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  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gordon Parker is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, particularly in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their research portfolio includes 146 publications, with 73 focused on Psychiatry and Mental Health, 40 on General Health Professions, 33 on Pharmacology, 23 on Clinical Psychology, and 15 on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main research topics addressed by Parker cover a broad range of mental health issues, including:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on clinical characterizations and biological underpinnings of mental health conditions. Significant publications include:

  • "The clinical characterization of the adult patient with depression aimed at personalization of management," 2020, World Psychiatry
  • "The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management," 2022, World Psychiatry
  • "The biology of burnout: Causes and consequences," 2021, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • "Altered resting-state functional connectome in major depressive disorder: a mega-analysis from the PsyMRI consortium," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Cognitive side-effects of electroconvulsive therapy: what are they, how to monitor them and what to tell patients," 2020, BJPsych Open

Frequent collaborators in their work include Gabriela Tavella, Michael J. Spoelma, Adam Bayes, Dušan Hadži-Pavlović, and Philip Boyce, with whom Parker has co-authored multiple publications.

Parker has a notable presence in several journals, predominantly publishing in:

  • Australasian Psychiatry (16 publications)
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (15 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (13 publications)
  • Psychiatry Research (6 publications)
  • Bipolar Disorders (5 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Parker has contributed to book literature with at least one publication under the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This includes a work examining the Bender Gestalt Test in learning-disabled adolescents, published in 2023.

Their contributions to science have been recognized at a broader level, notably through election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • A Parental Bonding Instrument

    Gordon Parker;Hilary Tupling;L. B. Brown

  • Parental Overprotection : A Risk Factor in Psychosocial Development

    Gordon Parker

  • Gender differences in depression

    Gordon Parker;Heather Brotchie

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • Parental characteristics in relation to depressive disorders.

    Gordon Parker

  • Parental 'affectionless control' as an antecedent to adult depression. A risk factor delineated.

    Gordon Parker

  • Depression in the planet's largest ethnic group: The Chinese.

    Gordon Parker;Gemma Gladstone;Kuan Tsee Chee

  • Omega-3 fatty acids and mood disorders.

    Gordon Parker;Neville A. Gibson;Heather Brotchie;Gabriella Heruc

  • The Parental Bonding Instrument: psychometric properties reviewed.

    G Parker

  • The Life Skills Profile A Measure Assessing Function and Disability in Schizophrenia

    Alan Rosen;Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic;Gordon Parker

  • Implications of Childhood Trauma for Depressed Women: An Analysis of Pathways From Childhood Sexual Abuse to Deliberate Self-Harm and Revictimization

    Gemma L. Gladstone;Gordon B. Parker;Philip B. Mitchell;Gin S. Malhi

  • Personality as a Vulnerability Factor to Depression

    Philip Boyce;Gordon Parker;Bryanne Barnett;Margaret Cooney

  • The stability of the Parental Bonding Instrument over a 20-year period.

    Kay Wilhelm;Heather Niven;Gordon Parker;Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic

  • Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory loss in patients with early- and late-onset depression

    Ian Hickie;Sharon Naismith;Philip B. Ward;Keelin Turner

  • Parental reports of depressives: An investigation of several explanations

    Gordon Parker

  • Development of a scale to measure interpersonal sensitivity.

    Philip Boyce;Gordon Parker

  • The Parental Bonding Instrument. A decade of research.

    Parker G

  • Cognitive function in depression: a distinct pattern of frontal impairment in melancholia?

    M.-P. Austin;P. Mitchell;K. Wilhelm;G. Parker

  • Classifying depression: should paradigms lost be regained?

    Gordon Parker

  • Do bullied children become anxious and depressed adults?: A cross-sectional investigation of the correlates of bullying and anxious depression.

    Gemma L. Gladstone;Gordon B. Parker;Gin S. Malhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic
Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic University of New South Wales
Kay Wilhelm
Kay Wilhelm University of Notre Dame
Philip B. Mitchell
Philip B. Mitchell University of New South Wales
Vijaya Manicavasagar
Vijaya Manicavasagar University of New South Wales
Gin S Malhi
Gin S Malhi University of Sydney
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Michael Breakspear
Michael Breakspear University of Newcastle Australia
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University

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