Prof Ian Hickie

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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney

Professor Ian Hickie – The Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney is a global leader in mental health research and digital innovations in care. Professor Ian Hickie is the Co-Director of Health and Policy. He was an inaugural NHMRC Australian Fellow (2007-2012), then Senior Principal Research Fellow (2013-2017 and 2018-22), and now is supported at the highest level of personal Investigator Grants (2023-7). He was an inaugural Commissioner on Australia’s National Mental Health Commission (2012-18) overseeing enhanced accountability for mental health reform and suicide prevention. He is an internationally renowned researcher in clinical psychiatry, with particular reference to digital innovation, youth mental health care and adolescent-onset mood disorders, notably depression and bipolar disorder.

People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

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Prof Ian Hickie

Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney

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People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney

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People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

People at higher genetic risk for depression experience more stressors

The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.

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In this talk, Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya presents a series of cardiac cases and outlines the process of interpretation that leads to diagnosis and appropriate management.