Meaghan O'Donnell

An Impact Evaluation protocol for the rapid design and delivery of an experience-based co-designed mobile app to support the mental health needs of healthcare workers impacted by COVID-19.

Matthew Lewis, Victoria J Palmer, Aneta Kotevski, Konstancja Densley, Meaghan L O'Donnell, Caroline Johnson, Franz Wohlgezogen, Kathleen Gray, Kate Robins-Browne, Luke Burchill

Journal article  |  2021  |  JMIR Research Protocols

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the central importance of health care workers' (HCWs) mental health and wellbein..

A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Treating Posttraumatic Psychopathology: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Meaghan L O'Donnell, Winnie Lau, Katherine Chisholm, James Agathos, Jonathon Little, Sonia Terhaag, Rachel Brand, Andrea Putica, Alexander CN Holmes, Lynda Katona, Kim L Felmingham, Kim Murray, Fardous Hosseiny, Matthew W Gallagher

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Traumatic Stress

The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) is an intervention that targets common mechanisms t..

Alexithymia in post-traumatic stress disorder is not just emotion numbing: Systematic review of neural evidence and clinical implications.

Andrea Putica, Nicholas T Van Dam, Trevor Steward, James Agathos, Kim Felmingham, Meaghan O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Defining post-traumatic stress disorder recovery in veterans: Benchmarking symptom change against functioning indicators

Mark Hinton, Meaghan O'Donnell, Sean Cowlishaw, Dzenana Kartal, Olivia Metcalf, Tracey Varker, Alexander C McFarlane, Malcolm Hopwood, Richard A Bryant, David Forbes, Alexandra Howard, Winnie Lau, John Cooper, Andrea J Phelps

Journal article  |  2020  |  Stress and Health

Improved metrics of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment response that extend beyond a focus on symptom reduction to in..

Case Report: F-18-MK6240 Tau Positron Emission Tomography Pattern Resembling Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a Retired Australian Rules Football Player

Natasha Krishnadas, Vincent Dore, Fiona Lamb, Colin Groot, Paul McCrory, Rodney Guzman, Rachel Mulligan, Kun Huang, Meaghan O'Donnell, Jennie Ponsford, Malcolm Hopwood, Victor L Villemagne, Christopher C Rowe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Neurology

Introduction: It remains unclear if tau imaging may assist diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Flortaucipir PET h..

The longitudinal association between moral injury appraisals and psychological outcomes in refugees.

Angela Nickerson, Yulisha Byrow, Joel Hoffman, Meaghan O'Donnell, Richard A Bryant, Natalie Mastrogiovanni, Tadgh McMahon, Greg Benson, Vicki Mau, Belinda J Liddell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Psychological Medicine

BACKGROUND: Refugees report a diverse array of psychological responses following persecution and displacement. Little is known, ho..

Gambling problems among military personnel after deployment

Sean Cowlishaw, Olivia Metcalf, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Jonathon Little, Alyssa Sbisa, Carolyn Deans, Meaghan O'Donnell, Nicole Sadler, Miranda Van Hooff, Matilda Crozier, Malcolm Battersby, David Forbes, Alexander C McFarlane

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Psychiatric Research

Military and veteran populations may exhibit heightened vulnerability to gambling problems; however, there is scant relevant evide..

The dynamic course of psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires.

Richard A Bryant, Lisa Gibbs, H Colin Gallagher, Phillipa Pattison, Dean Lusher, Colin MacDougall, Louise Harms, Karen Block, Greg Ireton, John Richardson, David Forbes, Robyn Molyneaux, Meaghan O'Donnell

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

OBJECTIVES: To profile the long-term mental health outcomes of those affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and to document..

Anger Dimensions and Mental Health Following a Disaster: Distribution and Implications After a Major Bushfire

Sean Cowlishaw, Olivia Metcalf, Tracey Varker, Caleb Stone, Robyn Molyneaux, Lisa Gibbs, Karen Block, Louise Harms, Colin MacDougall, Colin H Gallagher, Richard Bryant, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Connie Kellett, Meaghan O'Donnell, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Traumatic Stress

Anger is an important dimension of affect and a prominent feature of posttraumatic mental health, but it is commonly overlooked in..

Strategies for Delivering Mental Health Services in Response to Global Climate Change: A Narrative Review

Lawrence A Palinkas, Meaghan L O'Donnell, Winnie Lau, Marleen Wong

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This narrative review examined strategies for preparedness and response to mental health impacts of three forms of climate change ..