Current research projects are mainly in the area of eating disorders

Postdoctoral fellows

Dr Lisa Beatty
Project title: Developing accessible psychosocial interventions for individuals and families impacted by cancer

Dr Simon Wilksch
Project title: Prevention across the spectrum: Can we simultaneously reduce the risk of eating disorders and obesity?  

'in press' publications

Egan, S. J., Wade, T. D., Shafran, R. (in press). The transdiagnostic process of perfectionism. Spanish Journal of Clinical Psychology, 17(3).

Steele, A. L., Waite, S., Egan, S. J., Finnigan, J., Handley, A., & Wade, T. D. (in press). Psycho-education and group cognitive-behavioural therapy for clinical perfectionism: A case series evaluation. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.

Wade, T. D., Hansell, N. K., Crosby, R. D., Bryant-Waugh, R., Treasure, J., Nixon, R., Byrne, S., Martin, N. G. (in press). A study of Changes in genetic and environmental influences on weight and shape concern across adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Wade, T. D., & Tiggemann, M. (in press). The role of perfectionism in body dissatisfaction. Journal of Eating Disorders.

Wilksch, S. M., Starkey, K., Gannoni, A., Kelly, T., & Wade, T. D. (in press). An interactive program to enhance protective factors for eating disorders in girls with Type 1 diabetes. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

 

Pre 2005 publications 

Peer reviewed journal publications

Newton, A., & Wade, T. D. (1993). A method of evaluating teenager response to the Protective Behaviours Programme. Australian Journal of Protective Behaviours, 1, 15-23.

Coker, S., Vize, C., Wade, T. D., & Cooper, P. (1993). Patients with Bulimia Nervosa who fail to engage in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 35-40.

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Heath, A., Abraham, S., & Martin, N. (1995). EPQ-R personality correlates of Bulimia Nervosa in an Australian twin population. Personality and Individual Differences, 18, 283-285.

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Abraham, S., Heath, A., Treloar, S. A., & Martin, N. (1996). The structure of disordered eating in a female twin population. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 19, 63-71.

Wade, T. D., Heath, A. C., Abraham, S., Treloar, S. A., Martin, N. G., & Tiggemann, M. (1996). Assessing the prevalence of eating disorders in an Australian twin population. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30, 845-851.

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Martin, N., & Heath, A. (1997). Characteristics of interview refusers: Women who decline to participate in interviews relating to eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 22, 95-99.

Kamieniecki, G. W., Wade, T. D., & Tsourtos, G. (1997). Interpretive bias for benign body sensations in panic disorder with agoraphobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 11, 141-156.

Higgs, M. L., Wade, T. D., Cescato, M., Atchison, M., Slavotinek, A., & Higgins, B. (1997). Differences between treatment seekers in an obese population: Medical intervention vs dietary restriction. Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 20, 391-405.

Phillips, L., Tiggemann, M., & Wade, T. D. (1997). Comparison of cognitive style in bulimia nervosa and depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35, 939-948.

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Martin, N. G., & Heath, A. C. (1997). A comparison of the Eating Disorder Examination and a structured psychiatric schedule. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 31, 852-857.

Atchison, M., Wade, T. D., Higgins, B., & Slavotinek, A. (1998). Anorexia Nervosa following gastric reduction surgery for morbid obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 23, 111-116.

Wade, T. D., Martin, N. G., & Tiggemann, M. (1998). Genetic and environmental risk factors for the weight and shape concern characteristic of bulimia nervosa. Psychological Medicine, 28, 761-771.

Wade, T. D., & Jones, M. (1998). A case study: The relationship between irritable bowel syndrome and panic disorder. Behaviour Change, 15, 237-243.

Wade, T. D., Neale, M. C., Lake, R. I. E., & Martin, N. G. (1999). A genetic analysis of the eating and attitudes associated with bulimia nervosa: Dealing with the problem of ascertainment in twin studies. Behavior Genetics, 29, 1-10.

Wade, T. D., Martin, N. G., Neale, M. C., Tiggemann, M., Treloar, S. A., Bucholz, K. K., Madden, P. A. F, & Heath, A. C. (1999). The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for three measures of disordered eating. Psychological Medicine, 29, 925-934.

Carroll, P., Tiggemann, M., & Wade, T. D. (1999). The role of body dissatisfaction and bingeing in the self-esteem of women with Type II diabetes. Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 22, 59-74.

