By Professor Valsamma Eapen

Journal articles

Ogbo FA; Eastwood J; Page A; Arora A; McKenzie A; Jalaludin B; Tennant E; Miller E; Kohlhoff J; Noble J; Chaves K; Jones JM; Smoleniec J; Chay P; Smith B; Oei JL; Short K; Collie L; Kemp L; Raman S; Woolfenden S; Clark T; Blight V; Eapen V; Dudley A; Paz E; Stack J; Sorensen K; Knopp M; Colley A; Kleiman C, 2017, 'Prevalence and determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the early postnatal period in Sydney, Australia', International Breastfeeding Journal, 12, pp. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13006-017-0110-4

Garg P; Ha MT; Eastwood J; Harvey S; Woolfenden S; Murphy E; Dissanayake C; Jalaludin B; Williams K; McKenzie A; Einfeld S; Silove N; Short K; Eapen V, 2017, 'Explaining culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) parents’ access of healthcare services for developmental surveillance and anticipatory guidance: qualitative findings from the ‘Watch Me Grow’ study', BMC Health Services Research, 17, pp. 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2143-1

Overs BJ; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Jalaludin B; Axelsson EL; Dissanayake C; Descallar J; Harvey S; Beasley D; Murphy E; Eapen V, 2017, 'Predictors of developmental surveillance completion at six months of age in south western Sydney', Child: Care, Health and Development, 43, pp. 307 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12425

Robertson MM; Eapen V, 2017, 'The Psychosocial Aspects of the Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: Empirical Evidence from the Literature', Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 4, pp. 59 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40473-017-0107-8

O’Hare D; Eapen V; Grove R; Helmes E; McBain K; Reece J, 2017, 'Youth with Tourette syndrome: Parental perceptions and experiences in the Australian context', Australian Journal of Psychology, 69, pp. 48 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12111

Fang Z; Eapen V; Clarke RA, 2017, 'CTNNA3 discordant regulation of nested LRRTM3, implications for autism spectrum disorder and Tourette syndrome', Meta Gene, 11, pp. 43 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2016.11.003

Gokoolparsadh A; Fang Z; Braidy N; Lin P; Pardy CJ; Eapen V; Clarke R; Voineagu I, 2017, 'Transcriptional response to mitochondrial protease IMMP2L knockdown in human primary astrocytes', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 482, pp. 1252 - 1258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.12.024

Robertson MM; Eapen V; Singer HS; Martino D; Scharf JM; Paschou P; Roessner V; Woods DW; Hariz M; Mathews CA; Crncec R; Leckman JF, 2017, 'Gilles de la Tourette syndrome', Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.97

Chandra M; Jalaludin B; Woolfenden S; Descallar J; Nicholls L; Dissanayake C; Williams K; Murphy E; Walter A; Eastwood J; Eapen V, 2016, 'Screen time of infants in Sydney, Australia: A birth cohort study', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012342

Taylor LJ; Eapen V; Maybery MT; Midford S; Paynter J; Quarmby L; Smith T; Williams K; Whitehouse AJO, 2016, 'Diagnostic evaluation for autism spectrum disorder: A survey of health professionals in Australia', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012517

Woolfenden S; Eapen V; Jalaludin B; Hayen A; Kemp L; Dissanyake C; Hendry A; Axelsson E; Overs B; Eastwood J; Crncec R; McKenzie A; Beasley D; Murphy E; Williams K, 2016, 'Prevalence and factors associated with parental concerns about development detected by the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) at 6-month, 12-month and 18-month well-child checks in a birth cohort', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012144

Az Hakeem ; Rudi Crncec, ; Mona asghari-Fard ; Fintan Harte ; Valsamma Eapen , 2016, 'Development and validation of a measure for assessing gender dysphoria in adults: The Gender Preoccupation and Stability Qusestionnaire', International Journal of Transgenderism, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/witjt20

Eapen V, 2016, 'Early identification of autism spectrum disorder: Do we need a paradigm shift?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50, pp. 718 - 720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416652733

