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Overview

Amanda L. Baker is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine, health professions, and psychology. Their research encompasses 124 publications in medicine, 76 in health professions, and 59 in psychology, with notable emphasis on general health professions, epidemiology, physiology, applied psychology, and clinical psychology as key subfields.

The primary research topics covered by Amanda L. Baker include substance abuse treatment and outcomes, smoking behavior and cessation, mental health and patient involvement, digital mental health interventions, mental health treatment and access, behavioral health and interventions, and health policy implementation science.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Amanda L. Baker include:

  • Peter J. Kelly
  • Frank P. Deane
  • Alison Beck
  • Billie Bonevski
  • Kristen McCarter

Major publication venues with recurring contributions are:

  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • BMJ Open
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Recent papers authored by Amanda L. Baker include:

  • Loneliness among people with substance use problems: A narrative systematic review, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Review
  • The long-term unmet needs of informal carers of stroke survivors at home: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies, 2020, Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Insight in substance use disorder: A systematic review of the literature, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • An online survey of informal caregivers' unmet needs and associated factors, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Addressing concerns about smoking cessation and mental health: theoretical review and practical guide for healthcare professionals, 2020, BJPsych Advances

Best Publications

  • An improved brief measure of cannabis misuse: The Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test-Revised (CUDIT-R)

    Simon J. Adamson;Frances J. Kay-Lambkin;Amanda L. Baker;Terry J. Lewin

  • A trial of two cognitive-behavioural methods of treating drug-resistant residual psychotic symptoms in schizophrenic patients: I. Outcome.

    Nicholas Tarrier;Richard Beckett;Sue Harwood;Amanda Baker

  • Integrated Exposure-Based Therapy for Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Katherine L. Mills;Maree Teesson;Sudie E. Back;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Online alcohol interventions: a systematic review.

    Angela White;David J Kavanagh;Helen Stallman;Britt Klein

  • Exploring Teachers' Knowledge of Second Language Pronunciation Techniques: Teacher Cognitions, Observed Classroom Practices, and Student Perceptions

    Amanda Baker

  • Computer-based psychological treatment for comorbid depression and problematic alcohol and/or cannabis use: a randomized controlled trial of clinical efficacy

    Frances J. Kay‐Lambkin;Amanda L. Baker;Terry J. Lewin;Vaughan J. Carr

  • A meta-analysis of differences in IL-6 and IL-10 between people with and without depression: Exploring the causes of heterogeneity

    Sarah A. Hiles;Amanda L. Baker;Theo de Malmanche;John Attia;John Attia

  • A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention among people with a psychotic disorder

    Amanda Baker;Robyn Richmond;Melanie Haile;Terry J. Lewin

  • Brief cognitive behavioural interventions for regular amphetamine users: a step in the right direction

    Amanda Baker;Nicole K. Lee;Melissa Claire;Terry J. Lewin

  • Dose-related psychotic symptoms in chronic methamphetamine users: evidence from a prospective longitudinal study.

    Rebecca McKetin;Dan I. Lubman;Amanda L. Baker;Sharon Dawe

  • Interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and interleukin-10 after antidepressant treatment in people with depression: a meta-analysis.

    S. A. Hiles;A. L. Baker;T. de Malmanche;J. Attia

  • Does methamphetamine use increase violent behaviour? Evidence from a prospective longitudinal study

    Rebecca McKetin;Dan I. Lubman;Jake M. Najman;Sharon Dawe

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy for substance use disorders in people with psychotic disorders: Randomised controlled trial.

    Amanda Baker;Sandra Bucci;Terry J. Lewin;Frances Kay-Lambkin

  • Evaluating the impact of community-based treatment options on methamphetamine use: findings from the Methamphetamine Treatment Evaluation Study (MATES).

    Rebecca McKetin;Jake M. Najman;Amanda L. Baker;Dan I. Lubman

  • Randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy for coexisting depression and alcohol problems: short-term outcome

    Amanda L. Baker;David J. Kavanagh;Frances J. Kay-Lambkin;Sally A. Hunt

  • Evaluation of a motivational interview for substance use within psychiatric in-patient services

    Amanda Baker;Terry Lewin;Heidi Reichler;Richard Clancy

  • Clinician-assisted computerised versus therapist-delivered treatment for depressive and addictive disorders: a randomised controlled trial

    Frances J Kay-Lambkin;Amanda L Baker;Brian Kelly;Terry J Lewin

  • Randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive–behavioural interventions among regular users of amphetamine.

    Amanda Baker;Tracy G. Boggs;Terry J. Lewin

  • Psychological interventions for alcohol misuse among people with co-occurring depression or anxiety disorders: A systematic review

    Amanda L. Baker;Louise K. Thornton;Sarah Hiles;Leanne Hides

  • Coping Strategy Enhancement (CSE): A Method of Treating Residual Schizophrenic Symptoms

    Nicholas Tarrier;Susan Harwood;Lawrence Yusopoff;Richard Beckett

  • Loneliness among people with substance use problems: A narrative systematic review

    Isabella Ingram;Peter J. Kelly;Frank P. Deane;Amanda L. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Frances Kay-Lambkin
Frances Kay-Lambkin University of Newcastle Australia
Terry J. Lewin
Terry J. Lewin University of Newcastle Australia
Leanne Hides
Leanne Hides University of Queensland
Frank P. Deane
Frank P. Deane University of Wollongong
Dan I. Lubman
Dan I. Lubman Monash University
Vaughan J. Carr
Vaughan J. Carr University of New South Wales
Rebecca McKetin
Rebecca McKetin University of New South Wales
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly University of Newcastle Australia
David J. Castle
David J. Castle University of Tasmania
Sandra Bucci
Sandra Bucci University of Manchester

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