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Australian Anxiety and OCD Clinician and Researcher Network

Improving outcomes for people with anxiety, OCD and related disorders.
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Our network aims to combine the expertise of researchers and clinicians working in the field of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders to improve outcomes for people suffering from these disorders.

About us

This Network arose from the positive outcomes of the Sydney Anxiety and OCD Conference which was held in September 2025 and where it was resolved that a National Network needed to be established with the aim of continuing education, research and improved practices in the field of Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders and Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders.

The Network aims to welcome all clinicians and researchers interested in anxiety and related disorders across Australia, to hold bi-annual conferences, provide education and research opportunities and to promote the optimal treatment of anxiety and related disorders. The Network is likely to have a significant role in advocacy, policy development, the development of treatment guidelines and in large multisite research projects. The Network will coordinate consumer and carer meetings that facilitate consumer involvement in clinical guideline and research design and development.

Our work

The Network’s website informs visitors of important studies being conducted in the field of anxiety and related disorders.

  1. Symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder
    This is a clinical research project that assesses people with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder using a clinical interview and questionnaires. It aims to assess the relevance of specific obsessions and compulsions and how they relate to each other.

  2. The characteristics of patients in an early intervention service for OCD This project evaluates the world’s first early intervention service for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. It looks at patient characteristics, e.g. age of onset, duration of untreated illness, and outcomes.

  3. Investigating a new medication for panic disorder
    People suffering for panic attacks are invited to participate in an industry sponsored 12-week double-blind randomised controlled trial aiming to reduce the frequency of panic attacks.

Our people

  • Dr Jane Pineda
  • Evelyn Kandris
  • Janice Rego
  • Professor Caroline Hunt
  • Professor Melissa Norberg
  • Dr Shyamasree Dutta
  • Halaina Winter
  • Holly Murphy
  • Dr Alice Norton
  • Ellie Hannan
  • Ms Ling Chan
  • Gerri Minshall
  • Emily Dewar
  • Brian O'Grady
  • Leona Cahill
  • Professor Vladan Starcevic
  • Dr Leah Curran
  • Jordan Papandrea
  • Professor Anthony Hannan
  • Associate Professor Lexine Stapinski
  • Dr Lynne Mason
  • Vincent Fimmano
  • Professor Vlasios Brakoulias
  • Michal Skorupski
  • Associate Professor David Berle
  • Rohini Ravishankar
  • Richelle Horscroft
  • Jillian Harrington
  • Dr Ryan Kaplan
  • Ms Rachel Menzies
  • Dr Lynda Nguyen
  • Dr David Cooper
  • Desiree Lovebridge
  • Dr Fiona Kemp
  • Eliza Zhao
  • Dr Atieh Sadr
  • Dr Julie Boulis
  • Zoe Butt
  • Dr Carolina Leland
  • Doris Damoulakis
  • Matilde Petersen

Contact us

Mailing address
Level 6, Block K Westmead