Associate Professor John Gleeson

BA(Hons) (Melb); MPsych (La Trobe); PhD (Melb)

Associate Professor

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Associate Professor John Gleeson holds a joint appointment between the Department of Psychology and the NorthWestern Mental Health Program of Melbourne Health. His research interests include cognitive therapy in psychosis, and secondary prevention in psychotic disorders. In addition, he is interested in the relationship between personality and Axis 1 disorders. He is the chief investigator of a randomized controlled trial at ORYGEN Youth Health designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural intervention for relapse prevention in young people following their first episode of psychosis. In partnership with colleagues from the HYPE program at ORYGEN, he is investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of integrated forms of psychotherapy for emerging borderline personality disorder co-occurring with first-episode psychosis. His current role entails the development of research-related initiatives in clinical psychology across the NorthWestern Mental Health Program. He has more than 10 years of clinical, teaching, and consultation experience in specialist mental health services for young people and adults.

Research Interests:

• Relapse and relapse prevention in first-episode psychosis
• Personality and psychosis
• Cognitive therapy for psychosis
• Integrated psychotherapies for co-morbid borderline personality disorder and psychosis
• Cognitive biases in psychosis
• Forensic issues in community mental health settings

Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:

• Registered Psychologist, Psychologists' Registration Board of Victoria
• Full Member Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Full Member Clinical College of APS
• Member of the National Executive of the Clinical College of APS
• Affiliate of the ORYGEN Research Centre
• Member of the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Member of the International Early Psychosis Association
  

Recent Funded Research:

Books

Gleeson, J. F., & McGorry, P. D.  (in press).   Psychological intervention in early psychosis: A treatment handbook . [An edited book]. Chichester: Wiley.

Book Chapters

Gleeson, J. F. (2004). The first psychotic relapse: Understanding the risks, and opportunities for prevention. In J. F. Gleeson & P. D. McGorry  (Eds.), Psychological intervention in early psychosis: A treatment handbook. Wiley.

Gleeson, J.F., Bapat, S., Pennell, K., Krstev, H., Wright, A., Haines, S. & McGorry, P.D. (2004). Implementing treatment for early psychosis: Evolution from specialist to generalist services. In T. Ehman, G. W. MacEwan, & W. G. Honer (Eds.), Implementing best care in early psychosis. London: Martin Dunitz.

Gleeson. J., Jackson, H. J., Stavely, H., & Burnett, P. (1999). Family intervention in early psychosis. Chapter 12 in P.D. McGorry and H.J. Jackson (Eds.). The recognition and management of early psychosis. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Journal Articles

Gleeson, J. F. (in press). Preventing EPISODE II: Relapse prevention in first-episode psychosis. Australasian Psychiatry.

Gleeson J. F, Rawlings D. , Jackson H.J., & McGorry PD. (2005). Agreeableness and neuroticism as predictors of relapse after first-episode psychosis: A prospective follow-up study. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 193, 160-169.

Gleeson, J., Larsen, T. K., McGorry, P. D. (2003). Psychological Treatment in Pre- and Early Psychosis. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 31, 229-245.

Addington, J. & Gleeson, J. F. (in press). Implementing cognitive behaviour therapy for early psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry (Suppl.).

PhD Students under Supervision:

Michelle Lim (Ph.D) (co-jointly supervised with Prof Henry Jackson)
Steve Leicester (Ph.D)
Jessica Murphy (D. Psych.) (co-jointly supervised with Prof Henry Jackson)
Wai-Wai Kwok (Masters)
Andrea Lai (M.Psych)
Tim Murphy (M.Psych)