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List of works by Patricia A. Jacomb

"Mental health literacy": a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment

scientific article published in February 1997

A prospective study of cognitive function in the elderly.

scientific article published in July 1997

A quantitative review of cognitive deficits in depression and Alzheimer-type dementia

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

A short form of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule: evaluation of factorial validity and invariance across demographic variables in a community sample

Age differences in depression and anxiety symptoms: a structural equation modelling analysis of data from a general population sample.

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An analysis of diversity in the cognitive performance of elderly community dwellers: individual differences in change scores as a function of age.

scientific article published in September 1999

An association study of a functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene with personality and psychiatric symptoms

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An examination of seasonality experienced by Australians living in a continental temperate climate zone.

scientific article published in June 2004

Apolipoprotein E allele epsilon 4, dementia, and cognitive decline in a population sample

scientific article published in November 1995

Aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of dementia

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Aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of dementia

scholarly article by A. S. Henderson et al published September 1997 in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Association of a functional polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter with personality and psychiatric symptoms.

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Association of adverse childhood experiences, age of menarche, and adult reproductive behavior: does the androgen receptor gene play a role?

scientific article published in February 2004

Association of dopamine-β-hydroxylase and androgen receptor gene polymorphisms with Eysenck’s P and other personality traits

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Association of obesity with anxiety, depression and emotional well-being: a community survey

scientific article published in January 2003

Association of smoking and personality with a polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene: results from a community survey

scientific article published on June 2000

Attitudes towards people with a mental disorder: a survey of the Australian public and health professionals

scientific article published in February 1999

Attitudes towards people with depression: effects on the public's help-seeking and outcome when experiencing common psychiatric symptoms

scientific article published in August 2000

Belief systems of the general public concerning the appropriate treatments for mental disorders

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Beliefs about the Helpfulness of Interventions for Mental Disorders: A Comparison of General Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists

scientific article published on December 1, 1997

COMT andDRD3 polymorphisms, environmental exposures, and personality traits related to common mental disorders

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Do cognitive complaints either predict future cognitive decline or reflect past cognitive decline? A longitudinal study of an elderly community sample.

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Education and decline in cognitive performance: compensatory but not protective

scientific article published in March 1997

Emotional response of participants to a mental health survey

scientific article published on February 1999

Erratum to “Association of dopamine-β-hydroxylase and androgen receptor gene polymorphisms with Eysenck’s P and other personality traits” [Personality and Individual Differences 37 (2004) 191–202]

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Factors Associated with Successful Ageing

Factors associated with informant-rated personality problems in an elderly population

Factors associated with young adults' obtaining general practitioner services

scientific article published in January 2002

GP attendance by elderly Australians: evidence for unmet need in elderly men.

scientific article published in February 1997

Gender differences in factors affecting use of health services: an analysis of a community study of middle-aged and older Australians.

scientific article published in November 2004

HLA-A and CTGB33 polymorphisms and variation in IQ scores

article published in 1999

Health, cognitive, and psychosocial factors as predictors of mortality in an elderly community sample

scientific article published on February 1999

Helpfulness of interventions for mental disorders: Beliefs of health professionals compared with the general public

scientific article published on September 1, 1997

ICD-10 mild cognitive disorder: its outcome three years later

scientific article published in May 1997

Impact of pet ownership on elderly Australians' use of medical services: an analysis using Medicare data.

scientific article published on April 1997

Inequalities in the regional distribution of private psychiatric services provided under Medicare

scientific article published in December 1993

Informant ratings of cognitive decline in old age: validation against change on cognitive tests over 7 to 8 years

scientific article published in July 2000

Informant ratings of cognitive decline of elderly people: relationship to longitudinal change on cognitive tests

scientific article published in March 1996

Memory complaints as a precursor of memory impairment in older people: a longitudinal analysis over 7-8 years

scientific article published on April 2001

Molecular genetics and the epidemiology of common mental disorders: new opportunities.

scientific article published in September 1997

Mortality in relation to dementia, depression and social integration in an elderly community sample

scholarly article by A. F. Jorm et al published January 1991 in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Non-linear relationships in associations of depression and anxiety with alcohol use.

scientific article published in March 2000

Occupation type as a predictor of cognitive decline and dementia in old age.

scientific article published in July 1998

Patterns of association between alcohol consumption and symptoms of depression and anxiety in young adults.

scientific article published in May 2002

Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research.

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Personality change in dementia of the Alzheimer type

scholarly article by P. A. Jacomb & A. F. Jorm published March 1996 in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Pet ownership and health in older adults: findings from a survey of 2,551 community-based Australians aged 60-64.

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Predicting anxiety and depression from personality: is there a synergistic effect of neuroticism and extraversion?

scientific article published in February 2000

Predictors of GP service use: a community survey of an elderly Australian sample

scientific article published on August 1, 1998

Predictors of refusal to participate: a longitudinal health survey of the elderly in Australia

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Projected increases in the number of dementia cases for 29 developed countries: application of a new method for making projections

scientific article published on October 1988

Psychotic symptoms in the elderly: a prospective study in a population sample

scientific article published in July 1998

Public belief systems about the helpfulness of interventions for depression: associations with history of depression and professional help-seeking

scientific article published in May 2000

Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for depression and schizophrenia.

scientific article published in April 1997

Public beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions for depression: effects on actions taken when experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms

scientific article published in August 2000

Regional differences in mortality from dementia in Australia: an analysis of death certificate data

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Risk factors for depression and anxiety in abstainers, moderate drinkers and heavy drinkers

scientific article published on December 2000

Risk factors of transition from normal cognition to mild cognitive disorder: the PATH through Life Study.

scientific article published on 23 July 2009

Sexual orientation and mental health: results from a community survey of young and middle-aged adults.

scientific article published in May 2002

Smoking and mental health: results from a community survey.

scientific article published in January 1999

Symptoms of depression and anxiety during adult life: evidence for a decline in prevalence with age.

scientific article published in November 1998

The Canberra Longitudinal Study: Design, Aims, Methodology, Outcomes and Recent Empirical Investigations

article by Helen Christensen et al published June 2004 in Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section B: Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition

The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE): socio-demographic correlates, reliability, validity and some norms.

scientific article published in November 1989

The cognitive decline scale of the psychogeriatric assessment scales (PAS): longitudinal data on its validity

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The course of depression in the elderly: a longitudinal community-based study in Australia

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The psychogeriatric assessment scales (PAS): further data on psychometric properties and validity from a longitudinal study of the elderly

scientific article published on January 1997

Use of the Transparent Bipolar Inventory to measure the big-five personality factors in an epidemiological survey of the elderly

scholarly article by Andrew Mackinnon et al published December 1996 in Personality and Individual Differences

Using the BIS/BAS scales to measure behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation: Factor structure, validity and norms in a large community sample

article by A.F Jorm et al published January 1998 in Personality and Individual Differences