Research Projects // Australian Centre for Addiction Research // ACAR

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controlled drinking programs

myami clinical programs
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reducing suicide risk among
alcohol & other substance misusers

cue exposure treatment for alcohol abuse

partner & family assisted programs

clinical outcome measures

Research Projects

Integrated treatment for alcohol use problems and comorbid PTSD
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$633,725
Period of Funding	2007 - 2009
Commencement Date	July 2007
Project Team	Sitharthan Thiagarajan (ACAR) and Claudia Sannibale (NDARC)

Randomised Controlled Trial of a New Intervention for Alcohol Craving
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$665,250
Period of Funding	2007-2009
Commencement Date	July 2007
Project Team	Sitharthan Thiagarajan (ACAR), Alison Haigh (ACAR), David Kavanagh (UQ)

A Controlled Trial of an Opportunistic Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Alcohol & Other Substance Users.
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$340,000
Period of Funding	Funded for 3 years
Commencement Date	September, 2003
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Peter Tucker, Gomathi Sitharthan, Vicki Giannopoulos, Chris Jennings, & Jon Currie

A Controlled Drinking by Correspondence: A State-wide Project to Reduce Excessive Drinking in The Community.
Funded By	NSW Department of Health
Amount Funded	$588,061
Period of Funding	October 2003 - December 2007
Commencement Date	October, 2003
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Frances Chua, Jane Choy

A National Correspondence Program to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Co-occurring Disorders (Depression/Anxiety): A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Funded By	Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation
Amount Funded	$193,888
Period of Funding	2005-2008
Commencement Date	2005
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Richard Mattick, Gomathi Sitharthan, Vicki Giannopoulos, Frances Chua, James Lemon, Jane Choy

Develop and Appraise a Comprehensive Protocol to Ascertain the Knowledge, Skills and Confidence of Case Managers in the Drug and Alcohol Field.
Funded By	Centre for Drug and Alcohol Research
Amount Funded	$25,000
Period of Funding	2005-2006
Commencement Date	2005
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Vicki Giannopoulos, Frances Chua

Novel treatments for alcohol dependence: A randomized controlled trial of stepped-care intervention for psychiatric comorbidity.
Funded By	AERF
Amount Funded	$395,000
Period of Funding	from 2005 for 3 years
Commencement Date	2005
Project Team	Chief Investigators: P. Haber, M. Teesson, A. Baillie Associate Investigators: M. Weltman, Thiagarajan Sitharthan, N.Phung and C. Sannibale.

An Evaluation of a Community-Based Opportunistic Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Among Psychiatric Patients.
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$181,518
Period of Funding	Funded until June, 2003
Commencement Date	2001
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Katarzyna Godycka-Cwirko, Vicki Giannopoulos, Jon Currie, Anthony Harris, & Peter Tucker

A Controlled Treatment Trial of Substance Use in Schizophrenia.
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$224,000
Period of Funding	Funded for 2000 - 2002
Commencement Date	2000
Project Team	David Kavanagh, Thiagarajan Sitharthan, & Ross Young

A Controlled Trial of Emotional Cue-Exposure for Relapse Prevention in Alcohol Abuse.
Funded By	NHMRC
Amount Funded	$184,960
Period of Funding	1998 - 2001
Commencement Date	1998
Project Team	Thiagarajan Sitharthan, Gomathi Sitharthan, David Kavanagh, & John Saunders

Coping Self-Efficacy in Partners and Significant Others of Substance Abusers.
Funded By	n/a
Amount Funded	n/a
Period of Funding	n/a
Commencement Date	n/a
Project Team	Vicki Giannopoulos, Thiagarajan Sitharthan, and Glenn Hunt

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