By Professor Brian Michael Draper

Journal articles

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 RSM; Sachdev PS; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Kang K; Crawford J; Wen W; Draper B; Trollor JN; Slavin MJ; Mather KA; Assareh A; Seeher KM; 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

Agar M; Draper B; Phillips PA; Phillips J; Collier A; Harlum J; Currow D, 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

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; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Kochan NA; Crawford JD; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Reppermund S; Draper B; Zhu W; Kang K; Trollor JN, 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

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; Team MAS, 2012, 'P2‐168: Recent findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study (Sydney MAS)', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 8, pp. p317 - p318, 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, pp. p671 - p671, 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 DM; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Lux O; Mather KA; Brodaty H; Sydney Memory and Ageing Study Team , 2012, 'Risk profiles for mild cognitive impairment vary by age and sex: the Sydney Memory and Ageing study.', Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 20, pp. 854 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31825461b0

Sachdev PS; Lipnicki DM; Crawford J; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Draper B; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Lux O; Mather KA; Brodaty H, 2012, 'Risk Profiles of Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment: The S ydney 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

Vickland V; McDonnell GD; Werner J; Draper B; Low L; Brodaty H, 2011, 'In silico modeling systems: Learning about the prevalence and dynamics of dementia through virtual experimentation', Alzheimers and Dementia, 7, pp. e77 - e83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.011

Erlangsen A; Nordentoft M; Conwell Y; Waern M; De LD; Lindner R; Oyama H; Sakashita H; Andersen-Ranberg K; Quinnett P; Draper B, 2011, 'Key considerations for preventing suicide in older adults.', Crisis - the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32, pp. 106 - 109

Harrison F; Low L; Kochan N; Draper B; Slavin M; Reppermund S; Troller J; Sachdev P; Brodaty H, 2011, 'P3‐075: Mild cognitive impairment in older Australians from non‐English speaking backgrounds', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 7, pp. s537 - s538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.1515

Draper B; Karmel R; Gibson D; Peut A; Anderson P, 2011, 'The Hospital Dementia Services Project: Age differences in hospital stays of older people with and without dementia', International Psychogeriatrics, 23, pp. 1649 - 1658

Reppermund S; Brodaty H; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Slavin MJ; Trollor JN; Draper B; Sachdev PS, 2011, 'The relationship of current depressive symptoms and past depression with cognitive impairment and instrumental activities of daily living in an elderly population: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, pp. 1600 - 1607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.08.001

Reppermund S; Sachdev PS; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Slavin MJ; Kang K; Trollor JN; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2011, 'The Relationship of Neuropsychological Function to Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Mild Cognitive Impairment', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26, pp. 843 - 852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2612

Vickland V; Werner J; Morris T; McDonnell GD; Draper B; Low L; Brodaty H, 2011, 'Who pays and who benefits? How different models of shared responsibilities between formal and informal carers influence projections of costs of dementia management', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 793 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-793

Vickland V; McDonnell GD; Werner J; Draper B; Low L; Brodaty H, 2010, 'A computer model of dementia prevalence in Australia: Foreseeing outcomes of delaying dementia onset, slowing disease progression, and eradicating dementia types', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 29, pp. 123 - 130

Draper B; Snowdon JA; De L; Kolves K, 2010, 'A controlled psychological autopsy study of the last health professional contact before suicide: a comparison of middle aged and older victims', IPA 2010 Diversity, Collaboration, Dignity, 194, pp. 162 - 163

Withall AL; Draper B, 2010, 'Alcohol related dementia: a common diagnosis in younger persons', IPA 2010 Diversity, Collaboration, Dignity, 194, pp. 39

Draper B, 2010, 'An introduction to the 2010 IPA BPSD Educational Pack revision - key features from the introductory and etiology modules', IPA 2010 Diversity, Collaboration, Dignity, 194, pp. 86 - 87

Draper B, 2010, 'Depression in Late Life', Medical Observer, 29th Jan, pp. 21 - 23

Draper B; Peisah C; Snowdon JA; Brodaty H, 2010, 'Early dementia diagnosis and the risk of suicide and euthanasia', Alzheimers and Dementia, 6, pp. 75 - 82

Kochan NA; Slavin MJ; Brodaty H; Crawford J; Trollor JN; Draper B; Sachdev P, 2010, 'Effect of Different Impairment Criteria on Prevalence of "Objective" Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Community Sample', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, pp. 711 - 722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181d6b6a9

Draper B, 2010, 'IPA Complete Guide to BPSD', IPA bulletin, 27, pp. 1

Withall A; Draper B, 2010, 'P1‐052: Alcohol‐related dementia: A common diagnosis in younger persons', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.600

Draper B; Gibson D; Peut A; Karmel R; Anderson P; Brien G; Lobb LAP; Hudson C, 2010, 'P2‐075: Age effects upon general hospital admissions of persons with dementia: Longer admissions in young‐onset dementia', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 6, pp. s334 - s335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.1121

Slavin MJ; Brodaty H; Kochan NA; Crawford JD; Trollor JN; Draper B; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'Prevalence and Predictors of “Subjective Cognitive Complaints” in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, pp. 701 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181df49fb

Snowdon JA; Draper B; Brodaty H; Ames D; Chiu E, 2010, 'Prevalence and treatment of late life depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44, pp. 1053 - 1054

Draper B; Low L, 2010, 'Psychiatric services for the "old" old.', International Psychogeriatrics, 22, pp. 582 - 588

Low L; Anstey K; Lackersteen SM; Camit M; Harrison F; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2010, 'Recognition, attitudes and causal beliefs regarding dementia of Italian, Chinese and Greek Australians.', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 30, pp. 499 - 508

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