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Where next for cognitive remediation in Australasian mental health care? Open

Susan L. Rossell, Kelly Allott, S Bryce, Katie M. Douglas, Anne Marie V. Miles , et al. · 2025

Factors associated with length of stay in medium secure units: A realist review Open

Wajeeha Zagham, Steve Kisely, Terry Stedman, Karen Brown, Frances Dark · 2024

Medium secure mental health units (MSUs) provide a specialised secure environment to assist people recovering from mental illness where less restrictive care has been unsuccessful or been unable to provide safety for the person or the comm…

Impact of Biological Sex on Emotional Perception Among Adults With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Protocol for a Systematic Review Open

Gabrielle Ritchie, Harriet Nwachukwu, Stephen Parker, Frances Dark · 2024

Background It is well established that individuals with schizophrenia experience deficits in emotional perception that can impact long-term social and occupational functioning. Understanding the factors that impact these impairments is imp…

Life is better but not without challenges: experiences following discharge from community-based residential mental health rehabilitation–a qualitative content analysis Open

Stephen Parker, M Shane Chapman, Marianne Wyder, Matthew Pommeranz, Rebecca Walgers , et al. · 2024

Purpose Community-based residential mental health rehabilitation units for people experiencing severe and persistent mental illness are increasingly available in Australia. Research completed 20 years ago suggested that people leaving thes…

Virtual Compensatory Cognitive Training (Virtual-CCT) – A study on acceptability and feasibility Open

Subhashini Gopal, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Suhavana Balasubramanian, Pooja Sivaji, Frances Dark , et al. · 2024

Background: Cognitive impairments in individuals with psychotic disorders impact day-to-day activities and social and occupational functioning (Bowie CR, 2006). Most of the cognitive interventions were developed in the west focusing mainly…

International Experience of Implementing Cognitive Remediation for People With Psychotic Disorders Open

Frances Dark, Isabelle Amado, Matthew D. Erlich, Satoru Ikezawa · 2024

Background Cognitive remediation (CR) is an effective therapy for the cognitive impact of mental illness, especially schizophrenia. Global efforts are being made to implement CR into routine mental health services with the aim of improving…

Reward Learning as a Potential Mechanism for Improvement in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Following Cognitive Remediation: Protocol for a Clinical, Nonrandomized, Pre-Post Pilot Study Open

Frances Dark, Graham J. Galloway, Marcus A. Gray, Matteo Cella, Veronica De Monte , et al. · 2024

Background Cognitive impairment is common with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Cognitive remediation (CR) is effective in improving global cognition, but not all individuals benefit from this type of intervention. A better understanding …

Examining the outcomes of the first one hundred residents in a community based residential rehabilitation unit for people affected by severe and persistent mental illness Open

Nicole Korman, Joanna Ng, Victoria Gore‐Jones, Frances Dark, Stephen Parker · 2023

Objective Community-based residential rehabilitation for people experiencing severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) is increasingly available as an alternative to psychiatric inpatient care. Understanding who accesses these services a…

Measuring recovery-oriented rehabilitation language in clinical documentation to enhance recovery-oriented practice Open

Veronica De Monte, Angus Veitch, Frances Dark, Carla Meurk, Marianne Wyder , et al. · 2023

Background Mental health services are encouraged to use language consistent with principles of recovery-oriented practice. This study presents a novel approach for identifying whether clinical documentation contains recovery-oriented rehab…

Biopsychology of Physical Activity in People with Schizophrenia: An Integrative Perspective on Barriers and Intervention Strategies Open

Urška Arnautovska, James P. Kesby, Nicole Korman, Amanda L. Rebar, Justin Chapman , et al. · 2022

People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia experience high physical comorbidity, leading to a 15-20-year mortality gap compared with the general population. Lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity (PA) play important ro…

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness within Rehabilitation Services: A Thematic Analysis Open

Luke Pervan, Stephen Parker, Maddison Wheeler, Frances Dark · 2022

Comparative Effectiveness of Integrated Peer Support and Clinical Staffing Models for Community-Based Residential Mental Health Rehabilitation: A Prospective Observational Study Open

Stephen Parker, Urška Arnautovska, Nicole Korman, Meredith Harris, Frances Dark · 2022

<i>N</i>-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Schizophrenia Resistant to Clozapine: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Targeting Negative Symptoms Open

Erica Neill, Susan L. Rossell, Caitlin Yolland, Denny Meyer, Cherrie Galletly , et al. · 2022

Background and Hypothesis Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, yet a significant proportion of individuals on clozapine continue to experience disabling symptoms, despite being treated with a…

A Randomized Control Trial of Cognitive Compensatory Training (CCT) and Computerized Interactive Remediation of Cognition-Training for Schizophrenia (CIRCuiTS) Open

Frances Dark, Victoria Gore‐Jones, Ellie Newman, Maddison Wheeler, Veronica Demonte , et al. · 2022

Background Various modes of delivering cognitive remediation (CR) are effective, but there have been few head-to-head trials of different approaches. This trial aimed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two different programmes, Cogn…

Correction to: First Person Account of Returning to Education and Competitive Employment Following Serious Mental Illness Open

