The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Professor Michael Startup
Preferred name: Mike
School: School of Psychology
Personal URL: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/staff/research-profile/Mike_Startup

Funded Projects

Please note, only grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office are recorded here. For a more complete picture of the researcher's grant history a Personal URL may be supplied, above.

Research Team Initial Year Duration (Years) Funding Body/Client Award Type Title of Project Collaborating Partners Total Cash $ Total Inkind $
Professor Michael Startup 2008 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant 6th International Conference on Early Psychosis, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 20/10/2008 - 22/10/2008   1158  
Professor Michael Startup 2007 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies , Barcelona International Convention Centre, 11/7/2007 - 14/7/2007   2500  
Conjoint Professor Christopher Levi;Professor Amanda Baker;Professor Michael Calford;Professor Trevor Day;Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley;Professor Michael Hazelton;Professor Andrew Heathcote;Professor Brian Kelly;Professor Vaughan Carr;Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie;Professor David Pow;Professor John Rostas;Associate Professor Ulrich Schall;Professor Alistair Sim;Professor Michael Startup 2006 5 University of Newcastle Priority Research Centre PRC - Priority Research Centre for Brain & Mental Health Research (CBMHR)   378990  
Professor Michael Startup 2006 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant Australasian Schizophrenia Conference 2006, 20-23 August 2006   1500  
Professor Michael Startup;Professor Vaughan Carr;Professor Amanda Baker;Associate Professor Ulrich Schall;Doctor Helen Stain 2006 3 National Health & Medical Research Council Project Grant Randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy to prevent psychosis among people with at-risk mental states   606476  
Professor Michael Startup 2005 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies - Annual Conference, 20-23 July 2005   2140  
Professor Michael Startup 2004 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 28 July - 1 August 2004, Hawaii   2026  
Professor Amanda Baker;Professor Michael Startup 2004 1 University of Newcastle Project Grant Intervention for anxiety among people with a major mental illness in the community   5000  
Professor Michael Startup 2003 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, Annual Scientific Meeting - 4 to 5 December 2003   809  
Professor Amanda Baker;Professor Michael Startup 2003 1 University of Newcastle Project Grant A randomised controlled trial of compliance therapy among people with co-occurring psychosis and cannabis use problems   10000  
Professor Michael Startup 2002 1 University of Newcastle New Staff Grant Unstable self-esteem and unusual experiences in persecutory delusions   10406  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

For a more complete picture of the researcher's supervision history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Current Student Supervision

Program Supervision Level Research Topic
PhD (Clinical Psychology) Principal Supervisor Cognitive Vulnerability to Manic and Depressive Symptoms in Bipolar Affective Disorder
PhD (Clinical Psychology) Co-Supervisor Improving the Predictive and Explanatory Power of Fear Appeal Theory: The Case for Theoretical Integration
PhD (Clinical Psychology) Principal Supervisor Pre, Peri and Post Motor Vehicle Accident Vulnerability Factors on Development and Maintenance of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression: The Mediating Role of Peri-traumatic Dissociation
PhD (Clinical Psychology) Co-Supervisor The Social Psychological Consequences of Stigma Disclosure from the Perspective of a Non Acute Mental Health Population

Total Equivalent Full-time Student Units (EFTSU):

Supervision Level EFTSU
PhD 1.100

Student Completions

NB - the completions shown here are only those for the University of Newcastle obtained since 2001.

Program Year Research Topic
M Psychology (Clinical) [R] 2004 Recovery Style, Therapeutic Alliance, and Therapists' Adherence to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Acute Psychosis
PhD (Psychology - Science) 2005 Doing Anger Differently: The Development and Evaluation of a Treatment for Reactively Aggressive Adolescent Boys
M Psychology (Clinical) [R] 2006 Relationships Between Trauma Type, Negative Cognitions and PTSD: Validation of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory
M Psychology (Clinical) [R] 2006 Stability of Self-Esteem Among Individuals with Persecutory Delusions
M Psychology (Clinical) [R] 2006 The Relationship between Guilt Cognitions and Post-Trauma Symptoms among Vietnam Veterans: Validation of the Trauma Related Guilt Inventory
M Psychology (Clinical) [R] 2006 The impact of attachment style and personality on the therapeutic alliance and outcome of psychotherapy
PhD (Clinical Psychology) 2008 The Implications of Autobiographical Memory Style for the Deficits Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder

