Contact details
Email sarah.romans@otago.ac.nz
Field of interest
- Academic psychiatry
Areas of interest
- Women's mental health
- Mood disorders
- Social networks
- Childhood and adult abuse
- Psychiatric epidemiology
- Sleep in psychiatric disorders
Current activities
- Sleep in acute psychiatric illness
- Obesity in people with psychiatric illness
- Trainee (psychiatric registrar) wellbeing
Publications
Every-Palmer, S., Grant, M. L., Thabrew, H., Hansby, O., Lawrence, M., Jenkins, M., & Romans, S. (2024). Not heading in the right direction: Five hundred psychiatrists’ views on resourcing, demand, and workforce across New Zealand mental health services. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58(1), 82-91. doi: 10.1177/00048674231170572 Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Judson, N., Davis, M., & Howie, A. (2020, November). Private practices in Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: A Climate for Change: Nga Tohu Huarere e panoni haere nei, he ao hurihuri, Napier, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Every-Palmer, S., Romans, S. E., Stubbs, R., Tomlinson, A., Gandhi, S., & Huthwaite, M. (2020). Experiences of weight-loss surgery in people with serious mental illness: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 419. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00419 Journal - Research Article
Every-Palmer, S., Romans, S., Law, A., Henry, J., Jenkins, M., & Lawrence, M. (2020). Choosing a career in psychiatry: Expect the unexpected. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, 30, 15-18. [Editorial]. Journal - Research Other
Davison, L., Amer, H., Krishnan, J., Seale, E., Young, K., & Romans, S. (2019). Trainee welfare: A New Zealand perspective. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(3), 215-218. doi: 10.1177/1039856218810150 Journal - Research Article
2024
Journal - Research Article
Every-Palmer, S., Grant, M. L., Thabrew, H., Hansby, O., Lawrence, M., Jenkins, M., & Romans, S. (2024). Not heading in the right direction: Five hundred psychiatrists’ views on resourcing, demand, and workforce across New Zealand mental health services. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58(1), 82-91. doi: 10.1177/00048674231170572
2020
Journal - Research Article
Every-Palmer, S., Romans, S. E., Stubbs, R., Tomlinson, A., Gandhi, S., & Huthwaite, M. (2020). Experiences of weight-loss surgery in people with serious mental illness: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 419. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00419
Journal - Research Other
Every-Palmer, S., Romans, S., Law, A., Henry, J., Jenkins, M., & Lawrence, M. (2020). Choosing a career in psychiatry: Expect the unexpected. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, 30, 15-18. [Editorial].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S., Judson, N., Davis, M., & Howie, A. (2020, November). Private practices in Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: A Climate for Change: Nga Tohu Huarere e panoni haere nei, he ao hurihuri, Napier, New Zealand.
2019
Journal - Research Article
Davison, L., Amer, H., Krishnan, J., Seale, E., Young, K., & Romans, S. (2019). Trainee welfare: A New Zealand perspective. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(3), 215-218. doi: 10.1177/1039856218810150
2018
Journal - Research Article
Every-Palmer, S., Huthwaite, M. A., Elmslie, J. L., Grant, E., & Romans, S. E. (2018). Long-term psychiatric inpatients' perspectives on weight gain, body satisfaction, diet and physical activity: A mixed methods study. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 300. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1878-5
Huthwaite, M., Tucker, M., McBain, L., & Romans, S. (2018). Off label or on trend: A review of the use of quetiapine in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1474), 45-50. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Romans, S. E. (2018). Living well with psychosis through the life cycle: One woman's narrative. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(Suppl. 1), (pp. 159). doi: 10.1177/0004867418769824
Romans, S. E. (2018). The woes of women: In addition, let's add ADHD! Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(Suppl. 1), (pp. 129-130). doi: 10.1177/0004867418764980
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Romans, S., & Dennerstein, L. (2017). Women's mental health. In S. Bloch, S. A. Green, A. Janca, P. B. Mitchell & M. Robertson (Eds.), Foundations of clinical psychiatry. (4th ed.) Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Huthwaite, M., Elmslie, J., Every-Palmer, S., Grant, E., & Romans, S. E. (2017). Obesity in a forensic and rehabilitation psychiatric service: A missed opportunity? Journal of Forensic Practice, 19(4), 269-277. doi: 10.1108/JFP-03-2017-0007
Romans, S. E., Clarkson, R. F., Einstein, G., Kreindler, D., Laredo, S., Petrovic, M. J., & Stanley, J. (2017). Crying, oral contraceptive use and the menstrual cycle. Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, 272-277. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.044
