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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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
2022
Journal Article
Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021
Bollyky, Thomas J, Hulland, Erin N, Barber, Ryan M, Collins, James K, Kiernan, Samantha, Moses, Mark, Pigott, David M, Reiner Jr, Robert C, Sorensen, Reed J D, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Bang-Jensen, Bree, Carter, Austin, Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Combs, Emily, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Duncan, Bruce B, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B, Fedosseeva, Tatiana ... Dieleman, Joseph L (2022). Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021. The Lancet, 399 (10334), 1489-1512. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00172-6
2022
Journal Article
Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis
Sorensen, Reed J. D., Barber, Ryan M., Pigott, David M., Carter, Austin, Spencer, Cory N., Ostroff, Samuel M., Reiner, Robert C., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bachmeier, Steven D., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Bisignano, Catherine, Bloom, Sabina S., Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Collins, James K., Comfort, Haley, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham D. ... COVID-19 Forecasting Team (2022). Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis. Lancet, 399 (10334), 1469-1488. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02867-1
2022
Journal Article
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
Wang, Haidong, Paulson, Katherine R, Pease, Spencer A, Watson, Stefanie, Comfort, Haley, Zheng, Peng, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Bisignano, Catherine, Barber, Ryan M, Alam, Tahiya, Fuller, John E, May, Erin A, Jones, Darwin Phan, Frisch, Meghan E, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O, Bang-Jensen, Bree, Bertolacci, Gregory J, Bloom, Sabina S, Carter, Austin, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Chattopadhyay, Jhilik, Cogen, Rebecca M, Collins, James K, Cooperrider, Kimberly, Dai, Xiaochen ... Murray, Christopher J L (2022). Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21. The Lancet, 399 (10334), 1513-1536. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02796-3
2022
Journal Article
The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis
Moitra, Modhurima, Santomauro, Damian, Collins, Pamela Y., Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey, Saxena, Shekhar and Ferrari, Alize J. (2022). The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis. PLoS Medicine, 19 (2) e1003901, e1003901. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003901
2022
Journal Article
Depression and anxiety during COVID-19 – Authors' reply
Santomauro, Damian F, Whiteford, Harvey A and Ferrari, Alize J (2022). Depression and anxiety during COVID-19 – Authors' reply. The Lancet, 399 (10324), 518-519. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02800-2
2022
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian F., Herrera, Ana M. Mantilla, Shadid, Jamileh, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Erskine, Holly E., Charlson, Fiona J., Degenhardt, Louisa, Scott, James G., McGrath, John J., Allebeck, Peter, Benjet, Corina, Breitborde, Nicholas J. K., Brugha, Traolach, Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Fischer, Florian, Haagsma, Juanita A., Maria Haro, Josep, Kieling, Christian, Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo, Kumar, G. Anil, Leung, Janni, Majeed, Azeem, Mitchell, Philip B., Moitra, Modhurima, Mokdad, Ali H., Molokhia, Mariam ... Whiteford, Harvey A. (2022). Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Psychiatry, 9 (2), 137-150. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00395-3
2021
Journal Article
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Santomauro, Damian F., Herrera, Ana M. Mantilla, Shadid, Jamileh, Zheng, Peng, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Pigott, David M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Amlag, Joanne O., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Bertolacci, Gregory J., Bloom, Sabina S., Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Chattopadhyay, Jhilik, Cogen, Rebecca M., Collins, James K., Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Flaxman, Abraham D., Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Giles, John R. ... Ferrari, Alize J. (2021). Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet, 398 (10312), 1700-1712. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02143-7
2021
Journal Article
Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Moitra, Modhurima, Santomauro, Damian, Degenhardt, Louisa, Collins, Pamela Y., Whiteford, Harvey, Vos, Theo and Ferrari, Alize (2021). Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 137, 242-249. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.053
2021
Journal Article
The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Santomauro, Damian F, Melen, Sarah, Mitchison, Deborah, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize J (2021). The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (4), 320-328. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00040-7
2020
Journal Article
Author Correction: Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States (Nature Medicine, (2020), 10.1038/s41591-020-1132-9)
Reiner, Robert C., Barber, Ryan M., Collins, James K., Zheng, Peng, Adolph, Christopher, Albright, James, Antony, Catherine M., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bachmeier, Steven D., Bang-Jensen, Bree, Bannick, Marlena S., Bloom, Sabina, Carter, Austin, Castro, Emma, Causey, Kate, Chakrabarti, Suman, Charlson, Fiona J., Cogen, Rebecca M., Combs, Emily, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Earl, Lucas, Ewald, Samuel B., Ezalarab, Maha, Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham, Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Gakidou, Emmanuela ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Author Correction: Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States (Nature Medicine, (2020), 10.1038/s41591-020-1132-9). Nature Medicine, 26 (12), 1950-1950. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-01181-w
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Zheng, Peng, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M, Agarwal, Gina, Aghamir, Seyed Mohammad Kazem, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1223-1249. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Vos, Theo, Lim, Stephen S, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Parisa, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Gina, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Parisa, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M., Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159.
