Vijaya Manicavasagar
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 114968 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Vijaya Manicavasagar |
| NOMBRES | Vijaya |
| APELLIDO | Manicavasagar |
| FIRMA | MANICAVASAGAR V |
| AFILIACIONES | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6483-7780 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1986 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Preventing mental health symptoms in adolescents using dialectical behaviour therapy skills group
Previous prevention programmes have largely focused on the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal. The present study is a feasibility trial that evaluates a prevention programme that teaches cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and problem-solving strategies. Ninety-six Year 10 high school students were randomly allocated to either the intervention or control condition. All participants completed scales evaluating emotion regulation di…
Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Decision‐making in Bipolar II Disorder
ObjectiveTreatment decision‐making in bipolar II disorder is complex due to limited evidence on treatment efficacy and potentially burdensome side‐effects of options. Thus, involving patients and negotiating treatment options with them is necessary to ensure that final treatment decisions balance both clinician and patient preferences. This study qualitatively explored clinician views on (a) effective treatment decision‐making, unmet patient need…
A Qualitative Exploration of Clinician Views and Experiences of Treatment Decision-Making in Bipolar II Disorder
A mixed-method study of expert psychological evidence submitted for a cohort of asylum seekers undergoing refugee status determination in Australia
What happens after diagnosis? Understanding the experiences of patients with newly‐diagnosed bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood, associated with significant disability and high relapse rates. Recent estimates suggest a lifetime prevalence of 5%. Little is known about the subjective experiences of patients after receiving a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and the impact of these experiences on patients' willingness and ability to work with their health professionals to find the mos…
Fraternal Birth Order and Ratio of Heterosexual/Homosexual Feelings in Women and Men
Studies of the 2-3% of persons who identify as homosexual found men but not women had more older brothers than persons who identify as heterosexual. The present study investigated the birth order in the approximately 20% of men and women who anonymously report some homosexual feelings, few of whom identify as homosexual. The number of older brothers and sisters was investigated in seven cohorts: 319 male twins; and 49, 54, and 61 female and 66, 1…
Characteristics of Vietnamese Patients Attending an Anxiety Clinic in Australia and Perceptions of the Wider Vietnamese Community about Anxiety
This article examined the causes underlying low utilization of mental health services by Vietnamese immigrants in Australia. Study 1 examined cases of Vietnamese patients who had attended an anxiety disorders clinic, while Study 2 surveyed Vietnamese people in the community on their knowledge and attitudes towards common mental problems. Results from Study 1 showed that Vietnamese patients had significantly higher attrition rates, and presented w…
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
Dimensions of trauma associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caseness, severity and functional impairment
Range and dimensions of trauma experienced by bosnian refugees resettled in Australia
Various approaches have been used to conceptualise and represent the range of traumas suffered by survivors of recent genocidal conflicts. This preliminary report describes the dimensions of trauma experienced by Bosnian refugees now residing in Australia, using three illustrative case studies, principal components analysis of traumatic events, and a cluster analysis to examine whether the subjects form groups on the basis of type and intensity o…
Towards a Researcher-Advocacy Model for Asylum Seekers
During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, widespread human rights abuses led to the flight of political dissidents to neighboring countries. We report a pilot study assessing a 'Researcher- Advocacy' model among East Timorese asylum seekers residing in Australia. The aim was to combine elements of advocacy, quantitative and qualitative research, and strategic assistance in a program of engagement with this marginalized group. Thirty…
Anxiety, depression and PTSD in asylum-seekers
BACKGROUND: Research into the mental health of refugees has burgeoned in recent times, but there is a dearth of studies focusing specifically on the factors associated with psychiatric distress in asylum-seekers who have not been accorded residency status. METHOD: Forty consecutive asylum-seekers attending a community resource centre in Sydney, Australia, were interviewed using structured instruments and questionnaires. RESULTS: Anxiety scores we…
Application of cognitive-behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia in multidisciplinary teams
