Julia Lappin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4439283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Lappin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lappin |
| SIGNATURE | LAPPIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5946-2144 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Self‐Administered Fatal Ketamine‐Related Poisoning in Australia, 2000–2025
Changes in the rates and characteristics of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)‐related death in Australia, 2001–2023
We are mirrored in your gaze’: Experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
‘We are mirrored in your gaze’: experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
I Just Feel Disconnected”: How Feelings of Shame Relate To Experiences of Trauma in People With Psychosis
Research suggests shame plays a mediatory role in the relationship between trauma and psychosis, however, there is limited information on how this may occur. This qualitative study explored how experiences of shame in people living with psychosis is linked to past trauma. Fourteen adults completed semi-structured interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to develop four themes: (1) shame maintains trauma; (2) trauma-related shame drives di…
Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia
Nitazenes are highly potent opioids, classed as new psychoactive substances (NPS), that were never registered for clinical use due to concerns regarding their toxicity. As with all opioids, the main mechanism of toxicity is respiratory depression. In recent years, there have been reports from Australia and elsewhere of hospitalisations for nitazene toxicity [1]. To date, no study has examined deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia. To exami…
Characteristics, toxicology and major organ pathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022
Clinical characteristics of fatal cocaine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2021
Promoting psychological interventions in psychosis: The NSW Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis
Experience of psychotic illness has an enduring impact on a person’s life, relationships and function. International guidelines recognise the importance of psychological interventions alongside pharmacological strategies in improving outcomes for people living with psychosis, including cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) and CBT for psychosis (CBTp). The Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis (TRSP) is a publicly funded mental health service, co…
Characteristics of fatal tapentadol‐related toxicity in Australia
Underuse of recommended treatments among people living with treatment-resistant psychosis
Among people with TR referred to a tertiary service, clozapine and ECT were underutilized. Clozapine trials are typically terminated without an adequate trial. Strategies to optimize the use of clozapine therapy and ECT in clinical settings are needed to increase the therapeutic effectiveness of evidence-based therapies for treatment-resistant psychosis
Synthetic cannabis’: A dangerous misnomer
Women and Stigma: A Protocol for Understanding Intersections of Experience through Body Mapping
This paper outlines a research and dissemination protocol to be undertaken with specific groups of marginalised women in Australia. Women impacted by significant mental distress, disability, or refugee status are among society's most vulnerable and disenfranchised groups. They can experience significant social exclusion, marginalisation and stigma, associated with reduced help seeking, deprivation of dignity and human rights, and threats to healt…
Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach
Refugees often come from countries with histories of human rights violations and can face multiple challenges in building a new life in Australia. Little is known about the specific experiences of those who also live with a disability, and how this may impact their rights to health. We present an intersectional approach to using arts-based research to bring to light the embodied experiences of these people, who live at the intersection of multipl…
Scoping Review of Family Interventions That Support the Physical Health of Caregivers
Purpose: Family interventions have been developed to support carers of people with mental illness, but not much is known about how such interventions can improve carers’ physical health. This review aimed to identify and analyze existing family interventions that addressed the physical health of carers. Methods: A scoping review was conducted to identify peer-reviewed journal articles on family interventions with physical health components. A tot…
To the Arabic Community Disability Is Not Normal’: Multiple Stakeholder Perceptions of the Understandings of Disability among Iraqi and Syrian People from Refugee Backgrounds
In 2015, the Australian government committed to take an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq prioritizing those considered most vulnerable including people with disability. The aim of this preliminary study was to understand, from multiple stakeholder perspectives, the experiences of settling in Australia for people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds living in Sydney. Interviews were conducted with nine family mem…
Health of Carers of Young People with Early Psychosis: A Biopsychosocial Approach
Despite widespread recognition of the usefulness of a biopsychosocial approach in social work, there are limited studies exploring how social workers can use this approach to support the health and wellbeing of carers of young people with first episode psychosis (FEP). Validated questionnaires and anthropometric measures were used to assess the physical health and wellbeing of 42 carers of young people with FEP. Carers had moderate levels of nega…
Y-Quit: Smoking Prevalence, Engagement, and Effectiveness of an Individualized Smoking Cessation Intervention in Youth With Severe Mental Illness
