Mark Creamer

Prolonged grief in refugees, parenting behaviour and children's mental health

Richard A Bryant, Ben Edwards, Mark Creamer, Meaghan O'Donnell, David Forbes, Kim L Felmingham, Derrick Silove, Zachary Steel, Alexander C McFarlane, Miranda Van Hooff, Angela Nickerson, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Many refugees experience bereavement, and as a result they suffer elevated rates of prolonged grief disorder. Evidence..

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

Meaghan Louise O'Donnell, Winnie Lau, Julia Fredrickson, Kari Gibson, Richard Allan Bryant, Jonathan Bisson, Susie Burke, Walter Busuttil, Andrew Coghlan, Mark Creamer, Debbie Gray, Neil Greenberg, Brett McDermott, Alexander C McFarlane, Candice M Monson, Andrea Phelps, Josef I Ruzek, Paula P Schnurr, Janette Ugsang, Patricia Watson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Psychiatry

Background: In the aftermath of disaster, a large proportion of people will develop psychosocial difficulties that impair recovery..

Identifying distinctive psychological symptom profiles among a nationally representative sample of refugees resettled in Australia

Angela Nickerson, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Ben Edwards, Meaghan O'Donnell, Mark Creamer, Kim L Felmingham, David Forbes, Alexander C McFarlane, Derrick Silove, Zachary Steel, Miranda van Hoof, Richard A Bryant

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: The number of refugees worldwide is unprecedented in recent history. Little is known, however, about profiles of psycho..

Treatment of military-related post-traumatic stress disorder: challenges, innovations, and the way forward

David Forbes, David Pedlar, Amy B Adler, Clare Bennett, Richard Bryant, Walter Busuttil, John Cooper, Mark C Creamer, Nicola T Fear, Neil Greenberg, Alexandra Heber, Mark Hinton, Mal Hopwood, Rakesh Jetly, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Alexander McFarlane, Olivia Metcalf, Meaghan O'Donnell, Andrea Phelps, J Don Richardson, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the common mental disorders in military and veteran populations. Considerable rese..

The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology on quality of life: The sentinel experience of anger, hypervigilance and restricted affect

David Forbes, Angela Nickerson, Richard A Bryant, Mark Creamer, Derrick Silove, Alexander C McFarlane, Miranda Van Hooff, Andrea Phelps, Kim L Felmingham, Gin S Malhi, Zachary Steel, Julia Fredrickson, Nathan Alkemade, Meaghan O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: It is unclear which specific symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are related to poor perceived quality of life...

A population study of prolonged grief in refugees

RA Bryant, B Edwards, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Forbes, KL Felmingham, D Silove, Z Steel, AC McFarlane, M van Hooff, A Nickerson, D Hadzi-Pavlovic

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

AIMS: Despite the frequency that refugees suffer bereavement, there is a dearth of research into the prevalence and predictors of ..

Effect of Intrathecal Baclofen on Pain and Quality of Life in Poststroke Spasticity A Randomized Trial (SISTERS)

Michael Creamer, Geoffrey Cloud, Peter Kossmehl, Michael Yochelson, Gerard E Francisco, Anthony B Ward, Joerg Wissel, Mauro Zampolini, Abdallah Abouihia, Alessandra Calabrese, Leopold Saltuari

Journal article  |  2018  |  Stroke

Background and Purpose- Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is an effective treatment for managing patients with severe poststroke spastici..

The effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on refugees' parenting and their children's mental health: a cohort study

Richard A Bryant, Ben Edwards, Mark Creamer, Meaghan O'Donnell, David Forbes, Kim L Felmingham, Derrick Silove, Zachary Steel, Angela Nickerson, Alexander C McFarlane, Miranda Van Hooff, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Public Health

BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents, who account for most of the world's refugees, have an increased prevalence of psychological ..

A systematic review of person-centered approaches to investigating patterns of trauma exposure

Meaghan L O'Donnell, Ingo Schaefer, Tracey Varker, Dzenana Kartal, David Forbes, Richard AA Bryant, Derrick Silove, Mark Creamer, Alexander McFarlane, Gin Mahli, Kim Felmingham, Miranda Van Hoof, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Angela Nickerson, Zachary Steel

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Psychology Review

Recent research has found that exposure to traumatic events may occur in certain patterns, rather than randomly. Person-centered a..

Separation from parents during childhood trauma predicts adult attachment security and post-traumatic stress disorder

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Forbes, KL Felmingham, D Silove, G Malhi, M van Hoof, AC McFarlane, A Nickerson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Psychological Medicine

BACKGROUND: Prolonged separation from parental support is a risk factor for psychopathology. This study assessed the impact of bri..