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S. (2017, September). The development of a guide to private psychiatry practice. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Kia Kotahi ai ngā Ara: Uniting the Pathways, Tauranga, New Zealand.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Peiffenberger, A. S., D'Souza, A. J., Huthwaite, M., & Romans, S. E. (2016). The well-being of children of parents with a mental illness: The responsiveness of crisis mental health services in Wellington, New Zealand. Child & Family Social Work, 21(4), 600-607. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12186
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Amer, H., Davison, L., Krishnan, J., Meeran, D., Seale, E., Young, K., & Romans, S. (2016, October). Trainee welfare: Experiences and reflections of a New Zealand training group. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists New Zealand Conference: Recover, Rebuild, Regenerate, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Li, D. X., Romans, S., De Souza, M. J., Murray, B., & Einstein, G. (2015). Actigraphic and self-reported sleep quality in women: Associations with ovarian hormones and mood. Sleep Medicine, 16(10), 1217-1224. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.06.009
MacDonald, J., Garvie, C., Gordon, S., Huthwaite, M., Mathieson, F., Wood, A.-J., & Romans, S. (2015). 'Is it the crime of the century?': Factors for psychiatrists and service users that influence the long-term prescription of hypnosedatives. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(4), 193-201. doi: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000073
Romans, S. E., Kreindler, D., Einstein, G., Laredo, S., Petrovic, M. J., & Stanley, J. (2015). Sleep quality and the menstrual cycle. Sleep Medicine, 16, 489-495. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.12.001
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
MacDonald, J., Garvie, C., Gordon, S., Huthwaite, M., Mathieson, F., Wood, A. J., & Romans, S. (2015, July). Exhortation does not equal education: From evidence to practice. Poster session presented at the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Annual Scientific Meeting: Inspiration and Innovation in Healthcare Education, Edinburgh, UK.
Romans, S., Kreindler, D., Einstein, G., Laredo, S., Petrovic, M., & Stanley, J. (2015, September). Sleep quality and the menstrual cycle. Poster session presented at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S. (2015, September). Gender in perspective. Plenary presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Huthwaite, M., Miller, H., McCartney, J., & Romans, S. (2014). Dysfunctional cognitions about sleep in psychiatric patients. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 20(3), 188-195. doi: 10.1097/01.pra.0000450318.14236.36
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S., Elmslie, J., Huthwaite, M., Every-Palmer, S., & Pengelly, M. (2014, October). The obesity profile of psychiatric inpatients: Is there a contribution from disturbed diurnal rhythms? Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Deep South Psychiatry, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Romans, S. (2014, October). Does the medical evidence for the use of CTO's translate into good practice? Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Deep South Psychiatry, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S. E., Kreindler, D., Asllani, E., Einstein, G., Laredo, S., Levitt, A., … Stewart, D. E. (2013). Mood and the menstrual cycle. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 82(1), 53-60. doi: 10.1159/000339370
Huthwaite, M. A., Andersson, V., Stanley, J., & Romans, S. E. (2013). Hypnosedative prescribing in outpatient psychiatry. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 28(4), 157-163. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32836248f1
Journal - Research Other
Romans, S. (2013). Asking the unanswerable: Stymied again by the impossibility of sensible controls. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47(9), 802-804. doi: 10.1177/0004867413495319
2012
Journal - Research Article
Schwartz, D. H., Romans, S. E., Meiyappan, S., De Souza, M. J., & Einstein, G. (2012). The role of ovarian steroid hormones in mood. Hormones & Behavior, 62(4), 448-454. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.08.001
Romans, S., Clarkson, R., Einstein, G., Petrovic, M., & Stewart, D. (2012). Mood and the menstrual cycle: A review of prospective data studies. Gender Medicine, 9(5), 361-384. doi: 10.1016/j.genm.2012.07.003
Peacey, J., Miller, H., Huthwaite, M. A., & Romans, S. E. (2012). Sleep medication in acute psychiatric illness: Patient's knowledge and prescription patterns in New Zealand. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 200(1), 83-87. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31823e6552
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S., Huthwaite, M., Robins, K., van Zeist, A., & Campbell, M. (2012, September). Slipstreaming into the mainstream: Integrative approaches to gender and trauma. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Conference: Winds of Change: Nga hau Korure: Integrated Care, Wellington, New Zealand.