Introduction: Young people with psychosis are six times more likely to be tobacco smokers than their gender- and age-matched peers. Smoking is a major contributor to the 15-year reduced life expectancy among people experiencing severe mental illness (SMI). There is a lack of evidence-supported interventions for smoking cessation among young people with SMI. Material and Methods: The study comprised two phases and aimed to assess (i) the prevalenc…
Is Obesity in Young People With Psychosis a Foregone Conclusion? Markedly Excessive Energy Intake Is Evident Soon After Antipsychotic Initiation
Introduction: Antipsychotic medication (APM) initiation is associated with rapid and substantial weight-gain and high rates of obesity. Obesity leads to premature onset of cardiometabolic diseases and contributes to the 15-20 year shortfall in life expectancy in those experiencing severe mental illness. Dietary energy intake excess is critical to weight management but is yet to be quantified in youth with first episode psychosis (FEP) receiving A…
Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Methamphetamine—Associated Psychotic Symptoms
Objective: To explore the epidemiological characteristics and the risk factors for methamphetamine (MA)-associated psychotic symptoms among MA users in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April, 2012 and October, 2015 among individuals for whom MA was the principal drug of use in a Compulsory Drug Detoxification Center in Beijing, Guangdong Province. Demographic, drug use and psychological characteristics were examined u…
Increased prevalence of self-reported psychotic illness predicted by crystal methamphetamine use: Evidence from a high-risk population
Examining evidence for neighbourhood variation in the duration of untreated psychosis
Neighbourhood factors do not appear to be associated with DUP, suggesting its predictors lie at individual and family levels. Our results inform mental healthcare planning, suggesting that in one urbanised area of Southeast London, where you live does not affect duration of untreated psychosis
To the Arabic Community Disability Is Not Normal’: Multiple Stakeholder Perceptions of the Understandings of Disability among Iraqi and Syrian People from Refugee Backgrounds
In 2015, the Australian government committed to take an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq prioritizing those considered most vulnerable including people with disability. The aim of this preliminary study was to understand, from multiple stakeholder perspectives, the experiences of settling in Australia for people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds living in Sydney. Interviews were conducted with nine family mem…
Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach
Refugees often come from countries with histories of human rights violations and can face multiple challenges in building a new life in Australia. Little is known about the specific experiences of those who also live with a disability, and how this may impact their rights to health. We present an intersectional approach to using arts-based research to bring to light the embodied experiences of these people, who live at the intersection of multipl…
Health of Carers of Young People with Early Psychosis: A Biopsychosocial Approach
Despite widespread recognition of the usefulness of a biopsychosocial approach in social work, there are limited studies exploring how social workers can use this approach to support the health and wellbeing of carers of young people with first episode psychosis (FEP). Validated questionnaires and anthropometric measures were used to assess the physical health and wellbeing of 42 carers of young people with FEP. Carers had moderate levels of nega…
We are mirrored in your gaze’: Experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
‘We are mirrored in your gaze’: experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
Examining evidence for neighbourhood variation in the duration of untreated psychosis
Neighbourhood factors do not appear to be associated with DUP, suggesting its predictors lie at individual and family levels. Our results inform mental healthcare planning, suggesting that in one urbanised area of Southeast London, where you live does not affect duration of untreated psychosis
Increased prevalence of self-reported psychotic illness predicted by crystal methamphetamine use: Evidence from a high-risk population
Y-Quit: Smoking Prevalence, Engagement, and Effectiveness of an Individualized Smoking Cessation Intervention in Youth With Severe Mental Illness
Introduction: Young people with psychosis are six times more likely to be tobacco smokers than their gender- and age-matched peers. Smoking is a major contributor to the 15-year reduced life expectancy among people experiencing severe mental illness (SMI). There is a lack of evidence-supported interventions for smoking cessation among young people with SMI. Material and Methods: The study comprised two phases and aimed to assess (i) the prevalenc…
Is Obesity in Young People With Psychosis a Foregone Conclusion? Markedly Excessive Energy Intake Is Evident Soon After Antipsychotic Initiation
Introduction: Antipsychotic medication (APM) initiation is associated with rapid and substantial weight-gain and high rates of obesity. Obesity leads to premature onset of cardiometabolic diseases and contributes to the 15-20 year shortfall in life expectancy in those experiencing severe mental illness. Dietary energy intake excess is critical to weight management but is yet to be quantified in youth with first episode psychosis (FEP) receiving A…
Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Methamphetamine—Associated Psychotic Symptoms
