By Professor Brian Michael Draper

Books

Svanberg J; Withall A, 2015, Alcohol and the Adult Brain, Svanberg J; Withall A; Draper B; Bowden S, (eds.), Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex, UK

Draper B, 2011, Understanding Alzheimer's and Other Dementias, Longueville Media, Sydney

, 2010, Complete Guide to Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Draper B, (ed.), International Psychogeriatric Association

Draper BM, 2005, Psychogeriatric Service Delivery: an international perspective, Draper B; Melding P; Brodaty H, (eds.), Oxford University Press, Oxford

Draper BM, 2001, Geriatric Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Melding P; Draper B, (ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford

Book Chapters

De Leo D; Draper B; Krysinska K, 2021, 'Suicidal older people in clinical and community settings', in Wasserman D; Wasserman C (ed.), Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 621 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198834441.003.0071

Wand A; Draper B, 2019, 'Agitation', in de Mendonca Lima CA; Ivbijaro G (ed.), Primary Care Mental Health in Older People A Global Perspective, Springer, pp. 331 - 347

Wand APF; Draper B, 2019, 'Agitation', in Primary Care Mental Health in Older People A Global Perspective, pp. 331 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783030108144-24

Andriessen K; Dudley M; Draper BM; Mitchell PB, 2017, 'Suicide Bereavement in Adolescents', in Postvention in Action The International Handbook of Suicide Bereavement Support, pp. 27 - 38

Draper BM; Wand A, 2015, 'Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.', in Pachana N (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geropsychology, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_88-1

Withall AL; Shafiee S, 2015, 'Alcohol and cognitive impairment: considerations with the older client', in Svanberg J; Withall A; Draper B; Touyz S (ed.), Alcohol and the Adult Brain, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex

Ridley N; Draper BM, 2015, 'Alcohol-related dementia and brain damage: a focus on epidemiology.', in Svanberg J; Withall A; Draper B; Bowden S (ed.), Alcohol and the Adult Brain, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex, UK, pp. 31 - 48

Johnco C; Draper BM, 2015, 'Cultural considerations in alcohol use and misuse.', in Svanberg J; Withall A; Draper B; Bowden S (ed.), Alcohol and the Adult Brain, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex, UK, pp. 49 - 64

Withall AL; Draper B; Johnco C, 2015, 'There's a tear in my beer: issues for the older patient with alcohol and substance abuse', in Haber P; Day C; Farrell M (ed.), Addiction Medicine: Principles and Practice, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 398 - 406

Draper B, 2012, 'But I am not depressed', in Eyers K; Parker G; Brodaty H (ed.), A guide for professionals and carers Managing Depression Growing Older: Greying of the Black Dog, Allen & Unwin, Australia, pp. 65 - 70

Wijeratne C; Reutens SG; Draper B; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Psychiatric Disorders in Ageing', in Pardon M-C; Bondi M (ed.), Behavioral Neurobiology of Aging, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 243 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/7854_2011_124

De Leo D; Draper B; Krysinska K, 2009, 'Suicidal elderly people in clinical and community settings', in Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 703 - 720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198570059.003.0095

Draper BM; Low L, 2005, 'Evidence Based Service Delivery', in Draper B (ed.), Psychogeriatric Service Delivery, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 75 - 123

Chiu E; Ames D; Draper B; Snowdon J, 2002, 'Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: A Review', in , Wiley, pp. 313 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0470861665.ch5

Chiu E; Ames D; Draper B; Snowdon J, 1999, 'Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: A Review', in , Wiley, pp. 313 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0470842342.ch5

Journal articles

Draper B; Wijeratne C, 2025, 'Electroconvulsive therapy use in New South Wales between 1944 and 1949', Australasian Psychiatry, 33, pp. 481 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562241306899

Connors MH; Draper B; Wand APF; De Leo D; Reppermund S, 2025, 'Suicide and self-harm in older adults', Nature Reviews Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44159-025-00454-w

Wijeratne C; Karin E; Draper B, 2025, 'Self-reported prevalence of long-term mental health conditions highest in the oldest old: Data from the 2021 Australian Census', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 469 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251324818

Shand F; Torok M; Mackinnon A; Burnett A; Sharwood LN; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Qian J; Zeritis S; Sara G; Page A; Cutler H; Maple M; Draper B; Mcgillivray L; Phillips M; Rheinberger D; Zbukvic I; Christensen H, 2025, 'Effect of the LifeSpan suicide prevention model on self-harm and suicide in four communities in New South Wales, Australia: a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Mental Health, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301429

Baée J; Draper B; Wijeratne C, 2025, 'A systematic review of reasons for and against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in older people with a non-terminal condition', Australasian Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562251313917

Draper B; Wand APF, 2025, 'Suicide in later life: the role of frailty and depression', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000001009

Cooper M; Couzner L; Smith-Merry J; Draper B; Low LF; Cations M, 2025, 'The role of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in deaths by suicide in Australia: A retrospective study of coronial records', International Psychogeriatrics, 37, pp. 100002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100002

Lee W; Draper B; Agar MR; Currow DC, 2025, 'When Prognosis Is Extremely Short: Approach to Depression Care in the Last Days to Weeks of Life', Journal of Palliative Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2024.0420

Nguyen HXT; Hyde Z; McNamara BJ; Hughson JA; Radford K; Russell S; Flicker L; Quigley R; Malay R; Strivens E; Withall A; Lavrencic L; Draper B; Delbaere K; Cumming R; LoGiudice D, 2024, 'Strength together: examining risk and protective factors associated with dementia and cognitive impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through harmonisation of landmark studies', BMC Neurology, 24, pp. 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03688-y

