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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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
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
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
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
2014
Journal Article
The global burden of conduct disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 2010
Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Polanczyk, Guilherme V., Moffitt, Terrie E., Murray, Christopher J. L., Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Scott, James G. (2014). The global burden of conduct disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 2010. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (4), 328-336. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12186
2014
Journal Article
The global burden of anxiety disorders in 2010
Baxter, A. J., Vos, T., Scott, K. M., Ferrari, A. J. and Whiteford, H. A. (2014). The global burden of anxiety disorders in 2010. Psychological Medicine, FirstView (11), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0033291713003243
2014
Journal Article
Challenging the myth of an "epidemic" of common mental disorders: trends in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression between 1990 and 2010
Baxter, Amanda J., Scott, Kate M., Ferrari, Alize J., Norman, Rosana E., Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2014). Challenging the myth of an "epidemic" of common mental disorders: trends in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression between 1990 and 2010. Depression and Anxiety, 31 (6), 506-516. doi: 10.1002/da.22230
2014
Journal Article
The global burden of mental and substance use disorders: changes in estimating burden between GBD1990 and GBD2010
Baxter, A. J., Ferrari, A. J., Erskine, H. E., Charlson, F. J., Degenhardt, L. and Whiteford, H. A. (2014). The global burden of mental and substance use disorders: changes in estimating burden between GBD1990 and GBD2010. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 23 (3), 239-249. doi: 10.1017/S2045796014000237
2013
Journal Article
Research review: epidemiological modelling of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Nelson, Paul, Polanczyk, Guilherme V., Flaxman, Abraham D., Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Scott, James G. (2013). Research review: epidemiological modelling of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 54 (12), 1263-1274. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12144
2013
Journal Article
Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Degenhardt, Louisa, Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J., Baxter, Amanda J., Charlson, Fiona J., Hall, Wayne D., Freedman, Greg, Burstein, Roy, Johns, Nicole, Engell, Rebecca E., Flaxman, Abraham, Murray, Christopher J. L. and Vos, Theo (2013). Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 382 (9904), 1564-1574. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61530-5
2013
Journal Article
Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Whiteford, Harvey A., Degenhardt, Louisa, Rehm, Juergen, Baxter, Amanda J., Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly E., Charlson, Fiona J., Norman, Rosana E., Flaxman, Abraham D., Johns, Nicole, Burstein, Roy, Murray, Christopher J. L. and Vos, Theo (2013). Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 382 (9904), 1575-1586. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61611-6
2013
Journal Article
The global epidemiology and contribution of cannabis use and dependence to the global burden of disease: results from the GBD 2010 Study
Degenhardt, Louisa, Ferrari, Alize J., Calabria, Bianca, Hall, Wayne D., Norman, Rosana E., McGrath, John, Flaxman, Abraham D., Engell, Rebecca E., Freedman, Greg D., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Vos, Theo (2013). The global epidemiology and contribution of cannabis use and dependence to the global burden of disease: results from the GBD 2010 Study. PLoS One, 8 (10) e76635, e76635.1-e76635.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076635
2013
Journal Article
The epidemiological modelling of dysthymia: Application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Charlson, Fiona J., Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham D. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). The epidemiological modelling of dysthymia: Application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151 (1), 111-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.060
2013
Journal Article
The epidemiological modelling of major depressive disorder: application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Ferrari, Alize J., Charlson, Fiona J., Norman, Rosana E., Flaxman, Abraham D., Patten, Scott B., Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). The epidemiological modelling of major depressive disorder: application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e69637, e69637.1-e69637.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069637
2013
Journal Article
How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?
Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J., Baxter, Amanda J., Charlson, Fiona J. and Degenhardt, Louisa (2013). How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?. Current Opinion In Psychiatry, 26 (4), 376-383. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328361e60f
2013
Journal Article
Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature
Ferrari, A. J., Somerville, A. J., Baxter, A. J., Norman, R., Patten, S. B., Vos, T. and Whiteford, H. (2013). Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature. Psychological Medicine, 43 (3), 471-481. doi: 10.1017/S0033291712001511
2013
Book Chapter
The burdens of mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and the World Mental Health surveys: similarities, differences, and implications for mental health research
Whiteford, Harvey A. and Ferrari, Alize J. (2013). The burdens of mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and the World Mental Health surveys: similarities, differences, and implications for mental health research. The burdens of mental disorders: global perspectives from the WHO world mental health surveys. (pp. 221-229) edited by Jordi Alonso, Barcelona Somnath Chatterji and Yanling He. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2013
Journal Article
Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Ferrari, Alize J., Charlson, Fiona J., Norman, Rosana E., Patten, Scott B., Freedman, Greg, Murray, Christopher J. L., Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS Medicine, 10 (11) e1001547, e1001547. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001547
2012
Journal Article
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Vos, Theo, Flaxman, Abraham D., Naghavi, Mohsen, Lozano, Rafael, Michaud, Catherine, Ezzati, Majid, Shibuya, Kenji, Salomon, Joshua A, Abdalla, Safa, Aboyans, Victor, Abraham, Jerry, Ackerman, Ilana, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Ahn, Stephanie Y., Ali, Mohammed K., Alvarado, Miriam, Anderson, H. Ross, Anderson, Laurie M., Andrews, Kathryn G., Atkinson, Charles, Baddour, Larry M., Bahalim, Adil N., Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Barrero, Lope H., Bartels, David H., Basanez, Maria-Gloria, Baxter, Amanda, Bell, Michelle L., Benjamin, Emelia J. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2012). Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 380 (9859), 2163-2196. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2
2012
Journal Article
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Lim, Stephen S., Vos, Theo, Flaxman, Abraham D., Danaei, Goodarz, Shibuya, Kenji, Adair-Rohani, Heather, Amann, Markus, Anderson, H. Ross, Andrews, Kathryn G., Aryee, Martin, Atkinson, Charles, Bacchus, Loraine J., Bahalim, Adil N., Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Balmes, John, Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Baxter, Amanda, Bell, Michelle L., Blore, Jed D., Blyth, Fiona, Bonner, Carissa, Borges, Guilherme, Bourne, Rupert, Boussinesq, Michel, Brauer, Michael, Brooks, Peter, Bruce, Nigel G., Brunekreef, Bert, Bryan-Hancock, Claire ... Ezzati, Majid (2012). A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 380 (9859), 2224-2260. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61766-8
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
Estimating the global epidemiology and burden of personality disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Damian Santomauro
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, Associate Professor Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson
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