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Black Dog Institute Report 2010
2010
The Black Dog Institute
Yearly Report
Research
Clinical
Community
Education

2010|
The Black Dog Institute
Yearly Report

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A message from everybody
at the Black Dog Institute
THANK YOU
It would take a second report
the size of this one to name
and recognise every single
individual or organisation that
so generously supports the
Black Dog Institute.
Your support is paramount
and vital to our continued
success and growth.
We do not lose sight of how
valuable such support is and
for this we are sincerely
grateful and privileged to
have such a partnership with
you to help people better
understand and manage
mood disorders.
Black Dog Institute© 2010
ABN 12 115 954 197
Black Dog Institute is a company limited by guarantee
postal address
Hospital Road, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW
2031
telephone
61 02 9382 4530
facsimile
61 02 9382 8208
email
blackdog@blackdog.org.au
website
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
editors
Ian Dose, Kerrie Eyers, Gordon Parker, Barry Graham
compiled by
Kerrie Eyers
front and back cover design
Matthew Johnstone
photography and graphics
Matthew Johnstone, Fleur Mortimer, Matt Cummings
photo selection
Leah Greenfi eld, Ian Dose
designed and printed by
Helena Brusic
Design Studio P3
(Print Post Plus)
address
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The Black Dog Institute is based at the Prince of Wales
Hospital, Randwick, NSW, and works closely with the
University of New South Wales (UNSW). The Institute
acknowledges the ongoing assistance from the New South
Wales Government, NSW Health, the Commonwealth
Government, and our generous supporters.

Contents
Chairman’s Report.................................... 6
Executive Director’s Foreword............ 8
About The Institute................................... 10
The Institute’s Business Model............ 11
General Manager’s Report..................... 12
Online Services............................................ 14
Financial Report.......................................... 16
Overview of Work Streams................... 17
Research in 2010........................................ 18
Community Programs............................. 26
Clinical Services.......................................... 32
Professional Services
(Education and Training)......................... 35
The Mood Assessment Program
(MAP)............................................................... 38
Psychological Services............................ 40
Developing Countries Program............. 41
Corporate Relations and
Development............................................... 43
Creative Development............................. 50
Black Dog Institute Writing, Photo and
Short Film Competitions......................... 51
eHealth@Black Dog Institute................. 58
The Black Dog Institute 2010
International Lecture............................... 59
Our People.................................................... 60
Visitors to the Institute, 2010............... 64
Major Awards.............................................. 65
General Awards, Appointments and
Events............................................................ 66
Research Funding...................................... 67
Research Publications............................. 69
Conference Presentations and
Educational Meetings............................... 72
Black Dog Institute Donations and
Bequests...................................................... 75
Donations and Bequests Form............. 78
The Institute and Pharmaceutical
Companies .................................................. 79
Public Relations and Media..................... 48
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Chairman’s Report
Mr Peter Joseph AM
For a number of years now the Black Dog Institute has
been recognised as a leading national and international
authority in the fi eld of mood disorders. Its brand has
become universal and has changed the way in which
we write and talk about depression. It exists because
we passionately believe that everybody deserves peace
of mind.
Its reputation has been earned over 25 years – and
while the Institute was established in 2002, its
predecessor, the Mood Disorders Unit, had been
around since 1985. It’s a founding story, under the
leadership of Professor Gordon Parker, of which we are
extremely proud.
Excellence is one of our hallmarks, refl ected in our
strong desire to develop the highest standards
across four streams; namely, research, clinical
services, professional education and training, and our
community programs.
Take, for example, the Mood Assessment Program
(MAP), which is a world-fi rst diagnostic tool to assist
clinicians in the detection and treatment of mood
disorders. The Institute developed and used the MAP
over many years within NSW, and in June this year we
were able to make it available to general practitioners
and psychologists online all over Australia.
There are already many examples of how useful the
MAP can be – especially in rural and remote areas
where psychiatric support is diffi cult to access.
Soon to be launched as well is a new digital tool to
help people monitor and self-manage mild to moderate
depression, anxiety and stress. Called myCompass,
the program will be available for the Australian public
to use via the Internet, on their mobile phones and/or
computers. This encourages and assists individuals to
take more ownership in seeking better outcomes with
mood monitoring and management.
Expect also that our highly acclaimed education and
training programs will become more widely available
across Australia.
On the international stage, the Institute is in its third
year of leading a program to help developing nations
adopt best practice in the treatment of mood disorders
and in October this year it hosted 10 more health
professionals from six Pacifi c nations. This program –
with both private and government funding – is proving
to be very effective in helping countries often with low
resourcing of mental health to better address critical
needs.
This excellence and this diversity has been especially
effective in New South Wales. The year 2010 will go
down as a major turning point when we extended
our reach beyond our State borders to provide more
key programs to the rest of Australia – as well as
enhancing our presence on the international stage.
Electronic technologies, such as the Internet and
mobile phones, have opened the door to this bigger
world. Delivering different aspects of mental health
care by electronic means removes restrictions
imposed by geographical distance, fi nances and
perceived stigma and it gives people greater access to
assessment, information and treatment.
Research is paramount to our efforts. It is indeed our
foundation. One highlight this year is the work of our
internationally recognised Executive Director, Professor
Gordon Parker, heading a team of 17 psychiatrists
from around the world who want the condition
‘melancholia’ listed as an illness in its own right in the
next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, used world-wide to diagnose
mental illnesses. This designation could lead to a
new paradigm of thinking around the diagnosis and
treatment of mood disorders.
Two of our initiatives, launching a youth website
(www.biteback.org.au) and introducing an innovative

schools-based program – HeadStrong – which uses
illustrations and humour to communicate with young
people on the subject of mood disorders, are now up
and running.
The advances we make are attributable to the
contributions of many, including our dedicated Board
and staff at the Institute and Professor Parker, who is
the ‘founding father’ of this remarkable facility.
Professor Parker did inform the Board during the year
that he had decided to step down from the position of
Executive Director in late 2011, after 10 years in the
position. His contribution cannot be overstated as he
led the way from the establishment of the Institute
from humble beginnings through to the setting of
an ambitious national agenda to ensure that all
Australians can benefi t from the Institute’s programs.
The Board is delighted Professor Parker will have an
ongoing association with the Institute; continuing
his active research role and clinical activities at the
Institute beyond 2011. We are committed to search
as broadly as possible, both in Australia and overseas,
to fi nd a suitable and worthy successor to Professor
Parker.
Further, our close working relationship with the Prince
of Wales Hospital, the University of NSW (UNSW)
and the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
continues to enhance our respective reputations.
The Black Dog Institute now has splendid foundations,
thanks to Professor Parker and his team. Our future
challenge is to build on that and to create national
outreach and relevance for the good of our fellow
Australians. We accept this challenge in a spirit of
optimism and appreciation for the gift of the Black Dog
Institute.
New Approach to
Health Care
Nine of the country’s top
medical research institutes
and health care providers,
including the Black Dog
Institute, are to form
Australia’s first Academic
Health Sciences Centre
(AHSC).
The centre is co-located in
the same precinct at the
Randwick Hospitals Campus.
According to Mr Peter Joseph,
Chair of the group, this is the
first step in a major change
to the way health research,
teaching and treatment are
carried out in Australia.
The centre will integrate
and harness the research,
education, training and clinical
expertise of each partner
with the aim of maximising
health outcomes for patients
and the community.
Champion swimmer, Geoff Huegill, gives Black Dog Institute
Chairman, Peter Joseph, some encouragement during the
Botany pool charity swim
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Peter Joseph AM
Chairman

Executive Director’s Foreword
Professor Gordon Parker AO
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As highlighted in this Report, the Institute is ‘stepping
out’ and, as noted in the Chairman’s Report, I will be
‘stepping down’ at the end of 2011 as the Institute’s
Executive Director (ED). The two are linked and worthy
of a brief overview.
I view the Institute as being in excellent shape in
terms of its overall model, component activity spheres,
utility to professionals and to the community, and
responsiveness to addressing its objective of advancing
the detection and management of the differing mood
disorders. Since inception in 2002 we have set
ambitious targets and each year’s ceiling has become
the next year’s floor. While Irving Berlin observed
that “The toughest thing about success is that you’ve
got to keep on being a success”, the Institute rightly
continues to be aspirational, expanding its influence
nationally and internationally. This will require great
energy and leadership and would benefit from a new ED
who has the necessary vision and application. While
I am not entirely anergic, I will have spent 10 years as
the ED and will next year be entering my 70th year.
Such round figures have encouraged me to round up.
Just as Welsh poet Dylan Thomas encouraged older
people to not go gently into the night, I wish to
focus more on my current ‘day job’ within the School
of Psychiatry at UNSW. I hope that by having more
time for research, the current synergies between the
Institute and UNSW might be advanced, and that I
will continue to contribute to the Institute’s research
profile.
I have felt very privileged to have been involved with
the Institute, to have worked with some extraordinary
Board members, so ably led by Peter Joseph, a
management team so skilfully shaped and sharpened
by Barry Graham, and so many exceptionally talented
and creative staff members and volunteers who
personalise the Institute’s core values and culture on a
daily basis. In addition to setting targets, the Institute
has promoted hope, evoking the view put by Lin
Yutang that “Hope is like a road in the country: there
was never a road but when many people walk on it,
the road comes into existence.”
As will be evident from this Report, Institute activities
have continued to combine a mix of advancing
established programs and of initiating new projects
(for example, the photography competition, the
development of our adolescent website, BITE BACK).
I regret that space disallows me from personally
thanking here all those so many individuals who
have contributed to such a successful year. While the
phrase ‘moving forward’ was possibly over-worked in
Australia this year, it does capture the Institute across
2010 and I endorse the Board’s steps to broaden the
footprint of the Institute nationally and internationally.
Gordon Parker
Gordon Parker AO
Executive Director, Black Dog Institute

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About The Institute
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The name Black Dog has been widely adopted in our
community as a description for depression and these
days is very much part of the media lexicon when
matters on mood disorders are raised.
The Black Dog Institute was launched in 2002 and is
today recognised in Australia and internationally as a
leading authority in the fi eld of mood disorders. The
Institute’s logo – the ’V’ for victory gesture and the
shadow of the black dog’s head – provides a beacon
for people seeking help.
The name ‘Black Dog’ is a term that Sir Winston
Churchill, the former wartime British Prime Minister
– noted for his courage and endurance – used to
describe his own depression.
John Bevins, (formerly John Bevins Advertising Pty
Ltd) developed a concept and design capturing the
Churchill symbol for the logo.
The Institute is affi liated with the Prince of Wales
Hospital and the University of New South Wales
(UNSW) at Randwick, in NSW. The Institute’s
predecessor was the Mood Disorders Unit (the MDU)
which was established in 1985 at Prince Henry
Hospital, Little Bay, NSW.
Our patron is Her Excellency, the Governor of New
South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO.
The day-to-day logistics of running an organisation like
the Black Dog Institute is a demanding and challenging role.
Christine Boyd, the Facilities Manager, is able to maintain the
highest level of professionalism in meeting the needs of
patients as well as existing and new staff working across
the different streams of the organisation.

The Institute’s Business Model
The Institute’s core business model is represented by
four primary interactive streams:
h Research
h Clinical Services
h Professional Services – Education and Training
h Community Programs
These streams are interdependent with each other
– clinical observation shapes research hypotheses,
while research fi ndings are fi ltered back into clinical
management, which in turn shapes the content of
professional education and training programs as well
as being disseminated to the community.
In addition, eHealth activities sit cross-functionally
across all streams, as we see a growing trend to use
electronic technologies as a key enabler, particularly
with the Institute stepping up its efforts to ensure
its services are made more widely available across
Australia.
The Institute’s facility is located on the Prince of Wales
Hospital grounds at Randwick in New South Wales
and is an independent non-profi t company with a
distinguished Board drawn from many walks of life.
It has close links to numerous other organisations;
in particular, the University of New South Wales
(UNSW), and to Prince of Wales Hospital, as part of
the South Eastern and Illawarra Health Service. The
Head of the UNSW School of Psychiatry, Professor
Philip Mitchell, has his principal offi ce at the Institute,
while many of the School’s teaching sessions are held
at the Institute.
Funding of the wider Institute activities comes from a
number of sources. These include research grants from
the National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC) via the University of New South Wales
(UNSW), general funding from the State government
through NSW Health and the Mental Health and Drug
and Alcohol Offi ce, and from the Commonwealth
government via the Department of Health and Ageing
(DoHA), as well as private donations and some
generous sponsorships.
Since its establishment, the Institute has been able to
mount one of the most signifi cant research efforts in
psychiatry in Australia.
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RESEARCH
CLINICAL
COMMUNITY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

General Manager’s Report
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General Manager Barry Graham
Business Plan
It is pleasing to report that the Institute’s business
planning framework has again provided an effective
mechanism to manage the diverse range of activities
prioritised to advance our strategic direction. A key
concern is to ensure that all Australians are able to
benefi t appropriately from the Institute’s work:
….“To advance the understanding, diagnosis
and management of the differing mood
disorders nationwide through raising clinical
standards, research, education, training, and
the development of cutting-edge tools for
professionals and the public.”
The Institute’s unique operational model refl ecting
the four pillars or work streams, Research, Clinical
Services, Education and Community Programs is
confi rmed as a key enabler. In addition, two support
streams, Marketing, Communications and Fund
Raising and Technology, Operations and Infrastructure
underpin the model.
During the year signifi cant progress has been made
against all objectives set.
Of particular note is the increasing importance of
electronic based initiatives, also know as eHealth
solutions. As reported separately, a range of innovative
online initiatives are enabling us to bring value-adding
programs to all Australians, irrespective of location.
Notably, the aim to reach Australia’s youth through
their networks and in their language tested our
ability to be ‘dynamic’ in 2010. The Institute met
the challenge with a new youth website – known
as BITE BACK (www.biteback.org.au); and with our
HeadStrong schools program, which uses colourful
images that encourage discussion between students
and teachers about mood disorders and resilience.
Also, the fact that health professionals, such as
GPs, are provided with quality education to better
diagnosis and manage their patients’ mood disorders,
that our community programs are helping more and
more people in the city and country, that we offer
a free specialist clinical service program, and that
our cutting-edge research is providing us with the
knowledge to make a difference, are outstanding
achievements. It is also provides us with the incentive
to make sure that more and more Australians benefi t
from the services and products offered by the Black
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Operations
The annual external audit of the Institute’s accounts
to 30 June 2010 (published in this report) was again
conducted by Ernst & Young, without any adverse
fi ndings. The Institute is indebted to the objective
support provided by the Ernst & Young team, capably
led this year by Mr Rob Lewis. We also wish to
acknowledge the role played by Mr Neil Wykes,
who retired earlier this year. Mr Wykes had been
the Institute’s auditor every year since its inception
and we are most grateful to him for his steady
contribution.
been provided with support through the South Eastern
Sydney and Illawarra Health Service and the assistance
of Prince of Wales Hospital with maintenance and
protection systems. On the technology front, the
University of New South Wales (UNSW) provides the
Institute with excellent support for network facilities
and operating systems.
The Institute’s premises on the grounds of the Prince
of Wales Hospital in Hospital Road, Randwick, remain
a critical asset. With the growth in activities and staff
numbers across the different streams, the building’s
facilities are fully used in a way to obtain maximum
benefi t from having a consolidated operation in a firstclass
facility.
The openness and ambience of the building also makes
it a welcoming place for our patients and guests. Since
its opening in 2002, the Institute is fortunate to have

Online Services
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Members of the Online Services team (left to right) Daniel Pearce, Ginny Harrison, Jacqui Wallace, Associate Professor, Vijaya
Manicavasagar, Nic Newling, Leah Greenfield and Rowan Burckhardt
This year has been an exhilarating and fulfilling year for
the Online Services team. We have worked with many
areas, both inside and outside the Institute, to create
some extremely innovative online programs that help
bring our research and clinical expertise to the outside
world. Our key achievements in 2010 have been:
hh
the design and delivery of the online Mood Assessment
Program (MAP) to broaden reach to health
professionals and their patients across the country
hh
the creation of the new BITE BACK youth website
(www.biteback.org.au) to encourage young people
to improve wellbeing and mental fitness by sharing
real life personal stories, and using simple, yet fun,
interactive tools
hh
the design and delivery of myCompass, an interactive
internet and mobile phone based program which
aims to help people learn how to understand and
manage their stress, worry and low mood
hh
further enhancements and efficiency improvements
to our online research capabilities, to improve
experiences for both our research participants and
our researchers.
We have also worked on a number of other new
projects that are in varying stages of design and
development. These include:
hh
an online positive psychology program for young
people, funded by the Federal Department of Health
and Ageing (DoHA)
hh
a refresh of our main website (www.
blackdoginstitute.org.au), funded in part by our
website design vendor, webqem
hh
an online health professional program, funded
mainly by general donations.
Our projects are always an exciting challenge as
we work out ways to leverage the strong expertise,
knowledge and passion at the Institute and make it
suitable for a particular market, using their familiar
networks and in their language. It is vital that we think
carefully and act progressively so that the resulting
programs are sustainable, robust and retain quality
across all the delivery channels – both digital and
offline. Through all of this, we are also developing
a stronger internal capability to support, maintain
and enhance the digital tools and online services
that have been delivered over the past years. Privacy,
usability, relevance and security are fundamental
to the continued success of these systems. We are
working closely with industry experts and external
service providers to ensure that these elements can be
provided long term.

Services and Operations Architecture
Services are carefully designed to meet the specific needs of various market segments, delivered via
complementary online, face-to-face and print channels.
Research
Participant
Services
website
mobile
email
mail
media
phone
Public/
Carers/
Community
Groups
website
mobile
email
emedia
brochures
books
volunteers
hubs
media
supporters
info line
Workplace
Services
facilitators
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Academic
Services
website
books
publications
unsw
Black
Dog
Institute
Hub
website
clinical systems
email
Health
brochures
Professional
books
Services
facilitators
map report
publications
media
Youth
Services
emedia
bite back website
email
mobile
media
supporters
School
Students
and
Teachers
website
brochures
volunteers
supporters

Financial Report
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The Income Statement and Balance Sheet from the Institute’s Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June
2010 is set out below.
Black Dog Institute 30 June 2010
Income Statement
30-June-2010 30-June-2009
(12 months) (12 months)
Revenue
Recurring grant from NSW
Health Department
1,394,700 1,365,700
Non-recurring grant from
NSW Health Department
120,060 544,101
Non-recurring grant from
Commonwealth – Mobile 340,400 1,242,000
Tracking System
Non-recurring grant from
Commonwealth – Strategic 1,500,000 –—
Mental Health
AusAid Developing Countries
Grant
92,554 85,943
Donations 1,322,901 1,088,614
Facility fees 303,534 260,380
Education and training fees 146,752 117,940
Revenue from fundraising
event
221,584 141,286
Other revenue 208,390 325,353
Total Revenue 5,650,875 5,171,317
Employee benefits expenses (2,041,434) (1,391,052)
Depreciation and amortisation
(238,967)
expenses
(221,118)
Education and training (288,544) (234,616)
Professional fees (2,946,988) (2,078,361)
Expenses related to
fundraising event
(77,507) (68,266)
Other expenses (1,124,772) (728,327)
(Deficit)/Surplus before
income tax
(1,067,337) 449,577
Income tax expense — –—
(Deficit)/surplus for the period (1,067,337) 449,577
Other comprehensive income — –—
Total comprehensive income
for the year
(1,067,337) 449,577
Black Dog Institute 30 June 2010
Statement of Financial Position
ASSETS
30-June-2010
30-June-2009
Cash and cash equivalents 3,007,030 4,405,544
Trade and other receivables 749,383 752,143
Prepayments 8,681 10,989
Total Current Assets 3,765,094 5,168,676
Non-current assets
Property, plant and
equipment
Total Non-current Assets
3,917,241 4,023,385
3,917,241
4,023,385
TOTAL ASSETS 7,682,335 9,192,061
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 365,794 808,183
Total Current Liabilities 365,794 808,183
TOTAL LIABILITIES 365,794 808,183
NET ASSETS 7,316,541 8,383,878
EQUITY
Retained earnings 7,316,541 8,383,878
TOTAL EQUITY 7,316,541 8,383,878
A copy of the complete Annual Financial Report is available on
application. Requests for further information should be directed to
the Institute’s General Manager.
The information shown relates to the Institute’s company accounts
and does not include additional funds made available for research
through collaborative arrangements with other organisations,
including the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Such details
are provided in this report about research funding.

overview of
work streams
research
community
clinical
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professional services
(education and training)

Research in 2010
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MELANCHOLIC
DEPRESSION CLINICAL
TRIAL
Over the past two years the Black Dog
Institute has been conducting a clinical
trial investigating the effectiveness
of three different treatments for
melancholic depression. All participants
in the trial receive an active treatment
that has been proven to be effective for
clinical depression.
If you wish to participate, go to the
website: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
The breadth of research activities within the Institute
continues to be striking, as can be observed from
listed publications, the number of presentations by our
research staff at national and international meetings,
and from the exemplars in our ‘Research Highlights’
section.
The Institute’s iterative model (whereby one work
stream informs another – and another) is a rare
one and worthy of illustration. Our Institute’s core
message is that it is important to identify differing
mood disorders so that management becomes more
rational in addressing disorder-specific causes. We
have argued strongly for the need for bipolar disorder
(and bipolar II, in particular) to be detected and
diagnosed. That clinical priority was addressed some
years back by Institute researchers developing a bipolar
self-report measure. This was established as having
an overall successful classification rate (of accurately
identifying both those with and those without bipolar
disorder) of about 80 per cent.
That research-based development led to the roll-out of
that screening ‘tool’ for people with mood disorders
and to those in the community, particularly by having
the screening measure readily accessible on our
website. In 2010, more than 20,000 people per month
have completed the screening measure, and many
(especially those who receive a report which indicates
the likelihood of bipolar disorder) are then encouraged
to seek help more specific to their bipolar condition.
The iterative model (i.e. clinical need shaping research
priority leading to clinical application and then, in
turn, to research evaluation) again comes into play, as
illustrated by Institute researchers receiving funding
from the Commonwealth Department of Health and
Ageing (DoHA) to evaluate the utility of this screening
measure. During 2010, we invited people to provide
baseline information and to allow us to review their
progress three months later.

