Rachael Cvejic

Research Fellow

I am a registered psychologist and early career researcher with broad research interests including neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. My clinical and research experience includes working with people with mild and major neurocognitive disorders, intellectual and developmental disability, mental health conditions, and inherited neurodegenerative disorders including fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome and Huntington disease. I am currently involved in a number of educational and research activities in the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) which aim to improve health outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disability, neurological conditions, and mental health conditions. My current projects utilise a broad range of research methods including surveys, interviews, Delphi method, and data linkage.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours); Master of Brain and Mind Sciences; PhD.

Journal articles
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2023, 'Risk factors for dementia and self-harm: A linkage study', Alzheimer's and Dementia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13080
2023
2022, 'Evaluation of an intellectual disability mental health core competency framework', Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 17, pp. 391 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2021-0051
2022
2022, 'Mortality rate, risk factors, and causes of death in people with epilepsy and intellectual disability', Seizure, 101, pp. 75 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2022.07.012
2022
2022, 'Factors associated with discharge from hospital to residential aged care for younger people with neuropsychiatric disorders: An exploratory case-control study in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e065982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065982
2022
2022, 'Factors associated with acute care service use after epilepsy hospitalisation in people with intellectual disability', Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jir.12987
2022
2022, 'The Association between Problematic Use of Alcohol and Drugs and Repeat Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation: Insights from a Population-Based Administrative Health Data Set', Crisis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000880
2022
2022, 'Readmission and emergency department presentation after hospitalisation for epilepsy in people with intellectual disability: A data linkage study', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0272439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272439
2022
2022, 'Hospital service utilisation of people previously hospitalised with different subtypes of psychotic disorder: A record linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, pp. 48674221115642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221115642
2022
2021, 'Public mental health service use by people with intellectual disability in New South Wales and its costs', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 325 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51166
2021
2021, 'The health service contact patterns of people with psychotic and non-psychotic forms of severe mental illness in New South Wales, Australia: A record-linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56, pp. 675 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674211031483
2021
2021, 'Expert consensus on the operation of an adult tertiary intellectual disability mental health service in New South Wales, Australia', Australasian Psychiatry, 29, pp. 635 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562211014228
2021
2020, 'Has teaching about intellectual disability healthcare in Australian medical schools improved? A 20-year comparison of curricula audits', BMC Medical Education, 20, pp. 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02235-w
2020
2020, 'A Scoping Study of a Tertiary Intellectual Disability Mental Health Service: A Family Member and Support Person Perspective', Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13, pp. 141 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2020.1753268
2020
2019, 'Clinical capacity of Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists who work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219859286
2019
2019, 'Subspecialty training pathways in intellectual and developmental disability psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand: current status and future opportunities', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 513 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219839468
2019
2019, 'How Can We Provide Better Healthcare for People With An Intellectual Disability?', Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00124
2019
Cvejic RC; Hocking DR; Wen W; Georgiou-Karistianis N; Cornish KM; Godler DE; Rogers C; Trollor JN, 2019, 'Reduced caudate volume and cognitive slowing in men at risk of fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome', Brain Imaging and Behavior, 13, pp. 1128 - 1134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-018-9928-7
2019
Cvejic RC; Eagleson C; Weise J; Davies K; Hopwood M; Jenkins K; Trollor JN, 2018, 'Building workforce capacity in Australia and New Zealand: a profile of psychiatrists with an interest in intellectual and developmental disability mental health', Australasian Psychiatry, 26, pp. 595 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218781018
2018
