Objective: The objective is to summarise recent findings from the 2010 Australian Survey of
High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) and examine their implications for future policy and planning …

Objective: The 2010 Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) is Australia's second national
psychosis survey. This paper provides an overview of its findings, including comparisons …

BackgroundThe epidemiology of intellectual disability co-occurring with schizophrenia and
other psychiatric illness is poorly understood. The separation of mental health from …

Evidence about the association between maternal mental health disorders and stillbirth and
infant mortality is limited and conflicting. We aimed to examine whether maternal prenatal …

Objective: To examine how women differ from men in their expression and experience of
psychosis. Method: Using an epidemiological sampling frame, 1090 cases of psychosis …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in Australian adults
with a psychotic disorder. Method: Data were collected during the interview phase of the …

Objectives: Data from the Australian National Study of Low Prevalence (Psychotic) Disorders
were used to describe the clinical and sociodemographic profile of individuals with bipolar …

Background Loneliness involves subjective, rather than objective, social isolation and has a
range of negative effects on mental and physical functioning. The purpose of this study was …

Objective: Participation in mainstream education and employment facilitates both the
recovery and the social inclusion of people with psychotic disorders. As part of the second …

Maternal influenza during pregnancy is a controversial risk factor for schizophrenia in the
child. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine whether birth during the 9-month period …