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Developing Tools And Methods To Improve The Mental Health Of Aboriginal Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$328,270.00
Summary
Aboriginal children are thought to experience a disproportionately high burden of mental health-related harm. Little is known about the nature and extent of this harm, or how to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children. This fellowship seeks to determine the clinical validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire amongst urban Aboriginal children. Subsequently, work will be undertaken with communities to develop an intervention to improve child mental health.
The applicant is a clinical psychologist. Research focuses on developing, evaluating and disseminating psychological interventions for co-existing mental health (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, anxiety) and alcohol and other drug problems (e.g. alcohol, c
How well people perform in everyday situations is often determined by memory function. When required to perform under stress memory performance is often affected. The effect of a psychological stress test on memory function in healthy volunteers and the ability of a dietary supplement, tyrosine, to prevent the effects will be studied. The data may suggest that depletion amino acids is responsible for the decrements in performance that are evident after an acute stressor.
Randomised Controlled Trial Of Treatment For Alcohol Use Problems And Social Phobia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$630,333.00
Summary
Social Phobia and harmful Alcohol use often go together and suferers experince additional distress, disability, and worse results from treatment. Previous clinical trials tested adding treatments for the separate disorders together which may have confused patients. This project test integrated evidence based CBT treatments for the separate problems compared to treatment for alcohol alone. Reduced drinking, decreased social anxiety and increased quality of life are the expected results
Dopamine Mechanisms Conferring Resilience To Depression: A New Antidepressant Target
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$560,948.00
Summary
A significant proportion of people who suffer depression fail to obtain effective relief from either drugs or psychotherapy. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to develop new, and more effective, treatments. This project will determine whether certain specific brain pathways that use the transmitter dopamine can be manipulated in their activity so as to increase resilience to depression. This work has potential to provide the foundation for the development a new generation of antidepressants.