Publications & Reports
Publications
Dowrick C, Kokanovic R, Hegarty K, Griffiths F & Gunn J. Resilience and depression: perspectives from primary care. health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Social Study Of Health, Illness and Medicine 2008; 12 (4): 439-452.
Kokanovic R, Furler J, May C, Dowrick C, Herrman H, Evert H & Gunn J. The Politics of Conducting Research on Depression in Cross-cultural context. Qualitative Health Research. (accepted for publication 23 September 2008)
Kokanovic R, Dowrick C, Butler E, Herrman H, & Gunn J. Lay accounts of depression amongst Anglo-Australian residents and East African refugees. Social Sciences & Medicine 2007; 66 (30): 454-466.
Conference presentations
Kokanovic R, Armstrong D, Pilgrim D, Rogers A & Dowrick C. 'Medicalization – Demedicalization of depression'. British Sociological Association (BSA) – Medical Sociology Group Conference; Brighton UK September 2008.
Kokanovic R, May C, Evert H & Gunn J. “A long persistent sorrow”: A cross cultural accounting of the work of being ‘depressed’. British Sociological Association (BSA) – Medical Sociology Group Conference; Brighton UK September 2008
Kokanovic R, Philip B, Palmer V. The Misery of Depression: from normative emotions to pathological expression. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Melbourne Australia 2008.
Furler J, Dowrick C, Gunn J, Kokanovic R & Newton D. "It’s not just the words": GPs experiences of depression care among patients from three ethnic communities. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA); Melbourne Australia 2008.
Kokanovic R, Evert H, Furler J, Tran H and Gunn J. Politics of conducting cross cultural research in health. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA); Auckland New Zealand 2007.
Gunn J, Kokanovic R, Johnston C, Butler E, Potiriadis M & Dowrick C. Consumer views on the elements of collaborative care. World Psychiatric Association (WPA) International Congress; Melbourne Australia 2007.
Johnson C, Gunn J & Kokanovic R. ‘The mouth can speak words but the eyes tell you what's really going on’. Discerning depression recovery – the consumer perspective. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG); Vancouver Canada 2007.
Kokanovic R, Butler E, Gunn J, Dowrick C & Griffiths F. “I see it as a dark cloud on the horizon and I know it’s going to overwhelm me”: Charting the conceptual contours of self through depressive experience. British Sociological Association (BSA) – Medical Sociology Group Conference; Liverpool UK 2007.
Kokanovic R, Butler E, Gunn J, Dowrick C & Griffiths F. ‘A qualitative study to explore lay concepts of depression amongst Australian health care consumers experiencing depressive symptoms’. Primary Health Care Research and Development Conference; Sydney Australia 2007.
Johnson C, Gunn J, Kokanovic R. 'Routine Mental Health Outcome Measures – do they have a role in general practice?' General Practice and Primary Health Care Conference; Sydney Australia 2007
Gunn J, Butler E, Shrimpton B, Kokanovic R, Hurworth R, Griffiths F & Dowrick C ‘A stakeholder consultation to determine the optimal ways to manage depression in the primary care setting’. Primary Health Care Research and Development Conference; Sydney Australia 2007.
Kokanovic R. 'Individuated ambiguity and social collectivity in cross-cultural accounts of depression'. British Medical Sociology Association Medical Sociology Group Conference; Edinburgh Scotland 2006.
Gunn J. 'Reorganising care for Depression and Related disorders in the Australian primary health care setting - a method for engaging stakeholders'. North American Primary Care Research Group Conference; Tucson Arizona, USA 2006.
Johnson C. ‘How should GPs measure outcomes for patients with depression?’ General Practice and Primary Health Care Conference; Perth Australia 2006.
Reports
The final report of the re-order study has been submitted to the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute in January 2009.