Mental Illness Grants Awarded for 2010

A high volume of Grants were awarded over the years for interesting and significant areas of research. In 2010 Grants totalled $1,215,792. These included 8 Mental Health Research Grants, 10 Mental Health Pilot Sudies, 7 Ian Scott PhD Scholarships and 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Mental Health Pilot Study 2010

10 MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG AUSTRALIANS (BIRTH TO 17 YEARS) PILOT STUDY - $292,292

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Ron Grunstein
Co Investigators: Dr Amanda Gamble & Dr Delwyn Bartlett

Woolcock Institute of Medical Research/University of Sydney 
Amount Awarded: $34,600
Project Title: A Group-based Cognitive-Behavioural intervention to treat sleep disorders that negatively impact mood, daily functioning and externalising behaviour in adolescents


 

Principal Investigator: Dr Robert Tait
Co Investigators: Professor Helen Christensen

Australian National University
Amount Awarded: $34,895
Project Title:
Development of materials for a web-based intervention targeting adolescent alcohol use

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Michael Berk
Co Investigators:
Dr Seetal Dodd, Prof Bruce Tonge, Dr Kylie M. Gray & Dr Avril V. Brereton

University of Melbourne
Amount Awarded:
$35,000
Project Title: Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in Autism: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Jan Copeland
Co Investigators:
A/Professor Don Hine & Dr Sally Rooke

National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre/University of NSW
Amount Awarded:
$18,000
Project Title: Preventing Adolescent Cannabis Use Through Web-Based Graphic Warning Images

 

 

Principal Investigator: Dr Caroline Donovan
Co Investigators:
Dr Sonja March

Griffith University
Amount Awarded: $34,847
Project Title:
A pilot investigation of an online, parent-only CBT intervention for preschool children with anxiety

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Ron Rapee
Co Investigators:
Dr Viviana Wuthrichl, Dr Heidi J Lyneham & Dr Maria Kangas

Macquarie University
Amount Awarded: $33,125
Project Title:
Training benign interpretations in anxious children and adolescents

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Vaughan Carr
Co Investigators: Professor Patricia Michie & Professor Rhoshel Lenroot

University of New South Wales
Amount Awarded: $16,500
Project Title:
Longitudinal Child Health Study: Pilot Study

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Susan Paxton
Co Investigators: Dr Zali Yager

La Trobe University
Amount Awarded: $33,825
Project Title:
The development of body image, internalisation of societal body ideals and dieting awareness in 3-5 year old girls and boys: The foundation for a longitudinal study  

 

 

Principal Investigator: Dr Naomi Wray
Co Investigators: Dr Grant W Montgomery, Professor Bernhard Baune & Dr Margaret Wright

Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Amount Awarded:
$35,000
Project Title: Genetic variation of pro-inflammatory markers and their association with depression in adolescence

 

 

Principal Investigator: Professor Philip Hazell
Co Investigators:
Karen Paxton, Dr Chin Moi Chow, Professor Katharine Steinbeck & Dr Catherine Hawke  

Thomas Walker Hospital/University of Sydney
Amount Awarded: $16,500 
Project Name: Rotary District 9650 Youth Depression Grant

Project Title: Sleep, puberty and depression