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Mental disorders

Research

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Australians with severe mental illness

Alexander P John, Radhakrishnan Koloth, Milan Dragovic and Stephen C B Lim

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 176-179 Free

Supplement

Are the cardiometabolic complications of schizophrenia still neglected? Barriers to care

Tim J R Lambert and John W Newcomer

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S39 Free

Supplement

Are common childhood or adolescent infections risk factors for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders?

Ian B Hickie, Richard Banati, Claire H Stewart and Andrew R Lloyd

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S17 Free

Clinical update

Screening for the metabolic syndrome in patients receiving antipsychotic treatment: a proposed algorithm

Anna J Waterreus and Jonathan D E Laugharne

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 185-189 Free

Supplement

Mental health policy — stumbling in the dark?

David W Crosbie

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S43 Free

Supplement

Amphetamine psychosis: a model for studying the onset and course of psychosis

Daniel F Hermens, Dan I Lubman, Philip B Ward, Sharon L Naismith and Ian B Hickie

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S22 Free

Viewpoint

National mental health reform: less talk, more action

Sebastian Rosenberg, Ian B Hickie and John Mendoza

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 193-195 Free

Supplement

Characterising novel pathways to schizophrenia

Ian B Hickie and Patrick D McGorry

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S5-S6 Free

Book reviews

Living with bipolar disorder

Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 139

Letters

Pathological gambling and hypersexuality in cabergoline-treated prolactinoma

Henrik Falhammar and Jennifer Y Yarker

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): 97

History

Richard Mahony — the misfortunes of younger onset dementia

Brian M Draper

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): 94-95 Free

Research

Child homicide in New South Wales from 1991 to 2005

Olav B Nielssen, Matthew M Large, Bruce D Westmore and Steven M Lackersteen

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 7-11 Free

Viewpoint

Current models of child and adolescent mental health service delivery

Vicki A Degotardi

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 507-508

Lessons from practice

A case of melancholic depression induced by β-blocker antiglaucoma agents

Isaac Schweitzer, Kay Maguire and Chee H Ng

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 406-407 Free

Book reviews

Stories of the black dog

Kelsey L Hegarty

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 400

Supplement

The Mood Assessment Program: a computerised diagnostic tool for deriving management plans for mood disorders

Gordon B Parker, Kathryn Fletcher and Matthew P Hyett

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S126 Free

Supplement

Depression in primary care: expanding the evidence base for diagnosis and treatment

Harvey A Whiteford

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S101-S102 Free

Supplement

Impact of an educational intervention on general practitioners’ skills in cognitive behavioural strategies: a randomised controlled trial

Grant A Blashki, Leon Piterman, Graham N Meadows, David M Clarke, Vasuki Prabaharan, Jane M Gunn and Fiona K Judd

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S129 Free

Supplement

Plenty of activity but little outcome data: a review of the “grey literature” on primary care anxiety and depression programs in Australia

Helen Christensen, Kathleen M Griffiths and Amelia Gulliver

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S103 Free

Supplement

Coordinated care in the management of patients with unexplained physical symptoms: depression is a key issue

Rene G Pols and Malcolm W Battersby

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S133 Free

Supplement

Meeting demand for psychological services for people with depression and anxiety: recent developments in primary mental health care

Justine R Fletcher, Bridget Bassilios, Fay Kohn, Lucio Naccarella, Grant A Blashki, Philip M Burgess and Jane E Pirkis

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S107 Free

Supplement

Preventing relapse of depression in primary care: a pilot study of the “Keeping the blues away” program

Catherine A Howell, Deborah A Turnbull, Justin J Beilby, Charlotte A Marshall, Nancy Briggs and Wendy L Newbury

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S138 Free

Supplement

What do general practitioners think depression is? A taxonomy of distress and depression for general practice

David M Clarke, Kay Cook, Graeme C Smith and Leon Piterman

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S110 Free

Supplement

Identifying the health and mental health information needs of people with coronary heart disease, with and without depression

Ciaran Pier, Kerrie A Shandley, Julie L Fisher, Frada Burstein, Mark R Nelson and Leon Piterman

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S142 Free

Supplement

What can alert the general practitioner to people whose common mental health problems are unrecognised?

Kay A Wilhelm, Adam W Finch, Tracey A Davenport and Ian B Hickie

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): S114 Free