By Associate Professor Julia Lappin

Journal articles

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'The toxicology and characteristics of fatal new psychoactive stimulant and hallucinogen-related poisonings in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100434

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Changing characteristics in the 2020s of fatal ‘novel’ benzodiazepine toxicity cases in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113085

Suetani S; Dark F; Every-Palmer S; Galletly C; O’Donoghue B; Halstead S; Keating D; Korman N; Lappin J; Lawn S; Thompson A; Warren N; Siskind D, 2026, 'Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) guidelines for the management of schizophrenia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60, pp. 367 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251406058

Lappin JM; Devenney EM, 2026, 'Author reply to Letter to the Editor regarding, 'Optimising brain health: Getting ambitious about prevention from midlife'.', Aust N Z J Psychiatry, pp. 48674261436272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674261436272

Davies K; Isobel S; Steel Z; Morgan S; Lappin JM, 2026, '“I Just Feel Disconnected”: How Feelings of Shame Relate To Experiences of Trauma in People With Psychosis', Community Mental Health Journal, 62, pp. 316 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01525-1

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Clinical characteristics of heroin overdose deaths among older adults in Australia, 2000–2025', Addiction, 121, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70216

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2026, 'Holistic approach to substance-induced psychosis', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70402

Lappin JM; Devenney EM, 2026, 'Optimising brain health: Getting ambitious about prevention from midlife', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60, pp. 7 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251379595

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J; Chrzanowska A; Peacock A, 2026, 'Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Self-Administered Fatal Ketamine-Related Poisoning in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70058

Davies K; Lappin JM; Isobel S; Steel Z, 2026, 'Shame and trauma are critical to understanding the impacts of psychosis: Examining clinical correlates within a tertiary psychosis service cohort', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251411085

Lappin JM; Darke S; Grattan S; Havard A, 2026, 'Women using menopausal hormone therapy who suicide have multiple risk factors', Maturitas, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2025.108784

Darke S; Duflou J; Lappin J; Farrell M; Peacock A, 2025, 'Characteristics and toxicology of adult deaths due to quetiapine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 70, pp. 2434 - 2441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.70124

Jones NR; Hickman M; Bharat C; Nielsen S; Larney S; Ghouse NF; Lappin J; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Identifying key risk factors for intentional self-harm, including suicide, among a cohort of people prescribed opioid agonist treatment: A predictive modelling study', Addiction, 120, pp. 2044 - 2054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70095

Davies K; Lappin JM; Gott C; Steel Z, 2025, 'Experiencing Psychosis and Shame: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Strength and Patterns of Association', Schizophrenia Bulletin, 51, pp. 1296 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae139

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Lim J; Havard A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Characteristics of deaths related to lithium toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 622 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251336037

Darke S; Farrell M; Hall W; Lappin J, 2025, '‘Deaths of despair’: A term that needs to be retired', Addiction, 120, pp. 1072 - 1074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70030

Davies K; Isobel S; Steel Z; Morgan S; Lappin JM, 2025, 'Shame and Experiences of Psychosis: A Qualitative Inquiry', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.70070

Lappin JM, 2025, 'Rare but relevant: Methamphetamine and Parkinson's disease', Addiction, 120, pp. 797 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16695

Darke S; Peacock A; Duflou JA; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Methylphenidate and (lis)dexamfetamine toxicity-related deaths of adults, Australia, 2000–24: analysis of NCIS data', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 259 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52604

Darke S; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Rare but relevant series', Addiction, 120, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16697

Jones N; Santo Jr T; Gibson A; Lappin J; Lintzeris N; Degenhardt L; Larney S; Gisev N, 2025, 'The Impact of Severe Mental Illness on Treatment Retention and All-Cause Mortality of Individuals in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Retrospective Data Linkage Study', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, pp. 262 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112015

Vaughan P; Boydell K; Blayney A; Hooper A; Taylor S; Lenette C; Lappin J; Dew A, 2025, '‘We are mirrored in your gaze’: experiences and outcomes of stigma and discrimination for women with disability and mental distress', Disability and Society, 40, pp. 3210 - 3235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2470727

Siskind D; Northwood K; Pillinger T; Chan S; Correll C; Cotes RO; Every-Palmer S; Hahn M; Howes OD; Kane JM; Kelly D; Korman N; Lappin J; Mena C; Myles N; McCutcheon RA; Siskind D; McCutcheon RA; Pillinger T; Chan S; Correll CU; Cotes R; Every-Palmer S; Hahn M; Howes O; Kane JM; Kelly DL; Korman N; Lappin J; Mena C; Agid O; Arango C; Asmal L; Ayinde OO; Baptiste T; Béchard L; Bitter I; Bittner RA; Breznoscakova D; Chen E; Chkonia E; Citrome L; Clark SR; Corbeil O; Cordoba R; Crossley N; de Bartolomeis A; Ebdrup BH; Fernandez-Egea E; Elkis H; Eltorki Y; Šimunović Filipčić I; de Filippis R; Fleischhacker W; Freudenreich O; Gadelha A; Gama CS; Gaughran F; Gee S; Guinart D; Hallak JEC; Harris A; Hasan A; Honer W; Jayaram M; Kanazawa T; Kawashima H; Keating D; Kim SH; Kwon JS; Lane HY; Lee J; Lennox B; de Leon J; Leung JG; Luykx JJ; MacCabe J; Murray G; Nielsen J; O'Donoghue B; Oloyede E; Qubad M; Remington G; Roy MA; Rubio J; Sagud M; Schulte PFJ; Selten JP; Si T; Smith L; Sommer I; Sundram S; Taipale H; Takeuchi H; Tandon R; Tanzer T; Taylor D; Thirthalli J, 2025, 'Absolute neutrophil count and adverse drug reaction monitoring during clozapine treatment: consensus guidelines from a global Delphi panel', Lancet Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00098-7