2011
Journal - Research Article
Grigoriadis, S., de Camps Meschino, D., Barrons, E., Bradley, L., Eady, A., Fishell, A., … Romans, S., & Ross, L. E. (2011). Mood and anxiety disorders in a sample of Canadian perinatal women referred for psychiatric care. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 14(4), 325-333. doi: 10.1007/s00737-011-0223-5
Bellem, A., Meiyappan, S., Romans, S., & Einstein, G. (2011). Measuring estrogens and progestagens in humans: An overview of methods. Gender Medicine, 8(5), 283-299. doi: 10.1016/j.genm.2011.07.001
Thabrew, H., De Sylvav, S., & Romans, S. E. (2011). Evaluating childhood adversity. Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine, 32, 35-57. doi: 10.1159/000330002
Romans, S., Cohen, M., & Forte, T. (2011). Rates of depression and anxiety in urban and rural Canada. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 46(7), 567-575. doi: 10.1007/s00127-010-0222-2
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Romans, S. (2011, September). Mood and the menstrual cycle: Results from the Mood in Daily Life (MiDL) study. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Psychiatry in the field: Cultivating and diversifying our expertise? Queenstown, New Zealand.
2010
Chapter in Book - Research
Romans, S., & Ross, L. E. (2010). Gender and depression. In J. Cairney & D. L. Streiner (Eds.), Mental disorder in Canada: An epidemiological perspective. (pp. 259-285). University of Toronto Press.
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S. (2010). Sexuality in women with schizophrenia. Current Women's Health Reviews, 6(1), 3-11. doi: 10.2174/157340410790979743
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Romans, S., De Sylvav, S., Darling, P., & Sims, A. (2010). Autonomy in psychiatry: How useful a concept. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. 2(3), (pp. A23). doi: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2010.00083.x
2009
Journal - Research Article
Grigoriadis, S., Robinson, G. E., Fung, K., Ross, L. E., Chee, C. Y. I., Dennis, C.-L., & Romans, S. (2009). Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: Clinical implications. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry / La Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 54(12), 834-840.
Tannenbaum, C., Lexchin, J., Tamblyn, R., & Romans, S. (2009). Indicators for measuring mental health: Towards better surveillance [Indicateurs de mesure pour la santé mentale: Vers une meilleure surveillance]. Healthcare Policy, 5(2), e177-e186.
Hyman, I., Forte, T., Du Mont, J., Romans, S., & Cohen, M. M. (2009). Help-seeking behavior for intimate partner violence among racial minority women in Canada. Women's Health Issues, 19(2), 101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.10.002
Romans, S. E., Asllani, E., Clarkson, R. F., Meiyappan, S., Petrovic, M. J., & Tang, D. (2009). Women's perceptions of influences on their mood. Women & Health, 49(1), 32-49. doi: 10.1080/03630240802708523
2008
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S. E., Cohen, M. M., Forte, T., Du Mont, J., & Hyman, I. (2008). Gender and psychotropic medication use: The role of intimate partner violence. Preventive Medicine, 46(6), 615-621. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.019
Romans, S., & Cohen, M. (2008). Unexplained and underpowered: The relationship between psychosomatic disorders and interpersonal abuse: A critical review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 16(1), 35-54. doi: 10.1080/10673220801933788
Romans, S. E., & Clarkson, R. F. (2008). Crying as a gendered indicator of depression. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 196(3), 237-243. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318166350f
2007
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S. E., Tyas, J., Cohen, M. M., & Silverstone, T. (2007). Gender differences in the symptoms of major depressive disorder. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 195(11), 905-911. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181594cb7
Bennett, H. A., Boon, H. S., Romans, S. E., & Grootendorst, P. (2007). Becoming the best mom that I can: Women's experiences of managing depression during pregnancy: A qualitative study. BMC Women's Health, 7, 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-7-13
Dennis, C.-L., Fung, K., Grigoriadis, S., Robinson, G. E., Romans, S., & Ross, L. (2007). Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: A qualitative systematic review. Women's Health, 3(4), 487.
Romans, S., Forte, T., Cohen, M. M., Du Mont, J., & Hyman, I. (2007). Who is most at risk for intimate partner violence? A Canadian Population-Based Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(12), 1495-1514. doi: 10.1177/0886260507306566
2006
Edited Book - Research
Romans, S. E., & Seemann, M. V. (Eds.). (2006). Women's mental health: A life-cycle approach. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 414p.
