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DR KAREN HALLAM



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Organization: Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Position: Honorary (Fellow)
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Psychiatric illnesses/ affective disorders bipolar disorder, health outcomes, first episode Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
PhD Psychiatry University of Melbourne 06-Nov-2006
Behavioural Sciences La Trobe University 24-Nov-2000

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Lilly Young Investigator Fellowship in Bipolar Disorder 2007 08-Jun-2007

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Small shifts in diurnal rhythms are associated with an increase in suicide: The effect of daylight saving
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Sleep and Biological Rhythm
    Volume: 6
    Page numbers: 22-25
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • An open-label study of quetiapine in anorexia nervosa
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Human Psychopharmacology - Clinical and Experimental
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 223-230
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  • Early intervention in bipolar disorders: opportunities and pitfalls
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 187
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: s11-s14
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  • Neuropsychological study of underweight and weight recovered anorexia nervosa compared with bulimia nervosa and normal controls
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Eating Disorders
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 613-621
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  • Setting the stage: From prodrome to treatment resistance in bipolar disorder
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Bipolar Disorders
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 671-678
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  • The potential utility of a staging model as a course specifier: A bipolar disorder perspective

    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
    Volume: 100
    Page numbers: 279-281
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  • The role of lamotrigine in the management of bipolar disorder
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 497-508
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • The heritability of melatonin secretion and sensitivity to bright nocturnal light in twins


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Psychoneuroendocrinology
    Volume: 31
    Page numbers: 867-875
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  • Health-related quality of life and functioning in bipolar disorder: the impact of pharmacotherapy
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 509-523
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  • Seasonal influences on first-episode admission in affective and non-affective psychosis
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Acta Neuropsychiatrica
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 154-161
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Assertive community treatment of the mentally ill: service model and effectiveness
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australasian Psychiatry
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 129-134
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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  • Attenuation of benzodiazepine withdrawal anxiety in the rat by serotonin antagonists
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
    Volume: 161
    Page numbers: 286-290
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Amsterdam)
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  • Effect of Sodium Valproate on Nocturnal Melatonin Sensitivity to Light in Healthy Volunteers
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology
    Volume: 30
    Page numbers: 1400-1404
    Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
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  • Low doses of lithium carbonate reduce melatonin light sensitivity in health volunteers
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
    Volume: 8
    Issue: -
    Page numbers: 255-259
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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  • Melatonin sensitivity to light in monozygotic twins discordant for bipolar 1 disorder
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 947
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • An investigation of the effect of tacrine and physostigmine on spatial working memory deficits in the olfactory bulbectomised rat
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
    Volume: 153
    Page numbers: 481-486
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Comparative cognitive and psychomotor effects of single doses of Valeriana officianalis and triazolam in healthy volunteers
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Human Psychopharmacology - Clinical and Experimental
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 619-625
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