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

• 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 (3202)
• Health services and systems (4203)
• Clinical and health psychology (5203)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Halloran J, McDermott B, Ewais T, Begun J, Karatela S, D'Emden H, Corias C and Denny S (in press) The psychosocial burden of inflammatory bowel disease in adolescents and young adults. Internal Medicine Journal, , DOI:10.1111/imj.15034.
• Krishnamoorthy G, Davis P, O'Donovan A, McDermott B and Mullens A (2021) Through benevolent eyes: the differential efficacy of perspective taking and cognitive reappraisal on the regulation of shame. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 14, pp. 263-288, DOI:10.1007/s41811-020-00085-4.
• Matta G, Longhitano C, Husodo C and McDermott B (in press) Mental health service provision in rural Australia: a regional town-city comparison of two continuing care teams. Australasian Psychiatry, , DOI:10.1177/1039856220928862.
• Mohiuddin S, McDermott B and Dillon J (2021) Disconnect between psychiatric and addiction services: a review of patients’ attendances at Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Services after a psychiatric admission. Australasian Psychiatry, 29 (1), pp. 10-13, DOI:10.1177/1039856220956470.
• Phillips R, Kraeuter A, McDermott B, Lupien S and Sarnyai Z (2021) Human nail cortisol as a retrospective biomarker of chronic stress: a systematic review. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 123, Article: 104903, DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104903.
• Xue G, Li W and McDermott B (2021) Professional quality of life as potential mediators of the association between anxiety and depression among Chinese health-care clinicians. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 56 (2), pp. 83-96, DOI:10.1177/0091217420913395.
• Aouira N, Khan S, McDermott B, Heussler H, Haywood A, Karaksha A and Bor W (2020) Paper based vs. electronic records for clinical audit: evidence of documentation of medication safety monitoring in youth prescribed antipsychotics. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, Article: 104666, DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104666.
• Chhabra J, McDermott B and Li W (2020) Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 21 (4), pp. 593-611, DOI:10.1037/men0000259.
• Coghlan A, McFarlane A, Forbes D, Cowlishaw S, Williams R, Whitton S, Watson P, Unsang J, Schnurr P, Ruzek J, Phelps A, Monson C, Lau W, Gray D, O'Donnell M, McDermott B, Fredrickson J, Gibson K, Bryant R, Burke S, Busuttil W, Creamer M, Greenberg N and Bisson J (2020) An open label pilot study of a brief psychosocial intervention for disaster and trauma survivors. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, Article: 483, DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00483.
• Suvarna B, Suvarna A, Phillips R, Juster R, McDermott B and Sarnyai Z (2020) Health risk behaviours and allostatic load: a systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 108, pp. 694-711, DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.020.
• Khan S, Down J, Aouira N, Bor W, Haywood A, Littlewood R, Heussler H and McDermott B (2019) Current pharmacotherapy options for conduct disorders in adolescents and children. Expert Opinion of Pharmacotherapy, 20 (5), pp. 571-583, DOI:10.1080/14656566.2018.1561862.
• Reilly J, McDermott B and Dillon J (2019) 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, 27 (3), pp. 270-274, DOI:10.1177/1039856218810161.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 86+ research outputs authored by Prof Brett McDermott from 1999 onwards.

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Current

• Measuring Allostatic Load - Biomarkers as Predictive Tools in Serious Mental Illness (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• 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)
• Psychiatric and Metabolic Effects of ketogenic Therapy in Psychotic Disorders (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Effect of Attachment Style, Resilience and Self-esteem on the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Youth Offending (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• North Queensland Adolescent Mental Health Literacy: A 12 Year Follow up (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• A Hand-n-Hand Peer Support Program for Medical Students (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• The impact of mental health and associated factors on international students? dropout intentions ? a case for Australian universities (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Turning Stress into Success - Changing beliefs about stress using neuroscience-informed stress education during adolescence (PhD , Primary Advisor)

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