Parker’s particular focus is on the phenomenology and epidemiology of mood disorders, social psychiatry, and the treatment (both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy) and management of mood disorders. His research has assisted in modelling psychiatric conditions – depression, bipolar and personality disorders – and examining causes, mechanisms and treatments for mood disorders, together with innovative clinical work. Parker is a critic of the current unitary classification of major depressive disorder (as represented in the DSM-5), and has proposed the revival of the diagnosis of melancholia. In 2010 he was made an officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his distinguished service to psychiatry as a clinician and researcher, particularly as a major contributor to the understanding and innovative treatment of mood disorders and as founder and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute.[1]
Parker was born in Melbourne, schooled at Shore in Sydney, completed an MB BS at the University of Sydney (USyd), and an MD (1978), PhD (1983) and DSc (1997) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He is married, with four children. His path to Medicine and his clinical rationale is outlined in his autobiography, "A Piece of My Mind".[2]
As a consequence of his advocacy for diagnosing melancholia, in 2010 Parker was invited to head a group of prominent international psychiatrists to argue for its separate status in the new DSM-5 classificatory system.[4]
Parker has been a member of the Editorial Boards of 16 journals, and was the invited Editor of the December 2015 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.[5] He is an invited assessor for various National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC) Grants as well as for scientific journals, for example, The Lancet and The American Journal of Psychiatry.[6] He has been involved with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) – as Editor of the Journal (1979–88) and Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee (1990–95).[7]
Parker has also held a number of positions with legal organisations, including the NSW Guardianship Board (1990–95) and the NSW Administrative Appeals Tribunal (1991–92). He has sought to make the community more aware of depressive sub-types (especially melancholia) and the bipolar conditions (especially bipolar II disorder) via multiple TV, radio and print interviews and personalised programs (for instance, two ABC Australian Story[8] programs detailing nuances of bipolar II disorder).
During his time at the Black Dog Institute, Parker ‘translated’ research findings via educational programs – some with health professionals in mind and some shaped for the general community.[9] Parker has also developed or evaluated a number of assessment and self-assessment tools to help practitioners and individuals to gauge the type and clinical import of a mood disorder.[10]
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Parker received a Citation Laureate from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) as the Australian Scientist most highly cited in the field of “Psychiatry/Psychology”. His citations exceed 35,000.[10]
In 2008, Parker received a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission award for his book: “Journeys with the Black Dog”,[11] and in 2010 his book “Tackling Depression at Work” was short-listed for a further Australian Human Rights Commission award.[12]
Lifetime awards include the RANZCP Senior Psychiatric Research Award (twice), Australasian Society of Psychiatric Research Founders Award, NSW Forensic Psychology Award, UNSW Alumni Award for Science and Technology, Suicide Prevention Lifetime Research Award, and Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010.[citation needed]
The University of NSW awards Scientia Professor status for those academics who have demonstrated "outstanding research performance."[14] Parker was the first clinical academic to be awarded such status in 2000, for a five-year period, and subsequently for three further periods up until 2018.[14]
Parker was a New South Wales finalist in the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards, in the category of Senior Australian of the Year.[15]
Publications: academic and non-academic
Parker has published more than 900 papers, over 600 in peer-reviewed journals; 70 book chapters; and written or edited 18 books. A complete list is available at the UNSW Faculty of Medicine website, Professor Gordon Barraclough Parker publications:[16]
Non-academic output
Parker has worked as a creative writer – writing for The Mavis Bramston Show, a cartoonist for Oz magazine and The Bulletin, and a book reviewer for major Australian newspapers. He was an ABC Science broadcaster in Sydney and in London.[17] His play, Personality Games, was staged in 2004 at The Wharf Theatre in Sydney [18] and La Mama's Carlton Courthouse in Melbourne.[19]
Books
Bed and Bored, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1966.
The Bonds of Depression, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1978.
Parental Overprotection, Grune and Stratton, NY, 1983.
Some Rules for Killing People, Ellard J (Parker, ed.) Angus and Robertson, 1989.
Melancholia: A Disorder of Movement and Mood, (Parker & Hadzi-Pavlovic, eds) Cambridge University Press, NY, 1996.
Dealing with Depression: a common sense guide to mood disorders, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2002.
Modelling and Managing the Depressive Disorders, Parker and Manicavasagar, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.
Journeys with the Black Dog, Wigney, Eyers & Parker, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2007.
Bipolar II Disorder: Modeling, Measuring and Managing. Cambridge University Press (1st edn, 2008.
Mastering Bipolar Disorder, Eyers and Parker, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2008.
Navigating Teenage Depression, Parker and Eyers, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2009.
Tackling Depression at Work, Eyers and Parker, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2010.
Managing Depression Growing Older, Eyers, Parker and Brodaty, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2012.
A Piece of My Mind: A Psychiatrist on the Couch, MacMillan, Sydney, 2012.
Bipolar II Disorder: Modelling, Measuring and Managing. Cambridge University Press (2nd edn), New York, 2012.
