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Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine Research

Our team undertake clinical trials and implementation studies of novel psychiatric and sleep treatments in the public health setting. We do mixed methods health and social service evaluations with stakeholders from many settings. We have a strong interest in public mental health and epidemiology, with a particular focus on life course studies, disability and disadvantage.

Our Research Team

Professor Nick Glozier Professor of Psychological Medicine
Dr Isabella Choi Post doc Researcher and Clinical Psychologist
Dr Alyssa Milton Senior Lecturer
Dr Richard Morris Senior Lecturer and Data Scientist
Dr Parisa Vidafar Post-doc Researcher and Circadian Scientist
Dr Elizabeth Milton Post-doc Researcher and Clinical Trial Lead
Dean Wright Clinical Psychologist
Nicollette Thornton Clinical Trial Lead, PhD Student
Jaqueline Huber PhD Student
Diane Naehrig PhD Student
Aaron Schokman PhD Student
Laurence Mealing Masters Student
Saumya Ranjan Mishra Masters Student
Beibei Wang Masters Student

Selected Grants

Amount awarded Grant and project details
$32,000,000 ARC, 2021-2027

Centre of Excellence for children and families over the lifecourse

Investigators: Baxter, Ribar, Glozier, Gleeson, Thorpe, Cross, Cobb-Clark, Kalb, Smith, Sanders, Parsell, Christian, Mamun, Tymula 
$12,000,000 MRFF: 2020 Million Minds Mission Mental Health Research Grant, 2021-2026

Adult Clinical Trial Network (MAGNET)

SLHD Investigator: Glozier N
$5,000,000 NHMRC Synergy Grant, 2023-2027

Rhythms and blues: Personalised care for body clock dysfunction in mood disorders

SLHD Investigator: Hickie I
$2,700,000 MRFF Innovative Therapies for Mental Illness, 2022-2026

Evaluating the Efficacy of Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in treatment resistant depression

Investigators: Fitzgerald, Hoy, Kulkarni, Berk, Heritier, Tiego, Glozier, Bailey
$2,500,000 NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence, 2023-2026

The Centre of Research Excellence in Bipolar Disorder (CORE-BD)

Investigators: Cotton S, Berk M, Mitchell P, Murray G, Hickie I (CIE), McGorry P, Walder K, Dean O, Mihalopoulos C, Ratheesh A.
$2,437,110 NHMRC Investigator Grants, 2023-2027

Leadership 3: Right care, first time: delivering technology-enabled mental health care to young people at scale

Investigator: Hickie I
$1,680,000 MRFF Clinical Trials Activity, 2023-2027

Comparative Effectiveness of Ketamine and Esketamine (Spravato) in Treatment Resistant Depression. The “TREK” Study.

Investigators: Loo, Rodgers, Chatterton, Nikolin, Glozier, Hadzi-Pavlovic, Davey, Sarma, Wells, Hopwood, Bayes, Martin.