Journal - Research Article
Hyman, I., Forte, T., Du Mont, J., Romans, S., & Cohen, M. (2006). Help-seeking rates for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among Canadian immigrant women. Health Care for Women International, 27(8), 682-694. doi: 10.1080/07399330600817618
Cohen, M. M., Forte, T., Du Mont, J., Hyman, I., & Romans, S. (2006). Adding insult to injury: Intimate partner violence among women and men reporting activity limitations. Annals of Epidemiology, 16(8), 644-651. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.12.005
Cook, R. J., Ortega-Ortiz, A., Romans, S., & Ross, L. E. (2006). Legal abortion for mental health indications. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 95(2), 185-190. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.07.002
Hyman, I., Forte, T., Du Mont, J., Romans, S., & Cohen, M. M. (2006). The association between length of stay in Canada and intimate partner violence among immigrant women. American Journal of Public Health, 96(4), 654-659. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.046409
2005
Chapter in Book - Other
Dawson, J., Romans, S., Gibbs, A., & Ratter, N. (2005). Ambivalence about community treatment orders (Reprinted from International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 26, pp. 243-255). In J. Peay (Ed.), Seminal issues in mental health law. (pp. 409-421). Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
2004
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Dawson, J., Mullen, R., & Gibbs, A. (2004). How mental health clinicians view community treatment orders: A national New Zealand survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38(10), 836-841. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01470.x
2003
Journal - Research Article
Dawson, J. B., Romans, S., Gibbs, A., & Ratter, N. (2003). Ambivalence about community treatment orders. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 26, 243-255. doi: 10.1016/S0160-2527(03)00035-9
Romans, S. E., Martin, J. M., Gendall, K., & Herbison, G. P. (2003). Age of menarche: The role of some psychosocial factors. Psychological Medicine, 33, 933-939.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Belaise, C., Martin, J. L., Morris, E., & Raffi, A. (2002). Childhood abuse and later medical disorders in women. An epidemiological study. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 71(3), 141-150.
2001
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Potter, K., Martin, J. L., & Herbison, G. P. (2001). The mental and physical health of female sex workers: A comparative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 75-80.
Romans, S. (2001). In that case: Commentary. New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 2(2), 34-35.
Mahmood, T., Romans, S., & Forbes, L. (2001). The future of specialist psychiatric services in rural New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 294-296.
Elmslie, J. L., Mann, J. I., Silverstone, J. T., Williams, S. M., & Romans, S. E. (2001). Determinants of overweight and obesity in patients with bipolar disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 62, 486-491.
Bathgate, D., Birmingham, B., Curtis, D., & Romans, S. (2001). The views of Otago urban and rural general practitioners on mental health services. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 289-291.
Dawson, J. B., & Romans, S. (2001). Uses of community treatment orders in New Zealand: Early findings. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35(2), 190-195. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00873.x
Romans, S. E., Gendall, K. A., Martin, J. L., & Mullen, P. E. (2001). Child sexual abuse and later disordered eating: A New Zealand epidemiological study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29, 380-392.
2000
Chapter in Book - Research
Romans, S., & Dennerstein, L. (2000). Psychiatry of women. In S. Bloch & B. S. Singh (Eds.), Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry (second edition). (pp. 393-408). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S. E. (2000). Gender issues in psychiatry. Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry, 10(4), 7-11.
Elmslie, J. L., Silverstone, J. T., Mann, J. I., Williams, S. M., & Romans, S. E. (2000). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in bipolar patients. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61, 179-184.
Romans, S., Poore, M. R., & Martin, J. L. (2000). The perpetrators of domestic violence. Medical Journal of Australia, 173, 484-488.
1999
Journal - Research Article
Potter, K., Martin, J. L., & Romans, S. (1999). Early developmental experiences of female sex workers: a comparative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 33, 935-940.
Mahmood, T., & Romans, S. (1999). Academic psychiatry in the deep South. Psychiatric Bulletin, 23(5), 294-296.
Mahmood, T., Romans, S., & Silverstone, T. (1999). Prevalence of migraine in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 52, 239-241.
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., Morris, E., & Herbison, G. P. (1999). Psychological defense styles in women who report childhood sexual abuse: a controlled community study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 1080-1085.
Film/Video/CD Rom
Tilyard, M., & Romans, S. (1999). Central Nervous System. Dunedin: University of Otago Audiovisual Production Unit. Retrieved from 15-30 min, Videocassette, audiocassette, CD Rom
1998
Edited Book - Research
Romans, S. (Ed.). (1998). Folding Back the Shadows: APerspective on Womens Mental Health.
Chapter in Book - Research
Collings, S., & Romans, S. (1998). Women and psychotherapy. In S. Romans (Ed.), Folding Back the Shadows: A Perspective on Women's Mental Health. (pp. 231-250). Dunedin: University of Otago.