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Photographs of the Black Dog Institute research teams
We are progressively accruing an extraordinarily large
database which will allow us to document what
actually happens to those who have a bipolar disorder
identified by our screening measure – in terms of what
resources they turn to, what treatments they receive
and the extent to which their mood disorder is then
brought under control.
Similarly, our research team (again funded by DoHA) is
evaluating the impact of receiving a bipolar diagnosis
for the first time for those who are assessed at our
Depression Clinic and again with a three-month
follow-up evaluating the extent to which our ‘new’
or ‘confirmed’ diagnosis has been associated with an
improved outcome.
are then advanced by publishing research findings
in appropriate journals, and building such findings
into our clinical assessment, educational program
and community educational activities. While the
Institute has a national and international reputation
among researchers for the quality of its ‘pure research’,
such applied research is of key relevance to multiple
stakeholders. The research overviewed here underlines
an Institute tenet – that research underpins most of
our activities.
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In essence, these applied research studies illustrate
iterations between clinical need, development of
appropriate screening and diagnostic measures,
and evaluation of the impact of having a ‘new
diagnosis’ (here bipolar disorder). The iterative links

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Research Highlights
(Institute staff and affiliates are in bold.)
Maternal sensitivity moderates the impact
of prenatal anxiety disorder on infant mental
development
Austin M-P, Grant K-A, McMahon C, Reilly N,
Leader, L
This study prospectively examined the impact of
maternal prenatal anxiety disorder and maternal
care-giving sensitivity on cognitive and psychomotor
development in seven-month-old infants. Women
completed a clinical interview during their third
trimester of pregnancy to assess anxiety symptoms
meeting DSM IV diagnostic criteria. At infant age
seven months, maternal sensitivity to infant distress
and non-distress was observed and coded during the
‘still-face’ procedure. Maternal postnatal (concurrent)
anxiety and depression were also assessed at this
time, as well as infant mental and psychomotor
development. This study demonstrated that maternal
sensitivity to infant distress moderated the association
between maternal prenatal anxiety disorder and infant
mental development. Interestingly, while there was
a significant positive association between sensitivity
and mental development among infants whose
mothers were anxious during pregnancy, sensitivity
had little impact on mental development among
infants of control (non-anxious) women. Results were
independent of prenatal depression and postnatal
anxiety and depression. A care-giving moderation
effect was not found for infant psychomotor
development. These findings are consistent with
a cumulative risk model suggesting that maternal
prenatal anxiety and quality of maternal care act in
concert to shape infant outcomes.
Computerised facial affect analysis for the
detection of depression
Breakspear M, Goecke R, Yuen T, Hyett M, Parker G
In this project we acquired audio and video data
from participants whilst they viewed a series of brief
film clips, including stand-up comedy and famous
scenes from sad films. Using advanced computerised
techniques, we were then able to characterise and
classify the participants’ facial expressions from
moment to moment as they responded to a joke or
looked unhappy during a sad scene. This automated
approach was able to detect strong differences
between depressed patients and healthy controls.
In particular, those with depression smiled less
frequently during happy films but, interestingly, also
looked unhappy less often during sad films. These
effects were strong and showed that subjects with
melancholia appear to exhibit a reduced range of facial
expressions – both happy and sad. We are extending
this study to examine associated brain activity as well
as expressions of emotion in the voices of patients
with depression.
Cognitive regulation of emotion in Bipolar I
Disorder and unaffected biological relatives
Green MJ, Lino BJ, Hwang E, Sparks A, James C,
Mitchell PB
This study examined the cognitive strategies for
regulating emotion in patients with Bipolar I Disorder
and unaffected biological relatives of patients
with bipolar disorder, compared to healthy control
participants. We found that when faced with
negative life events, people with Bipolar I Disorder
more frequently reported the use of rumination,
catastrophising and self-blame, and less frequent
use of recognising techniques, such as putting an
event into perspective, compared to both biologically
at-risk (unaffected relatives) and healthy participants.
Furthermore, for Bipolar I participants, the use of
rumination was associated with increased depression,
anxiety, stress and hypomanic personality traits.
By contrast, within the biologically at-risk group,
more frequent use of catastrophising and self-blame
were associated with negative mood symptoms and
predisposition to hypomania. In all participants,
less frequent use of adaptive cognitive reframing
strategies (such as putting into perspective, or refocus
on planning) were associated with increased mood
symptoms. These data suggest that emotion regulation
strategies of catastrophising, self-blame, and some

cognitive reframing techniques may be associated with
vulnerability for mood disorders generally, and that
the effects of inadequate use of cognitive reframing
techniques may increase mild depressive symptoms in
the ostensibly healthy population.
fingertip of human subjects. A differential response
of cortical populations to certain input frequencies
may uncover characteristics of the neuronal ensemble
dynamics. The cortical population response was
assessed through multivariate phase coherence
showing phase locked oscillatory activity at different
ratios of the stimulus frequency. Phase locked
components were modulated differently across the
range of stimulus frequencies with most robust
responses around 30Hz. These results demonstrate
phase synchronisation between cortical oscillations
and an external periodic signal.
Relationship between omega-3 fatty acid status
and perinatal depression in women from high
and low socioeconomic areas
Hegarty, B, Rees, A-M, Parker, G
Evidence suggests that a deficiency in omega-3
fatty acids can predispose to depression. This is
particularly relevant during pregnancy, where the
developing foetus demands a large supply of these
essential fatty acids, placing the mother at greater
risk of omega-3 depletion and perinatal depression.
Although there is considerable evidence to support
this relationship, studies investigating the efficacy
of omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of perinatal
depression have shown inconsistent results. We
propose that omega-3 supplementation will only be
helpful to the subset of depressed patients who are
deficient in omega-3 fatty acids. In this study, we are
investigating the relationship between omega-3 status
and perinatal depression in women from high and
low socioeconomic areas. We expect that omega-3
deficiency will be more common in pregnant women
from low socioeconomic areas, reflecting an omega-
3-poor diet. Through this study we aim to identify
a population of women prone to omega-3 fatty acid
deficiency. This population will then be targeted for
testing the efficacy of omega-3 supplementation as an
antidepressant treatment.
Multi-frequency phase locking in human
somatosensory cortex
Langdon AJ, Boonstra TW, Breakspear M
The study investigated the interactions between
sensory stimuli and intrinsic cortical dynamics by
applying periodic vibrotactile stimulation to the
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
as a treatment for depression
Loo C, Mitchell P, Sachdev P, Alonzo A, Martin
D, Player M, Galvez V, Garfield J, Chan V, Menon A,
Kogekar M
In the largest ever trial of its kind, this study examines
a potential new treatment for depression. tDCS
(Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) uses a very
small current to stimulate the front part of the brain
in order to improve mood. Participants received a
20-minute treatment session every weekday for three
to six weeks as outpatients. The study is nearing
completion and results are pointing toward a positive
effect. We are also seeking to increase understanding
of how the technology works by examining its
effects on brain activity – using EEG measurements,
investigating potential biological markers that may
be correlated with treatment response, and testing
parameters (such as electrode configuration, duration,
current intensity, type of stimulation) that may
optimise the effects of the treatment.
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for
bipolar disorder
Manicavasagar V, Mitchell P, Ball J, Perich T
This is an innovative maintenance treatment for
bipolar disorder that aims to reduce relapse in bipolar
episodes as well as reduce levels of stress and anxiety.
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce
relapse rates in unipolar depression but has yet to
be investigated in bipolar disorder. The program
involved random allocation to either mindfulnessbased
cognitive therapy or treatment as usual (with
the addition of bipolar education material). Study
recruitment is now completed, with post-treatment
assessments over a 12-month follow-up period
currently underway.
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Predictive and diagnostic genetic testing in
psychiatry
Mitchell PB, Meiser B, Wilde A, Fullerton J, Donald J,
Wilhelm K, Schofield PR
The recent advent of commercially available genetic
tests for the diagnosis of several mental illnesses has
led to intense controversy amongst the psychiatric
research community. In this article the authors review
these developments, and contrast these with the
growing evidence from genome-wide association
studies that highly heritable psychiatric conditions
such as schizophrenia are due to the contributions
and interaction of multiple allelic variants, each
of small effect size. There is also evidence for the
contribution of some highly penetrant rare new
copy number variants, though the lack of disease
specificity for these is of concern. This article outlines
the prerequisites for predictive and diagnostic genetic
tests, such as clinical validity and utility, and reviews
the opportunity that genetic tests for mental illnesses
present. As the scientific discourse on genetic tests
for complex disorders is not limited to psychiatry, the
authors outline current thoughts on the significance
of genome-wide association studies across health,
and the phenomenon of direct-to-consumer tests in
medicine. The attitudes and understanding of patients,
families, and clinicians about the future (currently
hypothetical) scenario of psychiatric genetic tests
is discussed, as is the potential for such testing
to increase, rather than diminish stigma. Finally,
recommendations on the future development and
availability of genetic tests in psychiatry are provided.
Two-dimensional genome scan identifies
multiple genetic interactions in bipolar affective
disorder
Fullerton JM, Donald JA, Mitchell PB, Schofield PR
Bipolar disorder is a highly heritable psychiatric
condition, the etiology of which remains largely
unknown despite extensive efforts to identify
susceptibility genes. Interactions between genes
of small individual effect could partially explain the
difficulties of traditional one-dimensional approaches
to identify genetic risk factors. This study indicates a
complex interplay between multiple loci underlying
bipolar disorder susceptibility, and highlights
the continuing usefulness of extended pedigrees
in complex genetics. The challenge lies in the
identification of specific gene interactions and their
biological validation.
Psychosocial needs of individuals with recently
diagnosed bipolar disorder and their families
Proudfoot J, Manicavasagar V, Parker G, Delmas K
Research into the management of newly diagnosed
bipolar disorder indicates that treatments such
as medication, psycho-education and cognitive
behavioural therapy have demonstrated effectiveness
in reducing the symptoms associated with bipolar
disorder, enhancing self-management and quality of life
in those diagnosed, and preventing relapse. However,
poor treatment adherence is common in bipolar
disorder patients. Moreover, little is known about
patient’s subjective experiences of the disorder and the
issues they face following diagnosis that can impact
on treatment adherence and effective self-management
and functioning. The current study attempted to
address this gap in the literature by exploring the
experiences and needs of three groups of individuals
impacted by bipolar disorder. The study involved
semi-structured interviews with 17 individuals
diagnosed with bipolar disorder (seven diagnosed
within the previous 12 months and 10 diagnosed three
to five years ago), as well as nine family members.
Participants were asked questions within the following
broad topic areas: experiences prior to receiving a
diagnosis of bipolar disorder; experiences once a
diagnosis of bipolar disorder was given; retrospective
view of needs following diagnosis; staying well; and
use of internet-based psycho-education programs

as a means of accessing information and resources
following diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The data
were analysed using the Phenomenology and Lived
Experience Framework and key themes identified. The
results of the study are currently being prepared for
publication in peer reviewed journals.
An investigation into the precipitants of mania
in young people suffering from bipolar disorder
Proudfoot J, Manicavasagar V, Parker G, Delmas K
A large body of literature exists on the role of genetics
in the development of bipolar disorder. However,
beyond stressful life events, little is known about the
typical experiences which maybe precipitate episodes
of mania in young people (aged between 18 and 30).
Thus the current study seeks to identify the high-risk
activities associated with bipolar mania. The results
of this study will be instrumental in informing the
development of effective community preventative
programs and helping clinicians working with young
people with bipolar disorder to prevent relapse,
promote well-being and build resilience to further
episodes. The current study consists of a qualitative
(a semi-structured interview) and quantitative
component (an online survey). Data collection for
the study has been completed and is currently being
analysed.
Randomised controlled trial of a wellbeing
group program for adolescents and adults
diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Parker G, Manicavasagar V, Delmas K
Research in bipolar disorder has suggested that
recovery from the illness consists of a three-pronged
approach involving medication, information/education
about the disorder, and having a plan or strategy to
remain well. The current study combines the latter two
psychosocial approaches to recovery in bipolar disorder
into one intervention for two subgroups of patients. It
aims to examine the efficacy of an eight-session group
psycho-education program for adolescents and adults
diagnosed with bipolar disorder that incorporates
the development of an individualised comprehensive
wellbeing plan across sessions. The study is currently
in the design development phase. Recruitment is
expected to begin shortly, with the treatment phase
and data collection starting in March 2011.
Inching toward Bethlehem: Mapping
Melancholia
Parker G, Fletcher K, Barrett M, Synnott H,
Breakspear M, Rees A-M, Hadzi-Pavlovic D
Institute researchers have long sought to define
and differentiate melancholia from other depressive
conditions and states. Historically, symptoms have
been the usual source for differentiation. In this
study, reported in the Journal of Affective Disorders,
symptoms were examined in two differing ways,
by severity (as commonly studied) and via their
‘prototypic’ (or characteristic) status to the patient
when depressed. In addition, a number of correlates
(including ‘course of illness variables’) were examined.
Results indicated that melancholia is more precisely
defined when there are multiple points of reference
rather than relying on one approach (such as symptom
severity) alone. The authors argued an analogy to
global navigational positioning systems which rely on
‘triangulation’ (multiple reference points) to improve
definition, in order to ‘map’ melancholia.
Predicting onset of bipolar disorder from
subsyndromal symptoms: A signal question?
Parker, G
This British Journal of Psychiatry editorial reviewed a
study examining whether early expressions of subthreshold
hypomanic or depressive symptoms from
childhood through to early adulthood were predictive
of subsequent conversion to formal bipolar disorder.
In essence, the original paper found very poor
specificity in that many young people showing such
symptoms fail to develop bipolar disorder in adulthood
and, conversely, Bipolar disorder could develop in
adulthood without any earlier warning symptoms.
The editorial made the point that the study was
important in discouraging active early intervention
with treatments that might not be necessary and yet
might expose adolescents to unnecessary side-effects
of medications.
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Prodromal indicators of bipolar disorder in
young people: A qualitative study
Parker G, Manicavasacar G, Benti L
This study aims to identify early warning signs of bipolar
disorder in young people by exploring the prodromal
phase of the illness. It employs a retrospective design,
targeting people whose first symptoms appeared prior
to the age of 24 years and who have a confirmed
diagnosis of either bipolar disorder or unipolar
depression. The study combines both qualitative and
quantitative research methodologies. The qualitative
component explores the early warning signs in mood
disorders while the quantitative component examines
severity and subjective distress associated with the first
episode. Results of this study will be used to develop
an early intervention program for young people with
bipolar disorder.
Will a new genotyping test help the clinician
predict response to antidepressant drugs?
Parker G, Rowe M, Mehta F, Kumar S
The authors examined the capacity of a new
genotyping test to predict response trajectories to
differing antidepressant drugs, and reported the
findings in the journal Australasian Psychiatry.
Genotyping tests have the capacity to determine
how individuals may metabolise drugs (here
antidepressants), either too rapidly (and result in very
little of the antidepressant drug reaching its target),
normally, or poorly (where, as a consequence, drug
levels can build up and produce significantly high sideeffects).
The introduction of an accurate genotyping
test would be a distinct advance in predicting an
individual’s likely response trajectory and possibly
also in indicating which antidepressant drug might
be chosen. Unfortunately, the overall accuracy of the
test was determined to be relatively low, although
there was one intriguing finding, indicating that the
test might pick up a percentage of patients who were
ultra or rapid metabolisers, and therefore require drugs
that are not metabolised via the liver or require higher
doses of some antidepressant medications.
Community interest in predictive genetic
testing for susceptibility to major depressive
disorder in a large national sample
Wilde A, Meiser B, Mitchell PB, Hadzi-Pavlovic D,
Schofield, PR
This large national survey investigated determinants
of community interest in predictive genetics testing
for susceptibility to major depressive disorder and
its psychosocial impacts. It found strong interest in
predictive genetic testing for a reported susceptibility
to depression. Once benefits and disadvantages
of such testing had been considered, there was
significantly greater interest in seeking such a test
through a doctor (63 per cent) compared to directto-consumer
(40 per cent). Features of individuals
that significantly predicted interest in having such
a test were: personal history of mental illness,
self-estimation of being at higher than average risk
for depression, belief that evidence of a genetic
component would increase rather than decrease stigma
and general endorsement of the benefits of genetic
testing.
Public interest in predictive genetic testing,
including direct-to-consumer testing, for
susceptibility to major depression: Preliminary
findings
Wilde A, Meiser B, Mitchell PB, Schofield, PR
This qualitative study evaluated public attitudes
toward the complexity of genetic risk prediction in
psychiatry involving susceptibility genes, uncertain
penetrance and gene-environment interactions. The
majority of participants indicated interest in having
a genetic test for susceptibility to major depression
if it was available. Having a family history of mental
illness was cited as a major reason. After discussion
of perceived positive and negative implications of
predictive genetic testing, nine of 24 participants
initially interested in having such a test changed
their mind. Fear of genetic discrimination and privacy
issues predominantly influenced change of attitude.
All participants still interested in having a predictive
genetic test for risk for depression reported they would
only do so through trusted medical professionals.
Participants were unanimously against direct-toconsumer
genetic testing marketed via the Internet,
although some would consider it if there was suitable
protection against discrimination.

Online studies:
(1) Expressive writing and positive writing for
participants with mood disorders: An online
randomised controlled trial
Baikie KA, Geerligs L, Wilhelm K
(2) ‘In the Mood’: An online survey of mood
and music preference
Wilhelm K, Brennan J, Schubert E, Gillis I
This year saw the completion of two studies, both
of which made use of the Institute’s website to
recruit participants and collect information. The first
study aimed to explore the effect of an expressive
and positive writing intervention amongst more than
800 individuals with depression and bipolar disorder.
All three groups, including a control group who
wrote about daily activities, experienced a significant
decrease in depressive and physical symptoms at
completion at one- and four-month follow-up. Results
suggest that writing, even about daily events, can be
a signifi cant support for those with mild to moderate
depression.
The second study investigated whether depressed
people use music strategically for mood self-regulation.
The study had a great response and data was collected
from over 600 individuals. Depressed participants were
more likely to use music to help get through diffi cult
times, relieve tension or stress and express feelings or
emotions than those without depression.
Researchers at the Academic Department for Old
Age Psychiatry (ADfOAP) undertook a number of
studies into depression and treatments. We examined
reviews of depression treatments in late life, the
tolerability of SSRI antidepressants, treatment resistant
depression, and management of depression in general
practice.
In another study we surveyed general practitioners
across Australia, determining their ability to identify
illness in clinical vignettes of older people with
depression and dementia, and another study examined
the treatment of depression using either resistance
training (exercise) or education. This last study
explored the role of bereavement and ‘successful
ageing’ factors in depression in war widows, surveyed
on measures of depression and health. Eligible
respondents willing to participate were interviewed
and then randomly allocated to either a nine-week
group education program, consisting of talks about
health and depression by health professionals, or a
nine-week group exercise program. The preliminary
results indicated that depression ratings improved
equally in both groups, suggesting the general benefi ts
of socialisation in improving mood.
The brain effects of laser acupuncture in
healthy individuals: an fMRI investigation
Quah-Smith I, Sachdev PS, Wen W, Chen X, Williams
MA
As laser acupuncture is being increasingly used to treat
mental disorders, we sought to determine whether it
has a biologically plausible effect by using functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the
cerebral activation patterns from laser stimulation of
relevant acupoints. We found that laser stimulation of
acupoints leads to activation of frontal-limbic-striatal
brain regions, with the pattern of neural activity
somewhat different for each acupuncture point. This
is the fi rst study to investigate laser acupuncture on
a group of acupoints useful in the management of
depression. Differing activity patterns depending on
the acupoint site were demonstrated, suggesting that
neurological effects vary with the site of stimulation.
The Brain Stimulation research team (left to right) Associate
Professor, Colleen Loo, Joshua Garfield, Manasi Kogekar, Angelo
Alonzo, Michael Player and Donel Martin
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Consumer Programs Manager, Michael Sluis
One in five Australians will experience a mood
disorder in their lifetime, and research has shown that
fewer than half of these will seek help. Because early
diagnosis leads to better outcomes, our programs are
focused on enabling people to understand what mood
disorders are, how to spot the early warning signs in
themselves and others, and then overcome the stigma
– to take action and save lives.
Our programs are currently delivered across rural
and metropolitan NSW, and with our first interstate
volunteers already being trained, we are poised to
begin delivering these initiatives in 2011.
Volunteer with us
(community volunteers):
Raising awareness, reducing
stigma and encouraging
help-seeking
This year the Community Programs team manned
information stalls at community events and
conferences, held lunchtime seminars for the public at
the Institute, and delivered presentations in schools,
workplaces and to community groups such as Rotary
and Lions clubs.
Our information stands were also on hand at the
Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Fair Day, the Mad Pride
Youth Event, the 12th Annual MHS Summer Forum,
Holroyd City Council Wellness Fair, Woollahra Council
Men’s Health and Wellbeing Fair and the Silver Foxes
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Raising awareness in rural Australia
The Black Dog Institute is committed to improving the
response to mood disorders in rural Australia. Over
1600 people attended key events delivered by the
Institute in 2010, including:
h Community education seminars in Dubbo, Port
Macquarie, Lismore, Singleton, Merimbula,
Deniliquin, Mudgee, Tamworth, Broken Hill,
Orange, Alice Springs and Grenfell
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h Two ‘Building Personal Resilience’ community
education workshops in Broken Hill
h Black Dog Information Stands at Casino Beef Week,
AgQuip Rural Field Days in Gunnedah, the Silver
Foxes Charity Rugby match held in Mudgee, the
Australian National Field Days in Orange, as well as
many smaller rural events
h the training of R.E.A.C.H. depression support
group facilitators, Youth Presenters and Community
Presenters from several rural locations
h Youth Rockin’ the Black Dog 2010 delivered in
partnership with the Hunter Institute of Mental
Health (HIMH). This was a musical arts competition
in the Hunter designed to raise awareness of
mental health issues amongst young people.

