Dr Brian O'Toole
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Director, Vietnam Veterans Family Health Study
C22 - Concord Hospital |
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Research interests
Dr O'Toole is the Director of the Australian Vietnam Veterans Family Health Study, which was the first national epidemiological cohort study ever conducted in Australia of the post-war health of war veterans and their families.
His secondary interests lie in the field of psychosis, with a recent study into the treatment effectiveness in first episode psychotic disorder, accumulating a cohort of 451 first episode patients in 3 States (9 Area Health services) and examining short term treatment effectiveness.
Current national competitive grants*
2011
Intergenerational transmission of PTSD vulnerability: Does PTSD in a parent increase the risk of mental health disorders in their offspring?
O'Toole B, Catts S
National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant ($716,722 over 3 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney