Psych Matters: History of Old Age Mental Health

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Dr Wayne Reid.

Dr Wayne Reid BA Psych (Hons). M.Psych., PhD. 
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST,
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Dr Wayne Reid has a distinguished background in Clinical Neuropsychology.  He gained his first degree in Psychology at the University of Reading (Berks) UK.  In 1983 he completed an M.Psych at the University of Sydney and then a PhD from the Faculty of Medicin...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Professor Tony Broe.

Professor Tony Broe AM, BA, MB BS, FRACP, FACRM
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Neuroscience Research Australia
Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of NSW
Neurologist and Geriatrician
Professor Tony Broe AM graduated in social sciences (Anthropology, Geography, History) and Medicine from the University of Sydney. He trained in Gene...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Elizabeth Beattie.

Professor Elizabeth Beattie, PhD, RN, FGA, FAAN

Elizabeth Beattie is a psychogeriatric nurse with extensive clinical, educational and research expertise gained in Australia, the UK and the US.  Her first exposure to specialised mental health care for older adults was at Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, London in the 1970s. She has an enduring research intere...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Edmond Chiu.

Professor Emeritus Edmond Chiu, AM; MBBS;DPM; FRANZCP; founded the Section (later Faculty) of Psychiatry of Old Age within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He held international leadership positions in Old Age Psychiatry as the President of the International Psychogeriatric Association and the Chair of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry of...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Marianne Cummins.

Marianne Cummins is a Registered Nurse specialising in Gerontological and Older Person’s Mental Health (OPMH) nursing across Acute and Community Care settings. She is the current President of the Psychogeriatric Nurses Association Inc (PGNA) since 2019. Marianne has a long career in Gerontology and OPMH as Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and Clinical Nurse Consultant (C...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Janine Stevenson. Janine has combined her interests in old age psychiatry and psychotherapy in her research and practice over many years working in Sydney.


Associate Professor Janine L Stevenson MB.BS (Hons 1) Sydney, M.M. (psychotherapy), PhD, FRANZCP
Associate Professor Stevenson has been in psychiatric practice now for over 38 years, working in adult and old age psychi...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with Gerard Byrne who has been very prominent in developing old age mental health services and academia in Queensland. Gerard has had a long term prominent role in FPOA being a past Faculty Chair as well as a long term Chair of the POA advanced training committee.

Professor Gerard Byrne BSc(Med) MBBS PhD FRANZCP
Gerard Byrne is an old age psychiatrist and the Mayne Professor of Psy...

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with David Ames who for over 30 years has combined clinical and research interests in old age psychiatry. He served as secretary of the Section of Psychiatry of Old Age in the early 1990s and was very active in the International Psychogeriatric Association. David was awarded a College Citation in 2017.

Professor David Ames AO BA MD BS FRCPsych FRANZCP
David Ames studied Medicine ...

In this interview, Brian Draper speaks with his colleague Henry Brodaty who in 1990 was the first person in Australia appointed to a Chair in Old Age Psychiatry (formerly Psychogeriatrics) at Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, through the University of NSW. Henry's work in developing the Prince Henry Hospital dementia carers program in the 1980s had enormous national and international influence in service development. Henry ha...

Brian Draper speaks with Richard Fleming who has been a strong advocate for improving the environments of institutions for the care of older people since his ground breaking work in co-designing the Confused and Disturbed Elderly (CADE) units in NSW in the 1980s. Subsequent work includes researching design principles in nursing homes and hospitals and the development of training programs for aged care workers.

Professor Ri...

Daniel O'Connor hails from New Zealand and in the 1980s worked in England with Sir Martin Roth in a ground breaking study of dementia in the community. He then moved to Melbourne in the early 1990s as the Foundation Chair in Old Age Psychiatry at Monash University. Subsequently he became Chair of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age from 2005-2007. He was awarded a College Citation in 2012.

Professor Daniel O'Co...

Brian Draper speaks with Sid Williams who developed an old age psychiatry service at Lidcombe Hospital in the 1980s working alongside the geriatric medical services and including the first carer oriented multidisciplinary memory clinic in Australia. He received the RANZCP Ian Simpson Award in 2014.

Dr Sid Williams MBBS, FRANZCP
Sid Williams, formerly Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, had a prominent rol...

Brian Draper speaks with Deborah Koder who has specialised in clinical psychology with older people for over 30 years. She has been very active in the Australian Psychological Society older persons special interest group and has been involved in a number of clinical research projects.

Dr Deborah Koder PhD, MCP, BScPsych
Dr Deborah Koder is a clinical psychologist who has been working clinically with older adults for t...

In the second part of the interview, John Snowdon talks about his interest in nursing home psychiatry and the transition of the Section of Psychiatry of Old Age into a Faculty under his leadership. John was awarded a College Citation in 2002.

Professor John Snowdon M.D., M.Phil., FRANZCP, FRCPsych, FRACP A.M
John Snowdon first worked in old age psychiatry in 1973. At Sydney’s Prince of Wales and Prince Henry  Hospitals...

Brian Draper introduces the podcast Psych Matters: History of Old Age Mental Health.

Professor Brian Draper MBBS MD FRANZCP
Professor (Conjoint), School of Psychiatry
University of NSW, Sydney, Australia
Brian Draper is an old age psychiatrist and Conjoint Professor, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia. He is senior staff specialist, Older Persons’ Mental Health Service, Prince of Wales H...

Brian Draper speaks with John Snowdon about his early career in the UK and Australia and how he gravitated towards old age psychiatry.

Professor John Snowdon M.D., M.Phil., FRANZCP, FRCPsych, FRACP A.M
John Snowdon first worked in old age psychiatry in 1973. At Sydney’s Prince of Wales and Prince Henry  Hospitals he became progressively more involved in psychiatric services for older people and in the community. In 19...