O’Hare D; Helmes E; Eapen V; Grove R; McBain K; Reece J, 2016, 'The Impact of Tic Severity, Comorbidity and Peer Attachment on Quality of Life Outcomes and Functioning in Tourette’s Syndrome: Parental Perspectives', Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47, pp. 563 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-015-0590-7

Eapen V; Snedden C; Črnčec R; Pick A; Sachdev P, 2016, 'Tourette syndrome, co-morbidities and quality of life', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50, pp. 82 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415594429

Ong N; McCleod E; Nicholls L; Fairbairn N; Tomsic G; Lord B; Eapen V, 2016, 'Paving the way for paeds with needs: Attitudes of healthcare staff in the treatment of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities', JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, 60, pp. 804 - 804, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000383462000906&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tomsic G; Wechter E; Rankin K; Fairbairn N; Deng L; Ong N; Nicholls L; Lord B; Eapen V; Silove N, 2016, 'The evaluation of a person-centred profile for children with intellectual disabilities during a health care encounter', JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, 60, pp. 815 - 815, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000383462000961&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Eapen V; Cavanna AE; Robertson MM, 2016, 'Comorbidities, social impact, and quality of life in tourette syndrome', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7, pp. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00097

O'Hare D; Eapen V; Helmes E; Mcbain K; Reece J; Grove R, 2016, 'Recognising and Treating Tourette's Syndrome in Young Australians: A Need for Informed Multidisciplinary Support', Australian Psychologist, 51, pp. 238 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12170

Tsabar M; Waterman DP; Aguilar F; Katsnelson L; Eapen VV; Memisoglu G; Haber JE, 2016, 'Asf1 facilitates dephosphorylation of Rad53 after DNA double-strand break repair', GENES & DEVELOPMENT, 30, pp. 1211 - 1223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.280685.116

Woolfenden S; Eapen V; Axelsson E; Hendry A; Jalaludin B; Dissanayake C; Overs B; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Einfeld S; Silove N; Short K; Beasley D; Črnčec R; Murphy E; Williams K; Harvey S; Walter A; Matthey S; Shine T; Ha T; Wong O; Garg PP; Deering A; Cleary J; Nguyen V; Ha M; Butler C; Yakob B, 2016, 'Who is our cohort: Recruitment, representativeness, baseline risk and retention in the "Watch Me Grow" study?', BMC Pediatrics, 16, pp. 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0582-1

O'Hare D; Helmes E; Reece J; Eapen V; Mcbain K, 2016, 'The Differential Impact of Tourette's Syndrome and Comorbid Diagnosis on the Quality of Life and Functioning of Diagnosed Children and Adolescents', Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 29, pp. 30 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12132

Klionsky DJ; Abdelmohsen K; Abe A; Abedin MJ; Abeliovich H; Arozena AA; Adachi H; Adams CM; Adams PD; Adeli K; Adhihetty PJ; Adler SG; Agam G; Agarwal R; Aghi MK; Agnello M; Agostinis P; Aguilar PV; Aguirre-Ghiso J; Airoldi EM; Ait-Si-Ali S; Akematsu T; Akporiaye ET; Al-Rubeai M; Albaiceta GM; Albanese C; Albani D; Albert ML; Aldudo J; Algül H; Alirezaei M; Alloza I; Almasan A; Almonte-Beceril M; Alnemri ES; Alonso C; Altan-Bonnet N; Altieri DC; Alvarez S; Alvarez-Erviti L; Alves S; Amadoro G; Amano A; Amantini C; Ambrosio S; Amelio I; Amer AO; Amessou M; Amon A; An Z; Anania FA; Andersen SU; Andley UP; Andreadi CK; Andrieu-Abadie N; Anel A; Ann DK; Anoopkumar-Dukie S; Antonioli M; Aoki H; Apostolova N; Aquila S; Aquilano K; Araki K; Arama E; Aranda A; Araya J; Arcaro A; Arias E; Arimoto H; Ariosa AR; Armstrong JL; Arnould T; Arsov I; Asanuma K; Askanas V; Asselin E; Atarashi R; Atherton SS; Atkin JD; Attardi LD; Auberger P; Auburger G; Aurelian L; Autelli R; Avagliano L; Avantaggiati ML; Avrahami L; Azad N; Awale S; Bachetti T; Backer JM; Bae DH; Bae JS; Bae ON; Bae SH; Baehrecke EH; Baek SH; Baghdiguian S; Bagniewska-Zadworna A, 2016, 'Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)', Autophagy, 12, pp. 1 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

