Professional Affiliations:
Head, Department of Paediatrics (Women's & Children's Health), University of Adelaide
Head, Evaluation Unit, Women's & Children's Hospital Teaching:
Responsible for undergraduate teaching of child psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide
Responsible for postgraduate research training for students undertaking higher degrees by research in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide Research:
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Epidemiology
Psychosocial Sequelae of Child & Adolescent Chronic Illness
Health-Related Quality of Life
Health Services Research Clinical Interests:
Psychiatry consultant to Gastroenterology Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital. Key Publications:
Graetz BW, Sawyer MG, Baghurst P, 2005. Gender differences among children with DSM-IV ADHD in Australia, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 44, No 2, 159-168. Sawyer MG, Reynolds KE, Couper JJ, French D, Kennedy D, Martin AJ, Staugus R, Baghurst PA, 2005. A two-year prospective study of the health-related quality of life of children with chronic illness – The parents' perspective, Quality of Life Research, Vol 14, No 2, 395-405. Sawyer MG, Rey JM, Arney FM, Whitham JK, Clark JJ, Baghurst PA, 2004. Use of health and school-based services in Australia by young people with Attention-Deficit Disorder, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 43, No 11, 1355-1363 . Sawyer MG, Reynolds KE, Couper JJ, French DJ, Kennedy DM, Martin J, Staugas R, Ziaian T, Paghusrt PH, 2004 . Health-related quality of life of children with chromic illness – A two-year prospective study, Quality of Life Research, Vol 13, No 7, 1309-1319. Sawyer MG, Rey JM, Graetz B, Clark JJ & Baghurst PA, 2002. Use of medication by young people with Attention-Deficit Disorder, The medical Journal of Australia, 177, 21-25. National and International Ongoing Collaborations:
Professor Sawyer is involved in a range of national and international collaborations. These include the initiation of a school-based intervention being supported by beyondblue (the national depression initiative), studies investigating factors influencing service to use by children and adolescents with mental disorders. International collaborations focus on the health-related quality of life of children with chronic illness and the development of approaches which can be utilised to assess children with mental disorders. Contact Details:
Women's & Children's Hospital, 74 King William Road, North Adelaide
Telephone: +61 8 8161 7207
Facsimile: +61 8 8161 6906 |
