Dr Phyllis Chua - Researcher Profile

Biography

Phyllis works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer.

Qualifications

MASTER OF MEDICINE (PSYCHIATRY)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1995

FELLOWSHIP

Institution: Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Year awarded: 1995

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1987

Publications

Book Chapters

Rinehart, N.J., Chua, P., Bradshaw, J.L., 2009, Processes and mechanisms in neuropsychiatry: motor-executive process, in The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness, eds Stephen J. Wood, Nicholas B Allen and Christos Pantelis, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 25-36.

Journal Articles

Looi, J.C., Rajagopalan, P., Walterfang, M., Madsen, S.K., Thompson, P.M., Macfarlane, M.D., Ching, C., Chua, P., Velakoulis, D., 2012, Differential putaminal morphology in Huntington's disease, frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 46, issue 12, Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1145-1158.

Labuschagne, I., Phan, K.L., Wood, A.G., Angstadt, M., Chua, P., Heinrichs, M., Stout, J.C., Nathan, P.J., 2012, Medial frontal hyperactivity to sad faces in generalized social anxiety disorder and modulation by oxytocin, International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology [P], vol 15, issue 7, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 883-896.

Shirbin, C., Chua, P., Churchyard, A.J., Hannan, A.J., Lowndes, G.J., Stout, J.C., 2012, The relationship between cortisol and verbal memory in the early stages of Huntington's disease, Journal of Neurology [E], Springer Medizin, Germany, pp. 1-12.

Sritharan, A., Egan, G.F., Johnston, L.A., Horne, M.K., Bradshaw, J.L., Bohanna, I.K., Asadi, H., Cunnington, R., Churchyard, A.J., Chua, P., Farrow, M.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, A longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study in symptomatic Huntington's disease, Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry [P], vol 81, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 257-262.

Labuschagne, I., Phan, K., Wood, A., Angstadt, M., Chua, P., Heinrichs, M., Stout, J., Nathan, P., 2010, Oxytocin attenuates amygdala reactivity to fear in generalized social anxiety disorder, Neuropsychopharmacology [P], vol 35, issue 12, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 2403-2413.

Looi, J.C.L., Walterfang, M., Styner, M., Svensson, L., Lindberg, O., Ostberg, P., Botes, L., Orndahl, E., Chua, P., Kumar, R., Velakoulis, D., Wahlund, L., 2010, Shape analysis of the neostriatum in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and controls, Neuroimage [P], vol 51, issue 3, Academic Press, USA, pp. 970-986.

Farrow, M.A., Churchyard, A., Chua, P., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2007, Attention, inhibition, and proximity to clinical onset in preclinical mutation carriers for Huntington's disease, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol 29, issue 3, Taylor & Francis Inc, USA, pp. 235-246.

Thiruvady, D.R., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Egan, G.F., Ray, S., Sritharan, A., Farrow, M.A., Churchyard, A.J., Chua, P., Bradshaw, J.L., Brawn, T., Cunnington, R., 2007, Functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex in Huntington's disease, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol 78, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 127-133.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Sritharan, A., Farrow, M., Cunnington, R., Stout, J.C., Bradshaw, J.L., Churchyard, A.J., Brawn, T., Chua, P., Chiu, E., Thiruvady, D.R., Egan, G., 2007, Increased cortical recruitment in Huntington's disease using a Simon task, Neuropsycholgia, vol 45, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 1791-1800.

Gibbie, T., Mijch, A.M., Ellen, S.R., Hoy, J.F., Hutchison, C.W., Wright, E., Chua, P., Judd, F., 2006, Depression and neurocognitive performance in individuals with HIV/AIDS: 2-year follow-up, HIV Medicine, vol 7, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 112-121.

Farrow, M.A., Chua, P., Churchyard, A.J., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2006, Proximity to clinical onset influences motor and cognitive performance in presymptomatic Huntington disease gene carriers, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, vol 19, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philladelphia USA, pp. 208-216.

Judd, F., Komiti, A., Chua, P., Mijch, A.M., Hoy, J., Grech, P., Street, A., Lloyd, J., Williams, B., 2005, Nature of depression in patients with HIV/AIDS, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol 39, issue 9, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 826-832.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Smith, E., Bradshaw, J.L., Chua, P., Lloyd, J.H., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., 2003, Future directions in research with presymptomatic individuals carrying the gene for Huntington's disease, Brain Research Bulletin, vol 59, issue 5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 331-338.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Shirbin, C.

Program of Study:

Cortisol as a biological marker of depression and memory difficulties in the early stages of Huntington's disease. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Stout, J (Main), Chua, P (Associate).