Bulik, C. M., Sullivan, P. F., Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). Twin studies of eating disorders: A review. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 27, 1-20.

Wade, T. D., Martin, N. G., Tiggemann, M., Abraham, S., Treloar, S. A., & Heath, A. C. (2000). Genetic and environmental risk factors shared between disordered eating, psychological and family variables. Personality and Individual Differences, 28, 729-740.

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., Neale, M. C., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). Anorexia nervosa and major depression: An examination of shared genetic and environmental risk factors. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 469-471.

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., Sullivan, P. F., Neale, M. C., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). The relation between risk factors for binge-eating and bulimia nervosa: A population-based twin study. Health Psychology, 19, 115-123.

Mansfield, J., & Wade, T. D. (2000). The relevance of the hopelessness theory of depression to women with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 28, 113-119.

Wade, T. D., Martin, N. G., Neale, M. C., Tiggemann, M., Treloar, S. A., Bucholz, K. K., Madden, P. A. F., Heath, A. C. (2000). Correspondence. Psychological Medicine, 30, 483-484.

Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). The relationship between social support and major depression: cross-sectional, longitudinal and genetic perspectives. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 251-258.

Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). Absence of interactions between social support and stressful life events in the prediction of major depression and depressive symptomatology in women. Psychological Medicine, 30, 965-974.

Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). The genetic epidemiology of parental discipline. Psychological Medicine, 30, 1303-1313.

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., & Kendler, K. S. (2000). Reliability of lifetime history of bulimia nervosa: Comparison with major depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 72-76.

Bulik, C. M., Wade T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2001). Characteristics of monozygotic twins discordant for bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29, 1-10.

Wade, T. D., Treloar, S. A., & Martin, N. G. (2001). A comparison of family functioning, temperament and childhood conditions of monozygotic twin pairs discordant for lifetime bulimia nervosa. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 1155-1157.

Lucas, S., & Wade, T. D. (2001). An examination of the power of the voices in predicting the mental state of people experiencing psychosis. Behaviour Change, 18, 51-57.

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., Heath, A. C., Martin, N. G., & Eaves, L. J. (2001). The influence of genetic and environmental factors in estimations of current body size, desired body size, and body dissatisfaction. Twin Research, 4, 260-265.

Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2001). Parent, child, and social correlates of parental discipline style: A retrospective, multi-informant investigation with female twins. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 36, 177-85.

Bulik, C. M., Wade, T. D., Heath, A. C., Martin, N. G., Stunkard, A. J., & Eaves, L. J. (2001). Relating body mass index to figural stimuli: population-based normative data for Caucasians. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 25, 1517-1524.

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., & Kendler, K. S. (2001). Quality of the parental relationship: investigation as a risk factor for sub-clinical bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 30, 389-400.

Wade, T. D., Davidson, S., & O’Dea, J. A. (2002). Enjoyment and perceived value of two school-based interventions designed to reduce risk factors for eating disorders in adolescents. Australian e-Journal for the advancement of mental health, 1(2).

Wade, T. D., & Lowes, J. (2002). Variables associated with disturbed eating habits and overvalued ideas about the personal implications of body shape and weight in a female adolescent population. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 39-45. 

Wade, T. D., Birchmore, L., & Hobby, C. (2002). Feasibility of a cognitive behavioural group intervention for men experiencing psychological difficulties after myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 1(2), 109-114.

Katsikitis, M., Hay, P. J., Barrett, R. J., & Wade, T. D. (2002). Problem- versus case-based approaches in teaching medical students about eating disorders: a controlled comparison. Educational Psychology, 22 (3), 277-283.

Pleva, J., & Wade, T. D. (2002). An investigation of the relationship between responsibility and attention deficits characteristic of obsessive-compulsive phenomena. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 30, 399-414.

Wade, T. D., & Kendler, K. S. (2002). The Genetic Epidemiology of Parental Discipline. Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health, 12-13.

Miller-Lewis, L., Wade, T. D., & Dyer, K. (2003). The prevalence of cannabis use in an Australian tertiary population. Australian Psychologist, 38, 73-77.

Wade, T. D., Davidson, S., & O’Dea, J. A. (2003). A preliminary controlled evaluation of a school-based media literacy program and self-esteem program for reducing eating disorder risk factors. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 33, 371-383. 

