Success Factor 1: Increased Life Expectancy
People living with psychosis die 23 years earlier than the general population. This is due to poor physical health and a suicide rate 50% times higher than the general population.
Psychosis Australia supports research that finds new treatments to help people living with psychosis to improve their overall health, and to live longer and healthier lives.
Research is needed to improve the quality of treatments and care provided to people with additional health problems, such as poor physical health, or drug and alcohol abuse.
- Sleep as an early intervention target for psychosis, Dr. Vanessa Cropley, and Professor Susan Rossell, The University of Melbourne –$36,000
- Keeping our Staff in Mind (KoSiM): Upskilling our staff, Upending the mortality gap, Associate Professor Rohan Teasdale, Dr. Chris O’Donnell, Dr. Patrick Ward, Kathryn Boydell, and Dr. Caitlin Curtis, The University Queensland – $60,000.
- Early detection, risk minimisation, and improvement of physical health outcomes in adults with psychotic illnesses, Dr. Olivia Wright, Associate Professor Gideon Rosenbaum, Associate Professor Tasha Stanton, Claire Jackson, Bonnie Furzer, and Professor Reeda Lederman. The University of Queensland –$90,000.
- The impacts of too much sitting and too little physical activity on bipolar disorder, Dr. Tamsyn Van Rheenen, Ms Laura Dunstan, Professor Susan Rossell, and Dr. Kiymet Bozaoglu. The University of Melbourne –$90,000.
For further information about these research projects, contact Professor Alison Yung, Research Advisor Council Chair.
alison.yung@deakin.edu.au
