Rhoda Lai

Online counselling for family carers of people with young onset dementia: The RHAPSODY-Plus pilot study

Stephanie Perin, Rhoda Lai, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Emily You, Alexander Kurz, Maria Tensil, Michael Wenz, Bettina Foertsch, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2023  |  DIGITAL HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: Compared to late life dementia, Young Onset Dementia (YOD) has its own distinct challenges, including a lack of special..

Behavioral Activation in Nursing Homes to Treat Depression (BAN-Dep): Results From a Clustered, Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial

Osvaldo P Almeida, Hema Patel, Diana Velasquez, Rachael Kelly, Rhoda Lai, Andrew H Ford, Eleanor Curran, Leon Flicker, Terence WH Chong, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Dina LoGiudice, Kathryn A Ellis, Angelita Martini, Alissa Westphal, David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2022  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVES: To determine if behavioral activation (BA) delivered by trained staff decreases prevalence of clinically significant s..

Psychotropic medication deprescribing in residential aged care facilities: An exploratory study of the knowledge and attitudes of family members of residents with dementia

Rhoda Lai, Toni Dianne Withiel, Melissa Angelone, Cameron Redpath, Daniel W O'Connor, Christos Plakiotis

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING

OBJECTIVES: General practitioners face many barriers to deprescribing psychotropic medications in people with dementia in nursing ..

Perceived Need and Acceptability of an App to Support Activities of Daily Living in People With Cognitive Impairment and Their Carers: Pilot Survey Study

Rhoda Lai, Maria Tensil, Alexander Kurz, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Janine Diehl-Schmid

Journal article  |  2020  |  JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

BACKGROUND: Modern technologies, including smartphone apps, have the potential to assist people with cognitive impairment with act..

Stress and Wellbeing of Psychiatry Trainees: A Literature Review

Rhoda Lai, Christos Plakiotis

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  GENEDIS 2018: GENETICS AND NEURODEGENERATION

Medical training in Australia has been clouded in recent times by media reporting on the tragic suicides of multiple trainees. Thi..

Behavioural activation in nursing homes to treat depression (BAN-Dep): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Diana Velasquez Reyes, Hema Patel, Nicola Lautenschlager, Andrew H Ford, Eleanor Curran, Rachael Kelly, Rhoda Lai, Terence Chong, Leon Flicker, David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Dina Lo Giudice, Kathryn A Ellis, Angelita Martini, Osvaldo P Almeida

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Depression is a common disorder among older people living in residential aged care facilities. Several trials have d..