Farley, R. L., Wade, T. D., & Birchmore, L. (2003). Factors influencing attendance at cardiac rehabilitation among coronary heart disease patients. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2, 205-212.

McLean, S., Wade, T. D., & Encel, J. (2003). The Contribution of Therapist Beliefs to Psychological Distress in Therapists: An investigation of Vicarious Traumatisation, burnout and symptoms of avoidance and intrusion. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 31, 417-428.

Wade, T. D., Wilkinson, J., & Ben-Tovim, D. (2003). The genetic epidemiology of body attitudes, the attitudinal component of body image in women. Psychological Medicine, 33, 1395-1405.

Ross, M., & Wade, T. D. (2004). Shape and weight concern and self-esteem as mediators of externalised self-perception, dietary restraint and uncontrolled eating. European Eating Disorders Review, 12, 129-136. 

Wade, T. D., Bulik, C. M., Prescott, C., Kendler, K. S. (2004). Sex influences on shared risk factors for bulimia nervosa and other psychiatric disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 251-256. 

Wilksch, S., & Wade, T. D. (2004). Differences between women with anorexia nervosa and restrained eaters on shape and weight concerns, self-esteem and depression. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 35, 571-578. 

Pritchard, B. J., Bergin, J. L., & Wade, T. D. (2004). A case series evaluation of guided self-help for bulimia nervosa using a cognitive manual. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36, 144-156. 

Wade, T. D, Treloar, S. A., Martin, N. G., Statham, D., & Heath, A. (2004). Monozygotic twins discordant for lifetime anorexia nervosa: an exploratory investigation. Australian Journal of Psychology, 56, 127-132. 

Steele, A., & Wade, T. D. (2004). The contribution of optimism and quality of life to depression in an acute coronary syndrome population. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 3, 231-237.

Furber, G., Steele, A., & Wade, T. D. (2004). Comparison of six- and eight-session cognitive guided self-help for bulimia nervosa. Clinical Psychologist, 8, 64-69. 

Oxlad, M., Miller-Lewis, L., & Wade, T. D. (2004). The Measurement of Coping Responses: Validity of the Billings and Moos Coping Checklist. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57, 477-484. 

Wade, T. D., & Lee, C. (2005). The impact of breast cancer on the lives of middle-aged women: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health. Health Psychology, 24, 246-251. 

Wade, T. D., Nehmy, T., & Koczwara, B. (2005). Predicting worries about health after breast cancer surgery. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 503-509. 

Hallsworth, L., Wade, T. D., & Tiggemann, M. (2005). Individual differences in male body image: An examination of self-objectification in recreational body builders. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10, 453-465. 

Miller-Lewis, L., Wade, T. D., & Lee, C. (2005). Risk Factors for Pregnancy and Childbearing in Single Young Women: Evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29, 292-303.

Wade, T. D., & Lee, C. (2005). Prospective predictors of mental health after the development of breast cancer in middle-aged women. Clinical Psychologist, 9, 64-69. 

 

PDF downloadable publications

 

Miller-Lewis, L., Wade, T. D., & Lee, C. (2006). Psychosocial risk factors for pregnancy risk-taking. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58, 17-30.

Wade, T. D., Bergin, J. L., Tiggemann, M., Bulik, C. M., & Fairburn, C. G. (2006). Prevalence and long-term course of lifetime eating disorders in an adult Australian twin cohort. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 121-128. 

Oxlad, M., Stubberfield, J., Stuklis, R., Edwards, J., & Wade, T. D. (2006). Psychological Risk Factors for Increased Post-operative Length of Hospital Stay Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 179-190. 

Wilksch, S., Tiggemann, M., & Wade, T. D. (2006). The impact of interactive school-based media literacy lessons for reducing internalisation of media ideals in young adolescent girls and boys. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 385-393. 

Oxlad, M., & Wade, T. D. (2006). Application of a chronic illness model as a means of understanding pre-operative psychological adjustment in coronary artery bypass graft patients. British Journal of Health Psychology, 11, 401-419. 

Wade, T. D, Bergin, J. L, Martin, N. G., Gillespie, N. A., & Fairburn, C. G. (2006). A transdiagnostic approach to understanding eating disorders: A twin study examining a dimensional model. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194, 510-517. 