Cognitive-behavioural family interventions for schizophrenia have demonstrated utility in reducing relapse rates and improving functional status, but there is little information on the routine application of this work. In the current study therapists in standard health care settings were trained in delivering a cognitive-behavioural intervention to clients and families. Six months to 3 years after the family training, 45 therapists reported the n…
Childhood bereavement circumstances associated with adult depression
Seventy‐nine women whose mothers had died during the subjects' childhood and whose fathers had remarried were studied to determine how bereavement might dispose to depression in adulthood. Lower social class appeared the most consistent predictor. The sudden death of the mother, the older age of the child, the perception of family support as being deficient in the immediate post‐bereavement phase, a longer delay between the mother's death and the…
Dimensions of trauma associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caseness, severity and functional impairment
Towards a Researcher-Advocacy Model for Asylum Seekers
During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, widespread human rights abuses led to the flight of political dissidents to neighboring countries. We report a pilot study assessing a 'Researcher- Advocacy' model among East Timorese asylum seekers residing in Australia. The aim was to combine elements of advocacy, quantitative and qualitative research, and strategic assistance in a program of engagement with this marginalized group. Thirty…
A mixed-method study of expert psychological evidence submitted for a cohort of asylum seekers undergoing refugee status determination in Australia
Fraternal Birth Order and Ratio of Heterosexual/Homosexual Feelings in Women and Men
Studies of the 2-3% of persons who identify as homosexual found men but not women had more older brothers than persons who identify as heterosexual. The present study investigated the birth order in the approximately 20% of men and women who anonymously report some homosexual feelings, few of whom identify as homosexual. The number of older brothers and sisters was investigated in seven cohorts: 319 male twins; and 49, 54, and 61 female and 66, 1…
Characteristics of Vietnamese Patients Attending an Anxiety Clinic in Australia and Perceptions of the Wider Vietnamese Community about Anxiety
This article examined the causes underlying low utilization of mental health services by Vietnamese immigrants in Australia. Study 1 examined cases of Vietnamese patients who had attended an anxiety disorders clinic, while Study 2 surveyed Vietnamese people in the community on their knowledge and attitudes towards common mental problems. Results from Study 1 showed that Vietnamese patients had significantly higher attrition rates, and presented w…
Range and dimensions of trauma experienced by bosnian refugees resettled in Australia
Various approaches have been used to conceptualise and represent the range of traumas suffered by survivors of recent genocidal conflicts. This preliminary report describes the dimensions of trauma experienced by Bosnian refugees now residing in Australia, using three illustrative case studies, principal components analysis of traumatic events, and a cluster analysis to examine whether the subjects form groups on the basis of type and intensity o…
Application of cognitive-behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia in multidisciplinary teams
Cognitive-behavioural family interventions for schizophrenia have demonstrated utility in reducing relapse rates and improving functional status, but there is little information on the routine application of this work. In the current study therapists in standard health care settings were trained in delivering a cognitive-behavioural intervention to clients and families. Six months to 3 years after the family training, 45 therapists reported the n…
Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Decision‐making in Bipolar II Disorder
ObjectiveTreatment decision‐making in bipolar II disorder is complex due to limited evidence on treatment efficacy and potentially burdensome side‐effects of options. Thus, involving patients and negotiating treatment options with them is necessary to ensure that final treatment decisions balance both clinician and patient preferences. This study qualitatively explored clinician views on (a) effective treatment decision‐making, unmet patient need…
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
Childhood bereavement circumstances associated with adult depression
Seventy‐nine women whose mothers had died during the subjects' childhood and whose fathers had remarried were studied to determine how bereavement might dispose to depression in adulthood. Lower social class appeared the most consistent predictor. The sudden death of the mother, the older age of the child, the perception of family support as being deficient in the immediate post‐bereavement phase, a longer delay between the mother's death and the…
Application of cognitive-behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia in multidisciplinary teams
