By Dr Kathryn Fletcher

Journal articles

Fletcher K; Moran-Pryor A; Robert-Hendren D, 2023, 'Preliminary Clinical Outcomes of the Hello Sunday Morning Alcohol and Wellbeing Self-Assessment: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.', JMIR Form Res, 7, pp. e48245, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/48245

Daluwatta A; Fletcher K; Ludlow C; Virgona A; Murray G, 2023, 'A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Facilitators to Accessing and Utilising Mental Health Services amongst Sri Lankan Australians.', Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075425

Daluwatta A; Peiris D; Fletcher K; Ludlow C; Murray G, 2022, 'Can Sri Lankan Australians Recognise Depression? The Influence of Acculturation, Age and Experiences with Depression on Recognition.', Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214839

Fletcher K; Lindblom K; Seabrook E; Foley F; Murray G, 2022, 'Pilot Testing in the Wild: Feasibility, Acceptability, Usage Patterns, and Efficacy of an Integrated Web and Smartphone Platform for Bipolar II Disorder.', JMIR Form Res, 6, pp. e32740, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32740

Fletcher K; Murray G, 2021, 'Towards tailored psychosocial intervention for BD-II: Lived experience perspectives on current and future management options.', J Affect Disord, 289, pp. 110 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.018

Yang Y; Fletcher K; Murray G, 2021, 'A narrative review of cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-schemas and bipolar disorder.', Clin Psychol Psychother, 28, pp. 766 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2547

Tremain H; Fletcher K; Murray G, 2021, 'Babies, bathwater, and bipolar disorder: Is it time to call curtains on staging?', Bipolar Disord, 23, pp. 515 - 516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13077

Tremain H; Fletcher K; Murray G, 2021, 'Conceptualizing the later stage of bipolar disorder: Descriptive analyses from the ORBIT trial.', Bipolar Disord, 23, pp. 165 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12943

Tremain H; McEnery C; Fletcher K; Murray G, 2020, 'The Therapeutic Alliance in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Serious Mental Illnesses: Narrative Review.', JMIR Ment Health, 7, pp. e17204, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/17204

Tremain H; Fletcher K; Murray G, 2020, 'Number of episodes in bipolar disorder: The case for more thoughtful conceptualization and measurement.', Bipolar Disord, 22, pp. 231 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12872

Tremain H; Fletcher K; Scott J; McEnery C; Berk M; Murray G, 2020, 'The influence of stage of illness on functional outcomes after psychological treatment in bipolar disorder: A systematic review.', Bipolar Disord, 22, pp. 666 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12974

Tremain H; Fletcher K; Scott J; McEnery C; Berk M; Murray G, 2019, 'Does stage of illness influence recovery-focused outcomes after psychological treatment in bipolar disorder? A systematic review protocol.', Syst Rev, 8, pp. 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1042-4

Fletcher K; Yang Y; Johnson SL; Berk M; Perich T; Cotton S; Jones S; Lapsley S; Michalak E; Murray G, 2019, 'Buffering against maladaptive perfectionism in bipolar disorder: The role of self-compassion', Journal of Affective Disorders, 250, pp. 132 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.003

Fletcher K; Foley F; Thomas N; Michalak E; Berk L; Berk M; Bowe S; Cotton S; Engel L; Johnson SL; Jones S; Kyrios M; Lapsley S; Mihalopoulos C; Perich T; Murray G, 2018, 'Web-based intervention to improve quality of life in late stage bipolar disorder (ORBIT): Randomised controlled trial protocol', BMC Psychiatry, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1805-9

Yang Y; Fletcher K; Whitehead R; Murray G, 2018, 'Toward New Therapeutic Mechanisms in Bipolar Disorder: Analog Investigation of Self-Compassion and Nonattachment to Self.', Front Psychol, 9, pp. 1848, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01848

Bayes AJ; Mcclure G; Fletcher K; Román Ruiz del Moral YE; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Stevenson JL; Manicavasagar VL; Parker GB, 2016, 'Differentiating the bipolar disorders from borderline personality disorder', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 133, pp. 187 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12509

Fletcher K; Parker G; Paterson A; Fava M; Iosifescu D; Pizzagalli DA, 2015, 'Anhedonia in melancholic and non-melancholic depressive disorders', Journal of Affective Disorders, 184, pp. 81 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.028

Parker G; Paterson A; Fletcher K; McClure G; Berk M, 2014, 'Construct validity of the Experiences of Therapy Questionnaire (ETQ)', BMC Psychiatry, 14, pp. 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0369-6

Parker G; Fletcher K; McCraw S; Hong M, 2014, 'The hypomanic personality scale: A measure of personality and/or bipolar symptoms?', Psychiatry Research, 220, pp. 654 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.040

Parker G; Fletcher K; Paterson A; Anderson J; Hong M, 2014, 'Gender differences in depression severity and symptoms across depressive sub-types', Journal of Affective Disorders, 167, pp. 351 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.018

Parker G; Fletcher K; McCraw S; Synnott H; Friend P; Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2014, 'Screening for bipolar disorder: Does gender distort scores and case-finding estimates?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 162, pp. 55 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.032

Fletcher K; Parker G; Bayes A; Paterson A; McClure G, 2014, 'Emotion regulation strategies in bipolar II disorder and borderline personality disorder: Differences and relationships with perceived parental style', Journal of Affective Disorders, 157, pp. 52 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.01.001

