Brett McDermott B.MedSci., MBBS, FRANZCP, CertChildPsych., MD
Current Appointments
- Director, Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland
- Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
- Director, beyondblue: the national depression initative
- By-Fellow, Churchill College Cambridge University UK
- Chair, Beyondblue-NHMRC Youth depression clinical practice guideline committe
Medical Qualifications and Training
Graduated from the University of Tasmania with Bachelor of Medical Science 1982, Bachelor of Medicine 1984, Bachelor of Surgery 1984.
Elected Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 1995.
Completion Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training 1 July 1995
MD 2005 thesis title: "Emotional distress, Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in children and adolescents following an Austrtalian bushfire disaster".
Honours, Awards
1994 NSW Department of School Education Certificate of Commendation: "For meritorious services to New South Wales School Children after the 1994 January Bushfire Disaster."
1995 NSW Department of School Education: Assistant Director General’s Award: "For providing outstanding support to students and school communities in Metropolitan East Region following the 1994 January Bushfires."
1998 StateWest (Western Australia) Achievement Award; Group category, The Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Eating Disorders Team: Dr Brett McDermott, Founding Director.
1999 The Princess Margaret Hospital for Children "Service Excellence Award" to the PMH Eating Disorders Team: Dr B. McDermott Founding Director.
2003 Mercy Award: Child and Youth Mental Health Service
2006 Queensland Government, Queensland Health Certificate of Commendation “…contribution to the response to Cyclone Larry, North Queensland”
2006 Citation from International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professionals: excellence in program development of 17th world congress.
2007 “Mater Star” citation.
Research Activities and Interests
1994-1995 Convenor and Director of the Sutherland Bushfire Trauma Project.
1996-2001 Foundation Director of the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Eating Disorders Team.
1997-2001 Child Psychiatry Common Database Project.
1997-1999 Children who experience Motor Vehicle Accidents.
2000-2001 Convenor: Emotional Trauma Treatment Center Working Group
2003- Founding member Kids in Mind Research: The Mater Center for Service Research in Mental Health.
2005- Research collaboration with Mater University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) team
2006- Founding member of Mater Children's Hospital Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS) clinic and research initiatives
2006- Cyclone Larry Children's Project
2009 - (with Vanessa Cobham) external child and youth metal health consultant to the Australian Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health
Research interests remain children and adolescents with eating disorders, emotional trauma in children including service provision initiatives following large scale natural disasters, presentations and interventions for children with complex needs including comorbid drug and alcohol problems or complex past traumatic experiences.
Referred Journals
see separate "publications" page
Recent conference abstracts (2005-2009)
McDermott BM. (invited keynote) Eating disorders in children and adolescents: from fussy eaters to fad treatments. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED), Brisbane (August 2009).
McDermott BM. (invited speaker) Children and disaster trauma: evidence and best practice. 11th Johor Mental Health Convention, Johor Bahru Malaysia, (July 2009)
McDermott BM. (invited speaker) Developments in mental health service provision for children and adolescents. 11th Johor Mental Health Convention, Johor Bahru
McDermott BM. Children and trauma, evidence and best practice. General Practice Victoria – Australian GP Network Post-Bushfires Forum, Melbourne (April, 2009).
McDermott BM. (invited keynote) Molecules and the mind: rendering redundant the nature nurture debate. Australian Guidance and Counselling Association Annual Conference, Hobart (April 2009).
McDermott BM, Graetz B., Fraser L. Treatment of depression in children and youth: 2009 beyondblue-NHMRC Update of clinical practice guidelines, overview and consultation. Australian Guidance and Counselling Association Annual Conference, Hobart (April 2009).
McDermott BM. Children’s memory and giving evidence: invited panel. PACT Conference, Brisbane (Mar 2009).
McDermott BM. Eating disorders treatment: a medical perspective. CRNC Conference. Brisbane (Oct 2008)
McDermott BM (invited keynote): The agony and ecstasy of research in the CYMHS clinical environment. RCH CYMHS Research Conference. (Brisbane, July 2008)
McDermott BM. Child & Adolescent Response to Cyclone Larry: Exposure, Resilience & Targeted Intervention. Cell2Soul: RANZCP Congress, Gold Coast (May 2007).
McDermott BM. Impact of aggression on staff in a child and adolescent inpatient Unit. RANZCP Congress, Gold Coast (May 2007).
McDermott BM. Multi-systemic therapy in Queensland: A review of Progress. FRANZCP Child and Adolescent Faculty Meeting, Maroochydore, QLD (August, 2007).
McDermott BM. Workshop: Eating disorders in children and adolescents. New Zealand Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions ServicesConference, Hamilton NZ (September 2007)
McDermott BM. Eating disorders across the children and adolescent developmental span. New Zealand Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions Services Conference, Hamilton NZ (September 2007)
McDermott BM. Multi-systemic therapy: challenges of service implementation in Queensland. Child and Youth Mental Health ‘Mini-Conference”, Brisbane (October 2007)
McDermott BM. Child and youth post-disaster emotional response. Psychological Response and Recovery Symposium. Brisbane, QLD (Nov 2007).
