Thomas, Susan J.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Plasma cortisol and oxytocin levels predict help-seeking intentions for depressive symptoms Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
2018	Problematic eating behaviours, changes in appetite, and weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: The role of leptin Published in Journal of Affective Disorders
2007	Event-related potentials during an emotional stroop task Published in International Journal of Psychophysiology
2019	Cortisol, oxytocin, and quality of life in major depressive disorder Published in Quality of Life Research
2016	Graduate-entry medical students: older and wiser but not less distressed Published in Australasian Psychiatry
2014	How specific are inhibitory deficits to obsessive-compulsive disorder? A neurophysiological comparison with panic disorder Published in Clinical Neurophysiology
2013	Neural time course of threat-related attentional bias and interference in panic and obsessive–compulsive disorders Published in Biological Psychology
2019	Weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: Linking appetite and disordered eating to leptin and ghrelin. Published in Psychiatry Research
2019	Psychological Mechanisms Predicting Wellbeing in Pet Owners: Rogers’ Core Conditions versus Bowlby’s Attachment Published in Anthrozoos: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals
2009	Sequence effects in the Go/NoGo task: inhibition and facilitation Published in International Journal of Psychophysiology
2014	Specific attitudes which predict psychology students’ intentions to seek help for psychological distress Published in Journal of Clinical Psychology