Objective: To explore the epidemiological characteristics and the risk factors for methamphetamine (MA)-associated psychotic symptoms among MA users in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April, 2012 and October, 2015 among individuals for whom MA was the principal drug of use in a Compulsory Drug Detoxification Center in Beijing, Guangdong Province. Demographic, drug use and psychological characteristics were examined u…
Health of Carers of Young People with Early Psychosis: A Biopsychosocial Approach
Despite widespread recognition of the usefulness of a biopsychosocial approach in social work, there are limited studies exploring how social workers can use this approach to support the health and wellbeing of carers of young people with first episode psychosis (FEP). Validated questionnaires and anthropometric measures were used to assess the physical health and wellbeing of 42 carers of young people with FEP. Carers had moderate levels of nega…
Women and Stigma: A Protocol for Understanding Intersections of Experience through Body Mapping
This paper outlines a research and dissemination protocol to be undertaken with specific groups of marginalised women in Australia. Women impacted by significant mental distress, disability, or refugee status are among society's most vulnerable and disenfranchised groups. They can experience significant social exclusion, marginalisation and stigma, associated with reduced help seeking, deprivation of dignity and human rights, and threats to healt…
Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach
Refugees often come from countries with histories of human rights violations and can face multiple challenges in building a new life in Australia. Little is known about the specific experiences of those who also live with a disability, and how this may impact their rights to health. We present an intersectional approach to using arts-based research to bring to light the embodied experiences of these people, who live at the intersection of multipl…
Scoping Review of Family Interventions That Support the Physical Health of Caregivers
Purpose: Family interventions have been developed to support carers of people with mental illness, but not much is known about how such interventions can improve carers’ physical health. This review aimed to identify and analyze existing family interventions that addressed the physical health of carers. Methods: A scoping review was conducted to identify peer-reviewed journal articles on family interventions with physical health components. A tot…
To the Arabic Community Disability Is Not Normal’: Multiple Stakeholder Perceptions of the Understandings of Disability among Iraqi and Syrian People from Refugee Backgrounds
In 2015, the Australian government committed to take an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq prioritizing those considered most vulnerable including people with disability. The aim of this preliminary study was to understand, from multiple stakeholder perspectives, the experiences of settling in Australia for people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds living in Sydney. Interviews were conducted with nine family mem…
Synthetic cannabis’: A dangerous misnomer
Characteristics of fatal tapentadol‐related toxicity in Australia
Underuse of recommended treatments among people living with treatment-resistant psychosis
Among people with TR referred to a tertiary service, clozapine and ECT were underutilized. Clozapine trials are typically terminated without an adequate trial. Strategies to optimize the use of clozapine therapy and ECT in clinical settings are needed to increase the therapeutic effectiveness of evidence-based therapies for treatment-resistant psychosis
Clinical characteristics of fatal cocaine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2021
Promoting psychological interventions in psychosis: The NSW Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis
Experience of psychotic illness has an enduring impact on a person’s life, relationships and function. International guidelines recognise the importance of psychological interventions alongside pharmacological strategies in improving outcomes for people living with psychosis, including cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) and CBT for psychosis (CBTp). The Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis (TRSP) is a publicly funded mental health service, co…
Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia
Nitazenes are highly potent opioids, classed as new psychoactive substances (NPS), that were never registered for clinical use due to concerns regarding their toxicity. As with all opioids, the main mechanism of toxicity is respiratory depression. In recent years, there have been reports from Australia and elsewhere of hospitalisations for nitazene toxicity [1]. To date, no study has examined deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia. To exami…
Characteristics, toxicology and major organ pathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022
Changes in the rates and characteristics of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)‐related death in Australia, 2001–2023
We are mirrored in your gaze’: Experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
‘We are mirrored in your gaze’: experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress
I Just Feel Disconnected”: How Feelings of Shame Relate To Experiences of Trauma in People With Psychosis
Research suggests shame plays a mediatory role in the relationship between trauma and psychosis, however, there is limited information on how this may occur. This qualitative study explored how experiences of shame in people living with psychosis is linked to past trauma. Fourteen adults completed semi-structured interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to develop four themes: (1) shame maintains trauma; (2) trauma-related shame drives di…
Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Self‐Administered Fatal Ketamine‐Related Poisoning in Australia, 2000–2025
Medicine (16 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)