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Advancing Clinical Science & Men’s Mental Health

Dr Michael Player complements his clinical practice with an active research position at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre. Over the past decade, his research has focused on the full spectrum of psychological health, with particular emphasis on depression, clinical anxiety, chronic distress, men’s mental health, adaptive coping strategies, and suicide prevention.

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Scientific Papers & Journal Publications

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Paired associative stimulation increases motor cortex excitability more effectively than theta-burst stimulation

Authors: Player MJ, Taylor JL, Alonzo A, Loo CK

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology (2012), 123(11), 2220–2226

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Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder by Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation: Case Report of a Novel Treatment

Authors: Chan H-N, Alonzo A, Martin DM, Player MJ, Mitchell PB, Sachdev P, Loo CK

Journal: Biological Psychiatry (2012), 72(4), e9–e10

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Neuroplasticity in Depressed Individuals Compared to Healthy Controls

Authors: Player MJ, Taylor JL, Weickert C, Alonzo A, Sachdev P, Martin DM, Mitchell PB, Loo CK

Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology (2013), 38(11), 2101–2108

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Continuation transcranial direct current stimulation for the prevention of relapse in major depression

Authors: Martin DM, Alonzo A, Player MJ, Loo CK

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders (2013), 144(3), 274–278

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Can transcranial direct current stimulation enhance outcomes from computerised cognitive training? A randomised controlled trial in healthy participants

Authors: Martin DM, Liu R, Alonzo A, Green M, Player MJ, Sachdev P, Loo CK

Journal: International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (2013), 16(9), 1927–1936

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Increase in neuroplasticity after a treatment course of transcranial direct current stimulation

Authors: Player MJ, Taylor JL, Alonzo A, Loo CK

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders (2014), 167, 140–147

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Men, depression, and coping: are we on the right path?

Authors: Whittle EL, Fogarty A, Tugendrajch S, Player MJ, Christensen H, Wilhelm K, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Proudfoot J

Journal: Psychology of Men & Masculinities (2015), 16(4)

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What Interrupts Suicide Attempts in Men: A Qualitative Study

Authors: Player MJ, Proudfoot J, Fogarty A, Whittle EL, Spurrier M, Shand F, Christensen H, Wilhelm K, Hadzi-Pavlovic D

Journal: PLoS ONE (2015), 10(6)

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Men’s use of positive strategies for preventing and managing depression: A qualitative investigation

Authors: Fogarty AS, Proudfoot J, Whittle EL, Player MJ, Christensen H, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Wilhelm K

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders (2015), 188, 179–187

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What might interrupt men’s suicide? Results from an online survey of men

Authors: Shand FL, Proudfoot J, Player MJ, Fogarty A, Whittle E, Wilhelm K, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, McTigue I, Spurrier M, Christensen H

Journal: BMJ Open (2015), 5(10)

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Positive strategies men regularly use to prevent and manage depression: a national survey of Australian men

Authors: Proudfoot J, Fogarty A, McTigue I, Nathan S, Whittle EL, Christensen H, Player MJ, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Wilhelm K

Journal: BMC Public Health (2015), 15(1), 1135

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Positive strategies men regularly use to prevent and manage depression: a national survey of Australian men

Authors: Proudfoot J, Fogarty A, McTigue I, Nathan S, Whittle EL, Christensen H, Player MJ, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Wilhelm K

Journal: BMC Public Health (2015), 15(1), 1135

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Preliminary evaluation of a brief web and mobile phone intervention for men with depression: Men’s positive coping strategies and associated depression, resilience, and work and social functioning

Authors: Fogarty AS, Proudfoot J, Whittle EL, Clarke J, Player MJ, Christensen H, Wilhelm K

Journal: JMIR Mental Health (2017), 4(3), e33

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Tensions in perspectives on suicide prevention between men who have attempted suicide and their support networks: Secondary analysis of qualitative data

Authors: Fogarty AS, Spurrier M, Player MJ, Wilhelm K, Whittle EL, Shand F, Christensen H, Proudfoot J

Journal: Health Expectations (2018), 21(1), 261–269

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Prevalence and association of discrimination and bullying in a male-dominated Australian workforce

Authors: Stratton E, Player MJ, Choi I, Dahlheimer A, Harvey S, Glozier N

Journal: International Journal of Workplace Health Management (2020), 14(1), 32–49

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