By Professor Brian Michael Draper

Journal articles

Draper BM; Krysinska K; De Leo D; Snowdon J, 2014, 'Health care professional attitudes toward interventions to prevent suicide.', Suicidology Online, 5, pp. 24 - 32, http://www.suicidology-online.com/pdf/SOL-ISSUE-5-1.pdf

Seeher ; Low LF; Reppermund S; Slavin M; Draper BM; Kang K; Kochan N; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2014, 'Correlates of psychological distress in study partners of older people with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Aging and Mental Health, 18, pp. 694 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2013.875123

Draper BM, 2014, 'Graying of the world: Which countries are best prepared?', Psychiatric Times, 31, pp. 16 - 19, http://med.unsw.edu.au/publication/graying-world-which-countries-are-best-prepared

Draper B; Kõlves K; De Leo D; Snowdon J, 2014, 'A controlled study of suicide in middle-aged and older people: Personality traits, age, and psychiatric disorders', Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 44, pp. 130 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12053

Leone D; Carragher N; Santalucia Y; Draper B; Thompson LW; Shanley C; Mollina A; Chen L; Kyriazopoulos H; Thompson DG, 2014, 'A pilot of an intervention delivered to chinese- and spanish-speaking carers of people with dementia in australia', American Journal of Alzheimer S Disease and Other Dementias, 29, pp. 32 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317513505130

Lu GM; Brew BJ; Siefried KJ; Draper B; Cysique LA, 2014, 'Is the HIV dementia scale a reliable tool for assessing HIV-relatedneurocognitive decline?', Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000269

Draper B, 2014, 'Rational suicide and dementia', Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 44, pp. 130 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.4997/JRCPE.2014.208

Draper BM, 2014, 'Suicidal behaviour and suicide prevention in later life', Maturitas, 79, pp. 179 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.04.003

Radford K; Mack HA; Robertson H; Draper B; Chalkley S; Daylight G; Cumming R; Bennett H; Jackson Pulver L; Broe GA, 2014, 'The Koori Growing Old Well Study: Investigating aging and dementia in urban Aboriginal Australians', International Psychogeriatrics, 26, pp. 1033 - 1043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610213002561

Draper B; Snowdon J; Leo D; Kolves K, 2013, 'The interaction of stress, psychiatric disorders and personality in the development of suicidal behaviour in later life', INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, 25, pp. S44 - S45, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337753100104&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Draper B; Mack H; Radford K; Bennett H; Broe GT; Chalkley S; Cumming R, 2013, 'The Koori Growing Old Well Study: Health, ageing, and dementia in urban Aboriginal Australians', INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, 25, pp. S98 - S99, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337753100223&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ridley N; Draper B; Withall A, 2013, 'Alcohol-related dementia: an update of the evidence', Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 5, pp. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/alzrt157

Bail K; Hudson C; Grealish L; Shannon K; Ehsan S; Peut A; Gibson D; Draper B; Karmel R, 2013, 'Characteristics of rural hospital services for people with dementia: Findings from the Hospital Dementia Services Project', The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21, pp. 208 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12041

Deleo ; Draper B; Snowdon JA; Kolves K, 2013, 'Contacts with health professionals before suicide: Missed opportunities for prevention?', Comprehensive Psychiatry

Evans E; Bhardwaj A; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Draper B; Trollor J, 2013, 'Dementia in people with intellectual disability: Insights and challenges in epidemiological research with an at-risk population', International Review of Psychiatry, 25, pp. 755 - 763, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2013.866938

Sachdev P; Lipnicki D; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan N; Trollor J; Wen W; Draper B; Slavin M; Kang K; Lux O; Mather K; Brodaty H, 2013, 'Factors predicting reversion from mild cognitive impairment to normal cognition: a population-based study.', PLoS One, 8, pp. e59649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059649

Reppermund S; Brodaty H; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS, 2013, 'Impairment in instrumental activities of daily living with high cognitive demand is an early marker of mild cognitive impairment: the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Psychological Medicine, 43, pp. 2437 - 2445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003329171200308X

