Overview
Background
Dr Alize Ferrari leads the Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. This stream undertakes a program of work featuring the collection of new epidemiological data for mental disorders, analysis of existing data to quantify the distribution of mental disorders, quantification of the fatal and non-fatal consequences of mental disorders, and the development of methodological frameworks to improve the precision at which we collect and analyse epidemiological data. Dr Ferrari is an Affiliate Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Queensland. She is the Team Lead for the Mental Disorders Research Team within the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study. The GBD initiative is led by IHME and quantifies health loss from over 350 causes. She is the Primary Investigator on the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey. This is a population-based mental health survey of adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Southeast Queensland. It will determine the prevalence of mental and substance use disorders, mental health services being accessed, and implications for service reform.
Availability
- Dr Alize Ferrari is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease
My interests are within the fields of psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease estimation. I have led programs of work enabling the collection of new epidemiological data for mental disorders within an Indigenous Australian population, analysis of global epidemiological data to understand the distribution of mental disorders across populations, quantification of the fatal and non-fatal consequences of mental disorders, and the development of methodological frameworks to improve the precision at which we collect and analyze epidemiological data.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey
Basit, Tabinda, Toombs, Maree, Santomauro, Damian, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize (2025). Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60 (1), 201-213. doi: 10.1007/s00127-024-02648-8
2024
Journal Article
The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Santomauro, Damian F, Erskine, Holly E, Mantilla Herrera, Ana M, Miller, Paul Anthony, Shadid, Jamileh, Hagins, Hailey, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmed, Ayman, Alhalaiqa, Fadwa Naji, Ali, Mohammed Usman, Al-Marwani, Sabah, Almazan, Joseph Uy, Almustanyir, Sami, Alvi, Farrukh Jawad, Amer, Yasser Sami Abdel Dayem, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Amiri, Sohrab, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Angappan, Dhanalakshmi, Antony, Catherine M, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Ashraf, Tahira, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose L, Barrow, Amadou, Batra, Kavita, Bemanalizadeh, Maryam, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth ... Ferrari, Alize J (2024). The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry, 12 (2), 111-121. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00363-8
2024
Journal Article
Service coverage for major depressive disorder: estimated rates of minimally adequate treatment for 204 countries and territories in 2021
Santomauro, Damian F, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A, Chisholm, Dan, Saxena, Shekhar and Ferrari, Alize J (2024). Service coverage for major depressive disorder: estimated rates of minimally adequate treatment for 204 countries and territories in 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11 (12), 1012-1021. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00317-1
2024
Journal Article
The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Santomauro, Damian F, Hedley, Darren, Sahin, Ensu, Brugha, Traolach S, Naghavi, Mohsen, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A, Ferrari, Alize J and Stokes, Mark A (2024). The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Psychiatry Research, 341 116150, 116150. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116150
2024
Journal Article
Estimating levels of mental health service need by small geographic area: A case study for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in South East Queensland
Page, Imogen S., Pagliaro, Claudia, Ferrari, Alize J., Whiteford, Harvey and Diminic, Sandra (2024). Estimating levels of mental health service need by small geographic area: A case study for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in South East Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48 (5) 100185, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100185
2024
Journal Article
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Aali, Amirali, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Ackerman, Ilana N, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Addolorato, Giovanni, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adepoju, Abiola Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Afyouni, Shadi, Afzal, Saira, Afzal, Sina, Agodi, Antonella ... Murray, Christopher J L (2024). Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2133-2161. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00757-8
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study
Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena, Orozco, Ricardo, Rafful, Claudia, Cordero, Martha, Bishai, Jessica, Ferrari, Alize, Santomauro, Damian, Benjet, Corina, Borges, Guilherme and Mantilla-Herrera, Ana M. (2024). Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. Gaceta Médica de México, 159 (6), 527-538. doi: 10.24875/gmm.m24000828
2023
Journal Article
Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study
Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena, Orozco, Ricardo, Rafful, Claudia, Cordero, Martha, Bishai, Jessica, Ferrari, Alize, Santomauro, Damian, Benjet, Corina, Borges, Guilherme and Mantilla-Herrera, Ana M. (2023). Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. Gaceta Médica de México, 159 (6), 527-538. doi: 10.24875/gmm.23000376
2023
Journal Article
Educational level and the risk of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm in different age-groups: a cohort study covering 1,6 million subjects in the Stockholm region
Li, Baojing, Allebeck, Peter, Burstöm, Bo, Danielsson, Anna-Karin, Degenhardt, Louisa, Eikemo, Terje A., Ferrari, Alize, Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Lundin, Andreas, Manhica, Hélio, Newton, John, Whiteford, Harvey, Flodin, Pär, Sjöqvist, Hugo and Agardh, Emilie E. (2023). Educational level and the risk of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm in different age-groups: a cohort study covering 1,6 million subjects in the Stockholm region. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 32 (4) e1964, e1964. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1964
2023
Other Outputs
The Staying Deadly Survey: The Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Report