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Research shows that the majority of adult mental
health issues first appear during adolescence. The
Institute provides programs for students and teachers
to encourage early diagnosis and support during this
particularly vulnerable time for young people.
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Black Dog Institute volunteers
delivered our INSIGHT educational
program to thousands of young
people in classrooms across
NSW, courageously sharing their
personal story along with the latest
information on mental health.
We trained over 80 NSW teachers to deliver our
latest youth program – HeadStrong – which uses
colourful and humorous images to convey information
to students about Depression, Bipolar Disorder
and Resilience. With content tailored to meet the
requirements of the NSW teaching curriculum, initial
feedback from teachers and students has been very
positive and we look forward to an even wider use of
the program in 2011.
Our special thanks is extended to Janice Atkin from the
Inspire Foundation.
Dr Tessa Wigney was on hand to welcome guests in
Mudgee

Raising awareness online
The Internet is the first place many people go to look for
help, and the Community Programs team is focused on
being there when people look for support – through our
different web sites and our Twitter/Facebook presence.
Our presence on Twitter and Facebook has grown
significantly across the year, and these networks are
now a key way for people to connect with the Institute.
The Community Programs team also delivered a
number of online webinars this year (seminars,
presentations and training sessions), enabling people
in regional areas to access our information and services
in a more convenient way.
In addition, our popular Friday support groups at the
Institute have continued throughout the year.
Working with Volunteers
Thanks to our volunteers, in 2010:
This year our
volunteer team
have worked
tirelessly
to deliver
community
programs across
NSW, offering
their time, skills
and wisdom
to assist the
Institute in
achieving its
objectives.
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thousands of secondary school students
have received ‘lived experience’ and education
presentations from our Volunteer Youth Presenters
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over 1000 community members have received an
‘Understanding Mood Disorders’ presentation from
our Volunteer Community Presenters
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experienced and highly skilled Volunteer Support
Group Facilitators have recruited participants
in their local communities and delivered the
newly developed R.E.A.C.H. program (nine-week
psycho-educational support group for people who
experience a mood disorder) in Sydney and rural
and regional areas
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Our new BITE BACK web site www.biteback.org.au
provides a safe space for young people to share their
stories, learn about mood disorders, read blogs and
enter competitions. All posts are moderated and deidentified
to ensure safety, and there is a constant
flow of new stories, photos and articles to keep the
site fresh and engaging.
To the following schools, our thanks for
assistance in helping us to develop and deliver
BITE BACK: Gladesville Girls’ High School,
Sydney; Moriah College, Sydney; Mudgee High
School; Shore School, North Sydney; and Marian
College, Sydney.
hh
the volunteer-developed newsletter, ROVER (a
depression support newsletter), has continued to
grow its numbers of subscribers and supporters in
the community
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Event Support Volunteers have participated in the
Mardi Gras Festival, Blackmores Sydney Running
Festival, Exercise Your Mood (EYM) events and
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Michael Sluis outlining details of R.E.A.C.H. Program
Providing support
Our new R.E.A.C.H. program was launched in 2010.
The R.E.A.C.H. program is a free nine-week psychoeducational
support group (based on the principles of
responsibility, education, acceptance, connection and
hope) to help participants with depression or bipolar
disorder manage their illness and stay well. Topics
include fostering strengths, dealing with loss and grief,
identifying early warning signs and triggers, wellbeing
strategies, nurturing support networks and creating a
unique ‘Stay Well Plan’.
Volunteer coordinator Sarah Connor
Looking ahead
In 2011 our Community Programs team will
continue to grow our presence in rural NSW, as
well as beginning to expand key programs such as
our R.E.A.C.H. support groups and our HeadStrong
teacher’s resource interstate. We will also be
launching our new online self-help tool, myCompass,
to the public, which will help people with mild to
moderate stress, anxiety or depression to build
practical skills to manage life’s ups and downs.
Black Dog Institute volunteers joining in the Mardi Gras fun
Mardi Gras – Depression doesn’t
discriminate
The Black Dog Institute team fl ew our fl ag at the
annual Mardi Gras Parade, with over 30 staff and
volunteers dressed in bright orange Black Dog t-shirts,
with orange glow sticks, a touch of glitter, a Diana
Ross soundtrack and heaps of enthusiasm and energy.
It was such a thrill to hear the roar from the huge
crowds along Oxford Street when they saw our team
and realised it was the Black Dog Institute.
Volunteering for Research
Studies
The online Volunteer Research Register (VRR)
is on the Black Dog Institute website. The
VRR allows people to register their interest in
participating in mental health research studies.
It has been designed to securely store details
such as a person’s name, contact details and
some basic information including date of birth,
whether a person has ever been diagnosed
with a mental health problem and if they have
previously participated in a Black Dog Institute
research study. When a research study starts,
we will search the register for people who might
be suitable and email them information about it
as well as an invitation to take part should they
be interested.
You can visit the Register at https://www.
blackdogvolunteers.org.au/ or via a link from the
Black Dog Institute homepage.

Black Dog Institute Website
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Av
2009 152,055 160,218 195,434 179,857 193,480 179,548 176,485 189,130 189,777 211,339 186,332 138,733 179,366
2010 152,854 192,329 241,002 212,679 234,297 230,364 214,650 255,059 271,397 334,587 278,525 191,248 234,083
The number of hits on the Black Dog website increased
dramatically in 2010. The average number of hits per
month was 234,038, a rise of 30.5 per cent compared
to 2009, and more than double the increase of the year
before (in 2009 the monthly hit rate increased by 14.7
per cent from 2008).
The most popular page was the ‘Bipolar self-test’,
which averaged 21,338 hits per month. Other
popular pages were: ‘Depression explained’, ‘Fact
Sheets’, ‘Bipolar Disorder explained’ and the ‘Health
Professionals’ homepage’.
Community team members: Mei Li Quah, Fleur Mortimer, Christopher Rule, Kate Hille, Anett Szentesi, Michael Sluis and Sarah
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Clinical Director, Dr Paul Friend
The Institute’s Clinical services are highly regarded not
only by patients, but also by their families and friends.
The Depression Clinic, the flagship of the Institute,
has an outstanding team of psychiatrists and clinical
psychologists, headed by Clinical Director, Dr. Paul
Friend.
Patients require a referral from their treating medical
practitioner to access the Depression Clinic Program.
Patients complete the computerised Mood Assessment
Program (MAP) either online or at the Black Dog
Institute prior to being assessed by one of the
Institute’s psychiatrists. At the conclusion of the
assessment there is a discussion about the diagnosis
and recommended treatment with the patient and their
family. A detailed report is sent to the referring medical
practitioner, including a comprehensive management
plan.
There is a follow-up appointment at about three
months for selected patients.
All psychiatrists have a consensus meeting with a
senior colleague each week to give a comprehensive
assessment of the more difficult clinical cases and to
provide calibration within the team.
Our psychologists (David Gilfillan and Liz Sheppard)
provide treatment for suitable patients with a primary
diagnosis of a mood disorder. Both psychologists are
directly involved in clinical research conducted at the
Black Dog Institute. The Director of Psychological
Services, Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar,
provides peer support. Individual and group treatments
are provided for clients, usually to a maximum of 12
sessions.
The Depression Clinic has undergone a clinical redesign
to improve the relationship with the Institute’s
research endeavours, thereby facilitating recruitment
into current research studies.
The Clinic also offers the opportunity for interested
general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychiatric
trainees and medical students to sit in on assessment
sessions with the Clinical Director, to improve their
understanding and knowledge of the diagnosis and
management of mood disorders.

Depression Clinic – 2010
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The Depression Clinic is to explore the possibility of
expanding its clinical services into regional New South
Wales, with the Clinical Director providing on-site
assessments and reports in the same manner as occurs
at the Black Dog Institute. Tamworth, in northern
NSW, will be the first site for this assessment service.
If that is successful, it is expected that the service will
be offered to other regional centres in NSW.
The Depression Clinic is also considering the
feasibility of expanding its range of services to include
assessment of adolescents. As the Clinical Director Dr
Friend explains, currently the Clinic does not assess
patients under 16 years of age. However, the onset of
depression will often occur in early childhood years.
Dr Friend and the Institute will make a full appraisal of
the situation, as it would require the appointment of
a specialist adolescent psychiatrist experienced in the
treatment and management of 12- to 18-year-olds.
The Bipolar Clinic is the second stream of clinical
activity provided by the Institute. This clinic is
conducted by Professor Philip Mitchell, Head of the
School of Psychiatry at the University of New South
Wales (UNSW), and Associate Professor Colleen Loo.
The Bipolar Clinic assesses patients with an
established diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Like the
Depression Clinic, the Bipolar Clinic team undertakes
a comprehensive assessment and writes a report,
including management strategies, to the referring
doctor and other clinicians involved in the ongoing
care of the patient.
Below Left to Right: Dr Shulamit Futeran, Dr Michael Hong,
Dr Anne-Marie Rees, Liz Sheppard
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Above: Special thanks goes to our staff, Ms Isabella Wanat,
Ms Louise Dyer, and Ms Anne Naylor, who undertake the
administrative work, including booking of patients, ensuring
Mood Assessment Program reports are completed and files
are maintained. Their pleasant demeanour and consistent
efforts ensure that the clinical services run smoothly. Right:
Dr Melissa Barrett. Below: Dr Howe Synott and David Gilfillan
Letter of Thanks
I recently had an appointment
with your Institute and I am
writing to say ‘thank you’ to
all your wonderful staff for
making my experience such a
pleasant one.
Everyone from your
receptionist through to the
Doctor and research staff
was just amazing and so kind,
helpful and friendly – which
made my visit much easier.
Please pass on my gratitude
to your staff and thank you all
so very much for the fantastic
work that you are doing.

Professional Services
(Education and Training)
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Professional Training Programs
Manager, Katherine Dabich
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Current activities
Over the past fi ve years, the Institute’s Professional
Education and Training Team have provided health
professionals with quality education in the diagnosis
and management of mood disorders. In 2010, the
team successfully delivered a range of accredited
programs to over 200 health professionals, including
general practitioners, psychologists, nurses, school
counsellors, and youth and allied health professionals.
Feedback has been very positive, highlighting
participants’ increased knowledge and skills in the
early detection and treatment of mood disorders. In
particular, the team continues to strive to reach health
professionals in rural and regional areas.
The team also develops and delivers workplaces
training programs for human resources, managers and
staff to address the growing need for understanding
the impact of mood disorders in the workplace.
In 2010, customised programs were delivered to
organisations that included state and commonwealth
government departments, NSW Police, Defence Forces,
legal fi rms and major banks.
In line with the annual theme and the offi cial release of
the Institute’s new book, Tackling Depression at Work:
A practical guide for employees and managers, the
Professional Education and Community Team worked
collaboratively to expand the Workplace Training
Program and the range of services offered.

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Events 2006 - 2010
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200
150
100
50
0
GP Psychology Youth Allied Health Workplace
Training
Total
2006 27 28 4 3 2 64
2007 54 56 10 16 19 155
2008 63 71 24 22 20 200
2009 61 52 21 21 19 174
2010 73 59 18 15 41 206
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Table showing participation levels at professional education workshops and events
New developments
Each year we strive to improve the range and quality of
professional education offered to health professionals
and for workplaces. New training programs for general
practitioners, psychologists, youth professionals, and
general workplaces have been successfully developed
and piloted in 2010, including a specialised program
for GPs on the topic of Perinatal Mood Disorders, and
Resilience and Youth Bipolar programs for clinicians
working with young people.
The team has also engaged the expertise of Dr Guy
Gordon to oversee the content and structure of a
one-hour online module about the Black Dog Institute
Model for sub-typing depression. He has worked
closely with the GP team and with eHealth on this
exciting new project.
In 2011 and beyond, the Professional Education
Program will further expand its scope to a national
focus, aiming to reach health professionals throughout
Australia.
New team members
This year the team farewelled Dr Sarah Weaver as
GP Education Program Developer. Dr Weaver was
instrumental in expanding and developing program
content for the GP Program for over five years.
In June 2010, we welcomed Dr Vered Gordon as
GP Education Program Developer and Dr Jan Orman
as GP Services Consultant. Both are experienced
facilitators for the GP Program. Dr Gordon has provided
content development and directs (as well as provides)
educational program activities. Dr Orman has been
appointed to a new role aimed at raising the Institute’s
profile with clinicians and promoting roll-out of
the Mood Assessment Program (MAP) to GPs and
psychologists.
Aimee Gayed and Jenny Gieng also joined the team in
2010 as Education Project Officers, project managing
the Psychology, Workplace, and Youth Professional
Programs.
We are most grateful for the input and support from
our dedicated program development and facilitation
team.

Special thanks
Our team of expert Program Facilitators
NSW Divisions of General Practice
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and
QA&CPD staff
General Practice Mental Health Skills Collaboration
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
General Practice Conference and Exhibition
Australian Psychological Society
After undertaking the Black Dog
Institute training, I am certainly
in a much better position to
identify, manage and treat
patients with mood disorders,
whereas before my options
limited the type of help I could
offer.
General Practitioner
Right: Some of the Black Dog Institute
facilitators for the Professional Education and
Training program. Pictured front row, left to
right: Dr Carol Kefford and Dr Vered Gordon; 2nd
row, Dr Barbara Tooth, Dr Sarah Edelman and
Dr Guy Gordon; 3rd row, Vicki Stanton, Dr Jan
Orman, Dr Julian Short; back row, Julie Allan, Liz
Sheppard and David Gilfillan. Other facilitators
(not pictured) are: Dr Sarah Weaver, Dr Anne
Camac, A/Prof Vijaya Manicavasagar, Joanna
Crawford, Dr Michael Dudley, Dr Margaret
Gottlieb, Dr Tanya Hanstock, Dr Kris Kafer, Dr
Antony Milch, Dr Patrick Morris, Dr Joe Rey,
Matthew Stanton, Dr Samantha Stevens, Dr
Louise Stone, Dr Monica Moore, Tania Perich,
Chris Tzar and Dr Howe Synnott.
Below: Professional Education Team, left to
right, Chilin Gieng, Aimee Gayed, Jenny Gieng,
Katherine Dabich and Katie Denton.
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The Mood Assessment Program (the MAP)
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Online MAP helps navigate the
maze of depression treatment
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The Black Dog Institute’s online Mood Assessment Program
(MAP) – a world-fi rst diagnostic tool to assist clinicians in the
detection and treatment of mood disorders – is now available
online to GPs and psychologists.
The Black Dog Institute has developed and used the MAP in
New South Wales over many years, and is now able to offer
the free service to clinicians across Australia. We are especially
indebted to those who contributed to the development phase by
providing MAP locations in regional and metropolitan NSW. Not
surprisingly, clinicians are embracing the service and a pleasing
trend is to see so many health professionals from interstate and
regional areas participating in the program.
Dr Jan Orman
Since June, the number registering to become MAP referrers has
grown from around 800, to nearly 2,500 clinicians at the end of
2010. This is also refl ected in the number of MAP assessments,
which now exceed 6,000.
We expect referrer numbers to continue to grow over the next
12 months as the online MAP becomes a standard part of mood
disorder assessment for GPs and psychologists across Australia.

A diverse strategy of promotion through interstate
GP conferences, electronic marketing and print media
campaigns has increased awareness and appeal of
the MAP. Our thanks are extended to the MAP team,
spearheaded by Dr Jan Orman, the Institute’s GP
Services consultant; Adam Sives, the Implementation
Project Manager; and Louise Dyer, the MAP
Administrator.
The MAP assessments can now be completed from
any location where there is an Internet connection and
computer. Patients enjoy the freedom to undertake a
MAP assessment at a time and place of their choosing,
while clinicians can make referrals without the need to
be geographically close to a MAP centre.
The MAP, developed by the Institute’s Executive
Director, Professor Gordon Parker, is based on nearly a
quarter of a century of the Institute’s clinical expertise
in the assessment, diagnosis and management
planning for people suffering from depression and
bipolar disorder.
With the help of a $1 million grant from the NSW
Government, the MAP was piloted in 1997 at a
number of MAP Centres in Sydney and in rural areas.
“The MAP is unique,” said Dr Orman. “No other
computerised program offers such a thorough
assessment of depressive illness. It provides referring
practitioners with a range of information about their
patient, including depressive subtype, likelihood of
bipolar disorder, personality predisposition and social
and environmental detail.”
The MAP also alleviates the burden on consultation
time in recording and collating a wide range of
information, allowing time for thorough follow-up.
“For busy GPs dealing with a significant mental health
workload, the availability of the MAP online is a
godsend,” says Dr Orman. “The Black Dog Institute
model of depression provides a rational structure on
which to base treatment planning for depression.
The online MAP provides easily accessible diagnostic
clarity as well as improved confidence and efficiency in
treatment planning.”
The MAP is available by referral from MAP registered
practitioners, and is conducted via a secure online
site. MAP reports are sent promptly to the referring
mental health practitioner, much in the same way the
practitioner might receive a pathology report. MAP
assessments are free to both patients and referrers.
Efficiencies through Black Dog Institute information
system developments have better incorporated the
MAP into the workflow of clinicians. Initiatives such
as increased automated transfer options and easierto-integrate
electronic reports better connect our
information systems with that of the clinicians’.
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Psychological Services
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Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar
Psychological Services at the Black Dog Institute
have continued to expand throughout 2010 with the
development of several innovative projects and the
increasing scope of existing psychology initiatives into
other domains of Institute activities.
Our challenge this year has included meeting the
ever-increasing demand for clinical psychology services
and professional education and training, in line with
the new National Accreditation Standards for Health
Professionals.
Taking on the role of overseeing the development
and implementation of psychological services
within the various project streams of the Institute is
Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar, Director of
Psychological Services. The expansion of psychological
services has seen more staff at the Institute working
as research assistants, project officers and clinicians.
The Institute has also been involved in training Intern
Psychologists as part of their professional registration
requirements.
Clinical research has continued to be one of the main
growth areas, with several studies being conducted
under the auspices of the Black Dog Institute clinical
services. This year has seen the expansion of our
clinical psychology services to include a clinical
research trial of Wellbeing Groups for adults who
have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. These
group programs will also be offered to young people –
building on the reputation of the Black Dog Institute
Clinic in offering specialist treatments for people with
bipolar disorder.
Our suite of professional education programs for
psychologists has also expanded to include interactive
sessions with people who have suffered from mood
disorders. These lectures, moderated by an experienced
clinical psychologist, provide a unique forum where
clinicians can better understand the experience of
living and dealing with a mood disorder.
This was also the third year that our highly successful
Developing Countries Program was delivered to
clinicians from Pacific Island countries.
As the scope of activities increase, so too do the
range of psychological services which link the various
streams and provide impetus for continued growth at
the Institute.

Developing Countries Program
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2010 Developing Countries participants
Help to fight depression in
developing countries
For the third year, the Black Dog Institute has led a
drive by Australia to help developing nations adopt
best practice in the treatment of mood disorders such
as depression and bipolar disorder.
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We are grateful to the journal Editor (Professor
Garry Walter) and publisher (Informa Healthcare) for
permission to reproduce the front cover of the October
2010 issue of Australasian Psychiatry.
This year in October, 10 health professionals from
six nations – the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji,
Kiribati, Niue, Samoa and Vanuatu – participated in a
three-week course, titled ‘Improving the Identification
and Management of Mood Disorders’.
The pilot program in 2008 involved 14 participants
from Sri Lanka, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the
Solomon Islands and was extended to 13 other health
professionals in the Pacific Region a year later.
The training program in 2010 was supported with
funding from the Christopher Molnar Bequest, and
AusAid, the Federal Government’s Australian Agency
for International Development.

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Guests at the dinner to welcome participants ( left to right) Fiji Consulate General, Sydney, Mr Karai Vuibai, Associate Professor,
Vijaya Manicavasagar, Mr Paul Wenham, Samoan Embassy, His Excellency, Lemalu Tate Simi, Samoan Ambassador and
Marguerite Pepper
Reflecting on the program, the Director of
Psychological Services at the Black Dog Institute,
Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar, believes it
is important to raise awareness amongst clinicians in
developing countries about the impact of undiagnosed
mood disorders on quality of life, work, family and
community, as well as on health services.
Improving their understanding of mood disorders will
lead to the better diagnosis and management of these
conditions, the Professor said.
The funding from the Chris Molnar bequest and
AusAID allows the Institute to meet the cost of the
training program as well as expenses such as flights
and accommodation for the Pacific representatives,
who are leaders in their field.
During an intense course in Sydney, these senior
clinicians were immersed in a training program that
looked at the processes developed over nearly 30 years
at the Black Dog Institute (and its predecessor, the
Mood Disorders Unit).The challenge to these visiting
health professionals is to now deliver health policy
changes in their homelands.
The Sydney course is followed by individual and group
support as well as further collaborative activities in the
participants’ home countries.
The logistics of organising and running such a program
is a big job. Taking on this challenge annually is a key
group of Black Dog staff, each integral to the success
of the program. Heading the team is Dr Ilse Blignault,
the Program Manager, who is supported by Dr Renate
Wagner, Group Facilitator, Isabelle Granville-Smith,
Administrative Support Officer, and the Participant
Liaison Officers, Marguerite Pepper and Clara Iaccarino.
The Institute has been partnered in the program by
the national Ministry of Health in each country and
the World Health Organisation Pacific Islands Mental
Health Network (WHO PIMHnet).

