Department of Adolescent Medicine Clinical Research

Recent Grants and Awards

Funding Source Project NHMRC Project Grant Impact of discharge weight on the outcome of family therapy for Anorexia Nervosa NHMRC Project Grant Effectiveness of Strattera for ADHD ARC Linkage Grant Evidence based evaluation of treatment in ADHD ARC Linkage Grant An investigation of nurses' experiences, understandings and perceptions of nursing eating disordered patients Sydney University Infrastructure Development and the Macquarie Foundation Randomised control trial of outpatient groups for adolescent obesity DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and Sydney University Medical Foundation Measuring body composition in adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa Sydney Sesquicentennial Research Fund Cognitive processing changes in ADHD children on stimulant medication Sydney University Medical Foundation Establishment of a database to integrate biological, psychological and other outcome measures in the assessment and treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa NSW Health R & D Grant Building connections between services working with young people Gambling Council of NSW Research Fund Attention Deficit Disorder as a risk factor for problem gambling in adolescents Nutricia Grant Effects of dietary supplementation and nutritional rehabilitation on brain structure, cognitive functioning and mood in adolescents with anorexia nervosa John and Janet Woods Foundation Anorexia nervosa research World Tobacco Day Grant Training paediatricians in smoking cessation advice for adolescents and parents who smoke

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• Research Streams
• Department Staff Involved in Research
• Recent Grants and Awards
• Recent Publications