Dr Stuart Lee - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr. Stuart Lee is the mental health service evaluation senior research officer at the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred and Monash University. Dr Lee has conducted a number of quality improvement and research projects exploring key aspects of service delivery within inpatient and community psychiatry, psycho-oncology and neurology services. A focus of his research has been to maximise identification and early intervention for psychological distress and promotion of recovery and rehabilitation of functioning for patients.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY IN CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)

Institution: Melbourne University

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

Wasiak, J., Mahar, P., Lee, S.J., Paul, E., Spinks, A., Pfitzer, B., Cleland, H.J., Gabbe, B.J., 2012, 12-Month generic health status and psychological distress outcomes following an Australian natural disaster experience: 2009 Black Saturday Wildfires, Injury [E], vol epub, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-5.

Podubinski, T.A., Daffern, M.D., Lee, S.J., 2012, A prospective examination of the stability of hostile-dominance and its relationship to paranoia over a one-year follow-up, Personality and Individual Differences [P], vol 52, issue 5, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 586-590.

Lee, A., Lee, S.J., Coles, J.Y., Kulkarni, J., 2012, Australian Psychologists Current Practice, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Supporting Women Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment, The Australian Community Psychologist [P], vol 24, issue 2, The College of Community Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd, Australia, pp. 152-165.

Hollander, Y., Lee, S.J., Tahtalian, S.S., Young, D., Kulkarni, J., 2012, Challenges relating to the interface between crisis mental health clinicians and police when engaging with people with a mental illness, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law [P], vol 19, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 402-411.

Lee, S.J., Foley, F.M., Hannagan, E., Kulkarni, J., Bosanac, P., Castle, D., Hollander, Y., 2012, Determining the efficacy and tolerance of quetiapine extended release for the management of psychosis and accompanying acute behavioral disturbance in adult acute psychiatry, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry [P], vol 24, issue 4, Dowden Health Media Inc., Glastonbury CT USA, pp. 271-278.

Pillay, B., Lee, S.J., Katona, L., De Bono, S., Warren, N.L., Fletcher, J.M., Burney, S., 2012, The psychosocial impact of haematopoietic SCT on sibling donors, Bone Marrow Transplantation [P], vol 47, issue 10, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1361-1365.

Filia, S.L., Wheelhouse, A., Lee, S.J., Main, M., De Castella, R.A., Wilkins, S., Kulkarni, J., 2012, Transitioning patients taking clozapine from the public to private/GP shared-care setting: barriers and criteria, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 46, issue 3, Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 225-231.

Gibbs, Z., Lee, S.J., Kulkarni, J., 2012, What factors determine whether a woman becomes depressed during the perimenopause?, Archives Of Womens Mental Health [P], vol 15, issue 5, Springer Wien, Austria, pp. 323-332.

Lee, A., Coles, J.Y., Lee, S.J., Kulkarni, J., 2012, Women survivors of child abuse - don't ask, don't tell, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 41, issue 11, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 903-906.

Kulkarni, J., De Castella, R., Headey, B., Marston, N., Sinclair, K., Lee, S., Gurvich, C., Fitzgerald, P., Burger, H., 2011, Estrogens and men with schizophrenia: Is there a case for adjunctive therapy?, Schizophrenia Research [P], vol 125, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 278-283.

Selzer, R., McGartland, M., Foley, F., Fitzgerald, P., Ellen, S., Blashki, G., Lee, S., 2010, Mailing GP reply letters after psychiatric assessment : A pilot randomised controlled trial, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 39, issue 12, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 959-962.

Lee, S., De Castella, R., Freidin, J., Kennedy, A., Kroschel, J., Humphrey, C., Kerr, R., Hollows, A., Wilkins, S., Kulkarni, J., 2010, Mental health care on the streets: An integrated approach, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 44, issue 6, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 505-512.

Kulkarni, J., Gurvich, C., Lee, S., Gilbert, H., Gavrilidis, E., De Castella, R., Berk, M., Dodd, S., Fitzgerald, P., Davis, S., 2010, Piloting the effective therapeutic dose of adjunctive selective estrogen receptor modulator treatment in postmenopausal women with schizophrenia, Psychoneuroendocrinology [P], vol 35, issue 8, Pergamon, UK, pp. 1142-1147.

Lee, S., Katona, L., De Bono, S., Lewis, K., 2010, Routine screening for psychological distress on an Australian inpatient haematology and oncology ward: impact on use of psychosocial services., Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 193, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. S74-S78.

Lee, S., Cox, A., Whitecross, F., Williams, P., Hollander, Y., 2010, Sensory assessment and therapy to help reduce seclusion use with service users needing psychiatric intensive care, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care: Psychiatric intensive care and low secure units [P], vol 6, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 83-90.

Padmanabhan, V., Battaglia, D., Brown, M.B., Karsch, F.J., Lee, J.S., Pan, W., Phillips, D.J., Van Cleef, J., 2002, Neuroendocrine control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion: II. Is follistatin-induced suppression of FSH secretion mediated via changes in activin availability and does it involve changes in gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion?, Biology of Reproduction, vol 66, issue 5, Society for the Study of Reproduction Inc., Madison WI USA, pp. 1395-1402.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Characterizing the symptom presentation of perimenopausal depression & factors..

Supervisors:

Kulkarni, J (Main), Lee, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring the factors predicting psychological distress and health-related quality of life in haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients..

Supervisors:

Burney, S (Main), Lee, S (Associate), Fletcher, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Resilience, coping and quality of life surrounding vision loss and impairment in adolescence.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Joint), Warren, N (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The psychological characteristics of hospitalised inpatients with problematic interpersonal styles.

Supervisors:

Daffern, M (Main), Lee, S (Associate).