Research Areas

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Cognitive Distortions in Relation to Plasma Cortisol and Oxytocin Levels in Major Depressive Disorder Published In Frontiers in Psychiatry Volume 10 Pages 971-1 - 971-10 ISSN 1664-0640 Altmetric
2020	Medical student perceptions of physical and emotional safety before and after 5-week mental health placements Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2020	Overeating and food addiction in Major Depressive Disorder: Links to peripheral dopamine Published In Appetite Volume 148 Pages 104586-1 - 104586-9 ISSN 0195-6663 Altmetric
2019	Cognitive distortions are positively related to plasma cortisol concentrations and negatively related to oxytocin in major depressive disorder Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 107 Pages 14 - 15 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2019	Comparing neuropsychological performance in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy controls: An online study Published In Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Volume 23 Pages 100477-1 - 100477-11 ISSN 2211-3649 Altmetric
2019	Cortisol, oxytocin, and quality of life in major depressive disorder Published In Quality of Life Research Volume Online First Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1573-2649 Altmetric
2019	Exposure to Domestic Violence during Adolescence: Coping Strategies and Attachment Styles as Early Moderators and their Relationship to Functioning during Adulthood Published In Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1936-1521 Altmetric
2019	Patients’ sun practices, perceptions of skin cancer and their risk of skin cancer in rural Australia Published In Health Promotion Journal of Australia Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1036-1073 Altmetric
2019	Psychological Mechanisms Predicting Wellbeing in Pet Owners: Rogers’ Core Conditions versus Bowlby’s Attachment Published In Anthrozoos: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals Volume 32 Pages 399 - 417 ISSN 0892-7936 Altmetric
2019	Weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: Linking appetite and disordered eating to leptin and ghrelin. Published In Psychiatry Research Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1872-7123 Altmetric
2018	Completion rates and psychosocial intervention effectiveness in an Australian substance use therapeutic community Published In Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Volume 13 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1747-597X Altmetric
2018	Negative cognition and cortisol in major depressive disorder Published In International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Volume 25 Page p. S73 ISSN 1070-5503 Altmetric
2018	Plasma cortisol and oxytocin levels predict help-seeking intentions for depressive symptoms Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 87 Pages 159 - 165 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2018	Problematic eating behaviours, changes in appetite, and weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: The role of leptin Published In Journal of Affective Disorders Volume 240 Pages 137 - 145 ISSN 1573-2517 Altmetric
2016	A qualitative analysis of medical students’ concerns and perceptions of their safety on mental health clinical placements Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 50 Pages 152 - 153 ISSN 1440-1614 Altmetric
2016	Cognitive factors predicting checking, procrastination and other maladaptive behaviours: prospective versus Inhibitory Intolerance of Uncertainty Published In Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Volume 9 Pages 30 - 35 ISSN 2211-3649 Altmetric
2016	Electrophysiology of facilitation priming in obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders Published In Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 127 Pages 464 - 478 ISSN 1388-2457 Altmetric
2016	Graduate-entry medical students: older and wiser but not less distressed Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume 24 Pages 88 - 92 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2016	Modelling complex relationships between physiological and psychosocial factors in depression Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 108 Page p. 357 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2015	The relative predictive validity of oxytocin and cortisol as biomarkers of psychological and physical wellbeing Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 61 Pages 66 - 66 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2015	The role of biological factors in social withdrawal and avoidance of treatment for major depressive disorder: a path analysis Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 61 Pages 62 - 62 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2014	How specific are inhibitory deficits to obsessive-compulsive disorder? A neurophysiological comparison with panic disorder Published In Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 125 Pages 463 - 475 ISSN 1388-2457 Altmetric
2014	Skin conductance measures of emotional reactivity to threatening stimuli in obsessive-compulsive disorder versus panic disorder Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 94 Pages 209 - 209 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2014	Specific attitudes which predict psychology students’ intentions to seek help for psychological distress Published In Journal of Clinical Psychology Volume 70 Pages 273 - 282 ISSN 0021-9762 Altmetric
2014	Structural equation modelling to assess relationships between event-related potential components, heart rate and skin conductance in the context of emotional stimuli Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 94 Pages 245 - 246 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2013	It’s time to examine the status of our undergraduate mental health curricula Published In Medical Journal of Australia Volume 198 Pages 533 - 534 ISSN 0025-729X Altmetric
2013	Neural time course of threat-related attentional bias and interference in panic and obsessive–compulsive disorders Published In Biological Psychology Volume 94 Pages 116 - 129 ISSN 0301-0511 Altmetric
2013	Updating medical school psychiatry curricula to meet projected mental health needs Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume 21 Pages 578 - 582 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2012	Vitamin D deficiency in the elderly: How can we improve rates of screening and supplementation in General Practice? Published In Australian Medical Student Journal Volume 3 Pages 23 - 26
2011	Delivering a psychiatry curriculum: are we meeting the expectations? Published In Asian Journal of Psychiatry Volume 4 Pages S60 - S60 ISSN 1876-2018 Altmetric
2011	The effects of need for autonomy and preference for seeking help from informal sources on emerging adults' intentions to access mental health services for common mental disorders and suicidal thoughts Published In Advances in Mental Health Volume 10 Pages 29 - 38 ISSN 1446-7984 Altmetric
2011	The role of problem orientation and cognitive distortions in depression and anxiety interventions for young adults Published In Advances in Mental Health Volume 10 Pages 52 - 61 ISSN 1446-7984 Altmetric
2010	Neuroelectric evidence of early attentional bias towards threat in obsessive-compulsive disorder Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 41 Pages 117 - 117 ISSN 1550-0594
2009	Facilitation and inhibition in the go/nogo task Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 40 Pages 229 - 229 ISSN 1550-0594
2009	Sequence effects in the Go/NoGo task: inhibition and facilitation Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 74 Pages 209 - 219 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2008	Inhibition and facilitation in obsessive-compulsive disorder Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 39 Pages 166 - 166 ISSN 1550-0594
2007	Event-related potentials during an emotional stroop task Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 63 Pages 221 - 231 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2007	The emotional stroop effect in panic disorder: an electrophysiological study Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 38 Page p. 231 ISSN 1550-0594

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Relationships of hormone levels with hunger, weight gain and problematic eating behaviours in Major Depressive Disorder Published In Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Abstract: ASP2017 27th Annual Meeting for the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Pages 1 - 1 Altmetric
2015	The dark triad of personality traits, diurnal cortisol variations and sleep-wake cycles Published In Conference Abstract: ASP2015 - 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Altmetric
2013	Set-switching in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an ERP comparison with panic disorder Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information Pages 59 - 59 Altmetric
2011	Tai chi for stress management and well-being in medical students Published In 8th Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference 2011

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Clinical psychology
Weight gain, hormones and mental health
Relationships between mental and physical health
Psychophysiology
Psychoneuroendocrinology

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Influence of and Interactions between Stress, Stress and Appetite Hormones, Body Fat Composition and Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes.
Doctor of Philosophy	Biological and Psychological Correlates of major Depressive Disorder	Mills, Jessica
Doctor of Philosophy	Cortisol, Stress Responses, and Affective-Interpersonal Deficits	South, Alex