Our Publications

2022

Stratton E, Glozier N, Woolard A, Gibbs V, Demetriou E, Boulton K, Hickie I, Pellicano E, Guastella A. Understanding the vocational functioning of autistic employees: The role of disability and mental health. Disability and Rehabilitation 2022;doi:10.1080/09638288.2022.2066207.
Hoang K, Morris R, Naehrig D, Glozier N. The comparative mental health of Australian doctors before and during COVID-19: A population-based approach. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2022;doi:10.1177/00048674221106677.
Bessell E, Kim JS, Chiem L, McDonald A, Thompson D, Glozier N, Simpson A, Parcsi L, Morris R, Koncz R. Effectiveness of project ECHO programs in improving clinician knowledge and confidence in managing complex psychiatric patients: A waitlist-controlled study. Academic Psychiatry 2023;47(1):25-34.
Botha F, Morris R, Butterworth P, Glozier N. Trajectories of psychological distress over multiple COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia. SSM - Population Health 2023;21:101315.
Sun S, Zhang Z, Mu T, Mougenot C, Glozier N, Calvo R. Preferences for a mental health support technology among Chinese employees: Mixed methods approach. JMIR Human Factors 2022;9(4):e40933.
Duncan M, Holliday  E, Burton N, Glozier N, Oftedal S. Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort. Journal of Sport and Health Science 2022;doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2022.02.002.
Wright D, Colagiuri B, Glozier N. Evaluating the attitudes of mental health professionals towards trials of MDMA: A randomised vignette trial. BMJ Open 2022;12(11):e060360.
Milton A, Powell T, Conn K, Einboden R, Buus N, Glozier N. Experiences of service transitions in Australian Early Intervention Psychosis Services: A qualitative study with young people and their supporters. BMC Psychiatry 2022;22(1):788.
Browne C, Korobanova D, Chemjong P, Harris A, Glozier N, Basson J, Spencer SJ, Dean K. Continuity of mental health care during the transition from prison to the community following brief periods of imprisonment. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022;13:934837.
Harber-Aschan L, Bakolis I, Glozier N, Ismail K, Jayaweera K, Pannala G, Pariante C, Rijsdijk F, Siribaddana S, Sumathipala A, Zavos H, Zunszain P, Hotopf M. Cardiometabolic risk profiles in a Sri Lankan twin and singleton sample. PLoS ONE 2022;17(11):e0276647.
Schokman A, Bin Y, Naehrig D, Cheung J, Kairaitis K, Glozier, N. Evaluation of psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures frequently used in narcolepsy randomized controlled trials: A systematic review. Sleep 2022;45(10):zsac156.
Stratton E, Lampit A, Choi I, Malmberg Gavelin H, Aji M, Taylor J, Calvo RA, Harvey SB, Glozier N Trends in effectiveness of organizational ehealth interventions in addressing employee mental health: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022;24(9):e37776.
Sanatkar S, Counson I, Mackinnon A, Bartholomew A, Glozier N, Harvey S. Preliminary investigation of shift, a novel smartphone app to support junior doctors' mental health and well-being: Examination of symptom progression, usability, and acceptability after 1 month of use. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022;24(9):e38497.
Alibasa M, Purwanto R, Yacef K, Glozier N, Calvo R. Doing and feeling: Relationships between moods, productivity and task-switching. Transactions on Affective Computing 2022;13(3):1140-1154.
Aji M, Glozier N, Bartlett D, Grunstein R, Calvo R, Marshall N, White D, Gordon C. The effectiveness of digital insomnia treatment with adjunctive wearable technology: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2022;20(5):570-583.
Choi I, Petrie K, Einboden R, Collins D, Ryan R, Johnston D, Harvey S, Glozier N, Wray A, Deady M. Apprentices' attitudes toward using a mental health mobile app to support healthy coping: Mixed methods study. JMIR Human Factors 2022;9(3):e35661.
Naehrig D, Glozier N, Klinner C, Acland L, Goodger B, Hickie I, Milton A. Determinants of well-being and their interconnections in Australian general practitioners: A qualitative study. BMJ Open 2022; 12(7):e058616.
Xu J, Willems A, Li V, Glozier N, Batterham PJ, Malone V, Morris R, Rissel C. Evaluation of a mental health screening tool using cross-sectional surveys in a workplace setting. BMJ Open 2022;12(5):e052155.
Schokman A, Glozier N, Aji M, Bin Y, Kairatis K, Cheung J. How patient centric is health policy development? The case of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia. Australian Health Review 2022;46(2):233-243.
Deady M, Harvey S, Christensen H, Gayed A, Glozier N, Johnston D, Bryant R, Peters D, Calvo R, Mackinnon A, Choi I, Milne D. Preventing depression using a smartphone app: A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2022;52(3):457-466.
Choi I, La Monica H, Rahmanovic A, Naismith S, Mowszowski L, Glozier N. Communicating personal risk profiles of Alzheimer's disease to older adults: A pilot trial. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease 2022;9(1):144-150.
Bredeli E, Vestergaard CL, Sivertsen B, Kallestad H, Øverland S, Ritterband LM, Glozier N, Pallesen S, Scott J, Langsrud K, Vedaa Ø. Intraindividual variability in sleep among people with insomnia and its relationship with sleep, health and lifestyle factors: An exploratory study. Sleep Medicine 2022;89:132-140.
Deady M, Collins D, Johnston D, Glozier N, Calvo R, Christensen H, Harvey S. The impact of depression, anxiety and comorbidity on occupational outcomes. Occupational Medicine 2022;72(1) 17-24.
Choi I, Maxwell J, Glozier N. Psychological distress among Australian workers accessing the COVID-19 Superannuation Early Access Scheme. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2022;56(7):883-884.
Taylor J, Stratton E, McLean L, Richards B, Glozier N. How junior doctors perceive personalised yoga and group exercise in the management of occupational and traumatic stressors. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2022;98(1161):e10.