Research Publications

Please note, the publications listed here:
(1) relate to the researcher's position at the University of Newcastle only
(2) are for selected categories of publications, and
(3) relate to publication year 1998, onwards.
For a more complete picture of the researcher's publication history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Journal Article

Reid Tamar, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Autobiographical memory specificity in borderline personality disorder: Associations with co-morbid depression and intellectual ability’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49 413-420 (2010) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson Mike C, Startup Susan, ’Insight, social functioning and readmission to hospital in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: Prospective associations’, Psychiatry Research, 178 17-22 (2010) [C1]

Bucci Sandra, Baker Amanda Louise, Halpin Sean A, Hides Leanne, Lewin Terry, Carr Vaughan J, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Intervention for cannabis use in young people at ultra high risk for psychosis and in early psychosis’, Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis, 3 66-73 (2010) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Sakrouge Rebecca Ellen, Mason Oliver J, ’The criterion and discriminant validity of the Referential Thinking (REF) Scale’, Psychological Assessment, 22 65-69 (2010) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Bucci Sandra, Langdon Robyn, ’Delusions of reference: A new theoretical model’, Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 14 110-126 (2009) [C1]

Avery Rachel, Startup Michael Jonathan, Calabria Karen Alissa, ’The role of effort, cognitive expectancy appraisals and coping style in the maintenance of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia’, Psychiatry Research, 167 36-46 (2009) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Startup Susan, Sedgman Adele Reagen, ’Immediate source-monitoring, self-focused attention and the positive symptoms of schizophrenia’, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46 1176-1180 (2008) [C1]

Rollinson Rebecca, Smith Ben, Steel Craig, Jolley Suzanne, Onwumere Juliana, Garety Philippa A, Kuipers Elizabeth, Freeman Daniel, Bebbington Paul E, Dunn Graham, Startup Michael Jonathan, Fowler David, ’Measuring adherence in CBT for psychosis: A psychometric analysis of an adherence scale’, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36 163-178 (2008) [C1]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Wynn Paula Leigh, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication and interpretations of gestures’, Psychiatry Research, 158 27-34 (2008) [C1]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Wynn Paula Leigh, Heathcote Andrew John, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication and reality discrimination deficits in psychosis’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47 323-334 (2008) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Makgekgenene Lebogang, Webster Rosemary Anne, ’The role of self-blame for trauma as assessed by the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): A self-protective cognition?’, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45 395-403 (2007) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Cognitive behaviour therapy and recovery from acute psychosis: Case studies of two contrasting styles’, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 36 19-24 (2006) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson M C, Startup Susan, ’Insight and recovery from acute psychotic episodes: The effects of cognitive behavior therapy and premature termination of treatment’, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194 740-745 (2006) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Wilding Noeline Mary, Startup Susan, ’Patient treatment adherence in cognitive behaviour therapy for acute psychosis: The role of recovery style and working alliance’, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34 191-199 (2006) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Associate Editor’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology NA (2005) [C2]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Bendix S, Jackson M C, Evans K E, ’North Wales randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for acute schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Two-year follow-up and economic evaluation’, Psychological Medicine, 35 1307-1316 (2005) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Startup Susan, ’On two kinds of delusion of reference’, Psychiatry Research, 137 87-92 (2005) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson M C, Bendix S, ’North Wales randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for acute schizophrenia specturm disorders: outcomes at 6 and 12 months’, Psychological Medicine, 34 413-422 (2004) [C1]

Mason Oliver, Startup Michael Jonathan, Halpin Sean Anthony, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Conrad Agatha, Carr Vaughan James, ’Risk factors for transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at-risk mental states'’, Schizophrenia Research, 71 227-237 (2004) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Mason O, Halpin S, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Conrad Agatha, Carr Vaughan James, ’State and trait predictors of transition to first episode psychosis among individuals at ultra-high risk’, Schizophrenia Research, 70 44 (2004) [C3]

Burnside Elizabeth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Byatt Marie, Rollinson Lynn, Hill Jonathan, ’The role of overgeneral autobiographical memory in the development of adult depression following childhood trauma’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43 365-376 (2004) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Owen Dawn M, Parsonage Rachel K, Jackson Mike C, ’Anomalous experiences and the contents of persecutory delusions during acute psychotic episodes’, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 76 315-322 (2003) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Clinical psychology at the coalface’, Australian Journal of Psychology, 55 110 (2003) [C5]