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-4443 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Plasma cortisol and oxytocin levels predict help-seeking intentions for depressive symptoms Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
2018	Problematic eating behaviours, changes in appetite, and weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: The role of leptin Published in Journal of Affective Disorders
2007	Event-related potentials during an emotional stroop task Published in International Journal of Psychophysiology
2019	Cortisol, oxytocin, and quality of life in major depressive disorder Published in Quality of Life Research
2016	Graduate-entry medical students: older and wiser but not less distressed Published in Australasian Psychiatry
2014	How specific are inhibitory deficits to obsessive-compulsive disorder? A neurophysiological comparison with panic disorder Published in Clinical Neurophysiology
2013	Neural time course of threat-related attentional bias and interference in panic and obsessive–compulsive disorders Published in Biological Psychology
2019	Weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: Linking appetite and disordered eating to leptin and ghrelin. Published in Psychiatry Research
2019	Psychological Mechanisms Predicting Wellbeing in Pet Owners: Rogers’ Core Conditions versus Bowlby’s Attachment Published in Anthrozoos: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals
2009	Sequence effects in the Go/NoGo task: inhibition and facilitation Published in International Journal of Psychophysiology
2014	Specific attitudes which predict psychology students’ intentions to seek help for psychological distress Published in Journal of Clinical Psychology

Research Areas

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Cognitive Distortions in Relation to Plasma Cortisol and Oxytocin Levels in Major Depressive Disorder Published In Frontiers in Psychiatry Volume 10 Pages 971-1 - 971-10 ISSN 1664-0640 Altmetric
2020	Medical student perceptions of physical and emotional safety before and after 5-week mental health placements Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2020	Overeating and food addiction in Major Depressive Disorder: Links to peripheral dopamine Published In Appetite Volume 148 Pages 104586-1 - 104586-9 ISSN 0195-6663 Altmetric
2019	Cognitive distortions are positively related to plasma cortisol concentrations and negatively related to oxytocin in major depressive disorder Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 107 Pages 14 - 15 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2019	Comparing neuropsychological performance in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy controls: An online study Published In Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Volume 23 Pages 100477-1 - 100477-11 ISSN 2211-3649 Altmetric
2019	Cortisol, oxytocin, and quality of life in major depressive disorder Published In Quality of Life Research Volume Online First Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1573-2649 Altmetric
2019	Exposure to Domestic Violence during Adolescence: Coping Strategies and Attachment Styles as Early Moderators and their Relationship to Functioning during Adulthood Published In Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1936-1521 Altmetric
2019	Patients’ sun practices, perceptions of skin cancer and their risk of skin cancer in rural Australia Published In Health Promotion Journal of Australia Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1036-1073 Altmetric
2019	Psychological Mechanisms Predicting Wellbeing in Pet Owners: Rogers’ Core Conditions versus Bowlby’s Attachment Published In Anthrozoos: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals Volume 32 Pages 399 - 417 ISSN 0892-7936 Altmetric
2019	Weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: Linking appetite and disordered eating to leptin and ghrelin. Published In Psychiatry Research Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1872-7123 Altmetric
2018	Completion rates and psychosocial intervention effectiveness in an Australian substance use therapeutic community Published In Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Volume 13 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1747-597X Altmetric
2018	Negative cognition and cortisol in major depressive disorder Published In International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Volume 25 Page p. S73 ISSN 1070-5503 Altmetric
2018	Plasma cortisol and oxytocin levels predict help-seeking intentions for depressive symptoms Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 87 Pages 159 - 165 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2018	Problematic eating behaviours, changes in appetite, and weight gain in Major Depressive Disorder: The role of leptin Published In Journal of Affective Disorders Volume 240 Pages 137 - 145 ISSN 1573-2517 Altmetric
2016	A qualitative analysis of medical students’ concerns and perceptions of their safety on mental health clinical placements Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 50 Pages 152 - 153 ISSN 1440-1614 Altmetric
2016	Cognitive factors predicting checking, procrastination and other maladaptive behaviours: prospective versus Inhibitory Intolerance of Uncertainty Published In Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Volume 9 Pages 30 - 35 ISSN 2211-3649 Altmetric
2016	Electrophysiology of facilitation priming in obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders Published In Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 127 Pages 464 - 478 ISSN 1388-2457 Altmetric
