You can find publications in chronological order below the journal articles and books in press.


Submitted Journal Articles:

Baker, F., Groeke, D., & Pachana, N.A. Connecting through music: A study of a spousal carer-directed music intervention designed to prolong fulfilling relationships in couples where one person has dementia. Australian Journal of Music Therapy (accepted 30/11/11).

Barnett, Z. & Pachana, N.A. Viagra: the little blue pill. Under editorial review for The Clinical 6Gerontologist.

Beattie, E., & Pachana, N.A. Double jeopardy: Co-morbid anxiety and depression in older adults. Manuscript under review for Research in Gerontological Nursing.

Gonçalves, D.C, Albuquerque, P.B, Byrne, G.J, Pachana, N.A. Psychotherapeutic interventions for depression in older adults. Under editorial review for Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Goncalves DC, Alberquerque PB, Byrne GJ, Pachana NA. Assessment and intervention in older adults: idiosyncrasies and specific factors. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (accepted) [IF 0.890]

Goncalves, D., & Pachana, N.A. Assessment and intervention in depression in older adults. Manuscript under review for Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.

Gustafsson, L., Liddle, J., Liang, P., Pachana, N.A., Hoyle, M., Mitchell, G., & McKenna, K. (in press). Use of a driving cessation program to identify and improve transport and lifestyle goals of older retired and retiring drivers. International Psychogeriatrics (accepted 06/11/11).

Helmes, E. & Pachana, N.A. Driving and other behaviours in older people that put others at risk. Manuscript under review for Canadian Journal of Psychology.

Horswill, M.S., Pachana, N.A., Wood, J., Marrington, S.A., McWilliam, J. & McCullough, C.M.. A comparison of the hazard perception ability of matched groups of healthy drivers aged 35 to 55, 64 to 74, and 75 to 84 years. Manuscript under review for Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Humphreys, M., Smith, S., Pachana, N.A., Tehan, G., & Byrne, G.J. Measuring episodic memory with an indefinite number of alternative forms. Under editorial review for Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Khoo SK, O’Neill S, Byrne GJ, King R, Travers C, Tripcony L. Hormone therapy and cognitive function in postmenopausal women: effects of timing and treatment type. Climacteric (accepted). [IF 2.145]

Lo, A.H., Humphreys, M., Byrne, G.J. & Pachana, N.A. Test-retest reliability and practice effects of the Wechsler Memory Scale III. Journal of Neuropsychology (accepted 15/11/11).

Lo, A.H.Y., Pachana, N.A., Byrne, G.J., & Sachdev, P.S. (in press). A review of tobacco, alcohol, adiposity and activity as predictors of cognitive change. Clinical Gerontologist. (accepted 15/09/11)

Lo, A.H., Pachana, N.A., Sachdev, P.S., Woodman, R.J., & Byrne, G.J. (in press). Relationship between changes in body weight and cognitive function in middle aged and older women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (accepted 08/08/2011)

Márquez-González, M., Losada, A., Fernández-Fernández, & Pachana, N.A. (in press). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. International Pychogeriatrics (accepted 18/06/2011).

Matheson, S.F., Byrne, G.J., Dissanayaka, N.N.W., Pachana, N.A., Mellick, G.D., O’Sullivan, J.D., Silburn, P.A., Sellbach, A., & Marsh, R. (in press). Validity and reliability of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Parkinson’s disease patients. Australasian Journal on Ageing 2010 Dec 29 [Epub ahead of print DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00487.x]

McLaughlin, D., Vagenas, D., Pachana, N.A., Begum, N., & Dobson, A. S. Factors impacting on social network size and satisfaction: Are there gender differences in late adulthood. Manuscript under review for Journals of Gerontology.

Mudge, A.M., Kasper, K., Clair, A., Pachana, N.A., Barras, M., Redfern, H., & Bell, J. Recurrent readmissions in older medical patients. Under editorial review for British Journal of Medicine.

Pachana, N.A., Dobson, A. & Brilleman, S. Life events scales: Their uses and misuses. Manuscript under review for Psychological Assessment.

Pachana, N.A., McLaughlin, D., Leung, J., Byrne, G. & Dobson, A. (in press). Anxiety and depression in adults in their eighties: Do gender differences remain? International Psychogeriatrics (accepted 09/02/2011).

Poulsen K. & Pachana, N.A. (in press). Depression and anxiety in older and middle-aged adults with diabetes. Australian Psychologist. (accepted 20/9/2010)

Sarris J, Byrne GJ. A systematic review of insomnia and complementary medicine: Are you asleep yet? Sleep Medicine Reviews (accepted) [IF 6.143]

Thompson, L., Lee, C., & Pachana, N.A. Divorce and mental health problems: Which comes first? Under editorial review for Journal of Family Therapy.

Tooker, S.M., Koloski, N. & Pachana, N.A. Revisiting correlations of sense of humor and sleep disturbance ascribed to worry. Under editorial review for Psychological Reports.

Vearncombe, K., & Pachana, N.A. Predictors of cognitive impairment after chemotherapy for breast cancer. Under editorial review for the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Vearncombe, K., & Pachana, N.A. Chemical menopause. Under editorial review for Menopause.

 

Books in Press:

Byrne, G.J.A. & Pachana, N.A. (editors). Anxiety in older people: Clinical and research perspectives. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (expected 2012).

Pachana, N.A. & Laidlaw, K. (editors). Oxford handbook of clinical geropsychology: International perspectives. Under contract with Oxford University Press (expected 2013).

Pachana, N.A. (2011). Ageing and psychological disorders. In Rieger, E. (Ed.), (in press) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives (2nd edition, pp. 449-490). Australia: McGraw-Hill.

Pachana, N.A., Baillie, A., Helmes, E., Halford, K., Murray, G., Kyrios, M., O’Donovan, A., O’Brien, M., Schwartz, S., & Sofronoff, K. (in press). Taking clinical psychology postgraduate training into the next decade: Aligning competencies to the curriculum. In McCarthy, S. et al. Teaching psychology around the world, Volume 3. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Pachana, N.A. & Byrne, G.J.A. (in press). Late-life anxiety disorders. In N.A. Pachana and K. Laidlaw (eds.) Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Pachana, N.A. & Karel, M. (in press). Geropsychology Training Models and Availability. In N.A. Pachana and K. Laidlaw (eds.) Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Pachana, N.A. Psychological treatments for late-life anxiety. In G.J.A. Byrne & N.A. Pachana, (eds) (in press). Anxiety in older people: Clinical and research perspectives. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Knight, B.G. & Pachana, N.A. Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults. Under contract with Oxford University Press (expected 2014).