traits in Children and Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 114:169-176. 2002
  - Change in cognitive functioning associated with apoE genotype in a community sample of older adults. Psychology and Aging. 17:194-208. 2002
  - Factors associated with young adults' obtaining general practitioner services. Australian Health Review. 25:109-118. 2002
  - Lack of Association of a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism of the u-Opioid Receptor Gene With Anxiety-Related Traits: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study of Adults and a Longitudinal Study of Children. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 114:659-664. 2002
  - Mental health first aid training for the public: evaluation of effects on knowledge, attitudes and helping behavior. BMC Psychiatry . 2:10-15. 2002
  - Patterns of association between alcohol consumption and symptoms of depression and anxiety in young adults. Addiction. 97:583-594. 2002
  - Predictors of refusal to participate: a longitudinal health survey of the elderly in Australia. BMC Public Health. 2:4-9. 2002
  - Prospects for the prevention of dementia. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 21:9-13. 2002
  - Research priorities in mental health, Part 2: an evaluation of the current research effort against stakeholders' priorities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 36:327-339. 2002
  - Research priorities in mental health, part 1: an evaluation of the current research effort against the criteria of disease burden and health system costs. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 36:322-326. 2002
  - Sexual orientation and mental health: results from a community survey of young and middle-aged adults. British Journal of Psychiatry. 180:423-427. 2002
  - Temporal processing and reading disability. Reading and Writing. 15:151-178. 2002
  - Well-being in nonagenarians and the impact of objective health. Brain Aging International Journal. 2:31-35. 2002
- Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
  - Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for depression. Medical Journal of Australia. 176:s84-s96. 2002
  - Improving Australians' depression literacy. Medical Journal of Australia. 177:s117-s121. 2002
- Major Reference Works
  - Mental Health First Aid Manual. Edition. 1 2002
- Major Reports and Working Papers
  - Research Priorities in Mental Health 2002
2001
- Authored Books Other
  - Help for depression: What works (and what doesn't). Australian National University. 2001
- Research Book Chapters
  - Depression as a risk factor for dementia. Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease Volume 5. Springer. 139-143. 2001
- Book Chapters Other
  - Mental health literacy. Health and medical research: contribution of the social and behavioural sciences. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 190-190. 2001
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Age is no kinder to the better educated: absence of an association investigated using latent growth techniques in a community sample. Psychological Medicine. 31:15-28. 2001
  - Are survey measures of medical care utilisation misleading?. Australian Health Review. 24:91-99. 2001
  - Association of of hypotension with positive and negative affect and depressive symptoms in the elderly. British Journal of Psychiatry. 178:553-555. 2001
  - History of depression as a risk factor for dementia: an updated review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 35:776-781. 2001
  - Memory complaints as a precursor of memory impairment in older people: a longitudinal analysis over 7-8 years. Psychological Medicine. 31:441-449. 2001
  - Mental health literacy survey of psychiatrically and generally trained nurses employed ina Singapore psychiatric hospital. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 7:414-421. 2001
  - Mental health nurses' beliefs about likely outcomes for people with schizophrenia or depression: a comparison with the public and other healthcare professionals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 10:42-54. 2001
  - Predictors of partially met or unmet need reported by consumers of mental health services: an analysis of data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 35:455-463. 2001
  - Predictors of types of help provided to people using services for mental health problems: an analysis of the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 35:183-189. 2001
  - The "Common Cause Hypothesis" of cognitive aging: evidence for not only a common factor but also specific associations of age with vision and grip strength in a cross-sectional analysis. Psychology and Aging. 16:588-599. 2001
  - The cognitive decline scale of the psychogeriatric assessment scales (PAS): longitudinal data on its validity. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 16:261-265. 2001

Research

Investigator on

Grant
- INTEGRATED WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE (Partnership Projects) awarded by NHMRC 2013 - 2016
- An evaluation of teen Mental Health First Aid: a program to train adolescents to better support their peers (Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants) awarded by BEYONDBLUE 2013 - 2014
- MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS (Mental Health Targeted Call for Research) awarded by NHMRC 2012 - 2017
- Implementing best-practice guidelines for return to work after an episode of anxiety or depression (Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants) awarded by BEYONDBLUE 2012 - 2013
- Guidelines for tertiary education institutions on how to support students with mental health problems (Mental Illness Research Grant) awarded by AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND 2011
- BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY WITH MENTAL DISORDERS (Australia Fellowship) awarded by NHMRC 2009 - 2014
- EMERGING MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: USING CLINICAL STAGING FOR PREDICTION, PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (Program Grants) awarded by NHMRC 2009 - 2013
- DEVELOPMENT OF SUICIDE FIRST AID GUIDELINES FOR ASIAN SUBJECTS (Pilot Grants) awarded by AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION 2008 - 2009
- What young people know about mental health and how this affects what they do when mental health problems develop (Project Grants) awarded by NHMRC 2008 - 2009
- Mental health first aid training by e-learning: a randomized controlled trial (Mental Illness Research Grant) awarded by AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND 2007 - 2009
- "Mental Health First Aid Training for Teachers: Development, Evaluation and Dissemination" (Linkage Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2007 - 2008
- Self-help for depressive symptoms: Finding messages to communicate to the community (Project Grants) awarded by NHMRC 2007 - 2008
- Research Fellowship (Research Fellowship) awarded by NHMRC 2006 - 2010
- DEVELOPMENT OF DEPRESSION FIRST AID STANDARDS FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS (Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants) awarded by BEYONDBLUE 2006 - 2007
- Senior Principal Reseach Fellowship (Research Fellowship) awarded by NHMRC 2005 - 2006
- BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY WITH MENTAL DISORDERS (Grants for Preparing Major Research Proposals) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Development of Guidelines for Alcohol Misuse First Aid (Melbourne Research Grants Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- IMPROVING ADOLESCENT GATE-KEEPING AND HELP-SEEKING FOR RISKY DRINKING AND DEPRESSION: A CLUSTER RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. (Mental Health Targeted Call for Research) awarded by MONASH UNIVERSITY

Awards

Education and training

DSc, The Australian National University 1995
GradDip, Deakin University 1995
PhD, University of New South Wales 1977
MPsychol, University of New South Wales 1975
BA (Hons), The University of Queensland 1973

Awards and honors

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, 2007
Life Healthy Communities Award for the Mental Health First Aid program, Suicide Prevention Australia, 2007
Gold Achievement Award from the Mental Health Services Conference for the Mental Health First Aid training and research program, Australia and New Zealand Health Services, 2007
Victorian Public Health award for innovation for the Mental Health First Aid program, Victorian Department of Human Services, 2006
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, 2002
International Association of Gerontology, 1997
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, 1994
Australian Psychological Society, 1982
University of Queensland, 1973

Linkages

International Linkage

Nagasaki University (Research)

Supervision

Available for supervision

Y

Supervision Statement

I am interested in supervising students who wish to work on building the community’s capacity for prevention and early intervention with common mental disorders.

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- ajorm@unimelb.edu.au
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- fax: 93495815
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