Mehta D; Eapen V; Kohlhoff J; Mendoza Diaz A; Barnett B; Silove D; Dadds MR, 2016, 'Genetic regulation of maternal oxytocin response and its influences on maternal behavior', Neural Plasticity, 2016, pp. 5740365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5740365

Mona A-F; Ursula H; My TH; Valsamma E; Asghari M; Eapen V, 2016, 'Initiative to Improve the Health Outcomes of Those at Risk of Perinatal Depression: Referral Characteristics and Psychosocial Determinants', Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 06, pp. 463 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2016.68062

Eapen V, 2016, 'Parental Quality of Life in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Status and Future Directions', Acta Psychopathologica, 02, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2469-6676.100031

Eapen V; Crncec R, 2016, 'There are Gains, But can we Tell for Whom and Why? Predictors of Treatment Response Following Group Early Start Denver Model Intervention in Preschool - Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder', Autism-Open Access, 06, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7890.1000168

Guerra-Moreno A; Isasa M; Bhanu MK; Waterman DP; Eapen VV; Gygi SP; Hanna J, 2015, 'Proteomic Analysis Identifies Ribosome Reduction as an Effective Proteotoxic Stress Response', JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 290, pp. 29695 - 29706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.684969

Robertson MM; Roberts S; Pillai S; Eapen V, 2015, 'Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a cohort of deaf people', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 17, pp. 65 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2015.06.017

Moselhy H; Eapen V; Akawi NA; Younis A; Salih B; Othman AR; Yousef S; Clarke RA; Ali BR, 2015, 'Secondary association of PDLIM5 with paranoid schizophrenia in Emirati patients', Meta Gene, 5, pp. 135 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2015.07.002

Tsabar M; Eapen VV; Mason JM; Memisoglu G; Waterman DP; Long MJ; Bishop DK; Haber JE, 2015, 'Caffeine impairs resection during DNA break repair by reducing the levels of nucleases Sae2 and Dna2', NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 43, pp. 6889 - 6901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv520

Ying L; Ma F; Huang H; Guo X; Chen C; Xu F; Eapen V, 2015, 'Parental monitoring, parent-adolescent communication, and adolescents' trust in their parents in China', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0134730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134730

Gona JK; Newton CR; Rimba K; Mapenzi R; Kihara M; Van De Vijver FJR; Abubakar A; Eapen V, 2015, 'Parents' and professionals' perceptions on causes and treatment options for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in a multicultural context on the Kenyan Coast', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0132729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132729

Kohlhoff J; Barnett B; Eapen V, 2015, 'Adult separation anxiety and unsettled infant behavior: Associations with adverse parenting during childhood and insecure adult attachment', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 61, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.05.004

Eapen V; Gururaj A, 2015, 'An open clinical trial of risperidone in children with seizures and hyperactivity', Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 03, pp. 031 - 034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1557234

Eapen V; Robertson MM, 2015, 'Are there distinct subtypes in Tourette syndrome? Pure-Tourette syndrome versus Tourette syndrome-plus, and simple versus complex tics', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 11, pp. 1431 - 1436, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S72284

Woolfenden S; Williams K; Eapen V; Mensah F; Hayen A; Siddiqi A; Kemp L, 2015, 'Developmental vulnerability - don't investigate without a model in mind', Child: Care, Health and Development, 41, pp. 337 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12181

