Dr Alize Ferrari
Dr

Alize Ferrari

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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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Epidemiology Health Sciences

Research interests

  • 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.

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121 works between 1993 and 2025
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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

The population cost-effectiveness of delivering universal and indicated school-based interventions to prevent the onset of major depression among youth in Australia

2016

Journal Article

The prevalence and burden of bipolar disorder: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Ferrari, Alize J., Stockings, Emily, Khoo, Jon-Paul, Erskine, Holly E., Degenhardt, Louisa, Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2016). The prevalence and burden of bipolar disorder: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Bipolar Disorders, 18 (5), 440-450. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12423

The prevalence and burden of bipolar disorder: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2016

Journal Article

Global burden of disease studies: implications for mental and substance use disorders

Whiteford, Harvey, Ferrari, Alize and Degenhardt, Louisa (2016). Global burden of disease studies: implications for mental and substance use disorders. Health Affairs, 35 (6), 1114-1120. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0082

Global burden of disease studies: implications for mental and substance use disorders

2016

Journal Article

Challenges to estimating the true global burden of mental disorders

Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J. and Vos, Theo (2016). Challenges to estimating the true global burden of mental disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3 (5), 402-403. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30026-8

Challenges to estimating the true global burden of mental disorders

2016

Journal Article

Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

Patel, Vikram, Chisholm, Dan, Parikh, Rachana, Charlson, Fiona J., Degenhardt, Louisa, Dua, Tarun, Ferrari, Alize J., Hyman, Steve, Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Levin, Carol, Lund, Crick, Medina Mora, María Elena, Petersen, Inge, Scott, James, Shidhaye, Rahul, Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, Thornicroft, Graham, Whiteford, Harvey and on behalf of the DCP MNS Author Group (2016). Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition. The Lancet, 387 (10028), 1672-1685. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00390-6

Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

2016

Journal Article

Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013 findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study

Kyu, Hmwe H., Pinho, Christine, Wagner, Joseph A., Brown, Jonathan C., Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Charlson, Fiona J., Coffeng, Luc Edgar, Dandona, Lalit, Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Fleming, Thomas D., Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Graetz, Nicholas, Guinovart, Caterina, Haagsma, Juanita, Higashi, Hideki, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Larson, Heidi J., Lim, Stephen S., Mokdad, Ali H., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Odell, Shaun V., Roth, Gregory A., Serina, Peter T., Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Misganaw, Awoke, Whiteford, Harvey A., Wolock, Timothy M. ... Vos, Theo (2016). Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013 findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study. JAMA Pediatrics, 170 (3), 267-287. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4276

Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013 findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study

2016

Journal Article

Post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression in conflict-affected populations: an epidemiological model and predictor analysis

Charlson, F. J., Flaxman, A., Ferrari, A. J., Vos, T., Steel, Z. and Whiteford, H. A. (2016). Post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression in conflict-affected populations: an epidemiological model and predictor analysis. Global Mental Health, 3 (e4) e4, e4.1-e4.11. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2015.26

Post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression in conflict-affected populations: an epidemiological model and predictor analysis

2016

Journal Article

Republished: Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

Patel, Vikram, Chisholm, Dan, Parikh, Rachana, Charlson, Fiona J, Degenhardt, Louisa, Dua, Tarun, Ferrari, Alize J, Hyman, Steve, Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Levin, Carol, Lund, Crick, Mora, María Elena Medina, Petersen, Inge, Scott, James, Shidhaye, Rahul, Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, Thornicroft, Graham, Whiteford, Harvey and Group, on behalf of the DCP MNS Author (2016). Republished: Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 32 (3), 196-212. doi: 10.4103/0971-9962.193189

Republished: Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

2016

Journal Article

Systematic reviews: inducting research students into scholarly conversations?

Leung, Janni, Ferrari, Alize, Baxter, Amanda, Schoultz, Mariyana, Beattie, Michelle and Harris, Meredith (2016). Systematic reviews: inducting research students into scholarly conversations?. Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2016.1190527

Systematic reviews: inducting research students into scholarly conversations?

2015

Journal Article

The global distribution of mental and substance use disorders: research gains and challenges

Ferrari, A. J. (2015). The global distribution of mental and substance use disorders: research gains and challenges. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 25 (3), 1-3. doi: 10.1017/S204579601500102X

The global distribution of mental and substance use disorders: research gains and challenges

2015

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Forouzanfar, M.H., Alexander, L., Anderson, H.R., Bachman, V.F., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Burnett, R., Casey, D., Coates, M.M., Cohen, A., Delwiche, K., Estep, K., Frostad, J.J., Astha, K.C., Kyu, H.H., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Ng, M., Slepak, E.L., Thomas, B.A., Wagner, J., Aasvang, G.M., Abbafati, C., Abbasoglu Ozgoren, A., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S.F., Aboyans, V., Abraham, B., Puthenpurakal Abraham, J., Abubakar, I. ... Temesgen, A.M. (2015). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 386 (10010), 2287-2323. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00128-2