Yates MW; Bail K; MacDermott S; Skvarc D; Theobald M; Morvell M; Jebramek JC; Tebbut I; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2024, 'The impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program on hospital acquired complications – a non-randomised stepped wedge hybrid effectiveness-implementation study', BMC Geriatrics, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05548-3

Walker AR; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN; Wand APF; Draper B; Cvejic RC; Moxey A; Reppermund S, 2024, 'Mortality in people living with dementia who self-harmed: An Australian data linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 990 - 1000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241278243

Draper BM; Loi S, 2024, 'Young Onset Dementia in New South Wales, Australia in 1891: What has Changed Since Then?', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.6154

Sharwood LN; Waller M; Draper B; Shand F, 2024, 'Exploring community mental health service use following hospital-Treated intentional self-harm among older Australians: A survival analysis', International Psychogeriatrics, 36, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000959

Mewton L; Visontay R; Hughes G; Browning C; Wen W; Topiwala A; Draper B; Crawford JD; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Longitudinal alcohol-related brain changes in older adults: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Addiction Biology, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adb.13402

Hopkins RE; Bharat C; Buizen L; Close J; Ivers R; Draper B; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L; Gisev N, 2024, 'Age-Related Risk of Serious Fall Events and Opioid Analgesic Use', JAMA Internal Medicine, 184, pp. 394 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8154

Lim ML; Perram A; Radford K; Close J; Draper B; Lord SR; Anstey KJ; O'Dea B; Ambrens M; Hill TY; Brown A; Miles L; Ngo M; Letton M; Van Schooten KS; Delbaere K, 2024, 'Protocol of a 12-week eHealth programme designed to reduce concerns about falling in community-living older people: Own Your Balance randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 14, pp. e078486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078486

Reily NM; Tang S; Batterham PJ; Aadam B; Draper B; Shand F; Han J; Nicholas A; Christensen H, 2024, 'Help-Seeking and Barriers to Service Use amongst Men with Past-Year Suicidal Ideation and not in Contact with Mental Health Services', Archives of Suicide Research, 28, pp. 482 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2023.2190781

Chakraborty M; Dhiman K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Draper B; Trollor JN; Reppermund S; Kang K; Mather KA; Poljak A; Wen W; Numbers KT; Kochan NA; Catts VS; Gupta V, 2024, 'Glutaric acid associates with early detection of cognitive impairment deciphering the association with depression', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.088825

Cations M; Lang C; Draper B; Caughey GE; Evans K; Wesselingh S; Crotty M; Whitehead C; Inacio MC, 2023, 'Death by suicide among aged care recipients in Australia 2008-2017', International Psychogeriatrics, 35, pp. 724 - 735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S104161022300008X

Walker AR; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN; Wand APF; Draper B; Cvejic RC; Moxey A; Reppermund S, 2023, 'Risk factors for dementia and self-harm: A linkage study', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 19, pp. 5138 - 5150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13080

Lee W; Sheehan C; Chye R; Chang S; Bayes A; Loo C; Draper B; Agar MR; Currow DC, 2023, 'Subcutaneous ketamine infusion in palliative patients for major depressive disorder (SKIPMDD)—Phase II single-arm open-label feasibility study', Plos One, 18, pp. e0290876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290876

Draper B, 2023, 'Attempted suicide in older people in New South Wales, Australia, 1870–1908', History of Psychiatry, 34, pp. 305 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154X231168956

Pathmanathan G; Wand A; Draper B, 2023, 'Recent Trends and Developments in Suicide Prevention for Older Adults', Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 3, pp. 177 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypsc.2023.03.018

Giebel C; Cations M; Draper B; Komuravelli A, 2023, 'Ethnic disparities in the uptake of anti-dementia medication in young and late-onset dementia', International Psychogeriatrics, 35, pp. 381 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220000794

Cations M; Wilton-Harding B; Laver KE; Brodaty H; Low LF; Collins N; Lie D; McKellar D; Macfarlane S; Draper B, 2023, 'Psychiatric service delivery for older people in hospital and residential aged care: An updated systematic review', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 811 - 833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221134510

Veinovic M; Hill TY; Lavrencic L; Broe GA; Delbaere K; Donovan T; Draper B; Lasschuit D; Mann R; Sullivan K; Timbery A; Radford K, 2023, 'Telephone cognitive screening with older Aboriginal Australians: A preliminary study', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42, pp. 311 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13147

Rowland G; Hindman E; Hassmén P; Radford K; Draper B; Cumming R; Daylight G; Garvey G; Delbaere K; Broe T, 2023, 'Depression, childhood trauma, and physical activity in older Indigenous Australians', International Psychogeriatrics, 35, pp. 259 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610221000132

Tang S; Reily NM; Batterham PJ; Draper B; Shand F; Han J; Aadam B; Christensen H, 2023, 'Correlates of non-receipt of formal mental health services among Australian men experiencing thoughts of suicide', Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100455

Lavrencic L; Mack H; Withall A; Delbaere K; Broe GA; Daylight G; Draper B; Lasschuit D; Radford K, 2023, 'Culturally relevant protective factors and relationships with cognitive decline in First Nations Australians', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.077977

Reppermund S; Walker A; Cvejic R; Srasuebkul P; Wand A; Draper B; Trollor JN, 2023, 'Self‐harm in people with dementia – assessing risk factors, health profiles and healthcare pathways using big data', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.070876

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