2016	Graduate-entry medical students: older and wiser but not less distressed Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume 24 Pages 88 - 92 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2016	Modelling complex relationships between physiological and psychosocial factors in depression Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 108 Page p. 357 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2015	The relative predictive validity of oxytocin and cortisol as biomarkers of psychological and physical wellbeing Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 61 Pages 66 - 66 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2015	The role of biological factors in social withdrawal and avoidance of treatment for major depressive disorder: a path analysis Published In Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 61 Pages 62 - 62 ISSN 0306-4530 Altmetric
2014	How specific are inhibitory deficits to obsessive-compulsive disorder? A neurophysiological comparison with panic disorder Published In Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 125 Pages 463 - 475 ISSN 1388-2457 Altmetric
2014	Skin conductance measures of emotional reactivity to threatening stimuli in obsessive-compulsive disorder versus panic disorder Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 94 Pages 209 - 209 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2014	Specific attitudes which predict psychology students’ intentions to seek help for psychological distress Published In Journal of Clinical Psychology Volume 70 Pages 273 - 282 ISSN 0021-9762 Altmetric
2014	Structural equation modelling to assess relationships between event-related potential components, heart rate and skin conductance in the context of emotional stimuli Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 94 Pages 245 - 246 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2013	It’s time to examine the status of our undergraduate mental health curricula Published In Medical Journal of Australia Volume 198 Pages 533 - 534 ISSN 0025-729X Altmetric
2013	Neural time course of threat-related attentional bias and interference in panic and obsessive–compulsive disorders Published In Biological Psychology Volume 94 Pages 116 - 129 ISSN 0301-0511 Altmetric
2013	Updating medical school psychiatry curricula to meet projected mental health needs Published In Australasian Psychiatry Volume 21 Pages 578 - 582 ISSN 1039-8562 Altmetric
2012	Vitamin D deficiency in the elderly: How can we improve rates of screening and supplementation in General Practice? Published In Australian Medical Student Journal Volume 3 Pages 23 - 26
2011	Delivering a psychiatry curriculum: are we meeting the expectations? Published In Asian Journal of Psychiatry Volume 4 Pages S60 - S60 ISSN 1876-2018 Altmetric
2011	The effects of need for autonomy and preference for seeking help from informal sources on emerging adults' intentions to access mental health services for common mental disorders and suicidal thoughts Published In Advances in Mental Health Volume 10 Pages 29 - 38 ISSN 1446-7984 Altmetric
2011	The role of problem orientation and cognitive distortions in depression and anxiety interventions for young adults Published In Advances in Mental Health Volume 10 Pages 52 - 61 ISSN 1446-7984 Altmetric
2010	Neuroelectric evidence of early attentional bias towards threat in obsessive-compulsive disorder Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 41 Pages 117 - 117 ISSN 1550-0594
2009	Facilitation and inhibition in the go/nogo task Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 40 Pages 229 - 229 ISSN 1550-0594
2009	Sequence effects in the Go/NoGo task: inhibition and facilitation Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 74 Pages 209 - 219 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2008	Inhibition and facilitation in obsessive-compulsive disorder Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 39 Pages 166 - 166 ISSN 1550-0594
2007	Event-related potentials during an emotional stroop task Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 63 Pages 221 - 231 ISSN 0167-8760 Altmetric
2007	The emotional stroop effect in panic disorder: an electrophysiological study Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience Volume 38 Page p. 231 ISSN 1550-0594

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Relationships of hormone levels with hunger, weight gain and problematic eating behaviours in Major Depressive Disorder Published In Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Abstract: ASP2017 27th Annual Meeting for the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Pages 1 - 1 Altmetric
2015	The dark triad of personality traits, diurnal cortisol variations and sleep-wake cycles Published In Conference Abstract: ASP2015 - 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Altmetric
2013	Set-switching in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an ERP comparison with panic disorder Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information Pages 59 - 59 Altmetric
2011	Tai chi for stress management and well-being in medical students Published In 8th Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference 2011

Potential Supervision Topics

Clinical psychology
Weight gain, hormones and mental health
Relationships between mental and physical health
Psychophysiology
Psychoneuroendocrinology

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Influence of and Interactions between Stress, Stress and Appetite Hormones, Body Fat Composition and Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes.
Doctor of Philosophy	Biological and Psychological Correlates of major Depressive Disorder	Mills, Jessica
Doctor of Philosophy	Cortisol, Stress Responses, and Affective-Interpersonal Deficits	South, Alex

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-4443 (confirmed)

Thomas, Susan J. Doctor

Senior Lecturer

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Conference Paper

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Conference Paper

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

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Research Areas