Christopher Sharpley
Adjunct Professor, School of Science and Technology
Qualifications
BSc, BA, MSc, MEd(Hons), PhD, Dip Psych, FAPS
Contact
| Email: | csharple@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Physiology (W28) |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2596 (or +61 2 6773 2596 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2192 |
| Homepage: | http://www.lifeworkplay.com |
Chris retired as Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine at Bond University in 2004, after holding several positions as Professor of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Health Sciences at Bond and Monash Universities. He has special interests in neuroscience and endocrinology.
Areas of Teaching
Casual input into Pharmacology.
Research interests
- Endocrinal and neurological pathways of depression.
- Anxiety and depression among prostate and breast cancer patients.
- Cortisol in hair as an index of localised stress reactivity processes.
Selected publications
Sharpley C.F. and Bitsika V., Four potential criteria for deciding when to use antidepressants or psychotherapy for unipolar depression-A literature review, International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 15, 2-11, 2011.
Sharpley C.F. and Agnew L.L., Cytokines and depression: Findings, issues, and treatment implications, Reviews in the Neurosciences, 22, 295-302, 2011.
Sharpley C.F., Neurobiological effects of psychotherapy for depression, Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 47, 603-615, 2010.
Sharpley C.F. and Bitsika V., Joining the dots: neurobiological links in Functional analysis of depression, Behavioral and Brain Functions, 6:73. doi:10.1186/1744-9081-6-73, 2010.
Sharpley C.F. and Bitsika V., The diverse neurogeography of emotional experience: Form follows function, Behavioural Brain Research, 215, 1-6, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Hypercortisolemia and neurobiological structural alterations during depression: How do current treatments fit?, German Journal of Psychiatry, 13, 104-115, 2010.
Sharpley C.F. and Bitsika V., Is depression “Evolutionary” or just “Adaptive”? A comment, Depression Research and Treatment, vol. 2010, Article ID 631502, doi:10.1155/2010/631502, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Christie D.R.H. and Bitsika V., Variability in anxiety and depression over time following diagnosis in prostate cancer patients”, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 28, 644-665, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Bitsika V. and Christie, D.R.H., “Why I feel bad”: Refinement of the Effects of Prostate Cancer upon Lifestyle Questionnaire and an initial exploration of its links with anxiety and depression among prostate cancer patients, Psycho-Oncology, 19, 839-846, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Bitsika V. and Christie D.R.H., Understanding the functionality of depression among Australian breast cancer patients: Implications for cognitive and behavioral interventions, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9098-5. 6th May, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Kauter, K.G. and McFarlane J.R., Hair cortisol concentration differs across site and person: Localisation and consistency of responses to a brief pain stressor, Physiological Research, 59, 979-983, 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Kauter K.G. and McFarlane J.R., An investigation of hair cortisol concentration across body sites and within hair shaft, Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology & Diabetes, 3, 17-23. 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Kauter K.G. and McFarlane J.R., Diurnal variation in peripheral (hair) versus central (saliva) HPA axis cortisol concentrations, Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology & Diabetes, 3, 9-16. 2010.
Sharpley C.F., Kauter K.G. and McFarlane J.R., An initial exploration of in vivo Hair Cortisol responses to a brief pain stressor: Latency, localisation and independence effects, Physiological Research, 58, 757-761, 2009.