Corporate Relations and Development
Corporate Relations and Development Manager, Vicki Miller
The past year has been a very busy one at the Institute
with the launch of our first national awareness and
fundraising campaign – Exercise Your Mood Week. Held
during September, this event proved a great success,
with many high-profile Australian sporting celebrities
joining the campaign as Ambassadors, as well as a
host of politicians from across the country. Names
like Libby Trickett (swimming), Richard Harry (Rugby),
Bridie O’Donnell, (cycling) Brendan Capell (swimming),
Stephanie Gilmore (surfing), David Spindler (golf),
Samantha Marshall (swimming); Preston Campbell
(rugby league), Andrew Johns (rugby league)and
Geoff Huegill (swimming), to name just a few, jumped
on board to help us spread the message about the
importance of regular exercise to maintain good mental
health. It was one political supporter, NSW Member
for Macquarie Fields, Dr Andrew McDonald, who
said: “Exercise is known by many doctors as ‘nature’s
antidepressant.’ The more we move, the better we
all feel.” A full list of our Exercise Your Mood (EYM)
ambassadors and supporters is included in this report
and we thank each one of them for their valued support.
The national Black Dog Ride, with ambassador
Angry Anderson, supported the Exercise Your Mood
message with over 100 motor bike riders from all over
Australia riding to the Red Centre to raise awareness
about depression. Founded by West Australian Steve
Andrews, who was the driving force behind this
event, more than $80,000 was raised from riders and
community members throughout regional Australia,
with the support of Lions Clubs along the way. This
event will become an important part of the Black Dog
Institute calendar each year and provide the Institute
with an opportunity to expand our community
education in rural Australia.
The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival again attracted
strong community support from Black Dog Institute
supporters with approximately 300 runners raising
over $53,000 as part of our Exercise Your Mood Week
activities.
The Exercise Your Mood campaign continued well on
into the year, and in October, scores of swimmers
converged on Botany Aquatic Centre for a fund-raising
day that was supported by many of our star swimming
ambassadors, as well as our Chairman, Peter Joseph
and his family, and members of the public. The rainy
weather didn’t dampen their spirits as they swam their
kilometres in the pool while being entertained by the
jazz band, The Enormous Horns.
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Above: The Black Dog Ride raised nearly $80 000. Steve Andrews (far right) presents
a cheque to Professor Gordon Parker
Above: Singer ‘Angry’ Anderson (centre) at the start of the Black Dog Ride to Alice
Springs
Below: Zoo2Zoo Riders
The number of generous
members of the community who
undertake a personal journey
to raise awareness and funds
continues to humble all of us at
the Institute. Some highlights
this year include Will Cadden
and his amazing cycle through
South America – such an inspiring
story; Andrew MacKay and his
very popular annual Zoo2Zoo
ride that encountered sun, rain
and snow this year; David Inkster
and Phil Hay’s personal challenge
climbing to Base Camp at Mount
Everest and their amazing photos;
Nicky Bakonyi’s inspiring sailing
challenge in memory of her
brother Ben; Pat Carroll’s running
group on the Gold Coast helping
to support Lou Majer in his quest
to raise money for the Institute
and his own 10 Marathons in 10
Cities personal challenge; and
Fraser Todd’s remarkable Simpson
Desert Challenge
by motorbike.
These are just a few of the
hundreds who helped us increase
community awareness of mood
disorders and raise funds.
Relationships are an important
part of our business. Our
continuing relationship with
the Silver Foxes, a group of
ex-Wallabies who play rugby
in regional Australia, is very
important to the Institute. This
generous group of men and their
families get together each year
for a weekend of rugby which
was hosted this year in Mudgee
by the local Rugby Union Club.
The close relationships that have
developed between the Black Dog
Institute and the Silver Foxes are
largely due to Richard Harry and
Andrew Logan, whose generosity
of spirit and friendship is greatly
valued. Thanks must also be
given to Robert and Susie Nugan
and their extended family for their

ongoing generosity and support of
the Institute and to Albert Hunt
for his generous gift of a painting
to the Nugan family. Guy and Eve
Sheppard are two more wonderful
friends of the Institute who
continue to support us through
their bi-annual dinner. Map &
Page public relations were also an
invaluable support to the Institute
in helping to promote our Exercise
Your Mood Week campaign on a
pro bono basis.
We would also like to thank
our many generous donors who
help us to expand our services
each year. The MLC Community
Foundation’s continued support of
our R.E.A.C.H. program, a nineweek
psycho-educational support
group model for people with
depression and bipolar disorder;
The Juniper Network Foundation and
the Harry Triguboff Foundation’s
support of our national school
curriculum project that is part
of the PDHPE curriculum in
secondary schools; The Ross Trust’s
continued support of our research
into the early markers of bipolar
disorder in young people; the Roth
Charitable Foundation’s continued
support of the impact of exercise
on depression, which led to our
Exercise Your Mood concept; the
ongoing support by the Berg Family
Foundation of our rural programs
which contributes signifi cantly
to helping people in remote rural
areas who are struggling with
depression. From the beginning
of the Institute we have had
continuing generous support from
the Ernest Heine Family Foundation
for our many research projects.
This assistance and our working
relationship with Trevor Tappenden,
who represents the Foundation,
has been both outstanding
and responsive as the Institute
continues to develop.
Above: The Australian Tattersalls team supporting the Black Dog Institute. The Team
(left to right) Cody Grimsey, Travis Nederpelt, Cameron Smith, Peter Thiel, Andrew
Beato and David Brown
Above: Will Cadden during his amazing cycle through South America
Below: Black Dog Institute Chairman, Peter Joseph (centre) with sporting
ambassadors, Libby Trickett and Geoff Huegill
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We also introduced a range of
Black Dog Institute merchandise
this year to help promote our
brand and raise funds. You
can check out the full range
online at our website: www.
blackdoginstitute.org.au
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Above: Runner, Lara Tamsett, Black Dog Institute Sporting Ambassador and winner
of the Women’s Division in the classic City to Surf race
Moving forward in 2011,
we will continue to look for
innovative ways of raising funds
for the Institute and increasing
awareness about our brand. In
September 2011 we will take our
fi rst group of fundraisers on the
adventure of a lifetime trekking
the Great Wall of China and
raising money to support our
Developing Countries project.
This is the fi rst of what we
hope will be regular fundraising
adventures to different countries
supporting this truly remarkable
project.
Above: Nicky Bakonyi on her journey from the US to Jamaica to raise funds for the
Black Dog Institute in memory of her brother, Ben
Below: David Inkster and Phil Hay at the base camp beneath Mt Everest
We are proud to announce
a new partnership with the
Qantas Foundation in 2011 that
will fund the national rollout of
our R.E.A.C.H Program which is
a nine–week psycho-educational
support group model for people
with depression and/or bipolar
disorder, based on the principles
of responsibility, education,
acceptance, connection and
hope. Launched by the Black
Dog Institute in 2009, the
program teaches participants
strategies to manage their
illness, navigate relapse and
foster wellbeing.
Our thanks is also extended
to Deborah-Jane Gillard of
nextmedia Pty Ltd who provides
the magazines and other reading
material for our waiting rooms.
A sensational year altogether!

Exercise Your Mood
Ambassadors and
Supporters
Sportspeople
h Steve Andrews, founder of Black Dog Ride
h Preston Campbell, rugby league player
h Brendan Capell, long distance swimmer
h Stephanie Gilmore, world champion surfer
h Richard Harry, former World Cup winning
Wallaby, and Captain of the Silver Foxes
h Geoff Huegill, Commonwealth Games gold
medallist, 2010 Australian Sports Performer of the
Year
h Ky Hurst, ironman champion
h Andrew Johns, rugby league legend
h John Konrads, Olympian swimmer
h Samantha Marshall, Commonwealth Games
swimming silver medallist
h Bridie O’Donnell, world champion cyclist
h Neil Rogers, Olympian swimmer
h David Spindler, professional golf caddy
h Lara Tamsett, women’s champion of the City to
Surf 2010
h Peter Thiel, champion long distance swimmer
h Libby Trickett, Olympic swimmer gold medallist and
television presenter
Politicians (Titles and positions as of 31.12.2010)
h Peter Abetz, MLA, Member for Southern River, WA
h Elise Archer, Member for Denison, TAS
h Stuart Ayres, Member for Penrith, NSW
h Mike Baird, Member for Manly, NSW, Shadow
Treasurer
h Peter Besseling, Member for Port Macquarie, NSW
h Jamie Briggs, Member for Mayo, SA
h Cherie Burton, Member for Kogarah, NSW
h Michael Crandon, Member for Coomera, QLD
h Peter Dutton, Member for Dickson, Qld, Shadow
Minister for Health and Ageing
h Scott Emerson, Member for Indooroopilly, QLD
h Ruth Forrest, Member for Murchison, TAS
h Steve Georganas, Member for Hindmarsh, SA
h David Gibson, Member for Gympie, Qld
h Dr Vanessa Goodwin MLC, Member for Pembroke, TAS
h Pru Goward, Member for Goulburn, NSW, Shadow
Minister for Community Services, Shadow Minister
for Women
World Champion surfer, Stephanie Gilmore
h Peter Gutwein, Member for Bass, TAS
h Judy Hopwood, Member for Hornsby, NSW
h Sonia Hornery, Member for Wallsend, NSW
h Kevin Humphries, Member for Barwon, NSW,
Shadow Minister for Healthy Lifestyles
h John Hyde, Member for Perth, WA
h Malcolm Kerr, Member for Cronulla, NSW
h Dr Andrew McDonald, Member for Macquarie
Fields, NSW
h Dr Duncan McFetridge, Member for Morphett, SA
h Nola Marino, Member for Forrest, WA
h Gerard Martin, Member for Bathurst, NSW
h Russell Northe, Member for Morwell, VIC
h Adrian Pederick, Member for Hammond, SA
h Barbara Perry, Member for Auburn, NSW, Minister
for Local Government, Minister Assisting the
Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the
Minister for Health (Mental Health), Minister for
Juvenile Justice
h Margaret Quirk, Member for Girrawheen, WA
h Isobel Redmond, Member for Heysen, SA
h Nathan Rees, Member for Toongabbie, NSW
h Anthony Roberts, Member for Lane Cove, NSW
h Michelle Roberts, Member for Midland, WA
h Philip Ruddock, Member for Berowra, NSW
h Rita Saffi oti, Member for West Swan, WA
h Rachel Sanderson, Member for Adelaide, SA
h Jillian Skinner, Member for North Shore, NSW,
Shadow Minister for Health
h Andrew Southcott, Member for Boothby, SA, and
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health
Services, Health and Wellbeing
h Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Member for Wentworth,
NSW
h Maria Vamvakinou, Federal Member for Calwell, Vic
h Ms Leesa Vlahos, MP, Member for Taylor, SA
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Public Relations and Media
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Celebrating at the photographic competition award ceremony (left to right) Ian Dose, Paul Blackmore and Matthew Johnstone
In many ways, 2010 was the year that newspapers,
television and radio stations outside New South
Wales, ‘discovered’ the Black Dog Institute.
While there has always been a consistent fl ow of
inquiries from interstate news rooms, the level of
interest from these quarters has increased signifi cantly
in the light of the many Institute programs and
services available to an Australia-wide audience.
Nowadays, the telephone inquiries and the emails
roll in from all points of the compass – from places
such as Cairns in far north Queensland, Launceston
in Tasmania, Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and
Alice Springs in the red centre. On the odd occasion,
there is also the interview request from international
broadcasters, such as the BBC in London.
At the same time, with our ‘Black Dog’ brand now
more widely recognised, it is rewarding to see our
messages and services becoming even more wellknown
across all corners of our State, particularly in
rural and remote areas.
This is the outcome that the Institute has been edging
toward since its inception in 2002; growing with the
objective to ensure that we are committed to making
sure all Australians can benefi t from our services.
From a media and public relations perspective we have
had more to say this year than ever before about new
programs (outlined in detail in this report) that help
people suffering a mood disorder. Thankfully, we have
moved beyond a time when it was diffi cult to convince
the media to run a story relating to mental health.
These days we regularly receive comments from
journalists, such as the following examples:
“Keep in touch with any stories in the future. I am
more than happy to support such a great cause and do
what I can”, [Sydney newspaper journalist], and
Editor Kerrie Eyers

“We ourselves have been inundated with emails from
people thanking us for being brave enough to do
the story ‘warts and all’ and begging us for mental
health awareness. You guys do such a great job, it’s
nice sometimes to get the recognition,” [Television
reporter].
We are especially indebted to the many health and
medical writers in the media who help us shine a light
on an issue. The offi cial fi gure states that one in fi ve
Australians suffer from a mood disorder but more
accurately it touches us all in some way or another –
whether it be personally, a friend, or a family member.
The bottom line is that the stories are competing with
other issues in the public domain, hence editors on
newspapers, radio and television stations decide what
is printed or broadcast to their audiences.
Helping us to provide this audience appeal element
are the well-known Australians who speak about their
mood disorders or their strong desire to help others.
Olympian John Konrads led the way when he bravely
talked openly about his battle with depression in
the Good Weekend magazine in the Sydney Morning
Herald. That was in 2004, and in 2010 we have seen
other prominent Australians, such as swimmers Geoff
Huegill and Libby Trickett talk openly about their
personal battles.
Such was the impact of Huegill’s story in October
following his gold medal winning success at the
Commonwealth Games in Delhi that the Institute’s
website hits in the same month the story appeared
spiked to a record 330,000 hits. It demonstrated the
integral role that people in the spotlight and the media
play in destigmatising mood disorders.
In undertaking our public relations and media
activities, the Institute is working closely with other
Public Affairs offi cers in the health sector. These
include the Commonwealth and New South Wales
Governments, with whom the Institute undertakes
numerous joint media activities. The Institute’s
Public Relations and Media Manager since inception
of the Institute is Ian Dose, assisted by Kerrie Eyers,
Publications Consultant and Editor.
A friendly welcome
For those media contacting the Institute for the fi rst
time, their contact point is generally Pauline Trantalis,
the Institute’s receptionist. Her helpful and pleasant
manner sets the tone in ensuring the quick and
competent handling of all inquiries
Photos. Above Left: Olympian John Konrads. Above Right: Ian
Dose. Below: Receptionist, Pauline Trantalis.
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Creative Development
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Making a difference
Matthew Johnstone is the creative genius who helps
the Black Dog Institute to ‘open the door’ and reach
out to people of all ages with mood disorders.
He is the ‘go-to’ person when we want a newspaper
advertisement or a poster that will be noticed by
people, and the speaker who can lead others to think
about and understand resilience, as well as ignite the
important conversations between people about mood
disorders.
One of his biggest challenges has been to deliver an
illustrated program, HeadStrong, for young people. He
began this project in February 2009 and – some 150
concepts and illustrations later – this inspired program
has begun rolling out across NSW schools and later,
we hope, across Australia.
Matthew and the Community Team have road-tested
the program in various schools, with outstanding
results, and with the help of the Inspire Foundation
the program has been accepted into the curriculum for
the classroom.
Like his books (e.g. I Had a Black Dog), the program
is illustrated in a quirky manner with a quiet humour
that disarms people without diminishing the
importance of the topic being discussed. He truly
believes in the adage ‘a picture is worth a thousand
words’ and that images are simply more visceral than
endless slides with bullet points and pie charts.
Snapping the black dog
Matthew Johnstone is also a photographer who
has exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Dubai and
Sydney – which is why he was so passionate about the
Institute’s first photographic competition, sponsored
by Nikon. The theme was capturing images of Hope
and Resilience. There were more than 400 entries from
all over Australia, with the top 30 that were selected
being printed and framed for an exhibition held at
the Institute in August. The images were judged by
an independent panel of professional photographers.
Nearly $3,000 of camera gear was given away as
prizes.
John Bevins Pty Ltd closes
shop
Right up until January 2010, John Bevins and his staff
did a wonderful job of helping with work required
for marketing or promoting the Institute. Thankfully
Matthew’s experience of 15 years in the advertising
industry has filled that void – he feels right at home
developing concepts for posters, illustrating book
covers, designing yearly report covers, and brochures
and logos for the Black Dog. He’s away from the area
of influencing people to buy stuff they don’t need and
is, instead, making a difference to people’s quality of
life… which is what he loves about his job.
Walking and talking the
Black Dog
Matthew is happiest when he’s in front of crowd
to deliver seminars on mood disorders, positive
psychology and resilience. This year he’s spoken to
the Reserve Bank, Woollahra Council, and many
corporations, schools, communities and farming
groups. His driver is a belief that helping others is one
of the richest fertilisers for our own happiness.

Black Dog Institute Writing, Photo
and Short Film Competitions
2010 Black Dog Institute
Writing Competition
The older generation, their children and people who
care for them told their personal stories in an insightful
look into how depression impacts the over 60s, in the
2009/2010 Black Dog Institute Writing Competition.
As one essay writer declared, “to fully understand
the varying degrees of depression within our elderly
population, it is necessary to take a moment, to put
ourselves in their shoes and try to understand the
enormous life changes that occur in our later years.”
Entries in the Australasian writing competition
provided a ‘treasure trove’ of advice and experiences.
For many older people it will be useful to hear these
stories from others, and what they found to be helpful
in managing their depression.
One of the prime objectives of the competition had
been to reduce stigma about mood disorders amongst
the elderly, and, at the same time, identify the types
of services that are needed to support them and their
carers.
This sentiment was underlined by the winning entrant
with the words: “Lifelong behavioural patterns are hard
to break and now as I write this I realise it would be
good to be open. I make another mental note to do
better.”
The focus of the writing competition was on Late
Onset Depression: Finding Answers for Older
People and their Carers. Late Onset Depression is
when someone who has not previously had depression
develops the illness as they grow older. An estimated
eight per cent of older adults in Australia experience
depression, though those experiencing late onset
depression are a smaller proportion of this group.
Depression among the 60 years and older age group is
often not diagnosed because older adults and health
care professionals may think that it is part of the
normal ageing process. However, suicide rates have
always been high amongst older people, particularly
men. Depression in this age group reflects a range of
biological and social factors.
An independent judging panel comprising David Evans
OAM, New England radio broadcaster; Lew Ford, a
retired high school principal; and David Atkins, CEO
for the Council on the Ageing; selected the prize
winners and the Highly Commended awardees in the
writing competition.
The NSW Minister for Ageing, Paul Lynch, presented
the first prize cheque for $2,000 and a trophy to
Gillian Charlton from Bensville on the NSW Central
Coast for her story titled: You’ll love it once you’re
in! during an award ceremony at the Institute that
coincided with Seniors Week.
The $1,000 second prize was awarded to Yvonne Saw
from Bridport, Tasmania for her essay Going with
the flow. In her essay, Yvonne talks openly about
how depression first hit her after retiring from work.
Appreciating there is no easy answer, she nowadays
finds that creative activities such as music and writing
really help. As part of her ritual, Yvonne keeps a journal
and records her progress and the day’s activities.
The $500 third prize went to Wes Brierley from
Rochester in Victoria for his essay The Black Dog is
unluckier than Black Cats. He makes the poignant
statement in his essay that: “If we wish to decrease
the level of depression suffered by our elderly it is
essential to provide sufficient care staff, activity staff
and resources to deliver the quality of care that our
people deserve. It should be remembered that residents
make the move to live in aged care not to merely wait
to die.”
A further seven Highly Commended certificates
were awarded for outstanding essays. Two entrants
requested to remain anonymous, while the five others
to receive Highly Commended awards were: Norman
Bennell from Sylvania Waters, Kerry Osborne from
Engadine, Melita Smilovic from Camperdown, Frances
Toomeh from Ashfield, and Jenny Towndrow from The
Rocks in Sydney.
As in the past, the Institute plans to incorporate the
rich source of material gathered during this latest
writing competition in a new book to help improve
understanding of the impact depression has on our
older generation and what can be done to help.
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The 2010/2011 Writing Competition
Launched
A look at postnatal depression
With nine per cent of expectant women and 16 per
cent of new mothers as well as one in 10 men suffering
postnatal depression, the Black Dog Institute’s latest
writing competition is focusing the spotlight on their
stories.
The Institute is looking to provide more answers to
deal with the problem of mood disorders during a
vulnerable two-year span that takes in the period of
pregnancy, childbirth and the baby’s fi rst year.
The 2010/2011 essay competition is titled Postnatal
Depression – Personal Experiences and the Search
for Real Answers. Entrants are invited to submit their
essays (no more than 1500 words) by 21March 2011.
Book Launches
2009/2010 Writing Competition –
Book Launch
You can’t park your depression at a Mood
Care Centre when you go off to work.
With that message in mind, the Black Dog Institute
launched a new book, Tackling Depression at Work:
A practical guide for employees and managers.
More than 10 per cent of people in the workforce
struggle with depression, from the mild and temporary
through to the severe and disabling forms.
Co-editors Kerrie Eyers (a psychologist, teacher and
editor) and Professor Gordon Parker (Executive Director
of the Black Dog Institute) explain the key issues and
offer proven strategies to help people in the workforce
who suffer from a mood disorder.
Often the question will arise: do you soldier on or do
you risk telling your manager? If you’re a manager,
what can you do to support your employee and also
ensure that the job is done?
Writing competition judges (left to right) David Evans OAM,
Lew Ford and David Atkins

Employees with depression and their managers are
looking for the same outcome: return to good health
and best performance.
Tackling Depression at Work, published by Allen
and Unwin, covers sensitive issues of disclosure and
privacy, and shows how organisations can support
workers to seek professional help to stay well.
organisational respect for the employee, employer care,
and intrusion of work into private life.
Those completing the questionnaire are able to view
their rankings on a sliding scale (‘high’, ‘medium’
or ‘low’ for each factor). To access the Wellbeing
Workplace self-test questionnaire go to the Institute
website; www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
With insightful advice from workers who’ve learned
to manage their disorder on the job, Tackling
Depression at Work is a useful source of information
for any worker with depression, whether it’s temporary
or an ongoing condition. It is also a resource for line
managers and human resource managers.
“Find a job that you love and that passion will
carry you through. In turn, if the workplace helps
people develop their potential they’ll be able to
put a lot more back into the community. This
book, Tackling Depression at Work, is a practical
and positive step towards those goals.”
Gerry Harvey, Chairman, Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.
“The World Health Organization estimates that
by 2030 mental health will constitute the largest
world wide burden of illness and disease. The
challenge for unions and organisations such as
the Black Dog Institute is to foster and encourage
change in society and the workplace so that
depression can be better understood, spoken about
and dealt with. Up to one in five Australians
battle with the illness daily. This book, Tackling
Depression at Work, provides a refreshing insight
into their journey. A confronting and compelling
read; the ACTU welcomes this publication.”
Sharan Burrow, Former President, ACTU
Apart from the book, the Black Dog Institute is
also ramping-up its workplace training program for
employers and managers.
In addition, the Institute has an online Workplace
Wellbeing self-test questionnaire to measure
workplace satisfaction. Thirty-one questions look
at four main factors: a person’s work satisfaction,
A Fact Sheet is also available on the website and,
amongst other things, it contains practical strategies
to increase people’s wellbeing at work.
Footnote: Routledge, a global publisher, is taking
Tackling Depression at Work into the United
Kingdom and North American markets, while it
was short-listed for the Australian Human Rights
Commission 2010 Non-fi ction Award.
The book is now available in bookstores, along with
other Institute publications from earlier writing
competitions about adult and teenage depression and
bipolar disorder.
Co-editors, Kerrie Eyers and Professor Gordon Parker
would like to offer their warm thanks to the supportive
staff at Allen and Unwin, especially Elizabeth Weiss
and Clara Finlay.
Book launch (left to right) Peter Joseph, with UNSW
Chancellor, David Gonski, and Editors, Kerrie Eyers and
Professor Gordon Parker
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The Chancellor of the University of New South
Wales, David Gonski AC, launched the new
book on 3 November, 2010. He told a gathering
of 150 Human Resource leaders and journalists
that employers had an obligation to assist
employees to work well and have a good life. “If
an employee does have depression, the employer
has to be aware and accommodating,” he said.
Mr Gonski added that there needed to be a trust
and a bond between the two (employers and
employees) and hoped that one day soon it
would be present, although acknowledging, that
at the moment, there existed many misgivings.
He said people were the core of every business
and that it was better economically to change
things to service them (people with mood
disorders) rather than taking a categoric view.
“I think the right style of manager is someone
who is fl exible and responsible,” he said. “We are
slightly infl exible. You have to realise the worth
of people. You have to learn to adjust.”
During the launch, the respected journalist from
The Australian newspaper, Ruth Ostrow, told the
audience she had battled with depression. Ruth said
she had had a good experience with her employers
and that they continued to support her even though
her depression at times was intolerable. Because of
this support, Ruth said, she was able to continue
productively and enthusiastically with her work as a
writer at the newspaper.
Above Left: Tackling Depression at Work book launch. Above
Right: Professor Gordon Parker with Sydney Lord Mayor,
Clover Moore, and Thérèse Rein at the launch of the book, The
Modern Woman’s Anthology
Associated book launches
The Modern Woman’s Anthology
Bringing together 20 remarkable women, The Modern
Woman’s Anthology 2010 reveals a range of
insights through personal stories based around what
it means to be a woman in today’s world. This unique
publication chronicles the trials and joys of being a
modern woman, from singing opera in Russia to early
morning family chaos, from cycling across Africa to
growing up with Germaine Greer’s philosophies, from
old wives’ tales to the healing effects of honey.
Contributing writers include Olympian Catherine
Freeman, doctor and media commentator Dr Cindy
Pan, award-winning children’s author Libby Hathorn,
and Chairman and Executive Director of Sherman
Contemporary Art Foundation, Dr Gene Sherman, to
name a few. Each story reveals something about their
commonality: womanhood.
The anthology was launched by Thérèse Rein on 22
June at the Customs House, Sydney. The packed-out
event was hosted by Wendy Harmer, and speakers
included the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore MP,
Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute, Professor
Gordon Parker, and contributing writer, Professor
Deborah Brennan.
The inspiration and energy behind this creative project
came from editor and journalist Leah Greengarten, and
the Institute is keen to continue its creativity-based
link with the generous, original and enterprising Leah.
The proceeds from The Modern Woman’s Anthology
have now been donated to the Black Dog Institute.

