Department of Psychiatry
The University of Queensland
K Floor, Mental Health Centre
Royal Brisbane Hospital
Queensland 4029
AUSTRALIA

BA, BSocSci(Hons), PhD, MAPS.

Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., Saunders, J.B, Lawford, B.R., Ho, R., Ritchie, T.L., & Noble, E.P. (2008). The A1 allele of the D2 Dopamine Receptor gene, alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy are associated with alcohol dependence severity. Psychiatry Research, 160, 94-105.

Connor, J.P., Jack, A., Feeney, G.F.X., & Young, R. McD. (2008) Validity of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) in a heavy drinking population: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 1067-1073.

Walters, D., Connor, J.P., Feeney, G.F.X., & Young, R.McD. (2008) The Cost Effectiveness of Naltrexone added to Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Journal of Addictive Diseases (in press)

Furlong, M., & Connor, J.P. (2008). Quality of life and stress in wheelchair-users. In V.A. Preedy Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York (in press)

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P. (2008). Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) in Australia: no room for complacency. Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, 388-392.

Connor, J.P., Grier, M., Feeney, G.F.X., & Young, R.McD. (2007). The Validity of the Brief Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (bMAST) as a Problem Drinking Severity Measure. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68, 771- 779.

Connor, J.P., Symons, M., Feeney, G.F.X., Young, R.McD, & Wiles, J. (2007). The application of machine learning techniques as an adjunct to clinical decision making in alcohol dependence treatment: a preliminary study. Substance Use and Misuse, 42, 2193-2206.

Furlong, M., & Connor, J.P. (2007). The Measurement of Disability-Related Stress in Wheelchair-Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88, 1260-1267.

Connor, J.P., Gudgeon, E.T., Young, R.McD. & Saunders, J.B. (2007). The Relationship between Alcohol Expectancies and Drinking Restraint in Treatment Seeking Alcohol Dependent Patients. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 1461-1469.

Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., Lawford, B.R., Saunders, J.B., Ritchie, T.L., Noble, E.P. (2007). Heavy nicotine and alcohol use in alcohol dependence is associated with D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) polymorphism. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 310-319.

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., Tucker, J., & McPherson, A. (2006) Improvement in measures of psychological distress amongst amphetamine misusers treated with brief cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) Addictive Behaviors, 31, 1833-1843.

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., Tucker, J., & McPherson, A. (2006) Is acamprosate use in alcohol dependence treatment reflected in improved subjective health status outcomes beyond cognitive behavioural therapy alone? Journal of Addictive Diseases, 25, 49-58.

Young, R.McD, Connor, J.P. & Reader M. (2006). Author’ reply- Massage therapy improves the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 11, 50.

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., Tucker, J., & McPherson, A. (2006) Combined acamprosate and naltrexone with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is superior to either medication alone for alcohol abstinence: A single centres’ experience with pharmacotherapy. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 41, 321-327.

Young, R.M, Connor, J.P., Ricciardelli, L.A. & Saunders, J.B. (2006). The role of alcohol expectancy and drinking refusal self-efficacy beliefs in a university student drinking. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 41, 70-75.

Dean, A.J, Saunders, J.B., Jones, R.T, Young, R. McD, Connor, J.P. & Lawford, B.R. (2006) Does naltrexone treatment lead to depression? Findings from a randomized controlled trial in opioid dependence. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 31, 38-45.

Connor, J.P., Saunders, J.B., & Feeney, G.F.X. (2006). Quality of Life in Addiction. In H. Katschnig, H. Freeman, N. Sartorius (Eds). Quality of Life in Mental Disorders (pp. 199-208). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Connor, J.P., Feeney, G.F.X., Young, R.McD. (2005). A comparison of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for “Heavy Drinking” with a single item craving measure: Construct validity and clinical utility. Substance Use and Misuse, 40, 551-561.

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD. (2005). Cannabis dependence and health perception amongst people diverted by police for cannabis-related offences. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 15, 249-260.

Raphael, B, Wooding, S, Stevens, G., & Connor, J.P. (2005). Comorbidity: cannabis and complexity. Journal of Psychiatry Practice, 11, 161-176.

Gudgeon, E., Connor, J.P., Young, R.McD., & Saunders (2005). The relationship between personality and drinking restraint in an alcohol dependent sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 39, 885-893.

Reader, M., Young, R.McD., & Connor, J.P. (2005). Massage therapy improves the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 11, 311-313.

Feeney, G.F.X., Connor, J.P. (2005). Review: acamprosate and naltrexone are safe and effective but have low compliance rates for people with alcohol dependence. Evidence-Based Mental Health (British Medical Journal), 8, 14.