Ferrari, Alize, Basit, Tabinda, Santomauro, Damian, Chambers, T'Keya, Shadid, Jamileh, Lindstrom, Akiaja, Anderson, Mathew, Arthur, Sally and Corcoran, Laura (2023). The Staying Deadly Survey: The Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Report. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research; The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1c4e5ce
2023
Journal Article
Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders
Santomauro, Damian F., Purcell, Caroline, Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J. and Vos, Theo (2023). Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10 (4), 272-281. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00037-8
2023
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample
Basit, Tabinda, Anderson, Mathew, Lindstrom, Akiaja, Santomauro, Damian F., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Ferrari, Alize J. (2023). Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (2), 283-290. doi: 10.1177/00048674221150361
2023
Journal Article
Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment
Ali, S., Santomauro, D., Ferrari, A. J and Charlson, F. (2023). Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32 e8, 1-8. doi: 10.1017/s2045796023000045
2022
Journal Article
Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021
Wulf Hanson, Sarah, Abbafati, Cristiana, Aerts, Joachim G., Al-Aly, Ziyad, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Ballouz, Tala, Blyuss, Oleg, Bobkova, Polina, Bonsel, Gouke, Borzakova, Svetlana, Buonsenso, Danilo, Butnaru, Denis, Carter, Austin, Chu, Helen, De Rose, Cristina, Diab, Mohamed Mustafa, Ekbom, Emil, El Tantawi, Maha, Fomin, Victor, Frithiof, Robert, Gamirova, Aysylu, Glybochko, Petr V., Haagsma, Juanita A., Haghjooy Javanmard, Shaghayegh, Hamilton, Erin B., Harris, Gabrielle, Heijenbrok-Kal, Majanka H., Helbok, Raimund, Hellemons, Merel E. ... Vos, Theo (2022). Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. JAMA, 328 (16), 1604-1615. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18931
2022
Journal Article
The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk
Zheng, Peng, Afshin, Ashkan, Biryukov, Stan, Bisignano, Catherine, Brauer, Michael, Bryazka, Dana, Burkart, Katrin, Cercy, Kelly M., Cornaby, Leslie, Dai, Xiaochen, Dirac, M. Ashworth, Estep, Kara, Fay, Kairsten A., Feldman, Rachel, Ferrari, Alize J., Gakidou, Emmanuela, Gil, Gabriela Fernanda, Griswold, Max, Hay, Simon I., He, Jiawei, Irvine, Caleb M. S., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., LeGrand, Kate E., Lescinsky, Haley, Lim, Stephen S., Lo, Justin, Mullany, Erin C., Ong, Kanyin Liane, Rao, Puja C. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2022). The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk. Nature Medicine, 28 (10), 2038-2044. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01973-2
2022
Journal Article
Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis
Barber, Ryan M., Sorensen, Reed J. D., Pigott, David M., Bisignano, Catherine, Carter, Austin, Amlag, Joanne O., Collins, James K., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Cogen, Rebecca M., Combs, Emily, Comfort, Haley, Cooperrider, Kimberly, Dai, Xiaochen, Daoud, Farah, Deen, Amanda, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham D., Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Giles, John R. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2022). Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis. Lancet, 399 (10344), 2351-2380. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00484-6
2022
Journal Article
Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population
Page, I. S., Ferrari, A. J., Slade, T., Anderson, M., Santomauro, D. and Diminic, S. (2022). Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31 e44, e44. doi: 10.1017/s2045796022000233
2022
Journal Article
Excess mortality in severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression
Ali, Suhailah, Santomauro, Damian, Ferrari, Alize J. and Charlson, Fiona (2022). Excess mortality in severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 149, 97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.02.036
2022
Journal Article
The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Castelpietra, Giulio, Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo, Agardh, Emilie E., Armocida, Benedetta, Beghi, Massimiliano, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Ma, Rui, Starace, Fabrizio, Steel, Nicholas, Addolorato, Giovanni, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Andrei, Tudorel, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose L, Banach, Maciej, Bärnighausen, Till Winfried, Barone-Adesi, Francesco, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Carvalho, Felix, Carvalho, Márcia, Chandan, Joht Singh, Chattu, Vijay Kumar, Couto, Rosa A.S., Cruz-Martins, Natália, Dargan, Paul I., Deuba, Keshab, da Silva, Diana Dias, Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi Francis, Fernandes, Eduarda ... Monasta, Lorenzo (2022). The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 16 100341, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100341
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Alize Ferrari is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Projects related to psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease
Projects related to the following broad topic areas can be discussed further with those intrested;
- Estimating the global epidemiology and burden of mental disorder
- Developing epidemiological modelling and global burden of disease methods for mental disorders
- Quantifying the burden attributable to mental disorders as risk factors for other health outcomes
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Planning mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: an analysis of service models, prevalence, and local variation in needs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford, Dr Sandra Diminic
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Doctor Philosophy
Estimating the global epidemiology and burden of personality disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Damian Santomauro
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Doctor Philosophy
Determinants and correlates of mental and substance use disorders amongst Indigenous Australians: An analysis of survey processes and epidemiological data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge, Professor Harvey Whiteford
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Determinants and correlates of mental and substance use disorders amongst Indigenous Australians: An analysis of survey processes and epidemiological data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the contribution of psychosis and bipolar disorder to premature mortality
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford, Dr Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson
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