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Email

lianne.schmaal@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow - Imaging in Mood Disorders
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
PhD
University of Amsterdam
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Groningen
Bachelors Degree
University of Groningen
ORCID

0000-0001-9822-048X

Prof Lianne Schmaal

Professorial Fellow - Imaging in Mood Disorders
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

254 Scholarly works
16 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Brain aging in bipolar disorder using a neuroimaging and machine learning-derived metric: Findings from the ENIGMA BD Working Group
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121234
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Generational effects in self-reported age of onset for youth suicidal ideation, self-harm and attempted suicide: A retrospective analysis using data from the Australian National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–2022
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674251393162
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Classification of major depressive disorder using vertex-wise brain sulcal depth, curvature, and thickness with a deep and a shallow learning model.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03273-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Relapsing, Recurrent, and Chronic Depression in Young People
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.03.019
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Identifying Clinically Relevant Neurobiological Markers of Depression and Suicidal Behaviours
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Pragmatic Trial of a Targeted Digital Intervention for Youth With Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours Attending Outpatient Care
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Lex32771 - Mq: Transforming Mental Health
Lianne Schmaal

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
Aubrey Lewis Award Biological Psychiatry Australia
2020
USERN International Medal Social Sciences
2020
University of Melbourne Award for Excellence in Internationalisation of Research
2020
MDHS Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Association between polygenic risk for Major Depression and brain structure in a mega-analysis of 50,975 participants across 11 studies
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03136-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Structural brain differences associated with panic disorder: an ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group mega-analysis of 4924 individuals worldwide
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03376-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Childhood Maltreatment and Deviations From Normative Brain Structure: A Mega-Analysis of 3711 Individuals From the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder and ENIGMA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Working Groups
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.02.016
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Harmonizing depression scales with item response theory: brain structure associations in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nsa.2025.105951
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Regional brain morphology and current antidepressant use: findings from 32 international cohorts from the ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03310-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Transdiagnostic alterations in white matter microstructure associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium
    DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03602-1

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Assessing and Predicting the Persistence of Depression in Youth
  • 2021

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    NIH NDA Data Access Renewal

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