Black Dog Institute
Photographic Competition
2009/2010
If a picture tells a thousand stories, the Black Dog
Institute unearthed nearly half a million from a
photographic competition – Snapping the Black Dog
– that looked at capturing hope and resilience through
the eye of the lens.
The competition, conducted with sponsorship from
Nikon Australia, attracted around 450 entries from all
over Australia and overseas.
While recognising the seriousness of mood disorders
and their impact on the lives of thousands of people,
the competition was about fi nding images as a way of
providing hope and inspiration to show there is light
at the end of the tunnel.
Photography had been the ‘missing link’, as the
Institute had already successfully unearthed powerful
descriptions from a series of writing and poetry
competitions over the past six years.
There have also been illustrations – so cleverly used by
Matthew Johnstone to tell the story in his book,
I Had a Black Dog, and similarly artwork, such as
the Cunningham Dax Collection, that has sought to
destigmatise and inspire.
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The three independent Judges in the photographic
competition were well-known photographers Paul
Blackmore and John Bader, and Nikon Australia
Assistant General Manager, Robert Lindsay.
Winner of the fi rst prize, a Nikon D5000 SLR twin lens
kit (valued at $1,699), was Nicolette Quittner from
Mosman NSW. Nicolette described her photograph as
the “confrontation of what is seemingly negative with
something positive, vibrant and hopeful.”
Nicolette asks the question about what is the
instigating factor that marks the difference between a
good day and a bad day. In her mind, it is resilience,
strength and attitude which on that particular day
says ‘no’ to negative thinking.
Second prize of a Nikon COOLPIX P100 digital camera
(valued at $599) was awarded to Ebony Bejah from
Grindelwald in Tasmania, while third placegetter,
Richard Bartlett from Marylands, NSW, received a Nikon
COOLPIX S4000 digital camera (valued at $299).
A BDI staff award of a Nikon S3000 digital camera
(valued at $199) was awarded to Maja and Freya Baska
from Darlinghurst in NSW.
Their photo (below left), titled ‘Bed of Stars’, was a
joint entry from the two sisters. Their imaginative
photograph depicts a young person in a boat with
their dog. “We turned our boat into an exploration
boat. A boat that takes you places rather than holds
you down,” said the sisters.

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Judges also awarded Highly Commended certifi cates
to a number of the participants, including a 13-yearold
schoolgirl from Tingha in country NSW, whose
photograph was published in the Sydney Morning
Herald. Kelly McMartin provided the following
description of her photograph (page 56 below right):
“My photograph is of two girls (who are actually
the same girl), showing that with love and hope you
can come out of the darkness into the bright and
wonderful world of happiness.
“My entry symbolises being in the darks of depression,
and with help, coming into a brighter and happier
world. It shows that with love you can hold on even
when you feel like letting go. There is always a brighter
side, a way out. Love is the key to happiness.”
Short film competition
Exercise Your Mood Week was a major initiative for the
Black Dog Institute in 2010. As part of that campaign,
the Institute used some licence to conduct a short film
competition with the theme, Exercise Your Creativity.
The main criteria for the short fi lm was that it had to
include loads of fun, energy and something that was
going to make people smile while, at the same time,
encourage them to start exercising to improve their
mood.
The winning entry came from Stewart Bishop of
Kurmond, NSW, for an animated dog exercising at
work to overcome the ‘black dog’. Highly Commended
awards went to Jasmine Marosvary from Parkinson in
Queensland and Gary Daly from Eastwood, NSW.
The winner received an Apple iPAD and the Highly
Commended received gift vouchers.
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Director of eHealth, Associate Professor, Judy Proudfoot
eHealth involves the use of electronic technologies
such as the Internet via computers and mobile
phones to give people greater access to health-related
information, education and treatments. Delivering
aspects of mental health care by electronic means
removes restrictions imposed by geographic distance,
finances and perceived stigma.
Current activities and
looking forward
eHealth at the Black Dog Institute is constantly
providing new ways of helping people with
mood disorders. Importantly, our eHealth work is
underpinned by robust research. During 2010, the
eHealth team have completed the research study
evaluating the Institute’s online Bipolar Education
Program and have conducted a new study exploring
the psychosocial needs of people with bipolar disorder
and their carers.
The team have also been investigating the triggers of
mania in young people with bipolar disorder, and there
has been a survey on the website encouraging eligible
young people to tell us about their experiences. This
project has been made possible with funding from The
Ross Trust.
The main project for the eHealth team during 2010 has
been the development of ‘myCompass’, a self-help
program delivered via the internet to mobile phones
and computers for people with mild to moderate
depression, anxiety or stress. myCompass enables
‘just in time’ monitoring of moods, events, medication
and behaviours. Reminders to monitor can be received
via sms or email and users are provided with feedback
and graphs depicting their monitoring information.
Other features of myCompass include interactive selfhelp
modules, fact sheets, tips and a diary. A restricted
release of the program was made in October 2010 in
order to evaluate it in a large research study which
is still underway. The open launch of myCompass
to the general public is scheduled for 2011. The
project has been made possible with funding from the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
(DoHA).

The Black Dog Institute 2010
International Lecture
Seafood Deficiencies and Neurodevelopmental Risks:
A Mental Health Perspective
Eating fish or supplementing the diet with omega-3
fats (fish oil) provides the nutritional armour for the
brain and gives young people a better chance to excel,
according to an international expert.
Captain Joseph R Hibbeln, M.D. voiced this opinion
when delivering the prestigious Black Dog Institute
2010 International Lecture on 12 November.
Capt. Hibbeln – a scientist and psychiatrist – was
the first to identify a link between reduced seafood
consumption and depression and he has led an
incredibly broad body of research on the subject.
He currently holds the position of Acting Chief, Section
on Nutritional Neurosciences, in the Laboratory of
Membrane Biophysics and Biochemistry at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United
States.
Capt. Hibbeln has more than 80 peer-reviewed
publications in journals, including the Lancet,
Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Lipid Research, and the
American Journal of Psychiatry.
He is the sixth Black Dog International Lecturer.
His talk to a full house of health professionals and
members of the public produced a wealth of evidence
for his view that by introducing omega-3 into your diet
you “live a healthy life by reducing the risk of heart
disease, depression and violence.”
“Avoid junk, especially deep fried foods. Avoid
mayonnaises, salad dressings and margarines. Avoid
soy, corn and vegetable oil. Use olive and flax oils,” he
said.
Capt. Hibbeln said omega-3 deficient diets had a
significant impact on the functioning of the brain,
with one particular study in a U.S. prison showing a
reduction in violent offences amongst prisoners by
ensuring they had adequate nutrition in their diets.
He said that in the U.S. expectant mothers had been
warned against eating fish because it contained small
amounts of mercury. Capt. Hibbeln questioned the
wisdom of that advice, stating that data collected
showed nutritional deficiencies caused by not having
omega-3 in their diets causes the harm it intends to
prevent. American authorities, he believes, soon will
change their health advice to expectant mothers about
eating fish.
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Black Dog Institute Board of Directors
Mr Peter Joseph AM, BComm, MBA
Chairman of the Black Dog Institute.
Also Chairman Dominion Mining Limited, and St James
Ethics Centre. Former Chairman of the GPT Group, and
St Vincents and Mater Health, Sydney.
Professor Gordon Parker AO, MB BS, MD, PhD, DSc,
FRANZCP, FASSA
Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute. Also
Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of
New South Wales and Consultant Psychiatrist at the
Prince of Wales Hospital.
Mrs Carol Berg BMus, MM
Board member, The Marmalade Foundation Inc;
member, Music Council of Australia; Vice President
(immediate past President), National Choral
Association (NSW/ACT Branch). Past Director, Board
of Bundanoon Trust.
Mr James Blomfield MA, MBA
Head of Business Architecture, also Strategy Principal,
National Australia Bank.
Mr Nicholas Cowdery AM, QC, BA, LLB
Director of Public Prosecutions for New South Wales.
Ms Melanie Kneale BBus Sc (Hons)
Chief Operating and Technology Officer at nib Health
Funds; Member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors; Board member of Hunter United Credit
Union. Previously, executive with MBF; Partner with
Accenture Health; Board member for in2life (MBF);
Board member Hybrid Strategies; and NSW Council
Member of Save the Children, NSW.
The Hon Craig Knowles
Mr Knowles holds a number of advisory roles,
statutory appointments, and commercial and notfor-profit
directorships: President of the Asthma
Foundation NSW; President of the Children’s Medical
Research Institute (CMRI); Trustee of the Hoc Mai
Foundation; Fellow of the Australian Property Institute.
Previously a senior Minister in the New South Wales
Government for 10 years. Portfolios included Health,
Infrastructure and Planning, Housing, Natural
Resources, Forests, and Lands.
Mr John Konrads
Olympian and a member of the Sports Australia Hall
of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Awarded the National Order of Merit, France.
[Resigned February, 2010.]
Associate Professor Meg Smith OAM, BA (Hons);
M.Psychol., PhD, FAPS
Past Associate Professor and lecturer in the School of
Social Sciences at the University of Western Sydney,
President of the Mental Health Association, NSW.
Professor Peter Smith RFD, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRACP,
FRCPA
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of
New South Wales. Director of: St Vincents and Mater
Health Sydney; Garvan Medical Research Institute;
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute; NewSouth
Innovations (NSI); the Sax Institute; Ingham
Health Research Institute; and the Arts and Health
Foundation. Advisory Board Member of the National
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), and
the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical
Research (NCHECR).
[Resigned December, 2010.]
Dr Timothy Smyth MB BS, LLB, MBA
Deputy Director-General, Health Systems Quality,
Performance and Innovation, NSW Health. Over 20
years experience across the NSW health system.
Previously, Partner with DLA Phillips Fox, lawyers,
working in the areas of commercial and corporate law.
Mr Douglas Snedden BEc
Board Member, Transfield Services Limited, Accenture
Foundation, and St James Ethics Centre.
Public Officer and Company Secretary
Barry Graham
Senior Management and Administrative
Staff
Executive Director
Professor Gordon Parker AO
Secretary, Professor Gordon Parker
Karlyn Greenshields

General Manager
Barry Graham
Finance Controller
Steven Franks
Finance Officer
Maria Kinantra
Media and Public Relations
Ian Dose
Corporate Relations and
Development Manager
Vicki Miller
Project Manager, Events
Fleur Mortimer
Creative Consultant
Matthew Johnstone
Publications Consultant
Kerrie Eyers
Facilities Manager
Christine Boyd
Receptionist
Pauline Trantalis
Domestic Services
Teresa Silva
PROJECT
AREAS
RESEARCH TEAM
Director, Research
Professor Gordon Parker
AO
Principal Research
Investigators
Associate Professor Marie-
Paule Austin
Associate Professor
Michael Breakspear
Associate Professor
Colleen Loo
Professor Phillip Mitchell
AM
Professor Kay Wilhelm AM
Senior Lecturer, School of
Psychiatry, ARC Future
Fellow
Dr Melissa Green
Conjoint Senior Lecturer,
School of Psychiatry,
Hospital Scientist and
Principal Research
Investigator
Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic
Associate Research
Investigators
Professor Henry Brodaty
AO
Associate Professor Brian
Draper
Professor Perminder
Sachdev
Data Entry Clerk
Penny Sawdy
COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS
Manager, Community
Programs
Michael Sluis
Resource Officer
Anett Szentesi
Volunteer Coordinator
Sarah Connor
Project Manager,
Community Education
Kate Hille
Project Manager, Youth
Initiatives
Liza Culleney (on leave)
Project Manager, Rural
Initiatives
Christopher Rule
CLINICAL SERVICES
Clinical Director
Dr Paul Friend
Consultant Psychiatrists
Professor Gordon Parker AO
Professor Philip Mitchell AM
Associate Professor
Colleen Loo
Clinical Administration
Administration Research
Secretaries
Anne Naylor
Isabella Wanat
Clinical Services Staff
Dr Melissa Barrett
Dr Shulamit Futeran
Dr Michael Hong
Dr Anne-Marie Rees
Dr Howe Synnott
Clinical Psychologists
David Gilfillan
Liz Sheppard
Clinical Research Assistant
Matthew Hyett
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Director, Psychological
Services, Senior Research
Fellow; Project Leader,
Psychologist Education
Associate Professor Vijaya
Manicavasagar
Manager, Professional
Training Programs
Katherine Dabich
Mood Assessment Program
(MAP)
Dr Jan Orman
Mood Assessment Program
Administrator
Louise Dyer
Clinical Services
David Gilfillan
Liz Sheppard
Education Project Officers
Katie Denton
Amiee Gayed
Jenny Gieng
Administrative Officer
Chilin Gieng
General Practitioner
Education Consultants
Dr Penny Browne
Dr Vered Gordon
Dr Jan Orman
Education Facilitators
Dr Anne Camac
Dr Michael Dudley
Dr Guy Gordon
Dr Vered Gordon
Dr Margaret Gottlieb
Dr Carol Kefford
Dr Antony Milch
Dr Monica Moore
Dr Patrick Morris
Dr Jan Orman
Dr Joseph Rey
Dr Julian Short
Dr Samantha Stevens
Dr Louise Stone
Dr Howe Synnott
Dr Sarah Weaver
Psychology Education
Facilitators
Julia Allan
Joanna Crawford
Dr Sarah Edelman
David Gilfillan
Dr Tanya Hanstock
Dr Kristine Kafer
Associate Professor Vijaya
Manicavasagar
Tania Perich
Liz Sheppard
Matthew Stanton
Vicki Stanton
Dr Barbara Tooth
Chris Tzar
DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES PROJECT
Project Director
Associate Professor Vijaya
Manicavasagar
Project Manager
Dr Ilse Blignault
Administrative Support
Officer
Isabelle Granville-Smith
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Group Facilitator
Dr Renate Wagner
Participant Liaison Officers
Marguerite Pepper
Clara Iaccarino
eHEALTH
Director
Associate Professor
Judy Proudfoot
ONLINE SERVICES
Systems and Technology
Manager
Jacqui Wallace
Senior Technical Advisor
Peter Callaway
Technical Architect
Bruce Haefele
Business Analyst
Adam Sives
Web and Communications
Officer
Leah Greenfield
Consultants and eHealth
Assistants
Rowan Burckhardt
Kristy Delmas
Rachel deSain
Justin Doran
Dr Suzy Green
Virginia Harrison
Nic Newling
Linda Nuthall
Michelle Parker
Daniel Pearce
Dr Carolyn Schniering
Jane Turner-Goldsmith
Ros Westwood
Research Team
and Affiliates
Angelo Alonzo
Kevin Aquino
Dr Harald Baumeister
Bianca Blanch
Dr Heather Brotchie
Andrew Frankland
Kathryn Fletcher
Inika Gillis
Rebecca Graham
Dr Bronwyn Hegarty
Julie Ho
Matthew Hyett
Nicole Kochan
Dr Karen Kool
Clare McCormac
Stacey McCraw
Donel Martin
Saied Mehrkanoon
Tania Perich
Michael Player
Tamara Powell
Gloria Roberts
Poppy Rouke
Pulkit Singh
Pang Ping Wee
Alexis Whitton
Alex Wilde
Adam Wright
Tamara Yuen
Postdoctoral
fellows
(Neurosciences)
Tjeerd Boonstra
PhD Students
Liliane Benti
Norman Fern
Kathryn Fletcher
Stewart Heitmann
Matthew Hyett
Muhsin Karim
Angela Langdon
Research Students
Vincent Chan
Joshua Garfield
Mark Schira
Amy Sparks
Mona Taouk
Volunteers
Michelle Adams
Abigail Baker
Nerida Bell
Carine Bento
Thomas Brinsmead
Kate Bush
Sam Bush
Will Cadden
John Canning
Lee Catlin
Letitica Colautti
Sophie Covert
Emma Cunnigham
Sarah Davis
Ingrid De Leedes-Smith
Paul Donald
Louise Drum
Megan Dunn
Nicole Dunn
Matthew Eakin
Melanie Faithfull
Tom Farrar
Lewis Ford
Dianne Gaddin
Nada Gergich
Aniela Gokiert
Roy Hazelwood
Karen Heagney
Tim Heffernan
Hamish Hill
Jitarth Jadega
Stephen Janney
Trudy Jenkins
Warren Jones
Jin Jan Kim
Julia Kiss
Cathie Knox
Manasi Kogekar
Greg Lamphee
Paul Lamphee
Natalie Lantry
Sarah L’Hullier
Karina Lindsay
Megan Macpherson
Liezl Maritz
Alison McLeod
Katrina Morrow
Judith Myers
Janet Namey
Lucinda Napper
Tina Papilos
John Polgar
Judy Polgar
Suzanna Rahman
Gilad Ravitz
Natalie Reilly
Anne Riches
Laura Ritchie
Rosemary Rogge
Margherita Roser
Bjorn Rostron
Charmaine Roth
Suzie Rust
Suki Scade
Anne Schwartz
Kerrie Scott
Heather Simington
Richard Simpson
Lisa Smith
Shirley Sneddon
Carly Sperring
David Spindler
Georgina Stow
Alice Swan
Melanie Taylor
Richard Thorpe
Mark Tindall
Dominic Tran
Jann Trosser
Isabelle Truong
May Tse
Lucy Vaczi
Amy Watts
Stephanie Webster
Jaynee Wehbe
Wayne Wigham
Erin Wilkes
Joe Xu
Jessica Young
Below: Penny Sawdy and Karlyn Greenshields.
Opposite below left to right: Virginia Harrison,
Liza Culleney, Maria Kinantra and Steven Franks.

Special Acknowledgements
Einat Adler
Larissa Briedis
Tessa Cléradin
Sarah Weaver
Einat was the Community
Programs Manager during
2009 and part of 2010.
“Action-oriented”, “fastpaced”,
“driver” and
“visionary” are just some
of the descriptions of
Einat. Her personality and
professionalism inspired
a young team to share
her vision that we should
respond to mood disorders
in the same way that
we respond to physical
illnesses.
Einat resigned in April
2010 to move with her
family who have now
‘adopted’ the United
States as their new home
and we wish them all the
best for the future.
As the Manager of the
Professional Education
Programs as well as the
initial rollout of the online
version of the Mood
Assessment Program
(MAP), Larissa Briedis had
a key role at the Institute.
The high regard in which
the Institute is held today
by health professionals,
such as GPs and
psychologists, is due in
no small way to her polish
and professionalism.
Canberra, the nation’s
capital, was only a stone’s
throw away from where she
grew up in Queanbeyan,
which may well account for
her interest in ethics and
her outstanding diplomatic
skills.
Larissa was with the
Institute for two and a
half years and resigned in
July 2010 to take on new
challenges.
The inimitable Tessa
(née Wigney) joined the
Institute in 2004. She
brought with her a unique
blend of commitment
and focus, together with
a great sense of fun. No
slouch intellectually (with
first class honours in her
first degree), she secured
a three-year Bluesand
grant via the Institute
which enabled her to
undertake a PhD. This was
awarded this year and
with the material currently
under submission as an
academic monograph.
Tessa (also known as
Dr Cléraden these days)
resigned in November
this year to follow up
the many opportunities
available to her.
Dr Sarah Weaver has
been the essential
developer and driver of
the Institute’s general
practitioner program for
the last five years. She
stepped down from that
position in April and will
be much missed.
Being a GP herself, Sarah
was able to work closely
with the Education and
Training team to formulate
excellent and practical
programs which were both
instructive and realistic for
busy health professionals.
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Professor Jim Bishop, the
Commonwealth Chief
Medical Officer, visited the
Institute on 5 July. It was
an opportunity for the
Institute’s Executive to
provide an overview of our
work across the different
streams of Research, Clinical
and Community activities as
well as professional Education and Training.
With the Institute currently a New South Wales-based
body and 25 per cent of Australians likely to suffer the
effects of depression at some time over their lifetime,
it was an opportunity to look at the different Institute
services that would be of benefit to all Australians.
Of particular interest was the Mood Assessment
Program (MAP), the computerised program which is
now available online to GPs and psychologists across
Australia.
Father Chris Riley, Founder and CEO of Youth Off
the Streets, is looking forward to working closely in
the future with the Black Dog Institute. Father Riley
undertook a fact-finding visit to the Institute on
7 July and said he had been really impressed with
the Institute’s different programs and mentioned
opportunities in schools, the Aboriginal community
and training for volunteers to help in western and
south western Sydney, especially in dealing with
youth-related problems.
Libby Trickett, Olympic gold medallist and television
presenter, was at the Institute on 12 August, to record
an interview supporting Exercise Your Mood Week
(held 11-19 September). Libby is an outstanding role
model for young people on mental health issues.
During Exercise Your Mood Week, Libby explained how
important it was to exercise regularly for a healthy
mind and body.
Dr Harald Baumeister, a senior
psychologist and academic from
the Institute of Psychology,
University of Freiburg in
Germany, has joined the Black
Dog Institute until May 2011
to work jointly on a number of
projects. The projects, funded
by the German Research Foundation, include looking
at the association between subtypes of depression and
heart disease.
On 24 November, a large group of Russians
psychiatrists undertook a fact-finding visit to the
Black Dog Institute. The psychiatrists (pictured with
the Institute’s Executive Director, Professor Gordon
Parker), had requested the visit while in Australia to
follow-up on the growing international reputation of
the Institute.

