Committal of a patient due to media influence? Letter to ANZJP -

A case report of a patient who was committed despite his Responsible Clinician recommending he was not mentally disordered

Infanticide and Child homicide in New Zealand. International Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology and the Law -
Review of the New Zealand data on child homicide and the use of infanticide provisions of the Crimes Act

Filicide and Child homicide – chapter in "New Developments in Parent-Child relations" Ed: Dorothy M Devere -
Review of child homicide and the various reasons for this, both social and psychiatric

Adolescent admissions to adult psychiatric units: patterns and implications for service provision. Australasian Psychiatry -
An audit of child admissions to a general mental health unit

Unpublished:

Use of the Mental Health Act in Hamilton -
Audit of patients discharged from the mental health act in the first five days, compared to those where the act proceeded further

Current research:

Study of vit D levels in adult psychiatric inpatients – being written to be submitted for peer reviewed publication
Study of vit D levels in prison inmates – future study, in process of development and ethics approval
Bioequivalence of clozapine - multicentre study, local investigator
START assessment – research into a cultural domain of risk