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Research projects
| The diamond cohort study- examining depressive symptoms in primary care |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, H Herrman, G Gilchrist, K Hegarty, M Kyrios & D Pond |
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| Total Grant: |
$549,500 |
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| Awarded by: |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
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| Duration: |
2007-2009 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
This study builds upon the NHMRC funded Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care (diamond) - a longitudinal study. The aim of this project is to explore the patient characteristics and health service use patterns of patients who experience persistent major depression with patients who experience a single episode of depression in a 3-year period.
www.diamond.unimelb.edu.au
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| Women’s Evaluation of a randomised controlled trial for Abuse and Violence in General Practice (WEAVE) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
K Hegarty, J Gunn, A Taft, G Feder, J Astbury & S Brown |
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| Total Grant: |
$654,525 |
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| Awarded by: |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
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| Duration: |
2007-2009 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
This study will evaluate a brief counseling intervention for abused women attending general practice using a randomised controlled trial. The primary aim of the intervention is to increase abused women’s safety behaviours and planning and improve their mental health and quality of life.
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| RE-ORDER - Re-organising care for depression and related disorders in the Australian primary health care setting |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, K Hegarty, R Hurworth, G Gilchrist, D Pierce, F Griffiths, G Blashki, K Griffiths, C Dowrick, D Pond, C Mihalopoulos, M Kyrios & H Herrman |
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| Total Grant: |
$867,005 |
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| Awarded by: |
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute |
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| Duration: |
2005-2008 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The RE-ORDER project is aimed at re-examining the way in which people experiencing depression are cared for in the community. The research aims to: apply complexity theory and the model of the complex adaptive system to our existing research data gathered from patients and practitioners in order to identify the minimum specifications for effective primary mental health care, to put these minimum specifications into practice and monitor the impact on patient and practice outcomes.
www.reorder.unimelb.edu.au
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| Optimising the Primary Mental Health Care Workforce in Australia |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
G Blashki, J Gunn, C Mihalopoulos & J Pirkis |
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| Total Grant: |
$194,939 |
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| Awarded by: |
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute |
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| Duration: |
2006-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The study aims to develop an evidence based policy relevant report on how best to optimize our primary mental health care workforce in Australia.
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| What is the place of generalism in the 2020 primary care team |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, R Kokanovic, C Pope & J Lathlean |
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| Total Grant: |
$194,991 |
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| Awarded by: |
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute |
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| Duration: |
2006-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
Over the past one hundred years, the Australian health care system has been founded on a generalist approach. This research will involve a systematic synthesis of existing evidence to identify the strengths and limitations of a generalist approach. The synthesis will be used to inform policy and practice.
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| diamond Consortium |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, H Herrman, K Hegarty, G Blashki, J Richards, P Chondros, D Pond, M Kyrios, A Diamond, I Wilson, B McGrath, C Riess, J Pirkis, I Ozols, T Dawson, D Howard, J Lumley, S Brown, R Small, A Taft, J Fisher, H Rowe, M Annells & R Nunn. The diamond Consortium currently has over 67 members. |
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| Total Grant: |
$450,000 |
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| Awarded by: |
beyondblue The Victorian Centre for Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders |
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| Duration: |
2004-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The Consortium brings together a multi-disciplinary team with not only expertise in complex primary care and mental health research and evaluation across the lifecycle, but also clinical expertise and links to other service providers to build mental health research and service capacity in Victoria. Consortium members will work in partnership to coordinate and communicate research activities across organisations (community, health and government) and research groups in order to identify and develop models of care that provide better health outcomes for people experiencing depression.
www.diamond.unimelb.edu.au
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| Reducing Suicide Risk in Men Through General Practice (The SIM Study) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
G Blashki, J Pirkis, J Gunn, J Kroschel, I Ozols & J Day |
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| Total Grant: |
$99,943 |
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| Awarded by: |
beyondblue The Victorian Centre for Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders |
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| Duration: |
2006-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
This study aims to develop a training course on the assessment and management of suicide risk in men who present to general practice and to evaluate the impact of this training on GP knowledge, attitudes and competence in the assessment and management of suicide risk in men.
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| Re-ORDER (Re-organising care for Depression & Related Disorders in the Australian Primary Care Setting) - Tasmanian and Cross Cultural Component |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, R Kokanovic, C Dowrick, H Herrman, E Hansen & J Furler |
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| Total Grant: |
$273,051 |
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| Awarded by: |
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute |
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| Duration: |
2006-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
This study builds upon the re-order project, which aims to inform a change in the way we think about, organise and deliver depression care in Australian primary care. This phase of the study will elicit views on the influence of cultural factors in determining the personal experience, interpretation and clinical presentation of depression, in order to develop culturally appropriate primary care service models.
