Brett Mcdermott

Biographic Data

ID176292
NAMEBrett Mcdermott
GIVEN NAMESBrett
FAMILY NAMEMcdermott
SIGNATUREMCDERMOTT B
AFFILIATIONSJames Cook University
ORCID0000-0002-6639-1767
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Exploring early career pharmacists’ sources of stress and their coping strategies

    Open AccessMaria B Cooper, Sara S McMillan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026

    BACKGROUND: Workplace stress is inversely correlated with job satisfaction and, when left unmanaged, can manifest as burnout. Prior research shows pharmacists under the age of thirty years and Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs) are at an especially high risk of burnout. This study aimed to: (i) explore the experiences of ECPs dealing with stress, (ii) determine the sources of stress and joy experienced by ECPs, and (iii) to explore strategies used b…

  • Emotional and behavioural predictors of dropout intention and the moderating role of student appraisals among international students in Australian universities

    Open AccessTimothy Leow, Wendy W Li et al.ARTICLEThe Australian Educational…2026

    International student dropout presents a critical challenge for universities, with consequences for student well-being, institutional performance, and national economies. Despite their growing representation, limited research has investigated the psychological and institutional factors influencing dropout intention among international students. This study aimed to identify key psychological predictors of dropout intention and examine whether stud…

  • Consumers with bipolar disorder presenting to an Australian child and youth mental health service

    Open AccessBrett Mcdermott, Raja Sadhu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    In summary, bipolar disorder is an uncommon diagnosis in children and adolescents attending CAMHS in an Australian regional city. However, these consumers are likely to have more psychosocial impairment and require more restrictive care

  • Childhood adversity, allostatic load, and adult mental health

    Open AccessSabine Finlay, Robert‐paul Juster et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    This protocol describes a strategy for investigating the association between elevated allostatic load indices in childhood at the age of 9 years old and psychiatric disorders in adulthood at 24 years old

  • Predictive Factors for Depression and Anxiety in Men During the Perinatal Period

    Open AccessJasleen Chhabra, Wendy W Li et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Men s Health2022

    The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with paternal perinatal mental distress in a sample of Australian men. A mixed-methods design was used. The qualitative component ( N = 13) using thematic analysis identified maternal depression, marital distress, masculine gender role stress, unplanned pregnancy, work–family conflict, and sleep disturbance as risk factors for paternal perinatal mental distress. The quantitativ…

  • A Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Canadian and Australian Adolescents’ Perceived Experiences of Covid-19

    Open AccessRiana Marie, Audrey‐ann Journault et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic has been associated with adverse psychological outcomes. This cross-cultural study ( N = 1326, 71% female) aimed to investigate Canadian and Australian adolescents' subjective experiences of COVID-19, gender differences, and psychological implications. Mixed-methods analyses were used to examine differences in COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes between country and gender in a Canadian ( N =…

  • Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression and anxiety

    Jasleen Chhabra, Brett Mcdermott et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Men & Masculinity2020

  • An Open Label Pilot Study of a Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Disaster and Trauma Survivors

    Open AccessMeaghan O’Donnell, Meaghan Louise O'Donnell et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    This study provides preliminary evidence that the delivery of the SOLAR program after disaster by trained, frontline workers with little or no mental health experience is feasible, acceptable, safe, and beneficial in reducing psychological symptoms and impairment among disaster survivors. Randomized controlled trials of the SOLAR program are required to advance evidence of its efficacy

  • Paper based vs. electronic records for clinical audit

    Open AccessNisreen Aouira, Sohil A Khan et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020References: 34

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    Open AccessNancy K Westerman, Vanessa E Cobham et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2017References: 39

    Repeated retelling of trauma narratives within Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) assists participants to habituate to experiences that have precipitated symptoms of post-traumatic stress. In this study, the narratives produced by children and adolescents, who developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a natural disaster, and who were treated with a manualized TF-CBT intervention, were examined. The first author develope…

  • The Role of Parents, Parenting and the Family Environment in Children’s Post-Disaster Mental Health

    Open AccessVanessa E Cobham, Brett Mcdermott et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychiatry Reports2016

  • Health professionals' detection of depression and anxiety in their patients with diabetes

    Open AccessKellee M Poulsen, Kellee Poulsen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2016References: 49

    This study examines how often depression and anxiety, in patients with diabetes, are detected by health professionals; and whether detection is influenced by patient characteristics (age, gender), illness factors (duration of illness, diabetes control), and self-reported levels of depression and anxiety. Prevalence rates of clinically significant depression and anxiety were high (57% and 36%, respectively); however, of those identified, only 44 a…