Pleva, J., & Wade, T. D. (2006). The mediating effects of misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts on obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1471-1479. 

Wilsdon, A., & Wade, T. D. (2006). Executive functioning in anorexia nervosa: Exploration of the role of obsessionality, depression and starvation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 40, 746-754. 

Frayne, A., & Wade, T. D. (2006). A comparison of written emotional expression and planning with respect to bulimic symptoms and associated psychopathology. European Eating Disorders Review, 14, 329-340. 

Wade, T. D., Crosby, R. D., & Martin, N. G. (2006). Use of latent profile analysis to identify eating disorder phenotypes in an adult Australian twin cohort. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63, 1377-1384. 

Oxlad, M., Stubberfield, J., Stuklis, R., Edwards, J., & Wade, T. D. (2006). Psychological risk factors for cardiac-related hospital readmission within 6-months of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61, 775-781. 

Wade, T. D. (2007). A retrospective comparison of purging type disorders: Eating Disorder Otherwise Not Otherwise Specified and Bulimia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 1-6. 

Wade, T. D., & Bulik, C. M. (2007). Shared genetic and environmental risk factors between undue influence of body shape and weight on self evaluation and dimensions of perfectionism. Psychological Medicine, 37, 635-644. 

Pleva, J., & Wade, T. D. (2007). Guided self-help versus pure self-help for perfectionism: a randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 849-861. 

Wade, T. D. (2007). Epidemiology of eating disorders: creating opportunities to move the current classification paradigm forward. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, S27-S30. 

Wade, T. D., Gillespie, N., & Martin, N. G. (2007). A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or major depression. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 679-686. 

Oxlad, M., Wade, T. D., Hallsworth, L., & Koczwara, B. (2008). "I’m living with a chronic illness, not…dying with cancer”: A qualitative study of Australian women’s self-identified concerns and needs following primary treatment for breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 17, 157-166. 

Oxlad, M., & Wade, T. D. (2008). Longitudinal risk factors for adverse psychological functioning 6-Months after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 79 – 92. 

Steele, A. L., & Wade, T. D. (2008). A randomised trial investigating guided self-help to reduce perfectionism and its impact on bulimia nervosa. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 1316-1323.

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Bulik, C. M., Fairburn, C. G., Wray, N. R., & Martin, N. G. (2008). Shared temperament risk factors for anorexia nervosa: A twin study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70, 239-244.

Wilksch, S. M., Durbridge, M., & Wade, T. D. (2008). A preliminary controlled comparison of progams designed to reduce risk for eating disorders targeting perfectionism and media literacy. Journal of the American American Academy of Child and Adolescent. Psychiatry, 47, 939-947. 

Wade, T. D., Treloar, S. A., & Martin, N. G. (2008). Shared and unique risk factors between lifetime purging and objective binge eating: A twin study. Psychological Medicine, 38, 1455-1464. 

Wade, T. D., Byrne, S., & Bryant-Waugh, R. (2008). The Eating Disorder Examination: norms and construct validity with young and middle adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 551-558. 

Beatty, L., Lee, C., & Wade, T. D. (2009). A prospective examination of perceived stress as a mediator of the relationship between life events and quality of life following breast cancer. British Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 789-804. 

Emery, S., Mclean, S., & Wade, T. D. (2009). Associations among therapist beliefs, personal resources and burnout in clinical psychologists. Behaviour Change, 26, 83-96. 

Wade, T. D., Frayne, A., Edwards, S. A., Robertson, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2009). Motivational change in an inpatient anorexia nervosa population and implications for treatment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43, 235-243. 

Wade, T. D., George, W. M., & Atkinson, M. (2009). A randomised controlled trial of brief interventions for body dissatisfaction. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 845-854. 

Wade, T. D., Treloar, S. A., Heath, A. C., & Martin, N. G. (2009). An examination of the overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors for intentional weight loss and overeating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 42, 492-497. 

Wilksch, S. M.,& Wade, T. D. (2009). An investigation of temperament endophenotype candidates for early emergence of the core cognitive component of eating disorders. Psychological Medicine, 39, 811-821. 

Wilksch, S. M., & Wade, T. D. (2009). Reduction of shape and weight concern in young adolescents: A 30-month controlled evaluation of media literacy program. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(6), 652-661.