Shapiro David A, Barkham Michael, Stiles William B, Hardy Gillian E, Rees Anne, Reynolds Shirley, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Time is of the essence: A selective review of the fall and rise of brief therapy research’, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 76 211-235 (2003) [C1]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson M, Pearce E, ’Assessing Therapist Adherence to Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis’, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 30 329-339 (2002) [C1]

Conference Publication

Maddock Gillian Rebekah, Carter Gregory Leigh, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Do GPs observe DoHA guidelines in making referrals to the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care, ATAPS program?’, 2011 PHC Research Conference Abstracts, Brisbane, QLD (2011) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Assessment of competence in CBT: A comparison of two methods’, 2010 Society for Psychotherapy Research. Australian Regional Group Meeting, Newcastle, NSW (2010) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Sakrouge Rebecca, Heathcote Andrew John, ’Referential delusions of communication and the intentional inhibition of irrelevant memories’, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sydney, Australia (2010) [E3]

Stain Helen Joy, Crittenden Kylie Leigh, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Halpin Sean Anthony, Bucci Sandra, ’The DEPTh randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for youth at ultra high risk for psychosis: Baseline characteristics for rural and urban youth’, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sydney, Australia (2010) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Sakrouge Rebecca Ellen, Heathcote Andrew John, ’Delusions of reference and the intentional inhibition of irrelevant memories of non-verbal communications’, Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Conference 2009: Conference Handbook with Program and Abstracts, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E3]

Babakhani Anet, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Manic and depressive symptom exacerbation as a function of dysfunctional attitudes with life events’, Biopolar Disorders, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]

Babakhani Anet, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Mood state dependency of dysfunctional attitudes in bipolar affective disorder’, Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Conference 2009: Conference Handbook with Program and Abstracts, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E3]

Stain Helen Joy, Crittenden Kylie Leigh, Bennett Elaine Marion, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Kelly Brian Joseph, Halpin Sean Anthony, Bucci Sandra Ruth, Fleming Jodie Lee, Sakrouge Rebecca Ellen, ’The impact of geography and social context on ultra high risk for schizophrenia research in rural Australia’, Schizophrenia Bulletin, San Diego, CA (2009) [E3]

Crittenden Kylie Leigh, Stain Helen Joy, Bennett Elaine Marion, Fleming Jodie Lee, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Kelly Brian Joseph, Halpin Sean, Bucci Sandra, Sakrouge Rebecca, ’Establishing referral pathways and engagement of ultra high risk youth in a rural research setting’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Newcastle, NSW (2008) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Startup Susan, Sedgman Adele Reagen, ’Immediate source-monitoring, self-focused attention and the positive symptoms of schizophrenia’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Newcastle, NSW (2008) [E3]

Crittenden Kylie Leigh, Fleming Jodie Lee, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Stain Helen Joy, Kelly Brian Joseph, Halpin S, Bucci S, Sakrouge R, ’Recruitment and engagement of youth in an ultra high risk treatment study’, Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Melbourne (2008) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Avery Rachel, Calabria Karen Alissa, ’The role of effort, cognitive expectancy appraisals and coping style in the maintenance of the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Lorne, VIC (2008) [E3]

Bell Katrina Louise, Startup Michael Jonathan, French P, Morrison A P, Bucci S, Fowler D, ’Therapist treatment adherence in CBT for people at ultra-high risk for psychosis: Development of a new rating scale’, Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Melbourne, VIC (2008) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Stain Helen Joy, Halpin Sean Anthony, Bucci Sandra Ruth, ’Cannabis use as a complication in psychological treatments for people at ultra-high risk of psychosis: Early findings from the DEPTH Trial’, World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (BCN07). Abstracts, Barcelona (2007) [E3]

Crittenden Kylie Leigh, Stain Helen Joy, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, Kelly Brian Joseph, Bucci Sandra Ruth, Halpin Sean Anthony, ’Delivering early intervention for rural areas: An RCT for youth at risk for psychosis’, 2007 Rural Health Research Colloquium. Official Program, Tamworth, NSW (2007) [E3]

