Success Factor 5: Tangible Progress Towards Prevention, Recovery, and Cure
Psychosis Australia supports targeted research that can ultimately discover a cure for psychosis.
Psychosis Australia will also support research that develops preventative interventions for Australians at risk of experiencing psychosis, and research that identifies treatments and supports to assist individuals in their recovery journey.
- Surf therapy as an intervention for youth with first episode psychosis, Dr Richard Whitehead , Dr Liza Hopkins, Dr. Michelle Kehoe , Prof Greg Murray, Swinburne University –$6,000.
- Genetics informed drug repurposing opportunities in psychiatry, Dr. William Reay, Professor Murray Cairns, University of Newcastle – $40,000.
- Integrating neuroimaging with patient-based stem cell models to support precision medicine in schizophrenia, Dr. Maria Di Biase, Professor Alice Pébay, and Professor Christos Pantelis, University of Melbourne –$95,000.
- The life-course pattern of environmental risk factors associated with adolescent onset psychosis. Dr Kirstie O’Hare, Dr Oliver Watkeys, Prof Kimberlie Dean, Prof Melissa Green, University of NSW. $100,000.
- iMAPS-H (iMAgery focused psychological therapy for PSychosis – _Hallucinations): Evaluating the effectiveness of a novel psychological intervention for visual hallucinations, Dr Georgie Paulik-White, Prof Johanna Badcock, Dr Christopher Taylor, University of Western Australia – $39,500ssociated with adolescent onset psychosis. Dr Kirstie O’Hare, Dr Oliver Watkeys, Prof Kimberlie Dean, Prof Melissa Green, University of NSW. $100,000.
For further information about these research projects, contact Professor Alison Yung, Research Advisor Council Chair.
alison.yung@deakin.edu.au