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| Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care (diamond) - a longitudinal study |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
J Gunn, H Herrman, K Hegarty, G Blashki, D Pond & M Kyrios |
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| Total Grant: |
$456,438 |
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| Awarded by: |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
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| Duration: |
2004-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The diamond study aims to explore the patient, practitioner and systems factors affecting the diagnosis, management and outcomes of depression in Australian primary care. Patients will be recruited to this year long longitudinal study via 30 general practices across Victoria.
www.diamond.unimelb.edu.au
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| Future medical decision-making for older people |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
K Robins-Browne & K Hegarty |
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| Total Grant: |
$15,676 (GPET); $9,983 (RACGP) |
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| Awarded by: |
General Practice Education and Training (GPET); Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
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| Duration: |
2004-2007 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The project aims to describe the knowledge and attitudes of general practice patients, aged 65 years and over, to plan for future medical decision-making. These are plans people make expressing their preferences for or against particular treatments which come into effect if they are temporarily or permanently incompetent and unable to express a treatment preference.
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| Consumer evaluation of intervention guidelines for intimate partner abuse and depression in general practice |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
K Hegarty, A Taft, G Gilchrist & R Parker |
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| Total Grant: |
$50,000 |
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| Awarded by: |
beyondblue Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders |
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| Duration: |
2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The study aims to evaluate the international consensus partner abuse guidelines on whole of family care in general practice from a consumer perspective and describe how partner abuse affects women's development of depression and perception of their mental health care in the primary and secondary sectors. A qualitative approach will be used with focus groups and interviews of survivors of partner abuse.
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| Disclosure and attitudes to lesbians: outcomes in General Practice (DIALOG) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
R McNair, K Hegarty & A Taft |
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| Total Grant: |
$4,996 |
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| Awarded by: |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
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| Duration: |
2004-2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
DIALOG is designed to develop an understanding of the doctor-patient relationship that forms between non-heterosexual women and their usual general practitioner, in particular, the issue of whether disclosure of lesbian sexuality within the consultation occurs and whether disclosure or not effects the doctor-patient relationship and the perceived quality of care.
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| Management of Depression in general practice 2 project (MOD2) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
H McGarry, K Hegarty, J Gunn, M Pirotta, C Johnson, G Blashki, D Pierce & C Wu |
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| Total Grant: |
$7,000 |
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| Awarded by: |
diamond Consortium |
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| Duration: |
2005-2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
This project aims to explore the methods general practitioners use to treat people with depression and whether they have changed, particularly since the introduction of government initiatives aimed at improving mental health care. The project focusses on changes in the number of GPs trained in mental health care, whether the use of psychological treatments has increased and whether training influences use of these treatments.
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| Managing alcohol issues in general practice: how prepared are Victorian GP registrars? |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
P Grinzi |
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| Total Grant: |
$5,271 |
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| Awarded by: |
General Practice Education and Training |
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| Duration: |
2005-2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The project aims to answer the question, "How well equipped are our future GPs to manage patients with alcohol-related problems?"
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| Primary Care Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions (PEP) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
G Blashki, G Meadows, S Davidson, L Piterman, B Tonge, F Judd, D Clarke, H Piterman, J Gunn, A Diamond, A Tylee, G Groom, S Duncan, B Forde & H Morgan |
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| Total Grant: |
$300,000 |
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| Awarded by: |
beyondblue The Victorian Centre for Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders |
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| Duration: |
2004-2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The PEP study aims to better understand how psychological interventions can be integrated into general practice, how best to train GPs in Cognitive Behavioural Strategies, whether patients benefit in terms of objective clinical measures and how consumers and carers experience psychological care provided by their GPs.
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| Substance-Using Mothers and depression: a Multi professional InTervention (SUMMIT) |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
S Nicolson, G Gilchrist, P Moore & M Galbally |
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| Total Grant: |
$50,000 |
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| Awarded by: |
beyondblue Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders |
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| Duration: |
2006 |
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| Summary Paragraph: |
The pilot study will interview pregnant drug users pre and postnatally about their experience of care and their perception of care needs, undertake case studies with their service providers to ascertain barriers and facilitators to care and review the literature on interventions to reduce depression among pregnant drug users. The findings from the research will inform the development of an inter-professional intervention to reduce depression among drug-dependent pregnant women.
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