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Autism and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders: Assessment, Treatment, Services and Supports

Matthews, Martyn Duncan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Background. Autism as was first described as a psychiatric disorder of childhood by Leo Kanner (1943) and Hans Asperger (1944). What is now described as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a group of complex neurodevelopmental ...
An Online Mindfulness Intervention for Pain and Wellbeing

Leov , Jessica Noelle (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2016)

Chronic pain is a prevalent health care issue that needs to be better addressed. Mindfulness techniques are a promising method to help individuals reduce the negative impact of chronic pain. Research has also indicated the ...
Work Toward a Theory of Brain Function

Wright, James Joseph (Thesis, Doctor of Science, 2016)

This dissertation reports research from 1971 to the present, performed in three parts. The first part arose from unilateral electrical stimulation of motivational/reward pathways in the lateral hypothalamus and brain stem ...
Assessing pragmatic language use in dementia of the Alzheimer's type: the reliability and validity of the profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC)

Booth, Sarah-Jane (Thesis, Master of Arts, 1999)

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC; Linscott, Knight & Godfrey, 1996) amongst a population with Dementia of the Alzheimer's ...
Bayesean Analysis as a Predictor of outcome rate.

Gale, Christopher; Glue, Paul; Gallagher, Sarah; Gray, Andrew (Conference or Workshop Item (Oral presentation), World Psychiatric Association International Congress, 2013)

Power calculations in clinical trials depend on an estimation of a change in effect size, and this depends on an estimation of the rate of the (measured) event in the population. It may be that using a Baysian approach ...
The effect of recent adverse events and psychotic symptomatology among people with schizophrenia

Gale, Christopher; Mullen, Richard; Patterson, Tess; Gray, Andrew (Conference or Workshop Item (Poster), “Schizophrenia – Epidemiology and Biology”: XXIV Paulo International Medical Symposium, 2013)

There have been considerable investigations in recent years of the correlation of early life event interactions, with psychotic symptomatology, with suggestions of causal links.. However, most of these investigations do ...
Influence of covariates on treatment outcome in placebo-controlled trials of benzodiazepines in GAD

Gale, Christopher; Glue, Paul; Wilkinson, Sam; McMurdo, Maave; Rapsey, Charlene; Coverdale, John; Guaiana, Giuseppe (Conference or Workshop Item (Poster), Mental Health Research -- the Whole Picture. The Australian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) 2013 Conference., 2013)

Benzodiazepines are commonly used for anxiety disorders, but there is a lack of systematic reviews relating to their safety and efficacy. A Cochrane Review is in preparation comparing beizodiazepines with placebo and ...
Awesome Us: the Individual, Group and Contextual Effects of a Strengths Intervention in the Classroom

Quinlan, Denise M (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

The beneficial effects of strengths interventions on individual well-being, academic engagement, efficacy, and achievement have been demonstrated. However, research has not yet examined whether or not strengths interventions ...
Serious suicide attempts in young people : a case control study

Beautrais, Annette L. (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 1996)

Risk factors for serious suicide attempts among young people were examined in a case control study in which a consecutive series of 129 young people aged 13 to 24 years who made serious suicide attempts was compared with ...
Use of ketamine as a fast acting antidepressant for terminal cancer patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Grott Zanicotti, Claudia (Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 2012)

The objective of this thesis was to investigate the safety and efficacy of single and repeated administration of ketamine as a fast acting antidepressant in patients with terminal cancer. Associated with this objective was ...
Clinical Assessment of the child: Does drawing help children talk about their presenting problems?

Woolford, June 'Junie' (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2011)

Child psychopathology is a significant mental health issue in New Zealand and overseas. When child mental health services are required, clinicians should conduct assessments that are developmentally sensitive and include ...