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DR RUTH ADELINE PARSLOW



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Organization: Psychiatry
Position: Senior Research Fellow
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematics) Queensland University of Technology 26-Jul-1973
Bachelor of Arts The University of Queensland 18-Nov-1986
Master of Population Health The Australian National University 21-Sep-1999
Doctor of Philosophy The Australian National University 04-Oct-2002

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 01-Jul-2005 30-Jun-2007
Member Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research 01-Aug-1999 30-Jun-2007
Member Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 01-Jul-2005 30-Jun-2007

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research 10-Dec-2004

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
"Mental Health First Aid Training for Teachers: Development, Evaluation and Dissemination" Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2007

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

  • Antiglucocorticoid and related treatments for psychosis (protocol)


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Cochrane library systematic reviews
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-8
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  • Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety in children and adolescents


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 188
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 355-359
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  • Mechanisms of anger and treatment outcome in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Traumatic Stress
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 142-149
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  • Combined pharmacotherapy and psychological therapies for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Cochrane library systematic reviews
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 1-7
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  • Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the eldery: A community prevalence study.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 853-856
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Publications in 2007

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  • Affective disorders, anxiety disorders and psychological distress in non-drinkers
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
    Volume: 99
    Page numbers: 165-172
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  • Pretrauma and posttrauma neurocognitive functioning and PTSD symptoms in a community sample of young adults
    Year: 2007
    Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 164
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 509-515
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  • The brain reserve hypothesis, brain atrophy and brain aging
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Gerontology
    Volume: 53
    Page numbers: 82-95
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • An Instrument to Measure Engagement in Life: Factor Analysis and Associations with Sociodemographic, Health and Cognition Measures


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Gerontology
    Volume: 52
    Page numbers: 188-198
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  • Depression in mild cognitive impairment in a community sample of individuals 60-64 years old


    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Psychogeriatrics
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 471-480
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  • The lesser evil: Bad jobs or unemployment? A survey of mid-aged Australians


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Social Science & Medicine
    Volume: 63
    Page numbers: 575-586
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  • Tobacco use after experiencing a major natural disaster: analysis of a longitudinal study of 2063 young adults


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Addiction
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 1044-1050
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  • Associations of pre-trauma attributes and trauma exposure with screening positive for PTSD: analysis of a community-based study of 2085 young adults
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Psychological Medicine
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 387-395
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  • Belief in dealing with depression alone: Results from community surveys of adolescents and adults
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
    Volume: 96
    Page numbers: 59-65
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  • Clinical and Neuroimaging Correlates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Middle-Aged Community sample: The Personality and Total Health Through Life 60+ Study
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 44-50
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  • Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for depression in children and adolescents
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 185
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 368-372
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  • Pulmonary function, cognitive impairment and brain atrophy in a middle-aged community sample
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 300-308
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  • The warpy thoughts scale: a new 20-item  instrument to measure dysfunctional attitudes
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 106-116
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Associations between plasma antioxidants and hypertension in a community-based sample of 415 Australians aged 60-64
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Human Hypertension
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 219-226
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  • Associations of pre-trauma attributes and trauma exposure with screening positive for PTSD: analysis of a community-based study of 2085 young adults
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Psychological Medicine
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(New York)
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  • Mental health first aid responses of the public: results from an Australian national survey
    Year: 2005
    Journal: BMC Psychiatry
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 9-17
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  • Pet Ownership and Health in Older Adults: Findings from a Survey of 2551 Community-Based Australians aged 60-64
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Gerontology
    Volume: 51
    Page numbers: 40-47
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  • Posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory study examining rate of trauma and PTSD and its effect on client outcomes in community mental health
    Year: 2005
    Journal: BMC Psychiatry
    Volume: 177
    Page numbers: S107-S110
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  • Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B12 with depression in a middle-aged community sample
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Psychological Medicine
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 529-538
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  • The health effects of jobs: status, working conditions, or both?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 222-228
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  • Within-Occasion Intraindividual Variability and Preclinical Diagnostic Status: Is Intraindividual Variability an Indicator of Mild Cognitive Impairment?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Neuropsychology
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 309-317
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Actions taken to cope with depression at different levels of severity: a community survey
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Psychological Medicine
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 293-299
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  • An examination of seasonality experienced by Australians living in a continental temperate climate zone
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
    Volume: 80
    Page numbers: 181-190
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  • Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety disorders
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 181
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: s29-s46
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  • Gender differences in factors affecting use of health services: an analysis of a community study of middle-aged and older Australians
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Social Science & Medicine
    Volume: 59
    Page numbers: 2121-2129
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  • Homocysteine and the brain in midadult life: evidence for an increased risk of leukoaraiosis in men
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Archives of Neurology
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 1369-1376
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