Major Awards
Mr. Peter Joseph Professor Philip Mitchell Professor Gordon Parker
Black Dog Institute Honours Recognition
The Australian honours system – the Order of
Australia – celebrates the outstanding achievements
and contributions of extraordinary Australians in a
diverse range of fi elds and endeavours.
The work of the Black Dog Institute was acknowledged
this year when three of its team were presented with
awards.
The fi rst two awards were announced in January as
part of those included in the Australia Day honours.
Mr. Peter Joseph, Chairman of the Black Dog Institute
who previously held an OAM (Medal of the Order) was
awarded an AM (Member of the Order) for service to
the community, particularly through the establishment
of the Black Dog Institute and contributions to the
redevelopment and improvement of health care
facilities.
Professor Philip Mitchell, head of the Institute Bipolar
Clinic and the University of NSW School of Psychiatry,
was awarded an AM (Member of the Order) for service
to medical education, particularly in the fi eld of
psychiatry, as an academic, researcher and practitioner,
through contributions to the understanding, treatment
and prevention of mental illnesses.
The third honours award was included in the Queen’s
Birthday announcement in June.
Professor Gordon Parker, Executive Director of the Black
Dog Institute, was made an Offi cer of the Order of
Australia (AO) for distinguished service to psychiatry
as a clinician and researcher, particularly as a major
contributor to the understanding and innovative
treatment of mood disorders and as founder and
Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute.
h Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev was awarded
NSW Scientist of the Year, 2010, in the Biomedical
Sciences category
h Tessa Wigney (now Cléradon), supported by a
three-year scholarship from Bluesand, was awarded
her PHD for her research investigating aspects of
bipolar disorder
h Dr Bibiana Chan was awarded a Churchill
Fellowship to visit programs run by Yale and McGill
Universities
h Virginia Harrison was awarded her PhD for her
research into the cognitive and neural mechanisms
and behaviours that underlie face processing
abilities
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and Events
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A/Professor Michael Breakspear
Professor Kay Wilhelm
Tjerd Boonstra
h Professor Kay Wilhelm was appointed Director
of Faces in the Street, St Vincent’s Mental Health
Services Research Institute
h A/Professor Michael Breakspear was awarded a fi veyear
Health Research Fellowship from the Offi ce of
Health and Medical Research (QLD)
h Angela Langdon was awarded a Fullbright
Scholarship to undertake research at New York
University toward completion of her PhD
h Dr Melissa Green was awarded a UNSW Futures
Fellowship
h Angie Russell received a 2010 Dean’s Award for
Professional and Technical Staff
h Tjerd Boonstra received an award from the
Innovational Research Incentives Scheme, The
Netherlands Organisation for Scientifi c Research
(NWO)
Dr Melissa Green
h Tjerd Boonstra received an award from FENS/IBRO
to fund travel to enable research.

Research Funding
The Black Dog Institute’s research program is funded
from a wide variety of sources. They include the
NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research
Council) Program grant, which has been re-awarded for
2008–2012.
The Institute also receives funding from the NSW
and Federal Governments, NSW Health, the Mental
Health and Drug and Alcohol Office (MHDAO),
the NSW Office of Science and Medical Research
(OSMR) – infrastructure funding, the Commonwealth
Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), and
donations from individuals and corporations. The
Institute is most appreciative of their recognition and
generous support.
In the case of UNSW, the Institute benefits through
association with an elite institution and by access to
facilities. It also receives support through its affiliation
with UNSW and ensures the mutuality of this
relationship through access to its specialist research
and clinical activities, leveraging from Institute research
funding and through association with its increasingly
powerful and recognised brand.
Through collaboration with other organisations,
the Institute undertakes a wide variety of additional
research activities, as outlined below. (Institute staff
and affiliates are in bold.)
Grant Holders Austin, Reilly, Loxton, Chojenta, Milgrom
Granting Body Bupa Foundation Health Award
Study
Psychosocial assessment in the perinatal
period: does it improve maternal health
outcomes?
Duration 2010-2012 ($248,075)
Grant Holders
Granting Body
Study
Duration
Parker, Mitchell, Malhi (Austin AI)
NHMRC Program Grant
Perinatal mental health node: Identifying
determinants of both the origins and the
progression of the depressive and bipolar
(mood) disorders
2008-2012 ($158,335 for Perinatal mental
health node)
Grant Holder Breakspear plus other Chief Investigators
listed
Granting Body James F McDonnell Collaborative Gift
Chief Investigators McIntosh (Canada), Breakspear (Australia),
Friston (UK), Ghilardi (USA), Jirsa (USA),
Kötter (Germany), Lobaugh (Canada),
McAndrews (Canada), Price (UK), Schiff
(USA), Small (USA), Solodkin (USA), Sporns
(USA), Strother (Canada), Stuss (Canada),
Tononi (USA), Zemel (Canada)
Study
Brain Network Recovery Group
Duration 2006–2011 + 2 years subject to external
review (US$1.3 million)
Grant Holders Breakspear, Morley, Harris, Sammut,
Goodhill, Paxinos, Lovell, Knock,
Lagopoulos, Malhi, Macefield
Granting Body Thinking Systems (Joint Australian Research
Council and NHMRC special initiative)
Study
Optimising autonomous system control with
brain-like hierarchical control
systems
Duration 2006–2011 ($3,300,00)
Grant Holders Clifford, Spehar, Breakspear
Granting Body National Health and Medical Research Council
Project Grant
Study
Orientation-specific modulation in human
visual cortex
Duration 2009-2011 ($279,250)
Grant Holders Breakspear, McIntosh, Sporns, Jirsa et al.
Granting Body James S. McDonnell Foundation
Study
Brain NRG
Duration 2006–2011 ($287,000)
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Grant Holders Austin (St John of God Health Care &
UNSW)
Granting Body Central Sydney Division of General Practice
Project
Establishment of a perinatal mental health
counselling service for women and infants
in the Sydney inner west region (dedicated
perinatal ATAPS funding)
Duration 2010-2011 ($47,000)
Grant Holders McMahon, Austin, Jones, Rapee, Donald,
Grant
Granting Body NHMRC Project Grant
Study
Maternal Anxiety in Pregnancy and Infant
Bio-behavioural Regulation: Testing the Foetal
Programming Hypothesis
Duration 2010-2012 ($556,650)
Grant Holder Brodaty, Low, Chenoweth, Fleming, Spitzer
Associates: Haas, Cohen-Mansfield, Norman,
King, Bell
Granting Body NHMRC Project grant, application ID 568787
Study
Sydney Multi-site Intervention of
LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE): A
random controlled trial of humour therapy in
residential care
Duration 2009-2011 ($819,938)
Grant Holder Green
Granting Body Australian Research Council – Future
Fellowship
Study
Imaging genetics in schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder: Adjudicating neurocognitive
endophenotypes
Duration 2009-2012 ($700,000)
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Grant Holders
Green, Weickert, Weikert, Mitchell, Schofield
Granting Body NHMRC Project Grant
Study
Imaging genetics in schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder: Adjudicating neurocognitive
endophenotypes
Duration 2010-2014 ($109,900 for 2010)
Grant Holders Loo, Schweitzer
Granting Body National Health and Medical Research Council
Project Grant
Study
Improving outcomes with Electroconvulsive
Therapy
Duration 2009-2011 ($408,600)
Grant Holders Valuenzuela, Loo
Granting Body UNSW Faculty Research Grant
Study
Validation of a new in vivo MRI approach for
measurement of hippocampal neurogenesis
in humans
Duration 2010 ($38, 662)
Grant Holders Loo
Granting Body UNSW Gold Star Award
Study
Outcomes of Standard and Ultrabrief
Pulsewidth ECT
Duration 2010 ($40,000)
Grant Holders Parker
Granting Body Department of Health and Ageing
Study
Perinatal Omega-3 studies
Duration 2009-2011 ($600,000)
Grant Holders Parker, Hadzi-Pavlovic, Manicavasagar
Granting Body NHMRC Project Grant #630619
Study
A comparative clinical efficacy trial of
treatments for melancholia
Duration 2010–2012 ($374,250)
Grant Holders Parker, Mitchell, Malhi
Granting Body NHMRC Program Grant 510135
Study
Identifying determinants of both the origins
and the progression of the depressive and
bipolar (mood) disorders.
Duration 2008-2012 ($5,883,133)
Grant Holders Kavanagh, Klein, Austin, Proudfoot, Kay-
Lambkin, Connor
Granting Body National Health and Medical Research Council
Project Grant
Study
A new online intervention for treating
depression and alcohol misuse
Duration 2009–2011 ($684,200)
Grant Holder Sachdev, Brodaty, Andrews, Lord
Team Investigators: Trollor, Valenzuela,
Anderson, Low, Withall, Menant.
Granting Body NHMRC Capacity Building Grants in
Population Health and Health Services
Research
Study
Prevention and management of mental
disorders in older Australians
Duration 2009-2013 ($2,352,525)
Grant Holder Sachdev, Brodaty, Andrews
Granting Body NHMRC Program Grant # 568969
Study
The prevention, early detection, and effective
management of neurocognitive disorders in
the elderly
Duration 2010-2014 ($6,090,000)
Grant Holders Fiatarone-Singh M, Valenzuela M.
Associate Sachdev, Brodaty
Investigators
Granting Body
DRG (NHMRC; ID5162672) Administered by
Sydney Uni.
SMART: Study of Mental Activity and
Study Name
Resistance Training to
Improve Brain Function in at-risk Individuals:
A Randomised Controlled Trial
Duration 2008-2010 ($895,506)
Grant Holders Sachdev, Richmond, Kochan, Wen, Crawford
Granting Body NHMRC Project Grant
A cognitive and neuroimaging study of
Study Name exceptionally old age: Sydney Centenarian
Study
Duration 2010-2012 ($826,500)
Grant Holders Sachdev, Martin, Ames, Schofield, Broe,
Brodaty, Trollor, Wright, Wen, Halliday, Lee
Granting Body NHMRC/ARC Strategic Award (AWAP
Program)
Study
Gene-environment interactions in healthy
ageing and age-related neurodegeneration
(Twin Study)
Duration 2007–2012 ($2,000,000)
Grant Holder Chief Investigators: Trollor, Campbell,
Samaras, Brodaty, Wright, Martin, Wen,
Baune; Associate Investigators: Draper,
Sachdev
Granting Body DRG: administered by NHMRC; ID 510124
Study
The role of metabolic and inflammatory
factors in cognitive decline and
cerebrovascular pathology in the elderly
Duration 2008-2010 ($904,409)
Grant Holder Chief Investigators: Fiatarone-Singh,
Valenzuela; Associate Investigators:
Sachdev, Brodaty
Granting Body DRG: NHMRC; ID5162672, administered by
Sydney University
Study
SMART: Study of Mental Activity and
Resistance Training to
Improve Brain Function in At-risk Individuals:
A Randomised Controlled Trial
Duration 2008-2010 ($336,316)
Grant Holders Wilhelm, Strobel, Glennon, Holmes,
Geerligs, Martijn
Granting Body Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
Study
Tale of Two Cities: Evaluation of services for
deliberate self-harm in Green Card Clinics in
Sydney and Adelaide
Duration 2008–2010 ($96,998)
Grant Holder Butler, Levy, Kaldor, Al-Yaman, Wilhelm,
Dodson, Gray, Allsop
Granting Body NHMRC Capacity Building Grant 533546
Study
From Broome to Berrima: Building Australiawide
research capacity in Indigenous offender
health and health care delivery
Duration 2009-2014 ($2,740,728)
Grant Holders Wijeratne, Draper, Wesson, Withall
Granting Body Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Randomised controlled trial of exercise and
Study Name psychoeducation for depression in older
Sydney war widows
Duration 2008-2010 ($120,000)

Research Publications
The Institute prides itself on
the quality and quantity of its
research. Its research findings
are widely distribute-d to peerreviewed
professional and scientific
publications, as well as to the
general public via the media and
fact sheets on our website. The
Institute’s impressive research
output during 2010 is listed below.
2010 Publications
Arul-Anandam, A. P., Loo, C., & Mitchell, P.
(2010). Induction of hypomanic episode with
transcranial direct current stimulation. Journal of
ECT, 26(1), 68-69.
Austin, M.-P. (2010). Classification of mental
health disorders in the perinatal period: future
directions for DSM-V and ICD-11. Archives of
Women’s Mental Health, 13(1), 41-44.
Austin, M.-P., Reilly, N., Milgrom, J. & Barnett,
B. (2010). A national approach to perinatal
mental health in Australia: exercising caution
in the roll-out of a public health initiative
(comment). Medical Journal of Australia, 192(2),
111.
Austin, M.-P. V., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Priest, S.
R., Reilly, N., Wilhelm, K., Saint, K. & Parker,
G. (2010). Depressive and anxiety disorders in
the postpartum period: How prevalent are they
and can we improve their detection? Archives of
Women’s Mental Health, 13(5), 395-401.
Austin, M. P. (2010). Bipolar and unipolar
disorder: postnatal outcomes for mothers and
infants (abstract). Infant Mental Health Journal,
32, S58.
Bai, S., Loo, C. & Dokos, S. (2010). A
computational model of direct brain stimulation
by electroconvulsive therapy (abstract).
Conference Procedings IEEE Engineering in
Medicine & Biology Society, 1, 2069-2072.
Barnes, C., Mitchell, P., Hadzi Pavlovic, D.,
Wilhelm, K., Smith, M., Pinto, G., Bosley, S.,
Harvey, R. & Tannenbaum, D. (2010). The
internet and its application to the management
of bipolar disorder (abstract). Abstracts of the
2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 126.
Bennett-Levy, J., Richards, D., Farrand, P.,
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K., Kavanagh, D.,
Klein, B., Lau, M., Proudfoot, J., Ritterband, L.,
White, J. & Williams, C. (2010). Oxford Guide to
Low Intensity CBT Interventions. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
Blignault, I., Manicavasagar, V., Chang, O. A. &
Parker, G. (2010). Description and evaluation
of a project to improve the identification and
management of mood disorders in developing
countries. Australasian Psychiatry, 18(5), 460-
464.
Boonstra, T. W. (2010). The nature of periodic
input to the muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology,
104, 576.
Borness, C. A., Proudfoot, J. G., Hand, W.,
Miller, S. & Valenzuela, M. J. (2010). Boosting
the cognitive capactity and mental wealth of
working Australians (abstracts). Abstracts of the
2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 102.
Breakspear, M., Heitmann, S. & Daffertshofer,
A. (2010). Generative models of cortical
oscillations: neurobiological implications
of the kuramoto model. Frontiers in Human
Neuroscience, 4, 190.
Breakspear, M., Jirsa, V. & Deco, G. (2010).
Computational models of the brain: from
structure to function. Neuroimage, 52(3),
727-730.
Butler, T., Schofield, P. W., Greenberg, D.,
Allnutt, S. H., Indig, D., Carr, V., D’Este, C.,
Mitchell, P. B., Knight, L. & Ellis, A. (2010).
Reducing impulsivity in repeat violent offenders:
an open label trial of a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor. Australian & New Zealand
Journal of Psychiatry, 44(12), 1137-1143.
Crawford, J., Wilhelm, K. & Proudfoot, J.
(2010). Mood mapping online: development and
evaluation of an internet-based intervention for
emotional regulation in patients with diabetes
(abstract). Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian
Society for Psychiatric Research Conference, 126.
Dudley, M., Goldney, R. & Hadzi-Pavlovic, D.
(2010). Are adolescents dying by suicide taking
SSRI antidepressants? A review of observational
studies. Australasian Psychiatry, 18(3), 242-245.
Eyers, K. & Parker, G. (2010). Tackling Depression
at Work: A Practical Guide for Employees and
Managers. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Frankland, A., Mitchell, P. B., Hadzi Pavlovic, D.,
Roberts, G., Wright, A., Loo, C. K. & Breakspear,
M. (2010). A comparison of depressive episodes
in major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
in bipolar pedigrees (abstract). Abstracts of the
2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 34.
Fullerton, J. M., Donald, J. A., Mitchell, P. B. &
Schofield, P. R. (2010). Two-dimensional genome
scan identifies multiple genetic interactions in
Bipolar Affective Disorder. Biological Psychiatry,
67(5), 478-486.
Fullerton, J. M., Tiwari, Y., Agahi, G., Heath, A.,
Berk, M., Mitchell, P. B. & Schofield, P. R. (2010).
Assessing oxidative pathway genes as risk
factors for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders,
12(5), 550-556.
Glahn, D. C., Robinson, J. L., Tordesillas-
Gutierrez, D., Monkul, E. S., Holmes, M. K.,
Green, M. J. & Bearden, C. E. (2010). Frontotemporal
dysregulation in asymptomatic bipolar
I patients: a paired associate functional MRI
study. Human Brain Mapping, 31(7), 1041-
1051.
Grant, K. A., McMahon, C., Reilly, N. & Austin,
M. P. (2010a). Maternal sensitivity moderates
the impact of prenatal anxiety disorder on infant
mental development. Early Human Development,
86(9), 551-556.
Grant, K. A., McMahon, C., Reilly, N. & Austin,
M. P. (2010b). Maternal sensitivity moderates
the impact of prenatal anxiety disorder on infant
responses to the still-face procedure. Infant
Behavior and Development, 33(4), 453-462.
Green, M., Lino, B., Sparks, A., O’Donnell, M. &
Mitchell, P. (2010). Social cognition and clinical
sub-phenotypes across the Kraepelinian divide
(abstract). Australian & New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 44(Suppl. 1), A39.
Green, M., McCormack, C., Roberts, G.,
Frankland, A., Wright, A., McCue, C., Hadzi
Pavlovic, D., Levy, F., Lino, B., Lenroot, R., Corry,
J. & Mitchell, P. (2010). Social cognition in
young people at genetic high-risk for bipolar
disorder (abstract). Abstracts of the 2010
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 37.
Green, M. J., Lino, B. J., Sparks, A., Hyett, M.
& Mitchell, P. (2010). Adjudicating cognitive
endophenotypes for bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia (abstract). Bipolar Disorders,
12(Suppl. 1), 23.
Green, M. J., Sparks, A., Lino, B., McDonald,
S. & Mitchell, P. (2010). Social cognitive
endophenotypes for psychotic disorders?
(abstract). Schizophrenia Research, 117(2-3),
127-128.
Green, M. J., Sparks, A., Lino, B., O’Donnell, M.
& Mitchell, P. (2010). Neurocognition in clinical
sub-phenotypes of pooled schizophrenia,
schizo-affective, and bipolar disorder patients
(abstract). Australian & New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 44(Suppl. 1), A39-40.
Green, M. J., Sparks, A., Lino, B. J., McDonald,
S. & Mitchell, P. B. (2010). Social cognitive
endophenotypes in bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia? (abstract). Bipolar Disorders,
12(Suppl. 1), 23.
Green, M. J., Van Os, J., Fornito, A., McIntosh,
A. & Burdkick, K. (2010). Enheitspsychose?
Comparison of schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder across genes, brain, and behaviour
(abstract). Schizophrenia Research, 117(2-3),
127-128.
Grunze, H., Vieta, E., Goodwin, G. M., Bowden,
C., Licht, R. W., Moller, H.-J., Kasper, S. &
Wfsbp Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for
Bipolar Disorders (including Mitchell, P. (2010).
The World Federation of Societies of Biological
Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological
Treatment of Bipolar Disorders: Update 2010 on
the treatment of acute bipolar depression. World
Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 11(2), 81-109.
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010a). Agreement II:
Categorical measures. Acta Neuropsychiatrica,
22 (3), 155-157.
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010b). Agreement: I.
Continuous measures. Acta Neuropsychiatrica,
22(2), 93-94.
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010c). Finding patterns
and groupings: II. Introduction to latent profile
analysis and finite mixture models. Acta
Neuropsychiatrica, 22(1), 40-42.
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010d). Multivariate analysis
of variance. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 22(5),
257-258.
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010e). Sample size for
kappa. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 22(4), 199-201.
Harrison, V., Proudfoot, J., Parker, G.,
Manicavasagar, V. & Hadzi Pavlovic, D. (2010).
MyCompass: Mobile phones as a monitoring
and management tool for mood and anxiety
problems (abstract). Abstracts of the 2010
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 103.
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Haskett, R. & Loo, C. (2010). Role of
adjunctive psychotropic medications during
ECT in the treatment of depression, mania and
schizophrenia. Journal of ECT, 26(3), 196-201.
Holton, C. H., Beilby, J. J., Harris, M. F., Harper,
C. E., Proudfoot, J. G., Ramsay, E. N. & Ruffin,
R. E. (2010). Systematic care for asthma in
Australian general practice: a randomised
controlled trial. Medical Journal of Australia,
193(6), 332-337.
Holton, C. H., Proudfoot, J. G., Jayasinghe, U.
W., Grimm, J., Bubner, T. K., Winstanley, J.,
Harris, M. F., Beilby, J. J. & PracCap Research,
T. (2010). A tool to measure whether business
management capacity in general practice
impacts on the quality of chronic illness care.
Health Services Management Research, 23(4),
147-153.
Hyett, M., Green, M. & Parker, G. (2010).
Neurocognitive mechanisms of emotion
regulation in depression (abstract). European
Psychiatry, 25(Suppl. 1), 1429.
Janicak, P. G., Nahas, Z., Lisanby, S. H., Solvason,
H. B., Sampson, S. M., McDonald, W. M.,
Marangell, L. B., Rosenquist, P., McCall, W. V.,
Kimball, J., O’Reardon, J. P., Loo, C., Husain,
M. H., Krystal, A., Gilmer, W., Dowd, S. M.,
Demitrack, M. A. & Schatzberg, A. F. (2010).
Durability of clinical benefit with transcranial
magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment
of pharmacoresistant major depression:
assessment of relapse during a 6-month,
multisite, open-label study. Brain Stimulation,
3(4), 187-199.
Jirsa, V. K., Sporns, O., Breakspear, M., Deco, G.
& McIntosh, A. R. (2010). Towards the virtual
brain: network modeling of the intact and the
damaged brain. Archives Italiennes de Biologie,
148(3), 189-205.
Kecmanovic, D. & Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010).
Psychiatric journals as the mirror of the
dominant psychiatric model. Psychiatrist, 34 (5),
172-176.
Klein, B., White, A., Kavanagh, D., Shandley,
K., Kay-Lambkin, F., Proudfoot, J., Drennan,
J., Connor, J., Baker, A. & Young, R. (2010).
Content and functionality of alcohol and other
drug websites: results of an online survey.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 12(5), e51.
Levy, F., Mitchell, P., Hadzi Pavlovic, D. & Young,
D. J. (2010). ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions
by Australian states (abstract). Abstracts of the
2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 137.
Loo, C. (2010). State of the Art in the 21st
Century (Editorial). Journal of ECT, 26(3), 157.
Loo, C., Sainsbury, K., Mitchell, P., Hadzi-Pavloic,
D. & Sachdev, P. (2010). A sham-controlled trial
of left and right temporal rTMS for the treatment
of auditory hallucinations (abstract). Australian
and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(1),
A15-A16.
Loo, C., Simpson, B. & MacPherson, R. (2010).
Augmentation strategies in electroconvulsive
therapy. Journal of ECT, 26(3), 202-207.
Loo, C., Trollor, J., Alonzo, A., Rendina,
N. & Kavess, R. (2010). Mental health
legislation and psychiatric treatments in NSW:
electroconvulsive therapy and deep brain
stimulation. Australasian Psychiatry, 18(5),
417-425.
Loo, C. K., Galvez, V., Alonzo, A., Brassil, J.,
Martin, D. & Taylor, J. (2010). Investigating
methods to enhance the effects of transcranial
direct current stimulation (tDCS): implications
for clinical use (abstract). Abstracts of the 2010
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 70.
Loo, C. K., Kaill, A., Paton, P. & Simpson, B.
(2010). The difficult-to-treat electroconvulsive
therapy patient - Strategies for augmenting
outcomes. Journal of Affective Disorders, 124(3),
219-227.
Loo, C. K., Martin, D. M., Alonzo, A., Sachdev, P.
& Mitchell, P. (2010). Transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) for the treatment of major
depression: efficacy results from two shamcontrolled
studies (abstract). Abstracts of the
2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 52.
Loo, C. K., Sachdev, P., Martin, D., Pigot,
M., Alonzo, A., Malhi, G. S., Lagopoulos,
J. & Mitchell, P. (2010). A double-blind,
sham-controlled trial of transcranial direct
current stimulation for the treatment
of depression. International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 13(1), 61-69.
Loo, C. K., Sainsbury, K., Mitchell, P., Hadzi-
Pavlovic, D. & Sachdev, P. S. (2010). A shamcontrolled
trial of left and right temporal rTMS
for the treatment of auditory hallucinations.
Psychological Medicine, 40(4), 541-546.
MacPherson, R., Lawford, J., Simpson, B.,
Mahon, M., Scott, D. & Loo, C. K. (2010). Low
dose lignocaine added to propofol does not
attenuate the response to electroconvulsive
therapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 126(1-2),
330-333.
Marsh, P., Green, M., Russell, T., McGuire, J.,
Luckett, G., Harris, A. & Coltheart, M. (2010).
Remediation of facial emotion recognition
in schizophrenia: functional predictors,
generalisability, and concomitant visual scanning
of novel face stimuli (abstract). Schizophrenia
Research, 117(2-3), 521-522.
Marsh, P. J., Green, M. J., Russell, T. A.,
McGuire, J., Harris, A. & Coltheart, M. (2010).
Remediation of facial emotion recognition
in schizophrenia: Functional predictors,
generalizability, and durability. American Journal
of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 13(2), 143-170.
Matheson, S., Green, M., Loo, C. & Carr, V.
(2010). A change in the conclusions of a recent
systematic meta-review: repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation is effective for the negative
symptoms of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia
Research, 122(1-3), 276-277.
Matheson, S. L., Green, M. J., Loo, C. & Carr, V.
J. (2010). Quality assessment and comparison
of evidence for electroconvulsive therapy and
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
for schizophrenia: a systematic meta-review.
Schizophrenia Research, 118(1-3), 201-210.
McCormack, C., Green, M., Roberts, G.,
Frankland, A., Wright, A., McCue, C., Hadzi
Pavlovic, D., Levy, F., Lino, B., Lenroot, R., Corry,
J. & Mitchell, P. (2010). Neuropsychological
functioning in offsrping of bipolar probands
(abstract). Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian
Society for Psychiatric Research Conference, 53.
Mitchell, P. (2010). Binocular rivalry in
bipolar disorder as an indication of CNS
plasticity (abstract). International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 13(Suppl 1), 33.
Mitchell, P., Frankland, A., Hadzi-Pavloic, D.,
Roberts, G., Wright, A. & Loo, C. (2010).
On the nature of major depressive disorder
(unipolar depression) in bipolar disorder
pedigrees (abstract). International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 13, 130.
Mitchell, P., Johnston, A., Slade, T., Frankland,
A., Green, M., Roberts, G., Corry, J. &
Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010). Twelve-month
prevalence and impact of DSM-IV bipolar
disorder in an Australian general population
survey (abstract). International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 13(Suppl. 1), 130.
Mitchell, P. B., Ball, J. R. & Gould, B. (2010).
Bipolar disorder: focus on mania. Modern
Medicine, 30-34.
Mitchell, P. B., Frankland, A., Hadzi-Pavloic, D.,
Roberts, G., Wright, A., Loo, C., Malhi, G. S.
& Breakspear, M. (2010). A comparison of the
phenomenology and illness course of major
depressive episodes in major depressive disorder
and bipolar I and bipolar II disorders (abstract).
Bipolar Disorders, 12(Suppl. 1), 38.
Mitchell, P. B., Johnston, A., Slade, T., Frankland,
A., Green, M., Roberts, G., Corry, J. & Hadzi-
Pavloic, D. (2010). Twelve-month prevalence
and impact of DSM-IV bipolar disorder in an
Australian general population survey (abstract).
Bipolar Disorders, 12(Suppl. 1), 38.
Mitchell, P. B., Loo, C. K. & Gould, B. M. (2010).
Diagnosis and monitoring of bipolar disorder in
general practice. Medical Journal of Australia,
193(Suppl. 4), S10-13.
Mitchell, P. B., Meiser, B., Wilde, A., Fullerton, J.,
Donald, J., Wilhelm, K. & Schofield, P. R. (2010).
Predictive and diagnostic genetic testing in
psychiatry. Psychiatric Clinics of North America,
33(1), 225-243.
Mitchell, P. B., Meiser, B., Wilde, A., Fullerton, J.,
Donald, J., Wilhelm, K. & Schofield, P. R. (2010).
Predictive and diagnostic genetic testing in
psychiatry. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 30(4),
829-846.
Nicholas, J., Proudfoot, J., Parker, G., Gillis, I.,
Burckhardt, R., Manicavasagar, V. & Smith, M.
(2010). The ins and outs of an online bipolar
education program: a study of program attrition.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 12(5), e57.
O’Reardon, J. P., Solvason, H. B., Janicak, P.
G., Sampson, S., Isenberg, K. E., Nahas, Z.,
McDonald, W. M., Avery, D., Fitzgerald, P. B.,
Loo, C., Demitrack, M. A., George, M. S. &
Sackeim, H. A. (2010). Reply regarding “efficacy
and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation
in the acute treatment of major depression”.
Biological Psychiatry, 67, e15-e17.
Parker, G. (2010). The contribution of
precipitants to depression onset, diagnostic
sub-type, and treatment paradigm: A “mix and
match” model. Depression and Anxiety, 27 (9),
787-790.
Parker, G. (2010). Is early improvement
predictive of antidepressant response?
Medicographica, 32(2), 166.
Parker, G. (2010). Major running on the spot.
World Psychiatry, 9(3), 165-166.
Parker, G. (2010). Predicting onset of bipolar
disorder from subsyndromal symptoms: a signal
question? British Journal of Psychiatry, 196(2),
87-88.
Parker, G. (2010). The yipping tiger: and other
tales from the neuropsychiatric clinic (book
review). Australasian Psychiatry, 18(2), 178-179.

