Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
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Tonelle E Handley

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), University of Newcastle Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, University of Newcastle

Biography

Dr Tonelle Handley is a Research Fellow at the University of Newcastle's Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health. She is a psychiatric epidemiologist whose research focus is on quantitative approaches to improving mental health for rural Australians. Her areas of work include improving access to mental health services, improving community attitudes towards mental health, and rural suicide prevention. She has research experience across university and health sectors, and has worked on projects spanning targeted interventions to broad public health approaches. 

Publications

Lifetime Affective and Alcohol Use Disorder: Impact of Comorbidity on Current Functioning and Service Use in a Rural Population

Background: Depression and alcohol use problems frequently co-occur and significant barriers to service use for co-morbid mental health problems exist. Purpose of the study: This study examines relationships between current functioning and lifetime treatment among people with an affective disorder (AD) and/or an alcohol use disorder (AUD) in a rur... Read More»

Kerry J Inder, Frances J Kay Lambkin, Tonelle E Handley, Yun Ming Yong, Terry J Lewin and Brian J Kelly

Research Article: J Addict Res Ther 2014, S10: 009

DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.S10-009

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