Martin, J. L., Morris, E., & Romans, S. (1998). Violence against girls and women: its relevance to mental health. In S. E. Romans (Ed.), Folding Back the Shadows. (pp. 147-162). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., & Morris, E. (1998). Defense styles of women who have experienced child sexual abuse: A comparative community study. In L. M. Williams & V. L. Banyard (Eds.), Trauma and Memory. (pp. 291-298). California: Sage Publications.
Martin, J. L., Perrott, K., Morris, E., & Romans, S. (1998). Participation in retrospective child sexual abuse research: Beneficial or harmful? What women think six years later. In L. M. Williams & V. L. Banyard (Eds.), Trauma and Memory. (pp. 149-159). California: Sage Publications.
Romans, S. (1998). Gender Differences in Psychiatric Disorder. In S. E. Romans (Ed.), Folding Back the Shadows. A perspective on women's mental health. (pp. 43-61). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Romans, S. (1998). Women and Social Relatedness. In S. E. Romans (Ed.), Folding Back the Shadows. A perspective on women's mental health. (pp. 97-114). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Romans, S. (1998). Undertaking Research with Women. In S. E. Romans (Ed.), Folding Back the Shadows. A perspective on women's mental health. (pp. 23-34). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Journal - Research Article
Edmonds, L. K., Mosley, B. J., Admiraal, A., Olds, R. J., Romans, S., Silverstone, T., & Walsh, A. E. S. (1998). Familial bipolar disorder: preliminary results from the Otago Familial Bipolar Genetic Study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 32, 823-829.
Morris, E., Martin, J. L., & Romans, S. (1998). Professional help sought for emotional problems: coping with child sexual abuse in a Dunedin community sample of women. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111, 123-126.
Perrott, K., Morris, E., Romans, S., & Martin, J. L. (1998). Cognitive copying styles of women sexually abused in childhood. A qualitative study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 22(11), 1135-1149.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Silverstone, T., Doyle, T. C. A., McPherson, H. M., Walsh, A. E. S., & Romans, S. (1998). Deep white matter hyperintensities in patients with bipolar depression, unipolar depression and age-matched controls. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School. 75(3), (pp. 38-39). Dunedin: University of Otago Medical School. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Walsh, A. E. S., Mosley, B. J., Admiraal, A. J., Romans, S. E., Silverstone, T., & Olds, R. J. (1998). Preliminary results from the Otago familial bipolar genetic study. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 81, (pp. 542). [Abstract]
1997
Chapter in Book - Research
Romans, S., Walsh, A. E. S., & Baxter, J. M. (1997). Women. In P. M. Ellis & S. C. D. Collings (Eds.), Mental Health in New Zealand from a Public Health Perspective. (pp. 184-201). Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., & Mullen, P. E. (1997). Childhood sexual abuse and later psychological problems: Neither necessary, sufficient nor acting alone. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 7(4), 327-338.
Clifford-Walton, V. A., Liepins, R., Romans, S., & Herbison, G. P. (1997). Adapting to change: women, work and the farm. New Zealand Sociology, 12(2), 129-158.
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., & Morris, E. (1997). Risk factors for adolescent pregnancy: how important is child sexual abuse? Otago Women's Health Study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1037), 30-33.
Romans, S. E., & Mullen, P. E. (1997). Childhood sexual abuse: concerns and consequences. Medical Journal of Australia, 166(2), 59-60.
1996
Chapter in Book - Research
Clifford, V. A. M., Romans, S., Herbison, G. P., & Dons, D. (1996). Analgesic misuses: a way of women coping. In P. Norris (Ed.), Health-Related Papers from the Sociological Association of Aotearoa Annual Conference, Akaroa, December 1995. (pp. 1-15). Christchurch: Sociology Dept, University of Canterbury.
Journal - Research Article
Silverstone, T., & Romans, S. (1996). Long term treatment of bipolar disorder. Drugs, 51, 367-382.
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., Anderson, J. C., O'Shea, M. L., & Mullen, P. E. (1996). The 'anatomy' of female child sexual abuse: who does what to young girls? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30, 319-325.
Mullen, P. E., Martin, J. L., Anderson, J. C., Romans, S. E., & Herbison, G. P. (1996). The long-term impact of the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children: A community study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 20(1), 7-21. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(95)00112-3
1995
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Martin, J. L., Anderson, J. C., Herbison, G. P., & Mullen, P. E. (1995). Sexual abuse in childhood and deliberate self-harm. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 1336-1342.