Yu D; Mathews CA; Scharf JM; Neale BM; Davis LK; Gamazon ER; Derks EM; Evans P; Edlund CK; Crane J; Fagerness JA; Osiecki L; Gallagher P; Gerber G; Haddad S; Illmann C; McGrath LM; Mayerfeld C; Arepalli S; Barlassina C; Barr CL; Bellodi L; Benarroch F; Berrió GB; Bienvenu OJ; Black D; Bloch MH; Brentani H; Bruun RD; Budman CL; Camarena B; Campbell DD; Cappi C; Cardona Silgado JC; Cavallini MC; Chavira DA; Chouinard S; Cook EH; Cookson MR; Coric V; Cullen B; Cusi D; Delorme R; Denys D; Dion Y; Eapen V; Egberts K; Falkai P; Fernandez T; Fournier E; Garrido H; Geller D; Gilbert D; Girard SL; Grabe HJ; Grados MA; Greenberg BD; Gross-Tsur V; Grünblatt E; Hardy J; Heiman GA; Hemmings SMJ; Herrera LD; Hezel DM; Hoekstra PJ; Jankovic J; Kennedy JL; King RA; Konkashbaev AI; Kremeyer B; Kurlan R; Lanzagorta N; Leboyer M; Leckman JF; Lennertz L; Liu C; Lochner C; Lowe TL; Lupoli S; Macciardi F; Maier W; Manunta P; Marconi M; McCracken JT; Mesa Restrepo SC; Moessner R; Moorjani P; Morgan J; Muller H; Murphy DL; Naarden AL; Ochoa WC; Ophoff RA; Pakstis AJ; Pato MT; Pato CN; Piacentini J; Pittenger C; Pollak Y; Rauch SL, 2015, 'Cross-disorder genome-wide analyses suggest a complex genetic relationship between tourette's syndrome and OCD', American Journal of Psychiatry, 172, pp. 82 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101306

O'Hare D; Eapen V; Helmes E; McBain K; Reece J; Grove R, 2015, 'Factors impacting the quality of peer relationships of youth with Tourette's syndrome', BMC Psychology, 3, pp. 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/S40359-015-0090-3

Ferrari M; Dibitetto D; De Gregorio G; Eapen VV; Rawal CC; Lazzaro F; Tsabar M; Marini F; Haber JE; Pellicioli A, 2015, 'Functional Interplay between the 53BP1-Ortholog Rad9 and the Mre11 Complex Regulates Resection, End-Tethering and Repair of a Double-Strand Break', PLOS Genetics, 11, pp. e1004928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004928

Robertson MM; Cavanna AE; Eapen V, 2015, 'Gilles de la tourette syndrome and disruptive behavior disorders: Prevalence, associations, and explanation of the relationships', Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 27, pp. 33 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13050112

Lim DE; Eapen V; Crncec R; Smoleniec J, 2014, 'Psychosocial and Developmental Outcomes of Children Born following Intrauterine Growth Restriction: An Australian Pilot Study', Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 3, pp. 1000129, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-9525.1000129

Eapen V; Clarke RA, 2014, 'Autism spectrum disorders: From genotypes to phenotypes', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, pp. 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00914

Eapen V, 2014, 'Changes to child psychiatric disorders in DSM-5: The good, the bad and everything in between', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2014.08.009

Eapen V; Črnčec R, 2014, 'DSM 5 and child psychiatric disorders: What is new? What has changed?', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11, pp. 114 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2014.04.008

Robertson MM; Eapen V, 2014, 'Tourette's: Syndrome, disorder or spectrum? Classificatory challenges and an appraisal of the DSM criteria', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11, pp. 106 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2014.05.010

Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Jalaludin B; Dissanayake C; Axelsson EL; Murphy E; Eastwood J; Descallar J; Beasley D; Črnčec R; Short K; Silove N; Einfeld S; Prior M, 2014, '"Are you available for the next 18 months?" - methods and aims of a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating a universal developmental surveillance program: The 'Watch Me Grow' study', BMC Pediatrics, 14, pp. 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-234

Eapen V; Dadds M; Barnett B; Kohlhoff J; Khan F; Radom N; Silove DM, 2014, 'Separation anxiety, attachment and inter-personal representations: Disentangling the role of oxytocin in the perinatal period', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e107745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107745

Woolfenden S; Eapen V; Williams K; Hayen A; Spencer N; Kemp L, 2014, 'A systematic review of the prevalence of parental concerns measured by the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) indicating developmental risk', BMC Pediatrics, 14, pp. 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-231

Clarke RA; Eapen V, 2014, 'Balance within the neurexin trans-synaptic connexus stabilizes behavioral control', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, pp. 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00052

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