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Dr Ashok Abhyankar
Staff Specialist
Hunter New England Mental Health
Office Address:
Hunter New England Mental Health
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49692477 Fax: (02) 49610731
Ashok.Abhyankar@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- OCD in children and adolescents
- Yoga and its therapy aspects
- Telemedicine
- Rural and remote child and adolescent psychiatry |
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Kylie Bailey
Lecturer
The University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Centre for Mental Health Studies
James Fletcher Hospital
Newcastle NSW 2308
Ph: (02) 49246610 Fax: (02) 49246608
Kylie.Bailey@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
-Personality disorders and substance use
-The psychological impact of trauma and treatment
-Treatment of substance use
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Dr Amanda Baker
Senior Lecturer
The University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Centre for Mental Health Studies
James Fletcher Hospital
Newcastle NSW 2308
Ph: (02) 49246610 Fax: (02) 49246608
Amanda.Baker@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- CBT for Comorbid mental illness and Alcohol & other drug
problems
- Interventions for alcohol and other drug problems
- Cognitive therapy for psychosis
- Cognitive therapy for depression |
Additional
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Lyndie Barrkman
Administrative Assistant
The University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Centre for Mental Health Studies
James Fletcher Hospital
Officers Quarters Complex
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246610 Fax: (02) 49246608
Lyndie.Barrkman@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Jane Beckmann
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Psychological Assistance Service
Office Address:
Psychological Assistance Service
Scott Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49297955 Fax: (02) 49297959
jane.beckmann@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- Early Psychosis
- Trauma and dissociation
- Schizophrenia
- Personality disorder
- Psychotherapy |
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Sandra Bucci
Project Co-ordinator
The University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Centre for Mental Health Studies,
JFH
Newcomen Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246618 Fax: (02) 49246608
Sandra.Bucci@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- Schizophrenia
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Substance Use
- Dual Diagnosis |
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Professor Vaughan Carr
Professor
University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Centre for Mental Health Studies
PO Box 833, James Fletcher Hospital
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246610 Fax: (02) 49246608
Vaughan.Carr@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- Schizophrenia
- General Practice
- Service Evaluation
- Health Economics
- Psychiatric Epidemiology |
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Dr Gregory Carter
A/Director Dept of Consultation-Liaison
Psychiatry
Newcastle Mater Hospital
Office Address:
Dept of Psychiatry
Newcastle Mater Hospital
Waratah NSW 2298
Ph: +61 2 49211283 Fax: +61 2 4921187
carter@mail.newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- Suicide-Deliberate Self Harm/Deliberate Self Poisoning Prevention
- Toxicology of medicinal (psychotropic) drugs
- Consultation-Liaison psychiatry
- Child Psychiatry |
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Vanessa Case
Research Nurse
University of Newcastle / H.M.R.I
Office Address:
Brain Imaging Laboratory
Officers Quarters Complex
Newcomen Street, James Fletcher Hospital
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: 04 0820 678 Fax: (02) 49246608
vanessa.case@newcastle.edu.au
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Associate Professor Loris Chahl
A/Prof Experimental Pharmacology
University of Newcastle
Office Address:
Faculty of Health
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
Ph: (02) 49218853 Fax: (02) 49216903
loris.chahl@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- CNS mechanisms of opioid withdrawal
- Role of tachykinins in schizophrenia |
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Dr Stephanie Chee
General Manager
Parkway Healthcare Foundation
Office Address:
Parkway Health Foundation
Sinapore 560618
Ph: 65 4703345 Fax: 65 47134888
stephani@singnet.com.sg
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Research Interests
- Health promotion for the elderly, adults
and children
- Improving health systems
- Community aged care practices
- Residential care
- Accessibility and mobility for the elderly and disabled |
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Melissa Claire
Project Coordinator
Centre for Mental Health Studies
Office Address:
Centre For Mental Health Studies
Newcomen Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246619 Fax: (02) 49246608
melissa.claire@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- Drug Use
- Dual Diagnosis
- Brief Intervention
- Crime
- Aggression |
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Richard Clancy
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Dual Diagnosis
Hunter New England Mental Health
Office Address:
Kirkwood House
James Fletcher Hospital
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246627 Fax: (02) 49246657
richard.clancy@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- Dual Diagnosis
- Substance Abuse
- Stages of Change, Motivational interventions |
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Dr Martin Cohen
Hunter New England Mental Health Services
Office Address:
Centre For Mental Health Studies
Officers Quarters Complex
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246636 Fax: (02) 49246608
Martin.Cohen@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- Dual Diagnosis Research
- Dual Diagnosis Clinical Practise
- Schizophrenia Neurobiology and Research
- Functional Imaging Techniques
- Cannabis Research |
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Agatha Conrad
Research Development Officer
Hunter New England Mental Health Service
Office Address:
PO Box 833
Centre for Mental Health Studies, JFH
Newcastle NSW 2300
Ph: (02) 49246647 Fax: (02) 49246608
Agatha.Conrad@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Research Interests
- General research in mental health |
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Dr Karen Drysdale
Lecturer
University of Newcastle
Office Address:
School of Behavioural Sciences -
Psychology
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
(02) 49215934 (02) 49216980
karen.drysdale@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Attention/executive function
- Unilateral neglect
- Memory
- Visual agnosia |
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Dr Hugh Dunstan
Senior Lecturer
The University of Newcastle
Office Address:
School of Biological and Chemical
Sciences
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
Ph: (02) 49215630 Fax: (02) 49217281
birhd@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
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Research Interests
- Analysis of d-amino acids in plasma
patients with Schizophrenia
- Analysis of essential fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia
- Organic analyses of biological samples
- Elemental analyses of water and biological samples
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