Darke S; Duflou J; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2025, 'Changes in the rates and characteristics of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related death in Australia, 2001–2023', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 366 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13940

Grattan S; Davies K; Weise J; Burns N; Murray R; Weldon J; Ellis R; Lappin JM, 2025, 'Development of a framework of the skills and attributes needed by mental health professionals to provide optimal clinical care to people experiencing complex psychosis: A Delphi consensus study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 60 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241289032

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Lappin J, 2025, 'Diversion into mental health treatment: a survey of magistrates and treatment plans', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 32, pp. 354 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2313985

Davies K; Lappin JM; Briggs N; Isobel S; Steel Z, 2025, 'Does shame mediate the influence of trauma on psychosis? A systematic review and meta-analytic structural equation modelling approach', Schizophrenia Research, 275, pp. 87 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2024.12.008

McGuiness A; Travethan L; Irvin K; Black Y; Apps J; Corinth K; Kennedy J; Brown VZ; Morgan C; Quartly-Scott G; Rensburg PV; Rusten K; Gott C; Lappin J; Sugden N; Allan J; Dark F; Gray H; Thomas G; Hollow A; Thomas M, 2025, 'The potential of cognitive remediation therapy for improving the communication capabilities of adults with schizophrenia and other psychotic spectrum disorders', International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13141

Zahra E; Darke S; Lappin J; Duflou J; Farrell M, 2024, 'Baclofen-related deaths in Australia 2000–2022', Forensic Science International, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112281

Rubaiya Talukder S; Lappin J; Clare Boland V; Weaver N; McRobbie H; James Courtney R, 2024, 'Mental health related adverse events of cytisine and varenicline in smokers with and without mental health disorders: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial', Addictive Behaviors, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108148

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2024, 'Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 2093 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13920

Talukder S; Lappin JM; Boland VC; Weaver N; McRobbie H; Courtney RJ, 2024, 'Receipt of the 5As intervention for smoking cessation among people with and without mental health disorders', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 179, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.08.023

Darke S; Duflou J; McDonald S; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Neuropathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111407

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Hall W; Lappin J, 2024, 'A retrospective study of the characteristics and toxicology of cases of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)- and psilocybin-related death in Australia', Addiction, 119, pp. 1564 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16518

Lappin JM, 2024, 'Can we raise the bar?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 633 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241269077

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J, 2024, 'Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heroin users: An underappreciated issue with clinical ramifications', Addiction, 119, pp. 1153 - 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16407

Bolton P; Davies K; Grattan S; Lappin JM, 2024, 'Commando care for individuals living with severe mental illness: Equally Well goes beyond metabolic health alone', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 545 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241240601

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Chrzanowska A; Yuen WS; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Characteristics, toxicology and major organ pathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 937 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13817

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'A descriptive coronial study of heroin toxicity deaths in Australia, 2020–2022: Characteristics, toxicology and survival times', Addiction, 119, pp. 559 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16377

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Differences in heroin overdose deaths in Australia by age, 2020-2022: Disease and estimated survival times', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100217

Weickert TW; Jacomb I; Lenroot R; Lappin J; Weinberg D; Brooks WS; Brown D; Pellen D; Kindler J; Mohan A; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR; Stanton C; O'Donnell M; Liu D; Galletly C; Shannon Weickert C, 2024, 'Adjunctive canakinumab reduces peripheral inflammation markers and improves positive symptoms in people with schizophrenia and inflammation: A randomized control trial', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 115, pp. 191 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.012

Gott CA; Thomas M; Allan J; Kennedy J; Black Y; Dark F; Lappin JM, 2023, 'Cognitive remediation therapy – implementation and translation into clinical practice in rural and metropolitan New South Wales mental health services', Australasian Psychiatry, 31, pp. 584 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562231186125

Pollard R; Fisher HL; Fearon P; Morgan K; Lappin J; Hutchinson G; Doody GA; Jones PB; Murray RM; Morgan C; Dazzan P, 2023, 'Parental bonding style and illness severity in a longitudinal study of individuals with first episode psychosis', Archives of Women S Mental Health, 26, pp. 707 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01351-y

Davies K; Grattan S; Gott C; Ellis R; Lappin JM, 2023, 'The tertiary service for psychosis: Holistic recommendations for people with complex psychosis', Australasian Psychiatry, 31, pp. 591 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562231189115

Darke S; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2023, 'Overdose and suicide are different phenomena among opioid users that require different clinical management', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1095 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231159298

Talukder SR; Lappin JM; Boland V; McRobbie H; Courtney RJ, 2023, 'Inequity in smoking cessation clinical trials testing pharmacotherapies: exclusion of smokers with mental health disorders', Tobacco Control, 32, pp. 489 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056843

Srasuebkul P; Walker AR; Cvejic RC; Trollor JN; Lappin JM; Curtis J; Samaras K; Dean K; Ward PB; Reppermund S, 2023, 'Hospital service utilisation of people previously hospitalised with different subtypes of psychotic disorder: A record linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 844 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221115642

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2023, 'Psychotogenic potential of prescribed drugs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 777 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231174807

Foley C; Allan J; Lappin J; Courtney R; Farnbach S; Henderson A; Shakeshaft A, 2023, 'Utilising the Implementation of Integrated Care to Develop a Pragmatic Framework for the Sustained Uptake of Service Innovations (SUSI)', Healthcare Switzerland, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11121786

Davies K; Courtney RJ; Summersby-Mitchell M; Morell R; Briggs N; Lappin JM, 2023, 'A systematic review of factors associated with sustained smoking abstinence in people experiencing severe mental illness following participation in a smoking intervention', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 489 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221147206

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