Brett McDermott is an Australian medical graduate who trained in Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the UK and Sydney. Apart from his JCU appointment, Professor McDermott holds other academic appointments: By-Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge University; Adjunct Professor at QUT; Professorial Fellow at Mater Research.  From 2002-2014 Professor McDermott was the Executive Director of the Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service (Brisbane, QLD) and from 2006-2016 was a Board Director of beyondblue: the National Depression Initiative.

Research interests include mental health systems of care with a specific focus on individuals presenting with depression, PTSD and eating disorders. Research designs have been varied including clinical (e.g. case controlled studies and RCTs) or epidemiological. A more recent focus has been the interface of clinical and systems biology.

 

 

Teaching

• MD2011: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 1 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD2012: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 2 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD5010: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 1 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5020: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 2 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5030: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 3 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD6010: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6020: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6030: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Clinical Sciences (1103)
• Psychology (1701)
• Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (1115)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical Health (9201)
• Public Health (9204)
• Specific Population Health (9205)

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Journal Articles

• Khan S, Down J, Aouira N, Bor W, Haywood A, Littlewood R, Heussler H and McDermott B (in press) Current pharmacotherapy options for conduct disorders in adolescents and children. Expert Opinion of Pharmacotherapy,
• Joyce P, O'Rourke C, McDermott B and Heussler H (2018) Health-related quality of life in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: the child's perspective. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54 (3). pp. 311-315
• Reilly J, McDermott B and Dillon J (in press) Standardized drug and alcohol questions at admission to an acute adult mental health unit: clarifying the burden of dual diagnoses across a five-year period. Australasian Psychiatry,
• Akosile W and McDermott B (2017) Prevalence and clinical correlates of chlamydia infection in youth who use drugs and alcohol: a good opportunity for early intervention. Australasian Psychiatry, 25 (2). pp. 146-149
• d'Emden H, McDermott B, D'Silva N, Dover T, Ewais T, Gibbons K and O'Moore-Sullivan T (2017) Psychosocial screening and management of young people aged 18-25 years with diabetes. Internal Medicine Journal, 47 (4). pp. 415-423
• Hambly J, Khan S, McDermott B, Bor W and Haywood A (2017) Instruments for evaluating pharmacotherapy intervention efficacy in violent and aggressive behavior and conduct disorder in youth. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 34. pp. 84-95
• Cobham V, McDermott B, Haslam D and Sanders M (2016) The role of parents, parenting and the family environment in children's post-disaster mental health. Current Psychiatry Reports, 18 (6).
• Hambly J, Khan S, McDermott B, Bor W and Haywood A (2016) Pharmacotherapy of conduct disorder: challenges, options and future directions. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 30 (10). pp. 967-975
• Westerman N, Cobham V and McDermott B (2016) Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy: narratives of children and adolescents. Qualitative Health Research, 27 (2). pp. 226-235
• Akosile W and McDermott B (2015) Use of the urine drug screen in psychiatry emergency service. Australasian Psychiatry, 23 (2). pp. 128-131
• King S, Kildea S, Austin M, Brunet A, Cobham V, Dawson P, Harris M, Hurrion E, Laplante D, McDermott B, McIntyre H, O'Hara M, Schmitz N, Stapleton H, Tracy S, Vaillancourt C, Dancause K, Kruske S, Reilly N, Shoo L, Simcock G, Turcotte-Tremblay A and Yong Ping E (2015) QF2011: a protocol to study the effects of the Queensland flood on pregnant women, their pregnancies, and their children's early development. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15. pp. 1-24
• March S, Kenardy J, Cobham V, Nixon R, McDermott B and De Young A (2015) Feasibility of a screening program for at-risk children following accidental injury. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28 (1). pp. 34-40

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Fathers' perinatal mental health and the associated risk and protective factors: A multiple method study. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Longitudinal Study on Allostatic Load Biomarkers and its Impact on Mental Illness/Health (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Student dropouts and Mental Health: the challenges faced by Foreign University Students (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• The Efficacy of the DeStress for Success Education program on Attenuating Depressive Symptomatology in Adolescents (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• North Queensland Adolescent Mental Health Literacy: A 12 Year Follow up (PhD , Primary Advisor)

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