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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2017
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Hay, Simon I., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ackerman, Ilana N., Adedeji, Isaac A., Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Agrawal, Sutapa, Agrawal, Anurag, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemiju, Tomi F., Akseer, Nadia, Al Lami, Faris Hasan, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390 (10100), 1260-1344. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32130-X
2017
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Naghavi, Mohsen, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Arnlov, Johan, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aiyar, Sneha, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Noore, Alam, Tahiya, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Ali, Syed Danish, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkaabi, Juma M., Alkerwi, Ala'a ... GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators (2017). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 390 (10100), 1151-1210. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32152-9
2017
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression
Woody, C. A., Ferrari, A. J., Siskind, D. J., Whiteford, H. A. and Harris, M. G. (2017). A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 219, 86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.05.003
2017
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Noore, Alam, Tahiya ... Shen, Jiabin (2017). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390 (10100), 1345-1422. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32366-8
2017
Journal Article
Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015
El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, I. A., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Biryukov, Stan, Casey, Daniel, Cercy, Kelly, Charlson, Fiona J., Cornaby, Leslie, Dicker, Daniel, Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Foreman, Kyle J., Fraser, Maya, Frostad, Joseph, Godwin, William W., Griswold, Max, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Leung, Janni, Liu, Patrick ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2017). Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y
2017
Journal Article
Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
Azzopardi, Peter, Cini, Karly, Kennedy, Elissa, Sawyer, Susan, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Collison, Michael, Afifi, Rima A., Al-raiby, Jamela, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Afshin, Ashkan, Foreman, Kyle J., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Liu, Patrick, Olsen, Helen E., Smith, Alison, Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Wang, Haidong, Ärnlöv, Johan, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators (2017). Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4
2017
Journal Article
Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study
Kassebaum, Nicholas, Hmwe Kyu, Hmwe, Zoeckler, Leo, Elizabeth Olsen, Helen, Thomas, Katie, Pinho, Christine, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Dandona, Lalit, Ferrari, Alize, Ghiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde, Hay, Simon I., Kinfu, Yohannes, Liang, Xiaofeng, Lopez, Alan, Carvalho Malta, Deborah, Mokdad, Ali H., Naghavi, Mohsen, Patton, George C., Salomon, Joshua, Sartorius, Benn, Topor-Madry, Roman, Vollset, Stein Emil, Werdecker, Andrea, Whiteford, Harvey A., Abate, Kalkidan Hasen, Abbas, Kaja, Damtew, Solomon Abrha, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akseer, Nadia ... Vos, Theo (2017). Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 171 (6), 573-592. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0250
2017
Journal Article
Global skin disease morbidity and mortality an update from the global burden of disease study 2013
Karimkhani, Chante, Dellavalle, Robert P., Coffeng, Luc E., Flohr, Carsten, Hay, Roderick J., Langan, Sinead M., Nsoesie, Elaine O., Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly E., Silverberg, Jonathan I., Vos, Theo and Naghavi, Mohsen (2017). Global skin disease morbidity and mortality an update from the global burden of disease study 2013. JAMA Dermatology, 153 (5), 406-412. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.5538
2017
Conference Publication
The Population Cost-Effectiveness of Universal and Indicated School-Based Interventions to Prevent Major Depression Among Children and Adolescents in the Australian Population
Lee, Yong Yi, Barendregt, Jan J., Stockings, Emily A., Ferrari, Alize J., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine (2017). The Population Cost-Effectiveness of Universal and Indicated School-Based Interventions to Prevent Major Depression Among Children and Adolescents in the Australian Population. MILANO: INT CTR MENTAL HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS-ICMPE.