Brodaty H; Heffernan M; Kochan NA; Draper B; Trollor JN; Reppermund S; Slavin MJ; Sachdev PS, 2013, 'Mild Cognitive Impairment in a community sample: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Alzheimers and Dementia, 9, pp. 310 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2011.11.010

Bail K; Berry H; Grealish L; Draper B; Karmel R; Gibson D; Peut A, 2013, 'Potentially preventable complications of urinary tract infections, pressure areas, pneumonia, and delirium in hospitalised dementia patients: Retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open, 3, pp. Article number e002770, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002770

Shah Z; Reppermund S; Brodaty H; Crawford J; Draper B; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS; Shahnawaz Z, 2013, 'Prevalence and characteristics of depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 127, pp. 394 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12008

Lipnicki D; Sachdev PS; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Lux O; Mather KA; Brodaty H, 2013, 'Risk Factors for Late-Life Cognitive Decline and Variation with Age and Sex in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e65841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065841

De leo D; Draper B; Snowdon JA; Kolves K, 2013, 'Suicides in older adults: A case-controlled psychological autopsy study in Australia', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, pp. 980 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.009

Tsang R; Sachdev P; Reppermund S; Kochan N; Kang K; Crawford J; Wen W; Draper B; Trollor J; Slavin M; Mather K; Assareh A; Seeher K; Brodaty H, 2013, 'Sydney Memory and Ageing Study: an epidemiological cohort study of brain ageing and dementia', International Review of Psychiatry, 25, pp. 711 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2013.860890

Draper B; Hudson C; Peut A; Karmel R; Chan N; Gibson D, 2013, 'The Hospital Dementia Services Project: Aged care and dementia services in NSW public hospitals', Australasian Journal on Ageing

Almeida OP; Pirkis J; Kerse N; Sim M; Flicker L; Snowdon JA; Draper B; Byrne G; Goldney R; Lautenschlager NT; Stocks N; Alfonso H; Pfaff JA, 2012, 'A randomized trial to reduce the prevalence of depression and self-harm behavior in older primary care patients', Annals of Family Medicine, 10, pp. 347 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1368

Futeran S; Draper B, 2012, 'An examination of the needs of older patients with chronic mental illness in public mental health services', Aging and Mental Health, 16, pp. 327 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2011.628978

Draper B, 2012, 'Antidepressant Treatment of Depression in Dementia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 676 - 677

Almeida OP; Draper B; Pirkis J; Snowdon JA; Lautenschlager NT; Byrne GJ; Sim M; Stocks N; Kerse N; Flicker L; Pfaff JA, 2012, 'Anxiety, Depression and Comorbid Anxiety and Depression: Risk Factors and Outcome Over Two Years', International Psychogeriatrics, 24, pp. 1622 - 1632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S104161021200107X

Low L; Harrison F; Kochan NA; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Reppermund S; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2012, 'Can mild cognitive impairment be accurately diagnosed in English speakers from linguistic minorities? Results from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, pp. 866 - 877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31823e31e2

Almeida OP; Draper B; Snowdon JA; Lautenschlager NT; Pirkis J; Byrne GJ; Sim M; Stocks NP; Flicker LA; Pfaff JA, 2012, 'Factors associated with suicidal thoughts in a large community study of older adults', British Journal of Psychiatry, 201, pp. 466 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.110130

Zhang H; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Kochan NA; Crawford J; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Reppermund S; Draper B; Zhu W; Kang K, 2012, 'Gray Matter Atrophy Patterns of Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 315, pp. 26 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2011.12.011

Vickland V; Chilko NM; Draper B; Low L; O Connor D; Brodaty H, 2012, 'Individualized guidelines for the management of aggression in dementia - Part 2: Appraisal of current guidelines', International Psychogeriatrics, 24, pp. 1125 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S104161021200004X

Vickland V; Chilko NM; Draper B; Low L; O Connor D; Brodaty H, 2012, 'Individualized guidelines for the management of aggression in dementia – Part 1: key concepts.', International Psychogeriatrics, 24, pp. 1112 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610212000014

McKay RG; Draper B, 2012, 'Is it too late to prevent a decline in mental health care for older Australians?', Medical Journal of Australia, 197, pp. 87 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja11.11359

Draper B, 2012, 'Isn’t it a bit risky to dismiss suicide risk assessment?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 385 - 386