2020
Journal Article
The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017
Sagar, Rajesh, Dandona, Rakhi, Gururaj, Gopalkrishna, Dhaliwal, R. S., Singh, Aditya, Ferrari, Alize, Dua, Tarun, Ganguli, Atreyi, Varghese, Mathew, Chakma, Joy K., Kumar, G. Anil, Shaji, K. S., Ambekar, Atul, Rangaswamy, Thara, Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, Agarwal, Vivek, Krishnankutty, Rinu P., Bhatia, Rohit, Charlson, Fiona, Chowdhary, Neerja, Erskine, Holly E., Glenn, Scott D., Krish, Varsha, Mantilla Herrera, Ana M., Mutreja, Parul, Odell, Christopher M., Pal, Pramod K., Prakash, Sanjay, Santomauro, Damian ... Dandona, Lalit (2020). The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7 (2), 148-161. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30475-4
2020
Journal Article
Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States
Reiner, Robert C., Barber, Ryan M., Collins, James K., Zheng, Peng, Adolph, Christopher, Albright, James, Antony, Catherine M., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bachmeier, Steven D., Bang-Jensen, Bree, Bannick, Marlena S., Bloom, Sabina, Carter, Austin, Castro, Emma, Causey, Kate, Chakrabarti, Suman, Charlson, Fiona J., Cogen, Rebecca M., Combs, Emily, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Earl, Lucas, Ewald, Samuel B., Ezalarab, Maha, Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham, Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Gakidou, Emmanuela ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States. Nature Medicine, 27 (1), 94-105. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-1132-9
2019
Journal Article
A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study
Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Agerbo, Esben, Holtz, Yan, Erlangsen, Annette, Canudas-Romo, Vladimir, Andersen, Per Kragh, Charlson, Fiona J., Christensen, Maria K., Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Momen, Natalie, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Nordentoft, Merete, Santomauro, Damian F., Scott, James G., Whiteford, Harvey A., Weye, Nanna, McGrath, John J. and Laursen, Thomas M. (2019). A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study. The Lancet, 394 (10211), 1827-1835. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32316-5
2019
Journal Article
Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Gouda, Hebe N., Charlson, Fiona, Sorsdahl, Katherine, Ahmadzada, Sanam, Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly, Leung, Janni, Santamauro, Damian, Lund, Crick, Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Mayosi, Bongani M., Kengne, Andre Pascal, Harris, Meredith, Achoki, Tom, Wiysonge, Charles S., Stein, Dan J. and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Global Health, 7 (10), e1375-e1387. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30374-2
2019
Journal Article
Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))
Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Afshin, Ashkan, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Lim, Stephen S., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A., Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2019). Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)). The Lancet, 393 (10190). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31429-1
Supervision
Availability
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- 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
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
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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2025
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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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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