Matthew Pommeranz, Jeffrey Lawrence, Frances Dark · 2022

Implementing Introductory Training in Trauma-Informed Care Into Mental Health Rehabilitation Services: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Open

Laura Nation, Nicola Spence, Stephen Parker, Maddison Wheeler, Kate Powe , et al. · 2022

Objective This paper describes the implementation of training in trauma-informed care (TIC) across a mental health rehabilitation service. Method A mixed-methods approach was applied incorporating baseline measures of staff attitudes towar…

The Importance of Employment for Recovery, in People with Severe Mental Illness Open

Nagesh Pai, Frances Dark, David Castle · 2021

Videogame Play and Wellbeing Among a First Episode Psychosis Population Open

Daniel Johnson, Victoria Gore‐Jones, Frances Dark, Stephen Parker, Sharon Foley , et al. · 2021

With ongoing interest in the relationship between videogame and mental health alongside recent focus on gaming's role in coping with stressful life events, we sought to explore the relationship between videogame play and wellbeing among pe…

Adapting evidence-based group therapies following COVID-19 restrictions Open

Frances Dark, Anne Marie V. Miles, Kathy Madson, Ellen Strochnetter · 2021

Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has created barriers to the running of group therapies due to the need to maintain social distance. This paper aims to describe modifications of existing therapeutic groups delivered to people diagnosed with seri…

First Person Account of Returning to Education and Competitive Employment Following Serious Mental Illness Open

Matthew Pommeranz, Jeffrey Lawrence, Frances Dark · 2021

Education and work goals are important for people with serious mental illness. For many these goals remain unmet. Increasingly people with serious mental illness are inspired by the stories of people who have been able to meet the challeng…

Results from a quasi-controlled trial of a “Coping with Voices” group. Part 2 Open

Gordon Kay, Elizabeth Kendall, Maddy Slattery, Justin Scott, Victoria Gore‐Jones , et al. · 2021

Background: This is the second of two papers that investigated the effectiveness of a group-based program known as ‘Coping with Voices’. The first paper reported on the group facilitators experience of delivering the program. This second p…

Editorial: Design and Implementation of Rehabilitation Interventions for People With Complex Psychosis Open

Helen Killaspy, Tom Craig, Frances Dark, Carol Harvey, Alice Medalia · 2021

EDITORIAL article Front. Psychiatry, 26 May 2021Sec. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.698432

Sodium benzoate as an adjunctive treatment in early psychosis: a randomised clinical trial Open

J Scott, Andrew C. Baker, Clarissa Lim, Sharon Foley, Frances Dark , et al. · 2021

Background: There is evidence that sodium benzoate (BZ) may be an effective adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia. The clinical efficacy of BZ has been investigated in chronic schizophrenia, however the efficacy of this agent has not been…

Diary of a Mental Health Peer Worker: Findings From a Diary Study Into the Role of Peer Work in a Clinical Mental Health Setting Open

Marianne Wyder, Helena Roennfeldt, Stephen Parker, Gabrielle Vilic, Karen McCann , et al. · 2020

Introduction: The importance of peer support workers in mental health care delivery has been extensively advocated for in mental health policy frameworks. However, there has been limited research examining the implementation of paid peer w…

Life in 90 words: opportunities for person-centred care amidst COVID-19 Open

Theo Theodoros, Marianne Wyder, Chiara Lombardo, Frances Dark, Anup M Joseph , et al. · 2020

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 and the consequent public health and social distancing measures significantly impacted on service continuity for mental health patients. This article reports on contingency planning initiative in the Aus…

Effect of Sodium Benzoate vs Placebo Among Individuals With Early Psychosis Open

James G. Scott, Andrea Baker, Carmen Lim, Sharon Foley, Frances Dark , et al. · 2020

anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12615000187549.

Randomised controlled trial of Compensatory Cognitive Training and a Computerised Cognitive Remediation programme Open

Frances Dark, Ellie Newman, Victoria Gore‐Jones, Veronica De Monte, Marta I. Garrido , et al. · 2020

Randomized controlled trial of social cognition and interaction training compared to befriending group Open

Frances Dark, James G. Scott, Andrea Baker, Stephen Parker, Anne Gordon , et al. · 2020

Background Deficits in social cognition are common in people with schizophrenia and are associated with impaired functioning. Finding effective interventions to address these deficits is a priority. Social Cognition Interaction Training (S…

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Student-Led Lifestyle (Diet and Exercise) Intervention Within a Residential Rehabilitation Setting for People With Severe Mental Illness, GO HEART (Group Occupation, Health, Exercise And Rehabilitation Treatment) Open

Nicole Korman, Harley Fox, Tina L. Skinner, Cassandra Dodd, Shuichi Suetani , et al. · 2020

The trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), Unique Identifier: ACTRN 12618000478213, http://www.anzctr.org.au Universal trial number (UTN)-U1111-1211-4009.

The questions we ask – differences between the peer and allied health workforces Open

Marianne Wyder, Helena Roennfeldt, Steve Kisely, Carolyn Ehrlich, Geoffrey Lau , et al. · 2020

Background: While there have been increased calls for mental health consumers to be involved in mental health services research, there is limited research exploring the research interests of this group. Aims: To compare the interests in di…

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