, 2012, 'Making decisions about delirium: A qualitative comparison of decision making between nurses working in palliative care, aged care, aged care psychiatry, and oncology', Palliative Medicine, 26, pp. 887 - 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216311419884

Brodaty H; Heffernan M; Draper B; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Slavin MJ; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Neuropsychiatric symptoms in older people with and without cognitive impairment', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 31, pp. 411 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2012-120169

Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Trollor J; Reppermund S; Kochan N; Lipnicki D; Crawford J; Draper B; Slavin M; Kang K; Lux O; Mather K; Wen W, 2012, 'P2‐168: Recent findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study (Sydney MAS)', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.874

Mather K; Armstrong N; Assareh A; Kwok J; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Trollor J; Kochan N; Kang K; Slavin M; Draper B; Brodaty H; Schofield P; Sachdev P, 2012, 'P4‐111: Olfaction identification in older adults: A genome‐wide association study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.1814

Ekramsadeh S; Javadpour A; Draper B; Mani A; Withall A; Sahraian A, 2012, 'Prevalence and correlates of suicidal thought and self destructive behavior among an elderly hospital population in Iran', International Psychogeriatrics, 24, pp. 1402 - 1408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610212000245

Sachdev PS; Lipnicki D; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Lux O; Mather KA; Brodaty H, 2012, 'Risk profiles for mild cognitive impairment vary by age and sex: The sydney memory and ageing study', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, pp. 854 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31825461b0

Sachdev PS; Lipnicki D; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Lux O; Mather K; Brodaty H; Bowman A; Burns K; Broe T; Dekker J; De permentier M; Fairjones S; Fletcher JP; French T; FOster C; Nugnt-cleary-fox E; Gooi C; Harvey E; Helyer R; Hsieh S; Hughes L; Jacek S; JOhnston M; McCade D; Meeth S; Milne E; Moir A; O''Grady R; Pfaeffli K; Pose C; Reuser L; Rose A; Schofield PR; Shahnawaz Z; Sharpley A; THompson C; Queisser W; Wong S, 2012, 'Risk Profiles of Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60, pp. 24 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03774.x

Almeida OP; Pirkis J; Kerse N; Sim M; Flicker L; Snowdon JA; Draper B; Byrne G; Goldney R; Lautenschlager NT; Stock N; Alfonso H; Pfaff JA, 2012, 'Socioeconomic Disadvantage Increases Risk of Prevalent and Persistent Depression in Later Life.', Journal of Affective Disorders, 138, pp. 322 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.01.021

Almeida OP; Alfonso H; Pirkis J; Kerse N; Sim M; Flicker L; Snowdon JA; Draper B; Byrne G; Goldney R; Lautenschlager NT; Stock N; Scazufca M; Huisman M; Araya R; Pfaff JA, 2011, 'A practical approach to assess depression risk and to guide risk reduction strategies in later life', International Psychogeriatrics, 23, pp. 280 - 291

Wijeratne C; Draper B, 2011, 'A reformulation of current recommendations for target serum lithium concentration according to clinical indication, age and physical comorbidity', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, pp. 1026 - 1032

Lapierre S; Erlangsen A; Waern M; Deleo ; Oyama H; Scocco P; Gallo J; Szanto K; Conwell Y; Draper B; Quinnett P, 2011, 'A systematic review of elderly suicide prevention programs', Crisis, 32, pp. 88 - 98

Stewart C; Peisah C; Draper B, 2011, 'A test for mental capacity to request assisted suicide', Journal of Medical Ethics, 37, pp. 34 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2010.037564

Bail K; Draper B, 2011, 'Acute care is aged care: what acute care nurses need to know about dementia', NursingTimes, http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22774

Snowdon JA; Draper B; Wyder M, 2011, 'Age variation in the prevalence of DSM-IV disorders in cases of suicide of middle-aged and older persons in Sydney.', Suicide and Life - Threatening Behavior, 41, pp. 465 - 470

Draper B; Karmel R; Peut A; Gibson D; Anderson P, 2011, 'Alcohol related cognitive impairment in NSW hospital patients aged 50 years and over', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, pp. 985 - 992, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.610297

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