Cvejic RC; Trollor JN, 2018, 'Transition to adult mental health services for young people with an intellectual disability', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 1127 - 1130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14197
2018
Birch RC; Foley KR; Pollack A; Britt H; Lennox N; Trollor JN, 2018, 'Problems managed and medications prescribed during encounters with people with autism spectrum disorder in Australian general practice', Autism, 22, pp. 995 - 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361317714588
2018
Cvejic RC; Arnold SR C; Foley K-R; Trollor JN, 2018, 'Neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in adults with autism spectrum disorder: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism', BJPsych Open, 4, pp. 461–466 - 461–466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.64
2018
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Turner B; Tracy J; Torr JJ; Durvasula S; Iacono T; Cvejic RC; Lennox N, 2018, 'Intellectual disability content within tertiary medical curriculum: How is it taught and by whom?', BMC Medical Education, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1286-z
2018
Birch RC; Cohen J; Trollor JN, 2017, 'Fragile X-associated disorders: Don't miss them', Australian Family Physician, 46, pp. 487 - 491
2017
Reppermund S; Birch RC; Crawford JD; Wesson J; Draper B; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Luttenberger K; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Performance-Based Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Validation of the Sydney Test of Activities of Daily Living in Memory Disorders (STAM)', J Am Med Dir Assoc, 18, pp. 117 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.08.007
2017
Birch RC; Hocking DR; Cornish KM; Menant JC; Lord SR; Georgiou-Karistianis N; Godler DE; Wen W; Rogers C; Trollor JN, 2017, 'Selective subcortical contributions to gait impairments in males with the FMR1 premutation', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 88, pp. 188 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2016-313937
2017
Hocking DR; Birch RC; Bui QM; Menant JC; Lord SR; Georgiou-Karistianis N; Godler DE; Wen W; Hackett A; Rogers C; Trollor JN, 2017, 'Cerebellar volume mediates the relationship between FMR1 mRNA levels and voluntary step initiation in males with the premutation', Neurobiology of Aging, 50, pp. 5 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.10.017
2017
Birch RC; Trollor JN, 2017, 'Action tremor, impaired balance, and executive dysfunction in midlife', JAMA Neurology, 74, pp. 603 - 604, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.4063
2017
Birch RC; Hocking DR; Trollor JN, 2016, 'Prevalence and predictors of subjective memory complaints in adult male carriers of the FMR1 premutation', Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30, pp. 834 - 848, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2016.1145905
2016
Cvejic E; Birch RC; Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Review of Recent Evidence', Current Rheumatology Reports, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11926-016-0577-9
2016
Birch RC; Hocking DR; Cornish KM; Menant JC; Georgiou-Karistianis N; Godler DE; Wen W; Hackett A; Rogers C; Trollor JN, 2015, 'Preliminary evidence of an effect of cerebellar volume on postural sway in FMR1 premutation males', Genes, Brain and Behavior, 14, pp. 251 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12204
2015
Birch RC; Cornish KM; Hocking DR; Trollor JN, 2014, 'Understanding the Neuropsychiatric Phenotype of Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome: a Systematic Review', Neuropsychology Review, 24, pp. 491 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-014-9262-9
2014
Hall DA; Birch RC; Anheim M; Jønch AE; Pintado E; O'Keefe J; Trollor JN; Stebbins GT; Hagerman RJ; Fahn S; Berry-Kravis E; Leehey MA, 2014, 'Emerging topics in FXTAS', Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1866-1955-6-31
2014
Book Chapters
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2019, 'Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome', in Degenerative Disorders of the Brain, pp. 143 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351208918
2019
2019, 'Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome', in Degenerative Disorders of the Brain, Routledge, pp. 143 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351208918-6
2019
Conference Abstracts
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Cvejic RC; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN, 2018, 'DOES ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH DATA HAVE A PLACE IN BEHAVIOURAL PHENOTYPE RESEARCH?', in JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, WILEY, Vol. 62, pp. 666 - 667, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000438508800012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2018
Eagleson C; Weise J; Birch R; Trollor J, 2017, 'EQUIPPING PSYCHIATRISTS TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Vol. 51, pp. 47 - 47, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000403466600113&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2017
2017, 'INITIATIVES TO BUILD WORKFORCE CAPACITY IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY MENTAL HEALTH', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Vol. 51, pp. 46 - 46, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000403466600110&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2017
Other
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Cvejic RC; Trollor J, 2016, Thinking and motor skills in individuals who carry premutation expansions of the fragile X gene,
2016

I currently teach into Phase 3 Medicine (Psychiatry, MFAC3503).