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2015

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition

GBD 2013 DALYs and HALE Collaborators, Charlson, Fiona J., Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Gouda, Hebe N., Hoy, Damian G., Knibbs, Luke D., McGrath, John J., Scott, James G., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2015). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition. The Lancet, 386 (10009), 2145-2191. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61340-X

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition

2015

Journal Article

The Spanish Burden of Disease 2010: Neurological, mental and substance use disorders

Lara, Elvira, Garin, Noé, Ferrari, Alize J., Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Olaya, Beatriz, Sanchez-Riera, Lidia, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Haro, Josep Maria (2015). The Spanish Burden of Disease 2010: Neurological, mental and substance use disorders. Revista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental, 8 (4), 207-217. doi: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2014.09.001

The Spanish Burden of Disease 2010: Neurological, mental and substance use disorders

2015

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Vos, Theo, Barber, Ryan M., Bell, Brad, Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Biryukov, Stan, Bolliger, Ian, Charlson, Fiona, Davis, Adrian, Degenhardt, Louisa, Dicker, Daniel, Duan, Leilei, Erskine, Holly, Feigin, Valery L., Ferrari, Alize J., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Fleming, Thomas, Graetz, Nicholas, Guinovart, Caterina, Haagsma, Juanita, Hansen, Gillian M., Hanson, Sarah Wulf, Heuton, Kyle R., Higashi, Hideki, Kassebaum, Nicholas, Kyu, Hmwe, Laurie, Evan, Liang, Xiofeng, Lofgren, Katherine, Lozano, Rafael ... Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators (2015). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 386 (9995), 743-800. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2015

Journal Article

The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010

Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J., Degenhardt, Louisa, Feigin, Valery and Vos, Theo (2015). The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010. PLoS One, 10 (2) e0116820, 207-217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116820

The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010

2015

Journal Article

Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia

Moore, Sophie E., Scott, James G., Ferrari, Alize J., Mills, Ryan, Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Devries, Karen M., Degenhardt, Louisa, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A., McCarthy, Molly and Norman, Rosana E. (2015). Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 48, 208-220. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.05.006

Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Naghavi, Mohsen, Wang, Haidong, Lozano, Rafael, Davis, Adrian, Liang, Xiaofeng, Zhou, Maigeng, Vollset, Stein Emil, Ozgoren, Ayse Abbasoglu, Abdalla, Safa, Abd-Allah, Foad, Aziz, Muna I. Abdel, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abraham, Biju, Abraham, Jerry P., Abuabara, Katrina E., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Achoki, Tom, Adelekan, Ademola, Ademi, Zanfi Na, Adofo, Koranteng, Adou, Arsene Kouablan, Adsuar, Jose C., Aernlov, Johan, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Akena, Dickens, Al Khabouri, Mazin J. ... GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 385 (9963), 117-171. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2

Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2014

Journal Article

A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth

Erskine H.E., Moffitt T.E., Copeland W.E., Costello E.J., Ferrari A.J., Patton G., Degenhardt L., Vos T., Whiteford H.A. and Scott J.G. (2014). A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth. Psychological Medicine, 45 (7), 1551-1563. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714002888

A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth

2014

Other Outputs

Formulating a complete epidemiological profile of major depressive disorder: Investigating the global distribution, risk factors, outcomes, and burden of major depressive disorder

Ferrari, Alize Juliette (2014). Formulating a complete epidemiological profile of major depressive disorder: Investigating the global distribution, risk factors, outcomes, and burden of major depressive disorder. PhD Thesis, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.147

Formulating a complete epidemiological profile of major depressive disorder: Investigating the global distribution, risk factors, outcomes, and burden of major depressive disorder

2014

Journal Article

The burden attributable to mental and substance use disorders as risk factors for suicide: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Ferrari, Alize J., Norman, Rosana E., Freedman, Greg, Baxter, Amanda J., Pirkis, Jane E., Harris, Meredith G., Page, Andrew, Carnahan, Emily, Degenhardt, Louisa, Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2014). The burden attributable to mental and substance use disorders as risk factors for suicide: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS One, 9 (4) e91936, e91936.1-e91936.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091936

The burden attributable to mental and substance use disorders as risk factors for suicide: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Multidisciplinary co-design of innovative, client-centred models for Indigenous mental health services in South East Queensland
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2023
    The burden and risk factors of depressive disorders in Indigenous Australians: Implications for early detection and prevention
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Quantifying the burden of perinatal depression in Australia and New Zealand
    RANZCP Pat, Toni and Peter Kinsman Research Scholarship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Mental and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant administered by University of Washington)
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Alize Ferrari is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Estimating the global epidemiology and burden of personality disorders

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Damian Santomauro

  • 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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