McDermott BM & Jaffa T. Child and youth eating disorders (workshop). Leeds UK. (November 2007)
McDermott B M. Changing times, Changing Clients: are child and adolescent mental health interventions effective? Invited address: 5th Annual Grampians Mental health Conference, Ballart, Vic. (Feb 2005)
McDermott BM., Keynote Address: How CYMHS practitioners think & act: from nosology to evidence-based practice. Blackboards and Bandaids: The Annual Conference of the Mater Children’s Hospital Special School. (Apr. 2006)
McDermott BM, Invited lecture, PTSD in children: faith, political imperative or useful clinical syndrome. Royal Australian College Physicians Annual Conference, Cairns. (May 2006)
McDermott BM, Eatings disorders breakfast. Royal Australian College Physicians Annual Conference, Cairns. (May 2006)
McDermott BM, Multisystemic therapy. Royal Australian College Physicians Annual Conference, Cairns. (May 2006)
Menahem S & McDermott BM, Communication. Royal Australian College Physicians Annual Conference, Cairns. (May 2006)
McDermott BM, Psychological aspects of disasters. Queensland Disaster management Conference, Brisbane (May 2006)
McDermott BM., Children as witnesses: Considerations about memory, interviewing and the at risk population. Annual Conference of Queensland Magistrates, Brisbane. (June 2006)
McDermott BM., Genetics and Mental Health (invited presentation). Connecting Minds Conference. Brisbane (August 2006)
McDermott BM. MST-CAN in Queensland: initial results. 17th World Congress of theInternational Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Melbourne (September 2006).
McDermott BM. Reducing the use of seclusion: targeting psychopathological and family factors. 17th World Congress of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Melbourne (September 2006).
McDermott BM. Eating disorders and adolescents: over-control versus negotiating developmental tasks. 17th World Congress of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Melbourne (September 2006).
McDermott BM. Disasters, child and family mental health and Cyclone Larry. 17th World Congress of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Melbourne (September 2006).
McDermott BM. “Riding the Waves” - Opportunities and challenges of stakeholder participation in service research. 17th World Congress of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Melbourne (September 2006).
McDermott BM. The Impact of Service Life on Children. Australian Defence Force Mental Health Conference. Canberra (October 2006).
McDermott BM. Panic and the people: child post-disaster responses. Centaur Memorial Fund Annual Conference. Brisbane (November, 2006).
McDermott BM. Emotional trauma in foster-children: identifying problems and pragmatic interventions. Queensland Foster-care Conference, Caloundra, QLD (March 2005).
McDermott BM. Responding to changing patient needs: multi-domain interventions across child and family focused agencies and sectors. Queensland ChildHealth Forum, Brisbane, QLD. (April 2005)
McDermott BM. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: required knowledge to promote optimal care. Queensland SUPS Conference, Caloundra, QLD (April 2005).
McDermott BM, Maddon S, Clarke S. Symposium: Nasogastric feeding and adolescent Anorexia nervosa: “the whys and wherefores”. RANZCP Annual Congress, Sydney NSW. (May, 2005).
McDermott BM & Menzie K. Middle School and Mental health: holistic partnerships to promote adolescent development. Annual Middle School Association Conference, Broadbeach, QLD. (May, 2005).
McDermott BM, Rowland M., & Fedley H. Children, PTSD and Foster-care. 11th Annual Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Conference, Brisbane, QLD. (June, 2005)
McDermott BM, & Bor W. MST for abused children, matching treatment intensity to complexity of need. 11th Annual Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Conference, Brisbane, QLD. (June, 2005)
McDermott BM, Mamun AA, Najman JM, Williams GM, O’Callaghan MJ, Bor W.5-Year old children perceived by parents as irregular eaters: physical and psychosocial predictors from a birth cohort study. World Psychiatric Association Section on Epidemiology and public Health, Brisbane, QLD (July 2005)
McDermott BM. Multi-systemic therapy for adolescents in foster-care with complex PTSD: utility of an evidence-based 24/7 model. ASTSS Annual Conference, Perth, WA (Sept. 2005).
McDermott BM. Outcome of child trauma & abuse on later functioning and the Queensland therapeutic response. Mandatory Reporting: Annual Conference of Queensland Paediatric and Community Nurses, Brisbane, QLD (Oct. 2005)
McDermott BM. Eating Disorders and the link to mental health. Mind Matters Conference, Brisbane, QLD (Oct 2005).
McDermott BM. Eating disorders and emotional trauma (workshop). 5th Annual Teenage Anorexia Conference, Cambridge, UK (November 2006).
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