Contact Details
| Organization: | Centre for Youth Mental Health |
| Position: | Professor of Psychiatry |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 83443183 |
| Mobile: | 0407842233 |
| Fax: | 83449130 |
| Room: | 522B |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | 207 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health and public health | low income countries, depression, quality of life, mental health promotion | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | World Health Organisation | Exchange, Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medical Science | Monash University | 31-Dec-1967 | |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | Monash University | 31-Dec-1970 | |
| Doctor of Medicine | Monash University | 31-Dec-1982 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Victorian Health Promotion Foundation | Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee | 01-Jan-2008 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FAFPHM) | 31-Dec-1990 |
| Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH-UK) | 31-Dec-1982 |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) | 31-Dec-1987 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321006)
- Psychiatry (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321021)
- Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321203)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Care for Disabled (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321212)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Teacher Education: Early Childhood (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330301)
- Health Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340204)
- Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY) (380107)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Health policy economic outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730308)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Early childhood education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740101)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of adult mental health services using routine outcome measures | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Strategic Research Grants for Mental Health Research | 01/01/2003 |
| Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary care (DIAMOND) a longitudinal study | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2004 |
| The diamond cohort study- examining depressive symptoms in primary care | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| The diamond cohort study - long term outcomes of depressive symptoms in primary care | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| Effectiveness of an internet intervention designed to promote mental health and prevent common mental disorders in youth | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships | 01/01/2009 |
| CIHR Centre for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Violence across the Lifespan | Chief Investigator | MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | Centre for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Violence across the Lifespan (CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH) | 01/08/2009 |
| PRACTITIONER FELLOWSHIP - PROF HELEN HERMAN | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Practitioner Fellowship | 01/01/2010 |
| An exploratory cluster trial of a sustainable capacity building intervention to promote positive child mental health in Family Day Care | Chief Investigator | WINDERMERE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INC, FAMILY DAY CARE AUSTRALIA, VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARTICPATORY INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AS A STRATEGY FOR HIV PREVENTION AMOUNG VULNERABLE WOMEN IN NORTH EAST INDIA | Chief Investigator | 27/03/2006 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
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.