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Dr

Aswin Ratheesh

Clinical Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health
bipolar disorders
mood and psychotic disorders
life sciences & biomedicine
science & technology
psychiatry
mental health
brain disorders
clinical research
serious mental illness
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Dr

Aswin Ratheesh

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Prediction and early intervention
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Projects

Displaying the 9 most recent projects from 9 for Aswin Ratheesh.

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The Centre of Research Excellence in Bipolar Disorder (CORE-BD)

2022 - 2028
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Bipolar Early intervention using New Digital technologies: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a multi-component model of evidence-based care

2023 - 2028
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AUSTRALIAN EARLY PSYCHOSIS COLLABORATIVE CONSORTIUM CLINICAL REGISTRY (CR) & CLINICAL TRIAL & TRANSLATION NETWORK (CTTN)

2020 - 2023
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THE EFFICACY OF N-ACETYL CYSTEINE AS AN ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS

First episode psychosis may foreshadow devastating, chronic illness. Psychosis follows a staged, progressive pathway. There is evidence to s..

2017 - 2023
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RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A TAILORED PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION FOR FIRST EPISODE BIPOLAR DISORDER

Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most disabling health conditions experienced by young adults, yet there are currently no psychological t..

2017 - 2022
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BIPOLAR RISK IN YOUTH: SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONGER-TERM IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION

Young people with bipolar disorders (BD) have poor outcomes in the absence of early and preventive interventions. I propose to study the imp..

2019 - 2022
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LEX34785 - MENTAL DISORDERS AND RISKS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE USING METHAMPHETAMINES

2019 - 2021
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Experience of caregiving for those with bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional exploration of caregiver burden, mental and physical health, functioning, social inclusion and quality of life (the CARE-BD study)

2020 - 2020
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Prediction of Bipolar Disorder- long term follow-up of 'prodromal' participants

2019 - 2019
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

6

Research Grant

2

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 77 for Aswin Ratheesh.

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The association between stressful experiences and OCD symptoms in young adults at transdiagnostic risk.

Louise Destrée, Lucy Albertella, Laura Jobson, Patrick McGorry, Andrew Chanen, Aswin Ratheesh, Christopher Davey, Andrea Polari, Paul Amminger, Hok Pan Yuen, Jessica Hartmann, Rachael Spooner, Leonardo F Fontenelle, Barnaby Nelson

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Affect Disord

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether there is a specific association between stressful experiences and obsessive-compulsive symptoms ..

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Can we overcome the heterogeneity of mood disorders in clinical trials?

Aswin Ratheesh, Michael Berk, Lianne Schmaal

Journal article  |  2023  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Trends in antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents: more is not necessarily better.

Aswin Ratheesh, Patrick McGorry

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Psychiatry

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of global and social functioning among people at risk of bipolar disorder.

M Watson, K Filia, A Stevens, S Cotton, B Nelson, A Ratheesh

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Affect Disord

BACKGROUND: Functional status could predict development of bipolar disorder (BD) or have clinical significance. The relationship b..

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A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention.

A Ratheesh, D Hett, J Ramain, E Wong, L Berk, P Conus, MA Fristad, T Goldstein, M Hillegers, S Jauhar, LV Kessing, DJ Miklowitz, G Murray, J Scott, M Tohen, LN Yatham, AH Young, M Berk, S Marwaha

Journal article  |  2023  |  Int J Bipolar Disord

BACKGROUND: Given the likelihood of progressive illness in bipolar disorder (BD), it is important to understand the benefits and r..

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Cannabidiol for Treatment-Resistant Anxiety Disorders in Young People: An Open-Label Trial.

Maximus Berger, Emily Li, Simon Rice, Christopher G Davey, Aswin Ratheesh, Sophie Adams, Henry Jackson, Sarah Hetrick, Alexandra Parker, Tim Spelman, Richard Kevin, Iain S McGregor, Patrick McGorry, G Paul Amminger

Journal article  |  2022  |  J Clin Psychiatry

Background: Treatment resistance is a significant problem among young people experiencing moderate-to-severe anxiety, affecting ne..

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The future of digital mental health in the post-pandemic world: Evidence-based, blended, responsive and implementable

Aswin Ratheesh, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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A protocol for the first episode psychosis outcome study (FEPOS): >= 15 year follow-up after treatment at the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Sue Cotton, Kate Filia, Amity Watson, Andrew J Mackinnon, Leanne Hides, John FM Gleeson, Michael Berk, Philippe Conus, Martin Lambert, Benno Schimmelmann, Helen Herrman, Victoria Rayner, Aswin Ratheesh, Patrick D McGorry

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Specialist early intervention (SEI) service models are designed to treat symptoms, promote social and vocational recov..

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My child's future mental health: Carer's engagement with risk identification in an intervention study for youth with at-risk mental states

Michael Tham, Sarah Bendall, Thomas Carlyon-Stewart, Andrea Polari, Jessica Hartmann, Melissa Kerr, Paul Amminger, Patrick McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Aswin Ratheesh

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: Prevention and early intervention efforts of serious mental illnesses has yielded promising results. However, alongside benef..

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Not in education, employment and training status in the early stages of bipolar I disorder with psychotic features

Sue M Cotton, Kate M Filia, Martin Lambert, Michael Berk, Aswin Ratheesh, Benno G Schimmelmann, Craig Macneil, Melissa Hasty, Patrick D McGorry, Philippe Conus

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: There is a lack of existing research regarding young people with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) and psychotic features, who ..

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health Services and Systems
Clinical Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Clinical Health
Provision of Health and Support Services
Neurosciences
Other Psychology

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2011

FRANZCP - Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

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Credentials

Positions

Clinical Research Fellow

Centre for Youth Mental Health

Member- Early Midcareer Sub-Committee

Australian Society of Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Member

International Society of Bipolar Disorders

Member

International Early Psychosis Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Fellowship of the Royal Australian and NewZealand College of Psychiatrists

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Doctor of Medicine in Psychiatry

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Links

International Linkages

The University of Birmingham

United Kingdom