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Assistant Professor, RN NZ, GradDipClinEpi W.Aust., Dip Nursing Studies, PhD
The University of Western Australia (M431), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
I am a specialised mental health nurse and researcher with over 30 years of clinical and epidemiological expertise. I have been employed by UWA since 1994 and have a broad range of research interests. However, underpinning all my research has been the aim to improve the lives and care of people living with mental illness.
From 1989-1993 I worked at the Institute of Psychiatry London. My work involved a longitudinal survey examining morbidity and service usage of elderly people in Gospel Oak, North London, an intervention study evaluating the effects of community psychiatric nurse intervention compared to usual general practitioner care on community dwelling depressed elderly people and developing and testing a training package for primary health care workers in the recognition and management of depression in older people.
Since starting at UWA in 1994, I have successfully led research projects which assessed the impact of brief motivational interviewing to reduce alcohol use, evaluated changes in mental state in men undergoing hormonal withdrawal treatment for prostate cancer, and investigated early introduction of antidepressant treatment to reduce the incidence of post-stroke depression (RCT).
I have extensive experience with multi-site collaborative research. I coordinated the 1st and 2nd Australian psychosis surveys (1997& 2010) and NHMRC funded studies: ‘Barriers to physical health in serious mental illness’ (2013-2016) and ‘An empirical framework for assessing mortality and morbidity in people with psychotic disorders’ (2016-2021).
I believe the physical health of people with severe mental illness cannot be ignored and have:
I have an interest in ensuring research is conducted in an ethical manner and so support and mentor young researchers. In 2018, I wrote the content for a free, online course on ‘Conducting research in people with psychotic disorders or severe mental illness’ for the Western Australian Health Translation Network.
I am member of:
I am Head of the Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit (NERU) and a UWA Research Integrity Advisor.
The Diagnostic Interview for Psychosis, a semi-structured clinical interview which provides a diagnostic classification in accordance with ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria was developed for the first national psychosis survey. I assisted in its development, its translation into multiple languages including Greek, Korean, Russian and Indonesian. I continue to provide free training to national and international researchers and clinicians in its administration.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Advisory Council, Psychosis Australia
2024 → …
Advisory Council member, Australian Early Psychosis Collaboration Consortium
Jan 2022 → …
Ethics Committee member, Schizophrenia International Research Society
Apr 2020 → …
Research Representative Human Research Ethics Committee, North Metropolitan Health Service
2019 → 31 Dec 2024
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Waterreus, A. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
9/05/25 → 7/05/26
Project: Research
Preen, D. (Investigator 01), Waterreus, A. (Investigator 02) & Glauert, R. (Investigator 03)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research
Waterreus, A. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
3/05/21 → 2/05/22
Project: Research
Morgan, V. (Investigator 01) & Waterreus, A. (Investigator 02)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/19 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
Morgan, V. (Investigator 01), McGrath, J. (Investigator 02), Galletly, C. (Investigator 03), Harvey, C. (Investigator 04), Castle, D. (Investigator 05), Cohen, M. (Investigator 06), Jablensky, A. (Investigator 07), Carr, V. (Investigator 08), Neil, A. (Investigator 09) & Waterreus, A. (Investigator 10)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/16 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Waterreus, A. (Recipient), 5 May 2023
Prize: Award
Waterreus, A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award
Waterreus, A. (Recipient), Nov 2020
Prize: Award
Waterreus, A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Award