Mood + Anxiety Disorders
Group
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Leader
Associate Professor Nick Allen
Members
Staff: Julian Simmons, Marie Yap, Sarah Whittle, Michelle Byrne, Renee Bazley
Students: Anna Barrett, Richard Chambers, Alison Cheetham, Mel Cook, Chris Davey, Meg Dennison, Yvonne Groot, Alison Hunter, Rene Lichter, Kerri Little, Laurie O’Brien-Simpson, Orli Schwartz, Julian Simmons, Owen Spear, Nandita Vijayakumar, George Youssef
Overview
The Mood and Anxiety Disorders research team are investigating the causes and consequences of the emergence of mood and anxiety disorders, especially unipolar depression, during adolescence. There is a strong emphasis in the research on understanding the interaction between biological, psychological, social and developmental processes in conferring risk for these disorders.