Parker, G. B. (2010). Comorbidities in bipolar
disorder: models and management. Medical
Journal of Australia, 193(Suppl. 4), S18-20.
Parker, G. & Brotchie, H. (2010). Do the
old psychostimulant drugs have a role in
managing treatment-resistant depression? Acta
Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 121(4), 308-314.
Parker, G. & Brotchie, H. (2010). Gender
differences in depression. International Review of
Psychiatry, 22(5), 429-436.
Parker, G. & Eyers, K. (2010). Introduction. In
K. Eyers & G. Parker (Eds.), Tackling Depression
at Work: A Practical Guide for Employees and
Managers. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Parker, G. & Eyers, K. (2010). Navigating Teenage
Depression: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.
London: Routledge.
Parker, G., Fink, M., Shorter, E., Taylor, M. A.,
Akiskal, H., Berrios, G., Bolwig, T., Brown, W. A.,
Carroll, B., Healy, D., Klein, D. F., Koukopoulos,
A., Michels, R., Paris, J., Rubin, R. T., Spitzer, R.
& Swartz, C. (2010). Issues for DSM-5: whither
melancholia? The case for its classification as
a distinct mood disorder. American Journal of
Psychiatry, 167(7), 745-747.
Parker, G., Fink, M., Shorter, E., Taylor, M. A.,
Akiskal, H., Berrios, G., Bolwig, T., Brown, W. A.,
Carroll, B., Healy, D., Klein, D. F., Koukopoulos,
A., Michels, R., Paris, J., Rubin, R. T., Spitzer,
R. & Swartz, C. (2010). Reply to Kocsis Letter:
“Melancholia as a distinct mood disorder?
Recommendations for DSM-5”. American Journal
of Psychiatry, 167, 1535.
Parker, G., Fletcher, K., Barrett, M., Synnott, H.,
Breakspear, M., Rees, A. M. & Hadzi-Pavlovic,
D. (2010). Inching toward Bethlehem: Mapping
melancholia. Journal of Affective Disorders,
123(1-3), 291-298.
Parker, G. & Ketter, T. A. (2010). Management
of Bipolar II Disorder. In L. N. Yatham & M.
Maj. (Eds.), Bipolar Disorder: Clinical and
Neurobiological Foundations (pp. 342-352): John
Wiley & Sons.
Parker, G., Rowe, M., Mehta, F. & Kumar, S.
(2010). Will a new genotyping test help the
clinician predict response to antidepressant
drugs? Australasian Psychiatry, 18(5), 413-416.
Parker, G. B., Gayed, A., Owen, C. A., Hyett,
M. P., Hilton, T. M. & Heruc, G. A. (2010).
Survival following an acute coronary syndrome:
a pet theory put to the test. Acta Psychiatrica
Scandinavica, 121(1), 65-70.
Parker, G. B., Owen, C. A., Brotchie, H. L. &
Hyett, M. P. (2010). The impact of differing
anxiety disorders on outcome following an acute
coronary syndrome: time to start worrying?
Depression & Anxiety, 27(3), 302-309.
Perich, T., Manicavasagar, V., Mitchell, P. B. &
Ball, J. (2010a). Dispositional mindfulness in
bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder
(abstract). Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian
Society for Psychiatric Research Conference, 103.
Perich, T., Manicavasagar, V., Mitchell, P. B. &
Ball, J. (2010b). Mindfulness in bipolar disorder
(abstract). Bipolar Disorders, 12(Suppl. 1), 45.
Proudfoot, J., Klein, B., Andersson, G., Carlbring,
P., Kyrios, M., Munro, C., Lauder, S., Palermo, T.,
Riper, H. & Blankers, M. (2010). Guided cognitive
behavioural therapy internet interventions:
specific issues with client groups. In J. Bennett-
Levy, D. Richards, P. Farrand, H. Christensen,
K. Griffiths, D. Kavanagh, B. Klein, M. Lau, J.
Proudfoot, L. Ritterband, J. White & C. Williams
(Eds.), Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT
Interventions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Proudfoot, J. & Nicholas, J. (2010). Ongoing
monitoring and evaluation. In J. Bennett-Levy, D.
Richards, P. Farrand, H. Christensen, K. Griffiths,
D. Kavanagh, B. Klein, M. Lau, J. Proudfoot,
L. Ritterband, J. White & C. Williams (Eds.),
Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Proudfoot, J., Parker, G., Hadzi Pavlovic, D.,
Manicavasagar, V., Adler, E. & Whitton,
A. (2010). Community attitudes to the
appropriation of mobile phones for monitoring
and managing depression, anxiety, and stress.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 12(5), e64.
Roberts, G., Green, M., Breakspear, M.,
McCormack, C., Frankland, A., Wright, A.,
McCue, C., Hadzi Pavlovic, D., Levy, F., Lino,
B., Lenroot, R., Corry, J. & Mitchell, P. (2010).
Neural correlates of response inhibition and
emotion regulation in first degree relatives of
bipolar disorder patients (abstract). Abstracts
of the 2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric
Research Conference, 76.
Roberts, G., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Levy, F.,
Schofield, P., Corry, J., Green, M. & Mitchell, P. B.
(2010). Identifying the determinants and early
manifestations of bipolar disorder: establishing
a “blue print” for early intervention programs
(abstract). Bipolar Disorders, 12(Suppl. 1), 45.
Rubinov, M. & Sporns, O. (2010). Complex
network measures of brain connectivity: uses
and interpretations. Neuroimage, 52(3), 1059-
1069.
Schira, M. M., Tyler, C. W., Spehar, B. &
Breakspear, M. (2010). Modeling magnification
and anisotropy in the primate foveal confluence.
PLoS Computational Biology, 6(1), e1000651.
Schlaepfer, T. E., George, M. S., Mayberg, H.,
Padberg, F., Andrade, C., Conca, A., da Costa,
D., Eschweiler, G., Fink, M., Fitzgerald, P.,
Gabriels, L., Geretsegger, C., Greenberg, B.,
Holtzheimer, P., Jasulaitis, M., Krystal, A.,
Levkovitz, Y., Lijtenstein, D., Lisanby, S., Mitchell,
P., Motohashi, N., Naderi-Heiden, A., Otegui,
J., Sackeim, H., Tsukarzi, E., and Zervas, I.
(2010). WFSBP Guidelines on Brain Stimulation
Treatments in Psychiatry. World Journal of
Biological Psychiatry, 11(1), 2-18.
Sparks, A., Lino, B. J., Mitchell, P. B. &
McDonald, S. (2010). Social cognition, empathy,
and social functioning in bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia (abstract). Bipolar Disorders,
12(Suppl. 1), 51.
Tohen, M., Frank, E., Bowden, C. L., Colom,
F., Ghaemi, N. S., Yatham, L. N., Malhi, G.
S., Calabrese, J. R., Nolen, W. A., Vieta, E.,
Kapczinski, F., Goodwin, G. M., Suppes, T.,
Sachs, G. S., Chengappa, K. N. R., Grunze, H.,
Mitchell, P. B., Kanba, S. & Berk, M. (2010). The
International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
Task Force on the Nomenclature of Course and
Outcome in Bipolar Disorders (abstract). Bipolar
Disorders, 12(Suppl. 1), 53.
Valenzuela, M., Djuric, P., Loo, C., Sachdev, P.,
Pantelis, C., Yucel, M., Velakoulis, D., Pujol,
J. & Suo, C. (2010). Ecological validation of a
new magnetic resonance specroscopy approach
for estimation of human in vivo neurogenesis
(abstract). Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian
Society for Psychiatric Research Conference, 75.
Vercammen, A., Morris, R., J., G. M., Lenroot, R.,
Schofield, P. R., Kulkarni, J., Carr, V. J., Shannon-
Weickert, C. & Weickert, T. (2010). Inhibition of
response to emotional words elicits attenuated
neural responses in the caudate and temporal
cortex in schizophrenia (abstract). Human Brain
Mapping.
Weickert, T., Rushby, J., Vercammen, A.,
Weickert, C. & Loo, C. (2010). Effects of
transcranial direct current stimulation on
probabalistic feedback learning in people with
schizophrenia (abstract). Australian & New
Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(1), A16.
White, A., Kavanagh, D., Stallman, H., Klein,
B., Kay-Lambkin, F., Proudfoot, J., Drennan,
J., Connor, J., Baker, A., Hines, E. & Young,
R. (2010). Online alcohol interventions: a
systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet
Research, 12(5), e62.
Whitehead, L. & Proudfoot, J. (2010).
Standards and operating guidelines for internet
interventions. In J. Bennett-Levy, D. Richards,
P. Farrand, H. Christensen, K. Griffiths, D.
Kavanagh, B. Klein, M. Lau, J. Proudfoot, L.
Ritterband, J. White & C. Williams (Eds.),
Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wilde, A., Meiser, B., Mitchell, P. B., Hadzi
Pavlovic, D. & Schofield, P. R. (2010).
Community interest in predictive genetic testing
for susceptibility to major depressive disorder
in a large national sample (abstract). Abstracts
of the 2010 Australasian Society for Psychiatric
Research Conference, 47.
Wilde, A., Meiser, B., Mitchell, P. B. & Schofield,
P. R. (2010). Public interest in predictive
genetic testing, including direct-to-consumer
testing, for susceptibility to major depression:
preliminary findings. European Journal of Human
Genetics, 18(1), 47-51.
Wilhelm, K. (2010). Fatigue management. NSW
Medical Board Newsletter, March 2010.
Wilhelm, K., Geerligs, L., McDonald, G.,
Sternhell, P., Cooper, K. & Millar, A. (2010).
The impact of lifestyle factors on depression,
mental and physical well-being, and program
attendance in patients at a deliberate selfharm
clinic (abstract). Abstracts of the 2010
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research
Conference, 96.
Wilhelm, K., Reddy, J., Geerligs, L., Baikie, K.,
Nicholas, J., Alford, J., Mitchell, P. & Campbell,
L. (2010). The importance of addressing
depression history within a diabetes service
(abstract). Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian
Society for Psychiatric Research Conference, 135.
Wilhelm, K., Wedgwood, L., Parker, G., Geerligs,
L. & Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2010). Predicting
mental health and well-being in adulthood.
Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 198(2),
85-90.
Wright, A., Roberts, G., Frankland, A.,
McCormack, C., McCue, C., Hadzi Pavlovic,
D., Levy, F., Lino, B., Lenroot, R., Corry, J.,
Green, M. & Mitchell, P. (2010). Identifying the
determinants and early manifestations of bipolar
disorder: clinical features of an at-risk population
at baseline and one year follow-up (abstract).
Abstracts of the 2010 Australasian Society for
Psychiatric Research Conference, 36.
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black dog institute report 2010

Conference Presentations and
Educational Meetings
72
International
black dog institute report 2010
Month Event Name Presentation Location Presenter
March 4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
Adjudicating cognitive endophenotypes
for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Sao Paulo, Brazil Green
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
April
June
June
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
18th European Congress of
Psychiatry
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
4th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders
2nd Biennial Schizophrenia
International Research
Conference
12th World Congress of the
World Association for Infant
Mental Health
16th Annual Meeting of the
Organization for Human Brain
Mapping
Social cognitive endophenotypes in
bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?
Neurocognitive mechanisms of emotion
regulation in depression (oral poster)
A comparison of the phenomenology
and illness course of major depressive
episodes in Major Depressive Disorder
and Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Munich, Germany
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Green
Hyett
Mitchell
Twelve-month prevalence and impact
of DSM-IV bipolar disorder in an
Australian general population survey
(abstract)
Sao Paulo, Brazil Mitchell
Mindfulness in bipolar disorder Sao Paulo, Brazil Perich
Identifying the determinants and early
manifestations of bipolar disorder:
Establishing a ‘blue print' for early
intervention programs (abstract)
Social cognition, empathy, and social
functioning in bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia
Enheitspsychose? Comparison of
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
across genes, brain, and behaviour.
Bipolar and unipolar disorder: Postnatal
outcomes for mothers and infants
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Florence, Italy
Leipzig, Germany
Roberts
Sparks
Green – Symposium
Organiser and Chair
Austin
Computational models of the brain Barcelona, Spain Breakspear
June Brain Connectivity Workshop Multistability of cortical rhythms Berlin, Germany Breakspear
July WPA Section on Epidemiology 30 years of follow-up: The Robins Lisbon, Portugal Wilhelm
and Public Health Meeting 2010 Legacy
Oct
Oct
Oct
Nov
International Marcé Society
Conference – ‘Perinatal Mental
Health Research: Harvesting the
Potential
International Marcé Society
Conference – ‘Perinatal Mental
Health Research: Harvesting the
Potential
International Marcé Society
Conference – ‘Perinatal Mental
Health Research: Harvesting the
Potential
Asia-Pacific Academic
Consortium for Public Health
Special Lecture: ‘Perinatal mental
health policy and service development
in Australia: National Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Depression and Related
Disorders (Anxiety, Bipolar and
Puerperal Psychosis) in the Perinatal
Period’
“New mothers and psychiatric
disorders: A population-based study
[Poster]”
Prenatal anxiety disorder, maternal
sensitivity and neurodevelopmental
outcomes in infants
Factors associated with hospitalisation
for high prevalence mental health
disorders during pregnancy and the
postpartum period: does maternal age
make a difference?
Pittsburgh, USA
Pittsburgh, USA
Pittsburgh, USA
Bali, Indonesia
Austin
Austin and Reilly
Austin and Reilly
Austin and Reilly

