Indigenous Mental Health Model Of Care: RCT Based On A Trans-diagnostic CBT Program Co-designed With Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$996,217.00
Summary
We propose to develop an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care (IMMHC) that encompasses psychological therapy and cultural healing practices developed in consultation with local, participating Indigenous communities, that will for the first time treat highly prevalent mood and anxiety disorders in Indigenous Australians.
Fostering Responsive Mental Health Systems In The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$499,989.00
Summary
The current refugee crisis across Europe and the Middle East effects both individual refugees’ psychological well-being, as they face extreme stressors in their flight from their home country. In response to this crisis, this project aims to provide a framework for scaling-up the delivery and uptake of effective community-based mental health strategies to address the specific needs of refugees with mental health problems in ways that are affordable and can be delivered to millions of refugees.
Adolescent indigenous Australians suffer much higher rates of psychological disorder than other Australians. At present we have no evidence for any programs that reduce the risk of suicide, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder in this population. This project will provide the first evidence of the efficacy of a indigenously-adapted form of cognitive behaviour therapy aimed to treat anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and hopelessness in Australian Aborigines.
ACTION - Aggression In Children: Unravelling Gene-environment Interplay To Inform Treatment
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$453,871.00
Summary
Aggression inflicts a huge personal, psychological and financial burden on affected individuals, their relatives, and society at large. ACTION will deliver an overarching framework that combines a thorough understanding of pathways leading to aggression with a map of current gaps, best practices on clinical, ethical, legal, and social issues.
Forging A New Understanding Of Iron In Neurodegenerative Disease.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$598,573.00
Summary
Using the versatile model system, C. elegans, this proposal will define how normal functions of the brain become corrupted with age and hijacked by neurodegenerative diseases to cause dementia. Coupling specialised X-ray imaging only available at the Australian Synchrotron with the research excellence of the University of Melbourne, this Fellowship will provide a better understanding of normal ageing and how this relates to the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
A Culturally Appropriate Approach To Improve Mental Health Outcomes In Sri Lanka And China: Mental Health First Aid
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,161,042.00
Summary
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training has an established track record in high-income countries of improving knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to people with mental health problems. However, appropriateness of the course content and implementation models in middle-income countries is unknown. This project provides a unique opportunity to develop and pilot culturally appropriate MHFA training to improve population mental health in middle-income countries.
OzENTER-TBI_Australia-Europe NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research In TBI Collaboration
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$368,823.00
Summary
The OzENTER-TBI project will advance the care of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Researchers will collaborate with the European CENTER-TBI project to characterise and classify TBI. They will contribute to large data sets which will explore the differences between sites and countries on TBI outcomes. They will also investigate emerging technologies in TBI. It will have a profound impact on treatment, health care costs and ultimately quality of life for TBI patients worldwide.
Dementia Associated To Diabetes: Prevention Through The Modulation Of Cerebrovascular Integrity
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$719,770.00
Summary
Diabetic insulin resistance is reported to induce cognitive decline and dementia. An accumulating body of evidence suggest that compromised integrity of neurovascular unit and following changes in cerebral lipid homeostasis may be centrally involved in the neurodegeneration and cognitive deficits. Therefore, the project aims to prevent the insulin resistance-associated cognitive impairment by modulating the integrity of cerebrovasculature and lipid homeostasis.
PREVention Of Diabetes Through Lifestyle Intervention And Population Studies In Europe And Around The World
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$345,281.00
Summary
The PREVIEW Study will identify the most efficient lifestyle pattern for the prevention of type-2 diabetes in a population of pre-diabetic overweight or obese individuals. The project comprises two distinct lines of evidence, an intervention study and population studies. The focus will be on diet (specifically protein and glycemic index) and intensity of physical activity, as well as their interaction with the lifestyle factors, habitual stress, sleeping pattern, behavioural, environmental, cult ....The PREVIEW Study will identify the most efficient lifestyle pattern for the prevention of type-2 diabetes in a population of pre-diabetic overweight or obese individuals. The project comprises two distinct lines of evidence, an intervention study and population studies. The focus will be on diet (specifically protein and glycemic index) and intensity of physical activity, as well as their interaction with the lifestyle factors, habitual stress, sleeping pattern, behavioural, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic variables.Read moreRead less
Neuroimaging Insights Into Sleep-wake Dysfunction In Older Adults 'at Risk' Of Developing Dementia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$548,235.00
Summary
This program of research aims to investigate the biological mechanisms underlying the relationship between sleep dysfunction and dementia. I aim to apply my magnetic resonance imaging expertise and experience working with individuals ‘at risk’ of dementia and further develop my emerging skills in sleep research, to improve our understanding of this fundamental relationship and investigate the effect of targeted interventions and longitudinal clinical outcomes in ‘at risk’ older adults.