Overcoming Baby Blues, Parker, Eyers and Boyce, Allen & Unwin, Sydney 2014.
In Two Minds. A Novel, Ventura Press, Sydney 2017.1510
References
^"Gordon Parker - Black Dog Institute". Blackdoginstitute.org.au. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^A Piece of My Mind : A Psychiatrist on the Couch, MacMillan, Sydney, 2012
^"Overview - Black Dog Institute". Blackdoginstitute.org.au. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^Parker, G., Fink, M., Shorter, E., Taylor, M.A., Akiskal, H., Berrios, G., Bolwig, T., Brown, W.A., Carroll, B., Healy, D., Klein, D.F., Koukopoulos, A., Michels, R., Paris, J., Rubin, R.T., Spitzer, R., and Swartz, C. (2010). Editorial: Issues for DSM-5: Whither Melancholia? The Case for Its Classification as a Distinct Mood Disorder. Am J Psychiatry 167(7):745-747.
^"Gordon Parker - Google Scholar Citations". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^Finlay-Jones, R. (1988). Editorial: Gordon Parker, Editor 1979-1987. Aust NZ J Psychiatry 22(1):10-11.
^Barrett, R (17 March 2010). "Push for melancholia to be listed as illness". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^"Melancholia Gets Its Moment". YouTube. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ ab"Gordon Parker - Google Scholar Citations". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^Donnelly, F. (2008) Reviews: Journeys with the Black Dog. BJ Psych Bulletin 32(11):440.
^. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^"News - Black Dog Institute". Blackdoginstitute.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ ab"Scientia Professor Protocol, Human Resources, UNSW". Hr.unsw.edu.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^Singhal, Pallavi (8 November 2018). "Finalists announced for 2019 NSW Australian of the Year Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Select Publications: By Scientia Professor Gordon Barraclough Parker". University of New South Wales, Sydney. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^“Personality Games”, Sydney STC, Theatre I, The Wharf, Walsh Bay, 17 October 2004
^Personality Games, La Mama, Carlton, Victoria, 21 September 2004
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Gordon Barraclough Parker AO is an Australian psychiatrist who is scientia professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales UNSW Parker s particular focus is on the phenomenology and epidemiology of mood disorders social psychiatry and the treatment both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy and management of mood disorders His research has assisted in modelling psychiatric conditions depression bipolar and personality disorders and examining causes mechanisms and treatments for mood disorders together with innovative clinical work Parker is a critic of the current unitary classification of major depressive disorder as represented in the DSM 5 and has proposed the revival of the diagnosis of melancholia In 2010 he was made an officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his distinguished service to psychiatry as a clinician and researcher particularly as a major contributor to the understanding and innovative treatment of mood disorders and as founder and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Awards and recognition 4 Publications academic and non academic 5 Non academic output 6 Books 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditParker was born in Melbourne schooled at Shore in Sydney completed an MB BS at the University of Sydney USyd and an MD 1978 PhD 1983 and DSc 1997 at the University of New South Wales UNSW He is married with four children His path to Medicine and his clinical rationale is outlined in his autobiography A Piece of My Mind 2 Career EditParker was Head of the School of Psychiatry at the University of NSW from 1983 2002 as well as Director of the Division of Psychiatry at Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals in Sydney from 1983 to 1996 In 2002 he became the founder and inaugural Director of the Black Dog Institute an organisation that focuses on research into and treatment of mood disorders in particular clinical depression and bipolar disorder 3 As a consequence of his advocacy for diagnosing melancholia in 2010 Parker was invited to head a group of prominent international psychiatrists to argue for its separate status in the new DSM 5 classificatory system 4 Parker has been a member of the Editorial Boards of 16 journals and was the invited Editor of the December 2015 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 5 He is an invited assessor for various National Health and Medical Research NHMRC Grants as well as for scientific journals for example The Lancet and The American Journal of Psychiatry 6 He has been involved with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists RANZCP as Editor of the Journal 1979 88 and Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee 1990 95 7 Parker has also held a number of positions with legal organisations including the NSW Guardianship Board 1990 95 and the NSW Administrative Appeals Tribunal 1991 92 He has sought to make the community more aware of depressive sub types especially melancholia and the bipolar conditions especially bipolar II disorder via multiple TV radio and print interviews and personalised programs for instance two ABC Australian Story 8 programs detailing nuances of bipolar II disorder During his time at the Black Dog Institute Parker translated research findings via educational programs some with health professionals in mind and some shaped for the general community 9 Parker has also developed or evaluated a number of assessment and self assessment tools to help practitioners and individuals to gauge the type and clinical import of a mood disorder 10 Awards and recognition EditIn 2004 Parker received a Citation Laureate from the Institute