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Overview

Brian Draper is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on cognitive health, mental health, and aging.

The main fields of study for Brian Draper include Medicine and Psychology. Their work also covers specialized subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, General Health Professions, Health, and Social Psychology.

Their research addresses various topics, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
  • Aging and Gerontology Research

Brian Draper has published extensively in several academic journals. The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • Australasian Journal on Ageing
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian Draper include:

  • "Metformin Use Is Associated With Slowed Cognitive Decline and Reduced Incident Dementia in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study" (2020) published in Diabetes Care
  • "COVID-19: the implications for suicide in older adults" (2020) published in International Psychogeriatrics
  • "Association of Dilated Perivascular Spaces With Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia" (2021) published in Neurology
  • "New Australian guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an overview of recommendations" (2021) published in The Medical Journal of Australia
  • "Doctors' reporting of mental health stigma and barriers to help-seeking" (2021) published in Occupational Medicine

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Brian Draper's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Henry Brodaty
  • Monica Cations
  • Perminder S. Sachdev
  • Adrienne Withall
  • Kylie Radford

Best Publications

  • Nursing home staff attitudes towards residents with dementia: strain and satisfaction with work

    Henry Brodaty;Brian Draper;Lee-Fay Low

  • A systematic review of physical illness, functional disability, and suicidal behaviour among older adults

    Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg;Gary Cheung;Silvia Sara Canetto;Annette Erlangsen

  • The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study (MAS): methodology and baseline medical and neuropsychiatric characteristics of an elderly epidemiological non-demented cohort of Australians aged 70-90 years.

    Perminder S. Sachdev;Henry Brodaty;Simone Reppermund;Nicole A. Kochan

  • A Systematic Review of Elderly Suicide Prevention Programs

    Sylvie Lapierre;Annette Erlangsen;Margda Waern;Diego De Leo

  • A comparison of caregivers for elderly stroke and dementia victims

    Brian M. Draper;Christopher J. Poulos;Andrew M. D. Cole;Roslyn G. Poulos

  • Alcohol-related dementia: an update of the evidence

    Nicole J Ridley;Nicole J Ridley;Brian Draper;Adrienne Withall

  • Psychosis, depression and behavioural disturbances in Sydney nursing home residents: prevalence and predictors

    Henry Brodaty;Brian Draper;Dania Saab;Lee-Fay Low

  • Efficacy of oral risperidone, haloperidol, or placebo for symptoms of delirium among patients in palliative care: a randomized clinical trial

    Meera R Agar;Peter G Lawlor;Stephen Quinn;Brian Draper

  • Long-term effects of childhood abuse on the quality of life and health of older people : results from the Depression and early prevention of suicide in general practice project

    Brian Draper;Jon J Pfaff;Jane E Pirkis;John Snowdon

  • Prevalence and predictors of “subjective cognitive complaints” in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study.

    Melissa J. Slavin;Henry Brodaty;Nicole A. Kochan;John D. Crawford

  • Use of a Robotic Seal as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Dementia Symptoms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

    Wendy Moyle;Cindy J. Jones;Jenny E. Murfield;Lukman Thalib

  • Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a seven-tiered model of service delivery.

    Henry Brodaty;Brian M Draper;Lee-Fay Low

  • Factors associated with suicidal thoughts in a large community study of older adults

    Osvaldo P Almeida;Brian Draper;John Snowdon;Nicola T Lautenschlager

  • Prevalence of exposure to suicide: a meta-analysis of population-based studies

    Karl Andriessen;Bayzidur Rahman;Brian Draper;Michael Dudley

  • Falls, depression and antidepressants in later life: a large primary care appraisal

    Ngaire Kerse;Leon Flicker;Jon J. Pfaff;Brian Draper

  • Time to diagnosis in young-onset dementia and its determinants: the INSPIRED study.

    Brian Draper;Monica Cations;Fiona White;Julian Trollor

  • COVID-19: the implications for suicide in older adults.

    Anne Pamela Frances Wand;Bao-Liang Zhong;Helen Fung Kum Chiu;Brian M. Draper

  • Metformin Use Is Associated With Slowed Cognitive Decline and Reduced Incident Dementia in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study.

    Katherine Samaras;Katherine Samaras;Katherine Samaras;Steve Makkar;John D. Crawford;Nicole A. Kochan

  • Early dementia diagnosis and the risk of suicide and euthanasia

    Brian Draper;Carmelle Peisah;John Snowdon;John Snowdon;Henry Brodaty

  • Mild cognitive impairment in a community sample: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study

    Henry Brodaty;Megan Heffernan;Nicole A. Kochan;Brian Draper

  • Factors predicting reversion from mild cognitive impairment to normal cognitive functioning: a population-based study.

    Perminder S. Sachdev;Darren M. Lipnicki;John Crawford;Simone Reppermund

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Perminder S. Sachdev
Perminder S. Sachdev University of New South Wales
Nicole A. Kochan
Nicole A. Kochan University of New South Wales
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Lee-Fay Low
Lee-Fay Low University of Sydney
Simone Reppermund
Simone Reppermund University of New South Wales
Rebecca Mitchell
Rebecca Mitchell Macquarie University
Melissa J. Slavin
Melissa J. Slavin University of New South Wales
John Snowdon
John Snowdon University of Sydney
Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth Beattie Queensland University of Technology

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