Debra Foley

Sometimes It's Good to be Short: The Serotonin Transporter Gene, Positive Parenting, and Adolescent Depression

Keriann Little, Craig A Olsson, Sarah Whittle, Jacqui A Macdonald, Lisa B Sheeber, George J Youssef, Julian G Simmons, Ann V Sanson, Debra L Foley, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2019  |  CHILD DEVELOPMENT

In threatening environments, the short (S) allele of 5-HTTLPR is proposed to augment risk for depression. However, it is unknown w..

Counting up the risks: How common are risk factors for morbidity and mortality in young people with psychosis?

Lisa Anne Hahn, Andrew Mackinnon, Debra L Foley, Vera A Morgan, Anna Waterreus, Gerald F Watts, David J Castle, Dennis Liu, Cherrie A Galletly

Journal article  |  2018  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: This study examined the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular (CV)-related morbidity and mortality in young pe..

Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with Psychotic Illness and Factors Associated with Its Variation

Amanda L Neil, Vaughan J Carr, Andrew Mackinnon, Debra L Foley, Vera A Morgan

Journal article  |  2018  |  VALUE IN HEALTH

OBJECTIVES: To establish whether the four-dimensional Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-4D) produces robust utility values in ad..

Comorbid Diabetes and Depression in a National Sample of Adults With Psychosis

Debra L Foley, Andrew Mackinnon, Vera A Morgan, David J Castle, Anna Waterreus, Cherrie A Galletly

Journal article  |  2018  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN

Objective: People with psychosis have an elevated risk of depression and diabetes but no large-scale study has characterized their..

The role of arterial elasticity and cardiovascular peripheral resistance as clinically relevant indices of health status in people with psychosis

Lisa A Hahn, Andrew Mackinnon, Debra L Foley, Vera A Morgan, Anna Waterreus, Gerald F Watts, David J Castle, Dennis Liu, Cherrie A Galletly

Journal article  |  2017  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Systolic and diastolic blood p..

Predictors of functional status at service entry and discharge among young people with first episode psychosis

SM Cotton, M Lambert, BG Schimmelmann, K Filia, V Rayner, L Hides, DL Foley, A Ratheesh, A Watson, P Rodger, PD McGorry, P Conus

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: Most patients with first episode psychosis (FEP) are neither studying nor employed (have a poor functional status) when..

The value of counting WHO-defined cardiovascular risk factors for death and disability in a national sample of adults with psychosis

Lisa Anne Hahn, Andrew Mackinnon, Debra L Foley, Vera A Morgan, Anna Waterreus, Gerald F Watts, David J Castle, Dennis Liu, Cherrie A Galletly

Journal article  |  2017  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: This study explored the prevalence and associations of eight WHO-defined CVD risk factors for death and disability in p..

Responding to challenges for people with psychotic illness: Updated evidence from the Survey of High Impact Psychosis

Vera A Morgan, Anna Waterreus, Vaughan Carr, David Castle, Martin Cohen, Carol Harvey, Cherrie Galletly, Andrew Mackinnon, Patrick McGorry, John J McGrath, Amanda L Neil, Suzy Saw, Johanna C Badcock, Debra L Foley, Geoff Waghorn, Sarah Coker, Assen Jablensky

Journal article  |  2017  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to summarise recent findings from the 2010 Australian Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) and exami..

Awareness of Pre-diabetes or Diabetes and Associated Factors in People With Psychosis

Debra L Foley, Andrew Mackinnon, Vera A Morgan, Gerald F Watts, David J Castle, Anna Waterreus, Cherrie A Galletly

Journal article  |  2016  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN

OBJECTIVE: To estimate awareness of pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes and associated factors in people with psychosis, a known high-..

Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Are Prevalent in People with Psychosis and Correlate with Impaired Social Functioning and Poor Physical Health

Dennis Liu, Hannah Myles, Debra L Foley, Gerald F Watts, Vera A Morgan, David Castle, Anna Waterreus, Andrew Mackinnon, Cherrie Ann Galletly

Journal article  |  2016  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general community is associated with obesity, smoking, alcohol, and sedative medi..