National
Month Event Name Preseentation Location Presenter
Feb Perinatal Mental Health Forum Pharmacological therapies in the St George Education Austin
“Supporting Vulnerable Families
Lessons from policy and
practice “
perinatal period
Centre
March Australian Doctor Education
Seminar on Mental Health
Update on perinatal depression University of Sydney Austin
March
March
March
Launch, Clinical Practice
Guidelines
Public Consultation, Clinical
Practice Guidelines
Public Consultation, Clinical
Practice Guidelines
beyondblue Clinical Practice Guidelines
for Depression and Related Disorders
(Anxiety, Bipolar and Puerperal
Psychosis) in the Perinatal Period
beyondblue Clinical Practice Guidelines
for Depression and Related Disorders
(Anxiety, Bipolar and Puerperal
Psychosis) in the Perinatal Period
beyondblue Clinical Practice Guidelines
for Depression and Related Disorders
(Anxiety, Bipolar and Puerperal
Psychosis) in the Perinatal Period
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne Town Hall
State Library of South
Australia, Adelaide
April beyondblue: Public consultation “Clinical Practice Guidelines for Brisbane
Austin
Depression and Related Disorders
(Anxiety, Bipolar and Puerperal
Psychosis) in the Perinatal Period”
May Sydney General Practice Women’s mental health and pregnancy Sydney Austin
Conference and Exhibition
May Lawson Clinic GP Talk “Navigating Mood Disorder in Young Sydney
Parker
People”
May CeBIT Conference, eHealth mHealth: Innovation in Mental Health Sydney Proudfoot
Symposium
June NRL Club Welfare and “Navigating the Mood Disorders” Sydney Parker
Education Managers Conference
June Invited launch speaker of “The
Sydney
Parker
Modern Woman’s Anthology
2010”
June AstraZeneca Dinner Meeting “The Science of Happiness and
Wellbeing”
Davistown, NSW Parker
July
July
Griffith Medical Research
Institute Annual Retreat
Metro South Clinical Research
Forum
Advances in Quantitative Methods in
Psychiatry
Advances in Quantitative Methods in
Psychiatry
Brisbane
Princess Alexandra
Hospital, Brisbane
Austin (co-presenter)
Austin (co-presenter)
Austin (co-presenter)
Breakspear
Breakspear
July Hillsong Medical Conference The Churches and Depression Sydney Mitchell
July NHMRC Mental Health
Workshop
Masterclass on Genetics of Mood
Disorders for RANZCP Advanced
Trainees
Sydney
Mitchell
July
NHMRC Scientific Symposium
and Workshop
A High Risk Longitudinal Study of the
Offspring of Bipolar Disorder Probands
Canberra
Mitchell
July NDARC Studies in Bipolar Disorder Sydney Mitchell
July Institute of Psychiatry Students Treatment Resistant Depression Sydney Mitchell
July Lundbeck Institute Alumni
Meeting
Bipolar II Disorder Polarized – To Believe
or not to Believe?
Sanctuary Cove Parker
July
July
NHMRC Scientific Symposium
and Workshop
International Congress of
Applied Psychology (Invited
Presentation)
Evidence-Based Psychiatry: An
Oxymoron?
The myCompass Program for Monitoring
and Managing Mild to Moderate
Depression, Anxiety and Stress
August Pfizer Educational Evening A helicopter view of the CINP meeting:
What’s hot and what’s not
August
Distinguished Scholars Speakers
Series
Evidence-based psychiatry: An
oxymoron?
Canberra
Melbourne
Randwick
UNSW
Parker
Proudfoot
August Medico-Legal Society of Victoria Blunting the bite of the Black Dog The Melbourne Club Parker
August Occupational Therapy Psychopathology of breathlessness and St Vincent’s, Sydney Wilhelm
Conference, St Vincent’s
Hospital
management of resulting anxiety
Sept The Warrane Lecture 2010 Colours and sizes of the Black Dog Warrane College, Parker
UNSW
Oct Queensland Neuropsychiatry
Interest Group 7th Annual ECT
Forum
ECT – Stimulus Parameters Brisbane Loo
Parker
Parker
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Month Event Name Preseentation Location Presenter
Oct Macarthur Rotary Club – Group
Study Exchange Dinner
An overview of the Black Dog Institute
and its Programs
Sydney
Parker
Oct
Oct
Nov
Servier – 2010 NSW Rural
Physicians’ Clinical Meeting
UNSW School of Psychiatry
Academic Forum
St John of God Health Care
Perinatal Mental Health Seminar
Inching toward Bethlehem: The search Sydney
Parker
for melancholia
Diabetes, depression and coping BDI Wilhelm
Severe mental illness in the perinatal
period: The challenges of treating both
mother and infant
Sydney
Nov Depression Masterclass (Servier) tDCS in depression Sydney Loo
Nov Depression Masterclass (Servier) Physical treatments of depression Sydney Loo (Panel Discussion)
Nov AstraZeneca – NSW
Clinical differentiation of Bipolar Sydney
Parker
Neuroscience Post Graduate
Weekend
II Disorder from personality-based
emotional dysregulation
Nov Depression Masterclass (Servier) Inching toward Bethlehem: The search Sydney
Parker
for melancholia
Nov Depression Masterclass (Servier) The pursuit of happiness Sydney Parker
Nov
Nov
Mind and Its Potential
Conference
RANZCP Victorian Branch
Conference
Moderator – “Personal Story: moving on
from a tragedy: An Australian story”
Solving the confusion in the
classification and treatment of
depression
Sydney
Yarra Valley, VIC
Austin
Parker (Moderator)
Nov Beyondblue National Forum How does eMental Health fit into the Melbourne
Proudfoot
bbCAP model?
Nov Brain Sciences UNSW Lecture Gender and depression BDI Wilhelm
Nov
4th Annual Conference on
the Treatment of Personality
Disorder: Consolidating
Collaboration
Early interventions, self-harm and mood
mapping for personality disorders
Wollongong
Parker
Wilhelm
Dec ASPR 2010 Investigating methods to enhance the Sydney
Alonzo
effects of transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS): Implications for
clinical use
Dec ASPR 2010 The internet and its application to the Sydney
Barnes
management of bipolar disorder”
Dec ASPR 2010 A comparison of depressive episodes in Sydney
Frankland
major depressive disorder and bipolar
disorder in bipolar pedigrees
Dec ASPR 2010 Early Career Researchers Symposium Sydney Loo (Chair)
Dec ASPR 2010 Synergistic antidepressant effects with Sydney
Loo (Plenary Lecture)
ketamine and ECT
Dec ASPR 2010 Neuropsychological functioning in Sydney
McCormack
offspring of bipolar probands
Dec ASPR 2010 Transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) for the treatment of major
depression: Efficacy results from two
sham-controlled studies
Sydney
Martin
Dec ANZSSA Conference A critique of the current approaches to
classifying the depressive disorders and
implications for management
Dec ASPR 2010 Dispositional mindfulness in bipolar
disorder and major depressive disorder
Dec ASPR 2010 myCompass: mobile phones as a
monitoring and management tools for
mood and anxiety problems
Dec ASPR 2010 Neural correlates of response inhibition
and emotion regulation in first degree
relatives of bipolar disorder patients
Dec ASPR 2010 Community interest in predictive
genetic testing for susceptibility to
major depressive disorder in a large
national sample
Dec ASPR 2010 Identifying the determinants and early
manifestations of bipolar disorder:
Clinical features of an at-risk population
at baseline and follow-up
Bowral, NSW
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Parker (Keynote
Speaker)
Perich
Proudfoot
Roberts
Wilde
Wright

Black Dog Institute Donations
and Bequests
For calendar year 2010
Left to right – Rob Nugan, Susie Nugan
and Albert Hunt in front of a painting
of the Nugan’s son Archie, which was
presented to them by Albert who had
purchased the painting at the 2009
Black Dog Institute Gala Dinner. Mr Hunt
recognised the significance of the
painting to the Nugan family and made
this very generous gift at a private
dinner in Sydney
At the Black Dog Institute, we
help people better understand and
manage mood disorders. But for us
to grow our activities, we rely on
support from many quarters.
In 2010, the Institute concentrated
on cementing links forged the
previous year with the corporate
community, philanthropic bodies,
sponsors and donors, as well as
establishing new relationships with
such entities.
The Institute is most appreciative
of the generosity of donors and
sponsors and will continue
to publicly recognise financial
donations of $100 or more in its
Yearly Report. It will also continue
to use the Donor Board in its
reception area to acknowledge
particularly significant donations,
sponsorships and bequests from
individuals and organisations.
The Institute is extremely thankful
for the donations, big and small,
from organisations and groups as
well as individuals. These generous
gifts enable many thousands of
Australians affected by mood
disorders to enjoy a normal life.
We wish to acknowledge the
support from those listed on the
following pages.
This list excludes donors who have
requested to remain anonymous.
$50,000 and above
Berg Family Foundation Pty Ltd
Estate of the Late Miss Mollie Joyce Bowring
Ernest Heine Family Foundation
MLC Community Foundation
Neilson Foundation
Ross Trust
The Harry Triguboff Foundation
$10,000 - $49,999
Abroclown Pty Ltd (Mr Albert Hunt)
Mrs Marilyn Darling AC
Mr Guy Farrands
Hunter Hall International Limited
Hollie Jackes Foundation
Peter C Joseph
Juniper Networks Foundation Fund
James N Kirby Foundation
Roth Charitable Foundation
Mr Tony & Mrs Gai Wales
XYZ Networks Pty Ltd
$100 - $9,999
A
A List Entertainment
A2 Entertainment Pty Ltd
Mr Ian and MrsCarolyn Abbott
Active Physio
Alceon Pty Ltd
Ms Jacquelyn Alcock
Mr Ron and Mrs Desley Alexander
Ms Mary Anderson
Mr Ted and Mrs Meg Anderson
ANZ College of
Anaesthetists
AON Charitable
Foundation Pty Ltd
DJ Allman
Aspen Parks
Atlassian Pty Ltd
Australian Society
of Anaesthetists
Limited
B
Mr Mike and Mrs Dot Baker
Mr Andrew Balint
Mr John G and Mrs Susan E Balint
Baradine Magpies RLFC
Ms Kathleen Bass
Mr Richard and Mrs Gwenda Bates
Mr Greg Baxter
Ms Ronnie Beevor
Mr Peter A and Mrs Gill M Behr
Mr and Mrs Bell
Belrose Bowling Club Limited
Mr Stephen Bennett
Mr Tony and Mrs Carol Berg
BHP Billiton, Illawarra Coal, Dendrobium
Mine
Mr and Mrs Bills
Ms Anna Bligh
Mr Toni and Mrs Andy Blowers
Mr Bokanovic
Mr David Bottomley
R E Boyle
Branxton Golf Club Co-op Ltd
Brefni Excavation
Drs Ruth and Desmond Bright
Brigidine College
Mr Graham Brock
Peter L Brolon and Associates
J and B Bruce
BT Financial Group
Mr Brett Burridge
Mr Andy Buttfield
Professor Parker (on left) with Institute
Board member and supporter, Mrs Carol
Berg and Mr Peter Joseph
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Ms Briony Cadwallader
J and R Carter
Pat Carroll
Mr Geoff and Mrs Rowie Casey
Chase Galleries
Ms Silyee Chen
Mee-Na Cheok
Mr George Howard Clark
Ms Arna Coles
Mr Ian and Mrs Jenny Collins
Ms Marjorie Colman
Ms Renee Colussi
Mr Ralph and Mrs A Cooney
Mr Ross Corney
Cooroy Library
Mrs Joy Cowdery and Mr Nicholas Cowdery
AM QC
Mr Peter Cox
Mr and Mrs Crothers
Ms Anne Cullinan
WBF Curry and Co Pty Ltd
Mr Greg Cuthbert
D
Mr Simon Daly
Mr James Dalziel
B Darby
Mr AR Davar
Ms Megan Davey
Ms Peta Davie
Mr David Dawes
P and B Dawson
Glenda and Nasir Dean
I and G Dear
Mr John Delaney
Mr and Mrs Dening
Denman Motor Cycle Club Inc
Digital Citizens
Mr Ross Dive
DIY Tiles Pty Ltd
Jonathan Donald
Mr David and Mrs Ruth Dossor
Mr Hamish and Mrs Nina Drummond
E
Mr Michael Edgeloe
Mr Ron Elvy
Energy Australia
Engage Mutual Assurance
Mr Gordon and Mrs Marie Esden
Essentially Fresh Wholesale
Mr Michael Eyers AM and Mrs Kerrie Eyers
F
Ms Megan Fieldhouse
Ms Melissa Fitzpatrick
The Forest High School SRC
Forrest Personnel Inc
Ms Ruth Forrest
Mr Ron Forrester
Mr Bill Foxall
Frances Keevil Gallery
Mr Peter and Mrs Virginia Freebody
D Freeman
Mr Ian Frykberg
H Fuller and J Perkins
G
The R A Gale Foundation
Ms Beth Gibbeson
Girvan Waugh Pty Ltd
Ms Susan Glaisher
J and H Glen
Glen Helen Resort
A and K W Gock
Ms Julie Goodwin
Mr Graham Grayson
Mr Daniel Grentell
M and J Griffiths
Mr Peter Guidera
H
Ms Jean Hampson
A and S Hamilton
Mr Mark Hannigan
Ms Jeanette Hanson
Harcourts Albany
Mr Ian Hardiman
A and B Harris
Mr James Harrison
Mr Tom and Mrs Felicity Hartigan
D and D Harvey
R and J Hattersley
Mr Steve Hawkins
Ms Kathie Heagney
Mr Vince Hebbard
Ms Lucy Hennessy
Mr Rick Higgs
The Hilmer Family Trust
C and B Hindmarsh
Ms Tricia Hobson
Mr Gary and Mrs Larraine Holden
G and H Hosking
Mrs Raynelle Howat
M Howell
Ms Caroline Hu
G and B Hughes
Mr Matthew Hunt
I
Illawarra Retirement Trust
Ingenico Intl
R and P Ingham
Insurance Broking Qld Pty Ltd
ISB Social Club
J
Ms Carmel Jaconelli
Ms Karen James
Mr Rob James
G M Jamieson and A Ali Beck
Mr Brian and Mrs Diane Jeffrey
Mr and Mrs S Jennings
Mr David Jepsen
Mr Daniel Jimenez
J.J Carpet Laying Service
Mr Steven Johnston
Mr Clive Jones
PA and HF Jones
PP and CWM Jones
Ms Megan Joyce
Department of Justice
and Attorney General
K
Ms Louisa Kelland
Kellyville High School
Mrs Sophie Kemp
L and A Kerema
Mr David and Mrs L
Kerr
Ms Miranda Kerr
Mr Keith Kerridge
Killarney Heights High
School
Mr Doug and Mrs Rosie Kimber
Mr William Kirkby-Jones
P and C Kirkland
Kogarah City Council
Mr Christopher Komor and Ms Diane Grady
Mr John Konrads
R and J Kovacs
Mr John Kraeggn
L
La Trobe University, Victoria
Ms Anne M Lang
Mr and Mrs R Leece
Lions Club of Busselton Inc
Lions Club of Grenfell Inc
Lions Club of Merredin Inc
Mr Christopher Lloyds
Mr MH and Mrs F Lochtenberg
Mr Bill Loewenthal
D and S Logan
G Lollback
Ms Carla Lombardo
JL Loneragan
Mr Phillip Lupton
Mr Anthony Lycakis
M
Mrs Janne and Mr Ben McCully
J McDougall
Mr Jono McEvoy
Ms Margaret McGirr
Mr Anthony McGrath
Ms Sharon McGuinness
Mr Arthur and Mrs Lorraine MacLean
W McLevie
Ms Deidre McNally
Mr Dennis Macnamara
DS MacPherson
Ms Heather McQuaid
Macquarie Group Foundation
Macquarie Group Services Pty Ltd
Ms Serina Mangano
Supporters’ Evening
Felicity Jackes
(Hollie Jackes
Foundation)
with Peter
Joseph

Mr John Markos
Ian and Linda Martin Charitable Foundation
Miss Gabriele Marx
Mr Bruce Mason
Mason and Brophy Strata Management Pty
Ltd
Theoden Lee and Mayuri Kai-Best
Ms Di Mayberry
Mr Paul Menzies
Merewether Lovers Lovedale Long Lunch
Mr Jared Mills
Mine Site Construction Services
Miranda Hotel
Ms Cyndy Mogg
Mr Andrew Mooney and Mr James Kinnaird
Mr Tony Moore
Mr Joshua Morris
Mosman Municipal Council
Mountain Industries
Mr Nigel Mukhi
Ms Jane Mundy
Mr Graham Mutton
N
Natural Consulting
Mr Michael Neilson
New College UNSW
Mr Phil and Mrs Jayne Newling
New England Mutual
Mr Terry Newman
Mr Michael and Ms Sue Northash
Mr Matthew Nugan
O
J and G O'Chee
Dr Victor and Mrs Laurel O'Toole
oceanswims.com
A and S Olding
P
Mr Vic Pannikote
R and L Parker
E Parnell
Ms Winifred Paton
Mr Michael Pelosi
R Perrett
Peterborough School
Phoenix Masonic Association
John G Polgar Pty Ltd
Port Stephens Suicide Prevention Network
Mr Thomas C Powell
Power Living Australia
Mr Max and Mrs Valerie Prentice
Ms Catherine Prideaux
Mr James Prior
Mr Greg Pynt
Q
Mr Peter and Mrs Cathy Quinn
R
Ms Robyn Ridgeway
C B Rigney
Mr Ian Robb
J and N Roseth
Rotary Club of Denman Inc
Rotary Club of Tamworth First Light Inc
Lee Rushton
Mr Danny Russell
Mr Rowen and Mrs Susie Russell
Mr Brad Ruwald
Mr Justin Ryan
Mr Shaun Ryan
S
St Andrew's College, Sydney University
St Ignatius College, Sydney
Ms Linda Savage
Ms Rebecca Schiller
Ms Juliet Schmidt
The Scots College Women's Association
S and S Scowcroft
Seabrook Consulting Pty Ltd
Mr Peter Semmler QC
Mr Jim Seymour
Mr Alex and Mrs Mary Shaw
Mr Jeff and Mrs Beth Sheard
Shellharbour Anglican College
Mr Geoff and Mrs Marilyn Sheppard
Mr Guy T and Mrs Eve Sheppard
Mr John and Mrs Barb Sheppard
Mr Des Shields
Shine Health and Fitness
Ms Josephine Simelius
Mr Craig Simonetto
Ms Marg Simonetto
G and K Sinclair
Ms Mary Ann Slater
M Smith
Dr Robert A Smith
Dr Tim Smyth
Ms Jill Snape
Mr John Sperring
Mr Michael and Mrs Di Stacey
Mr Nick Stephenson
Lindsay Stoddart
L and J Stoneherbert
Dr Jonathan Stretch
A and D Stuart
Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Girls High School
The Sydney Hellfire Club P/L
Dr Ian and Dr Marg Symington
T
Mr Matthew Taylor
Mr Rohan Taylor
Ms Wilma Taylor
Ms Zoe Taylor
Mr Dave Teasdel
Ms Monique Terry
30 Days Fitness
Mr Bill Thompson
Mr Christopher Thompson
Ms Gina Thornton
Mr Alexander Thrift
Mr Gerard Timbs
Ms Eunice Tong
D A Tonkin
J and L Trebeck
Mr Kyte Troye
Ms Lynette Tunnock
Mr Ross and Mrs Annelise Tuor Elsom
U
Ulysses Club Bunbury Branch
Ulysses Top End
Mr Peter Upham
V
M and JJ Van Doornum
Vinous Solutions
Vodafone Foundation Australia
C Vowell
W
Mrs Mavis Waddington
Mr Vince Watt
Ms Robyn Walker
Mr D Wallace
P and L Ward
Mr and Mrs Warren
Mr William Watkins
A Watson
Mrs Lorraine and Mr Don Weight
Wenona School
Mr M and Mrs L Weston
Mr Glenn Whitford
Ms Louise Whyte-McDonnell
Kerry Wilesmith
Mr Gregory Williams
Willow Foundation
Mr Tom Wills
Willyama High School
Mr Michael Wilson
Wollongong ATO Staff Social Club
Ms Linda Woolls-Cobb
Woolworths Ltd
S and N Wright
Mr Tom Wykoff
X, Y
Mr John Yeo
Z
Mr Matthew Zanello
Ms Jennifer Zongor
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Mr Peter Ralph
BA and JM Rathborne
Mr Kevin Rawsthorne
Red Floor Productions Pty Ltd
Rehabco
Mr Stephen Reilly
responsibility.com.au
Ms Mary Richardson
Mr Clayton Rickert
Mary Gourley and David Spindler at the Supporters’ Evening
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Donations and Bequests Form
The Institute is a Deductible Gift Recipient. Gifts of $2 and over are tax deductible and an official receipt will be
issued. Donations can be made online by credit card or EFT at www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
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Bequests
A bequest to the Black Dog Institute is a lasting way to assist the Institute to continue its research and other
programs, and in turn, help improve the quality of life of people living with depression. If you would like more
information on how to make a bequest, please contact the Institute: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au, or phone (02)
9382 9263.
Bequest Form
I (name)
of (address)
give, devise or bequeath to the Black Dog Institute or its successors, the sum of $
for the benefit of the Black Dog Institute.
An official receipt from or on behalf of the Black Dog Institute shall be sufficient discharge to my executors who
shall not be bound to see the application thereof.
Postal address for donations:
Black Dog Institute
Hospital Road
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick NSW 2031
Please make all cheques payable to Black Dog Institute.
Everyday Hero
Did you know that you can set up your own Everyday Hero fundraising page
from the Black Dog Website?
Many people today choose to donate to their favourite charity to celebrate a special occasion like a
significant birthday, wedding or anniversary event. You may also like to undertake your own special
challenge and invite your friends and family to sponsor you online.
It’s so easy: just visit www.blackdoginstitute.org.au and click on
‘How You Can Help’ and follow the step-by-step instructions to personalise your own page.

The Institute and Pharmaceutical Companies
The Institute’s policy concerning pharmaceutical guidelines is outlined on our website (www.blackdoginstitute.org.au).
The Black Dog Institute Board continues to endorse the Institute operating within ethical guidelines formulated by
Australian professional and regulatory organisations; as well as the requirements associated when its specialists or other
staff work with pharmaceutical companies.
The Institute lists below the national and international appointments and positions held by its medical staff on
pharmaceutical company Advisory Boards, and seeks to maximise the diversity of these appointments. A list of the
Institute’s sponsorships, and its Ethical Guidelines, are also available on the website.
The Black Dog Institute keeps its policy on relationships with pharmaceutical companies under constant review and
welcomes comment.
Pharmaceutical Company Advisory Board Appointments
Professor Henry BRODATY
Professor Gin MALHI
Professor Perminder SACHDEV
Professor Gordon PARKER
AstraZeneca, Advisory Board for quetiapine (Seroquel)
Janssen, Chair, Dementia Advisory Board [for galantamine (Reminyl) and
risperidone (Risperdal)]
Lundbeck, Advisory Board for memantine (Ebixa)
Novartis, Member, Australian Advisory Board for rivastigmine (Exelon)
Parke-Davis, Chair, Australian Advisory Board for tacrine (Cognex)
Pfizer Neurosciences Research Grants, Chair: Australian Independent Physicians
Committee, an independent organisation to award grants to new researchers.
Pfizer, Chair, Australian Advisory Board for donepezil (Aricept)
Member of National Advisory Boards for AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Glaxo Smith Kline
and Wyeth Australia.
Two occasions: Guest Speaker, Neuron-Mediation Updates Meeting sponsored
by Pfizer Australia; Co-moderator, Vascular Protection and Dementia Workshop,
sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd.
Member of National Advisory Boards for Lundbeck. Advisor to Servier
Pharmaceuticals. Speaker for meetings sponsored by Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca,
Lundbeck, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Servier.
A Good ‘Fish’ Story
The Black Dog Institute, as small as it may be in number, is no way representative of the gratefulness we hold for
Professor Parker and all the staff at the Institute.
I liken myself to a fish (as weird as that may sound – and I don’t think I am weird!). Some days I am swimming in
clear, fresh water, other days it is murky and thick. Some days I am submerged and not moving.
On others, I sink to the bottom. On those days, you think there is no hope. You have to remind yourself that there
is some hope and it comes in the form of talking to people who understand and say they can help you.
That is worth more than all the fish in the sea, and from my perspective you provide that.
Letter from a patient at the Black Dog Institute
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