Cognitive-behavioural family interventions for schizophrenia have demonstrated utility in reducing relapse rates and improving functional status, but there is little information on the routine application of this work. In the current study therapists in standard health care settings were trained in delivering a cognitive-behavioural intervention to clients and families. Six months to 3 years after the family training, 45 therapists reported the n…
Anxiety, depression and PTSD in asylum-seekers
BACKGROUND: Research into the mental health of refugees has burgeoned in recent times, but there is a dearth of studies focusing specifically on the factors associated with psychiatric distress in asylum-seekers who have not been accorded residency status. METHOD: Forty consecutive asylum-seekers attending a community resource centre in Sydney, Australia, were interviewed using structured instruments and questionnaires. RESULTS: Anxiety scores we…
Range and dimensions of trauma experienced by bosnian refugees resettled in Australia
Various approaches have been used to conceptualise and represent the range of traumas suffered by survivors of recent genocidal conflicts. This preliminary report describes the dimensions of trauma experienced by Bosnian refugees now residing in Australia, using three illustrative case studies, principal components analysis of traumatic events, and a cluster analysis to examine whether the subjects form groups on the basis of type and intensity o…
Towards a Researcher-Advocacy Model for Asylum Seekers
During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, widespread human rights abuses led to the flight of political dissidents to neighboring countries. We report a pilot study assessing a 'Researcher- Advocacy' model among East Timorese asylum seekers residing in Australia. The aim was to combine elements of advocacy, quantitative and qualitative research, and strategic assistance in a program of engagement with this marginalized group. Thirty…
Dimensions of trauma associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caseness, severity and functional impairment
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
Fraternal Birth Order and Ratio of Heterosexual/Homosexual Feelings in Women and Men
Studies of the 2-3% of persons who identify as homosexual found men but not women had more older brothers than persons who identify as heterosexual. The present study investigated the birth order in the approximately 20% of men and women who anonymously report some homosexual feelings, few of whom identify as homosexual. The number of older brothers and sisters was investigated in seven cohorts: 319 male twins; and 49, 54, and 61 female and 66, 1…
Characteristics of Vietnamese Patients Attending an Anxiety Clinic in Australia and Perceptions of the Wider Vietnamese Community about Anxiety
This article examined the causes underlying low utilization of mental health services by Vietnamese immigrants in Australia. Study 1 examined cases of Vietnamese patients who had attended an anxiety disorders clinic, while Study 2 surveyed Vietnamese people in the community on their knowledge and attitudes towards common mental problems. Results from Study 1 showed that Vietnamese patients had significantly higher attrition rates, and presented w…
What happens after diagnosis? Understanding the experiences of patients with newly‐diagnosed bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood, associated with significant disability and high relapse rates. Recent estimates suggest a lifetime prevalence of 5%. Little is known about the subjective experiences of patients after receiving a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and the impact of these experiences on patients' willingness and ability to work with their health professionals to find the mos…
A mixed-method study of expert psychological evidence submitted for a cohort of asylum seekers undergoing refugee status determination in Australia
Preventing mental health symptoms in adolescents using dialectical behaviour therapy skills group
Previous prevention programmes have largely focused on the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal. The present study is a feasibility trial that evaluates a prevention programme that teaches cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and problem-solving strategies. Ninety-six Year 10 high school students were randomly allocated to either the intervention or control condition. All participants completed scales evaluating emotion regulation di…
Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Decision‐making in Bipolar II Disorder
ObjectiveTreatment decision‐making in bipolar II disorder is complex due to limited evidence on treatment efficacy and potentially burdensome side‐effects of options. Thus, involving patients and negotiating treatment options with them is necessary to ensure that final treatment decisions balance both clinician and patient preferences. This study qualitatively explored clinician views on (a) effective treatment decision‐making, unmet patient need…
A Qualitative Exploration of Clinician Views and Experiences of Treatment Decision-Making in Bipolar II Disorder
Psychology (14 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Psychiatry (11 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Mental health (5 obras) · Refugee (5 obras) · Cognition (4 obras) · Psychotherapist (4 obras) · Anxiety (3 obras)