Hodgson Robert, Webster Rosemary Anne, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’The mediating role of peritraumatic dissociation on psychological distress following a motor vehicle accident’, 30th Annual National Conference of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT 2007). Detailed Scientific Programme & Abstracts, Gold Coast, QLD (2007) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Therapist treatment adherence to, and client drop-out from, cognitive behaviour therapy for acute psychosis’, Evidence Based Psychotherapy: Proceedings of the 2007 Australia Psychotherapy Research Group Meeting, December 2007 (2007) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Stain Helen Joy, Halpin Sean Anthony, Bucci Sandra Ruth, ’Cannabis use as a complication in psychological treatments for people at ultra high risk of psychosis: early findings from the DEPTh trial’, Acta Neuropsychiatrica, V18: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, Annual Meeting 2006 'Brainwaves', Sydney (2006) [E3]

Greig R, Baker Amanda Louise, Startup Michael Jonathan, Lewin Terry, Halpin S, ’Cannabis use history and onset to psychosis in an ultra high risk group’, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Madrid, Spain (2006) [E3]

Greig Renay Louise, Startup Michael Jonathan, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, Halpin Sean Anthony, Carr Vaughan James, ’Cannabis use history and onset to psychosis in an ultrahigh-risk group’, Acta Neuropsychiatrica, V18: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric research, Annual Meeting 2006 'Brainwaves', Sydney (2006) [E3]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Heathcote Andrew John, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin (Ext) Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication and self-monitoring deficits in psychosis’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry V40, Suppl 2: Proceedings of the Australasian Schizophrenia Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia (2006) [E3]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Heathcote Andrew John, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication and self-monitoring deficits in psychosis’, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment V2, Suppl 3: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of Neuropsychiatry, Sydney (2006) [E3]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Lewin (Ext) Terry, Baker Amanda Louise, Heathcote Andrew John, Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Referential delusions of communication and self-monitoring deficits in psychosis’, Acta Neuropschiatrica V18: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting 2006 'Brainwaves', Sydney (2006) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Startup Susan, ’Referential delusions of communication: I. independence from delusions of observation’, Proceedings of the Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Research Forum, Sydney, Australia (2006) [E3]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Heathcote Andrew John, Startup Michael Jonathan, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication: II. Reality monitoring deficits’, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica V114, Suppl 431: Proceedings of the XV International Congress for the Psychotherapy of the Schizophrenia and other Psychoses, Madrid, Spain (2006) [E3]

Bucci Sandra Ruth, Startup Michael Jonathan, Heathcote Andrew John, Baker Amanda Louise, Lewin Terry, ’Referential delusions of communication: ii. self-monitoring deficits’, Proceedings of the Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Research Forum, Sydney, Australia (2006) [E3]

Stain Helen Joy, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, ’The DEPTH Project: A Multisite RCT for Youths at Risk for Psychosis’, Schizophrenia Research, Birmingham UK (2006) [E3]

Stain Helen Joy, Startup Michael Jonathan, Carr Vaughan James, Baker Amanda Louise, Schall Ulrich Andreas, ’The DEPTH project: A multisite RCT for youth at risk for psychosis’, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Fremantle WA Australia (2006) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson Mc, Startup Susan, ’Cost-effectiveness of CBT for acute schizophrenia under clinically representative conditions’, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 33rd Annual Conference Abstracts, University of Kent, Canterbury (2005) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Wilding Noeline Mary, Startup Susan, Jackson M, ’Recovery style, working alliance, and drop-out from CBT for acute schizophrenia’, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 33rd Annual Conference Abstracts, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK (2005) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Jackson M, ’Cost-effectiveness of CBT for acute schizophrenia under clinically representative conditions’, Program of the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Hawaii (2004) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Delusions of Reference: Preliminary Investigations’, Program and Abstract Book, Brisbane (2004) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Mason O, Halpin Sean Anthony, Carr Vaughan James, Schall Ulrich Andreas, ’State and trait predictors of transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at risk mental states'’, Origins of Psychopathology: Programme and Abstracts, Christchurch, New Zealand (2003) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, Wilding Noeline Mary, Startup Susan, ’Working alliance and recovery style in CBT for acute schizophrenia’, Book of Abstracts, Melbourne (2003) [E3]

Startup Michael Jonathan, ’Can we talk people out of psychosis’, Conference proceedings, Bondi, Sydney (2002) [E3]

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