2017
Journal Article
The burden of mental disorders in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013
Charara, Raghid, Forouzanfar, Mohammad, Naghavi, Mohsen, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Vos, Theo, Daoud, Farah, Wang, Haidong, Bcheraoui, Charbel El, Khalil, Ibrahim, Hamadeh, Randah R., Khosravi, Ardeshir, Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa, Khader, Yousef, Al-Hamad, Nawal, Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf, Rafay, Anwar, Asghar, Rana, Rana, Saleem M., Shaheen, Amira, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Husseini, Abdullatif, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Khoja, Tawfik, Rayess, Zulfa A. Al, AlBuhairan, Fadia S., Hsairi, Mohamed, Alomari, Mahmoud A., Ali, Raghib ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2017). The burden of mental disorders in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013. PLoS One, 12 (1) 0169575, e0169575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169575
2017
Book Chapter
The Global epidemiology and disease burden of cannabis use and dependence
Degenhardt, L., Ferrari, A. J. and Hall, W. D. (2017). The Global epidemiology and disease burden of cannabis use and dependence. Handbook of cannabis and related pathologies: Biology, pharmacology, diagnosis, and treatment. (pp. 89-100) edited by Victor R. Preedy. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800756-3.00011-9
2016
Journal Article
The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study (vol 8, e76635, 2013)
Degenhardt, L., Ferrari, A. J., Calabria, B., Hall, W. D., Norman, R. E. and McGrath, J. (2016). The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study (vol 8, e76635, 2013). Plos One, 11 (10), e0165221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165221
2016
Journal Article
Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 SDG Collaborators, Abajobir, A. A., Charlson, F. J., Erskine, H.E., Ferrari, A. J., Knibbs, L.D., Leung, J., Santomauro, D. F., Veerman, J. L., Whiteford, H. A., Lalloo, R. and Guo, Yuming (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 388 (10053), 1813-1850. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31467-2
2016
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators, Charlson, F. J., Erskine, H. E., Ferrari, A. J., Whiteford, H. A., Alam, N. K. M., Knibbs, L. D., Leung, J., Lalloo, Ratilal, Gouda, H. N. and McGrath, J. J. (2016). Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 388 (10053), 1459-1544. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31012-1
2016
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators, Charlson, F. J., Erskine, H. E., Ferrari, A. J., Leung, J., Whiteford, H. A., Abajobir, A. A., Knibbs, L. D., Lalloo, R., Scott, J. G. and Guo, Yuming (2016). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 388 (10053), 1545-1602. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6
2016
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Risk Factors Collaborators, Charlson, F. J., Ferrari, A. J., Abajobir, A. A., Erskine, H. E., Knibbs, L. D., Leung, J., Santomauro, D. F., Veerman, J. L., Whiteford, H. A., Lalloo, R., Scott, J. G., Alam, N. K. M., Gouda, H. N., Guo, Y. and McGrath, J. J. (2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 388 (10053), 1659-1724. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31679-8
2016
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 DALYs and HALE Collaborators, Charlson, F. J., Erskine, H. E., Leung , J., Whiteford, H. A., Abajobir, A. A., Ferrari, A. J., Knibbs, L. D., Lalloo, R., Alam, N. K. M., Gouda, H. N. and Guo, Y. (2016). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 388 (10053), 1603-1658. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31460-X
2016
Journal Article
Long-term outcomes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Erskine, Holly E., Norman, Rosana E., Ferrari, Alize J., Chan, Gary C.K., Copeland, William E., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Scott, James G. (2016). Long-term outcomes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55 (10), 841-850. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.06.016
2016
Journal Article
Prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis
Baxter, Amanda J., Charlson, Fiona J., Cheng, Hui G., Shidhaye, Rahul, Ferrari, Alize J. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2016). Prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3 (9), 832-841. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30139-0
2016
Journal Article
The population cost-effectiveness of delivering universal and indicated school-based interventions to prevent the onset of major depression among youth in Australia
Lee, Y. Y., Barendregt, J. J., Stockings, E. A., Ferrari, A. J., Whiteford, H. A., Patton, G. A. and Mihalopoulos, C. (2016). The population cost-effectiveness of delivering universal and indicated school-based interventions to prevent the onset of major depression among youth in Australia. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26 (5), 1-20. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016000469
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
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
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
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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