for Scientific Information ISI as the Australian Scientist most highly cited in the field of Psychiatry Psychology His citations exceed 35 000 10 In 2008 Parker received a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission award for his book Journeys with the Black Dog 11 and in 2010 his book Tackling Depression at Work was short listed for a further Australian Human Rights Commission award 12 In 2017 Parker was awarded the James Cook Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales for Outstanding contributions to both science and human welfare in and for the Southern Hemisphere 13 Lifetime awards include the RANZCP Senior Psychiatric Research Award twice Australasian Society of Psychiatric Research Founders Award NSW Forensic Psychology Award UNSW Alumni Award for Science and Technology Suicide Prevention Lifetime Research Award and Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010 citation needed The University of NSW awards Scientia Professor status for those academics who have demonstrated outstanding research performance 14 Parker was the first clinical academic to be awarded such status in 2000 for a five year period and subsequently for three further periods up until 2018 14 Parker was a New South Wales finalist in the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards in the category of Senior Australian of the Year 15 Publications academic and non academic EditParker has published more than 900 papers over 600 in peer reviewed journals 70 book chapters and written or edited 18 books A complete list is available at the UNSW Faculty of Medicine website Professor Gordon Barraclough Parker publications 16 Non academic output EditParker has worked as a creative writer writing for The Mavis Bramston Show a cartoonist for Oz magazine and The Bulletin and a book reviewer for major Australian newspapers He was an ABC Science broadcaster in Sydney and in London 17 His play Personality Games was staged in 2004 at The Wharf Theatre in Sydney 18 and La Mama s Carlton Courthouse in Melbourne 19 Books EditBed and Bored Lansdowne Press Melbourne 1966 The Bonds of Depression Angus and Robertson Sydney 1978 Parental Overprotection Grune and Stratton NY 1983 Some Rules for Killing People Ellard J Parker ed Angus and Robertson 1989 Melancholia A Disorder of Movement and Mood Parker amp Hadzi Pavlovic eds Cambridge University Press NY 1996 Dealing with Depression a common sense guide to mood disorders Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2002 Modelling and Managing the Depressive Disorders Parker and Manicavasagar Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2005 Journeys with the Black Dog Wigney Eyers amp Parker Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2007 Bipolar II Disorder Modeling Measuring and Managing Cambridge University Press 1st edn 2008 Mastering Bipolar Disorder Eyers and Parker Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2008 Navigating Teenage Depression Parker and Eyers Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2009 Tackling Depression at Work Eyers and Parker Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2010 Managing Depression Growing Older Eyers Parker and Brodaty Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2012 A Piece of My Mind A Psychiatrist on the Couch MacMillan Sydney 2012 Bipolar II Disorder Modelling Measuring and Managing Cambridge University Press 2nd edn New York 2012 Overcoming Baby Blues Parker Eyers and Boyce Allen amp Unwin Sydney 2014 In Two Minds A Novel Ventura Press Sydney 2017 1510References Edit Gordon Parker Black Dog Institute Blackdoginstitute org au Retrieved 13 November 2018 A Piece of My Mind A Psychiatrist on the Couch MacMillan Sydney 2012 Overview Black Dog Institute Blackdoginstitute org au Retrieved 13 November 2018 Parker G Fink M Shorter E Taylor M A Akiskal H Berrios G Bolwig T Brown W A Carroll B Healy D Klein D F Koukopoulos A Michels R Paris J Rubin R T Spitzer R and Swartz C 2010 Editorial Issues for DSM 5 Whither Melancholia The Case for Its Classification as a Distinct Mood Disorder Am J Psychiatry 167 7 745 747 Parker G 2015 Editorial Povl Munk Jorgensen Edits Left Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 132 6 415 502 Gordon Parker Google Scholar Citations Retrieved 11 August 2017 Finlay Jones R 1988 Editorial Gordon Parker Editor 1979 1987 Aust NZ J Psychiatry 22 1 10 11 Barrett R 17 March 2010 Push for melancholia to be listed as illness Abc net au Retrieved 11 August 2017 Melancholia Gets Its Moment YouTube 17 March 2010 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 2 March 2019 a b Gordon Parker Google Scholar Citations Retrieved 13 November 2018 Donnelly F 2008 Reviews Journeys with the Black Dog BJ Psych Bulletin 32 11 440 Tackling Depression at Work Kerrie Eyers Gordon Parker 9781742373324 Allen amp Unwin Australia Archived from the original on 26 August 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2017 News Black Dog Institute Blackdoginstitute org au Retrieved 2 March 2019 a b Scientia Professor Protocol Human Resources UNSW Hr unsw edu au 18 October 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2018 Singhal Pallavi 8 November 2018 Finalists announced for 2019 NSW Australian of the Year Awards The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 13 November 2018 Select Publications By Scientia Professor Gordon Barraclough Parker University of New South Wales Sydney Retrieved 22 August 2017 Gordon Parker AO Vivid 2017 Archived from the original on 26 August 2017 Personality Games Sydney STC Theatre I The Wharf Walsh Bay 17 October 2004 Personality Games La Mama Carlton Victoria 21 September 2004External links EditGoogle Scholar Gordon Parker UNSW Scientia Professor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Parker psychiatrist amp oldid 1106160827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