Parker GB; Graham RK; Fletcher K; Futeran SM; Friend P, 2014, 'The impact of being newly diagnosed with a bipolar disorder and the short-term outcome of disorder-specific management', Bipolar Disorders, 16, pp. 172 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12146

Bayes A; Parker G; Fletcher K, 2014, 'Clinical differentiation of bipolar II disorder from borderline personality disorder', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27, pp. 14 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000021

Parker G; Fletcher K, 2014, 'Differentiating bipolar i and II disorders and the likely contribution of DSM-5 classification to their cleavage', Journal of Affective Disorders, 152-154, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.006

Fletcher K; Parker G; Manicavasagar V, 2014, 'The role of psychological factors in bipolar disorder: Prospective relationships between cognitive style, coping style and symptom expression', Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 26, pp. 81 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/neu.2013.41

Fletcher K; Parker G; Manicavasagar V, 2013, 'A qualitative investigation of hypomania and depression in bipolar II disorder', Psychiatric Quarterly, 84, pp. 455 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-013-9259-1

McCraw S; Parker G; Fletcher K; Friend P, 2013, 'Self-reported creativity in bipolar disorder: Prevalence, types and associated outcomes in mania versus hypomania', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 831 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.07.016

Fletcher K; Parker GB; Manicavasagar V, 2013, 'Coping profiles in bipolar disorder', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, pp. 1177 - 1184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.05.011

Parker G; McCraw S; Fletcher K; Friend P; Futeran S, 2013, 'Validation of a new prototypic measure of melancholia', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, pp. 835 - 841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.02.010

Parker G; Fletcher K, 2013, 'The 'real world' utility of a web-based bipolar disorder screening measure: A replication study', Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, pp. 276 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.006

Fletcher K; Parker G; Paterson A; Synnott H, 2013, 'High-risk behaviour in hypomanic states', Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, pp. 50 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.018

Parker G; Anonuevo C; Wallace J; Fletcher K; Paterson A, 2013, 'The Mood Assessment Program is now on the Australian map', Australasian Psychiatry, 21, pp. 254 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856213475685

Fletcher K; Parker G; Manicavasagar V, 2013, 'Cognitive style in bipolar disorder sub-types', Psychiatry Research, 206, pp. 232 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.11.036

Fletcher K; Parker G; Manicavasagar V, 2013, 'Cognitive style in bipolar disorder sub-types.', Psychiatry research, 206, pp. 232 - 239

Paterson A; Parker G; Fletcher K; Graham R, 2013, 'Beyond the baby blues:Perspectives of women diagnosed with a mood disorder on children, pregnancy and medication', Australasian Psychiatry, 21, pp. 160 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856212465346

Fletcher K; Parker G; Manicavasagar V, 2013, 'Behavioral Activation System (BAS) differences in bipolar i and II disorder', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 121 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.061

Parker G; Fletcher K; Berk M; Paterson A, 2013, 'Development of a measure quantifying adverse psychotherapeutic ingredients: The experiences of therapy questionnaire (ETQ)', Psychiatry Research, 206, pp. 293 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.11.026

Parker G; Brotchie H; McClure G; Fletcher K, 2013, 'Psychostimulants for managing unipolar and bipolar treatment-resistant melancholic depression: A medium-term evaluation of cost benefits', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 360 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.093

Parker GB; McCraw S; Fletcher KL, 2012, 'Cyclothymia', Depression and Anxiety, 29, pp. 487 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.21950

Parker GB; Graham R; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Fletcher K; Hong M; Futeran S; Hong , 2012, 'Further examination of the utility and comparative properties of the MSQ and MDQ bipolar screening measures', Journal of Affective Disorders, 138, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.016

Parker GB; Fletcher K; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2012, 'Is context everything to the definition of clinical depression? A test of the Horwitz and Wakefield postulate', Journal of Affective Disorders, 136, pp. 1034 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.11.021

Parker GB; Fletcher K; Blanch B; Greenfield L, 2012, 'Take-up and profile of individuals accessing a web-based bipolar self-test screening measure', Journal of Affective Disorders, 138, pp. 117 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.013

Fletcher K; Parker GB; Barrett M; Synnott H; McCraw S, 2012, 'Temperament and personality in bipolar II disorder', Journal of Affective Disorders, 136, pp. 304 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.033

Parker GB; Paterson A; Fletcher K; Blanch B; Graham R, 2012, 'The 'magic button question' for those with a mood disorder - Would they wish to re-live their condition?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 136, pp. 419 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.008

Parker GB; Fletcher K; Barrett M; Breakspear MJ; Rees A, 2011, 'Evaluating the first 1000 patients referred to a specialist depression clinic: A case for tertiary referral facilities', Journal of Affective Disorders, 131, pp. 52 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.11.004

Parker GB, 2009, 'Is bipolar II depression phenotypically distinctive?', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 120, pp. 446 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01387.x

Parker GB; Fletcher K, 2009, 'Should a psychiatrist give the ‘special patient’ VIP treatment?', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 120, pp. 411 - 413

Parker GB; Brotchie H; Fletcher K; Hyett M; Barrett M, 2007, 'Outcome in a specialist referral clinic for mood disorders: a qualitative and quantitative review', Australasian Psychiatry, 15, pp. 125 - 129

Parker GB; Fletcher K, 2007, 'Treating depression with the evidence-based psychotherapies: a critique of the evidence', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 115, pp. 352 - 359

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