Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Professor Dan Lubman AM has worked across mental health and drug treatment settings in both the UK and Australia. He is Director of Turning Point, Australia's leading national addiction treatment, research and education centre, inaugural Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre and Professor of Addiction Studies and Services at Monash University. Dr Lubman's research is wide-ranging and includes investigating the harms associated with alcohol, drugs and gambling, the impact of alcohol and drug use on brain function, the relationship between substance use, gambling and mental disorder, as well as the development of targeted telephone, online and face-to-face intervention programs within community, school, primary care, mental health and drug treatment settings.
Dr Lubman has published over 500 major reports, peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and was Chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' (RANZCP) Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry for over a decade. He is regularly contacted for policy advice and community comment, and sits on multiple government expert committees. He has received numerous awards, including the Senior Scientist Award from the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs, as well as the RANZCP Senior Research Award.
Research interests
Mapping trends and harms related to alcohol, presciption and illicit drugs and gambling
Improving help-seeking for alcohol, drug and gambling issues
Neurobiology of addiction and neurocognitive interventions
The impact of alcohol and drugs on adolescent brain development
Comorbid mental health, gambling and substance use disorders
School-based interventions and clinical treatment trials for problem alcohol, drug and gambling issues
Recovery and the role of social networks
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- alcohol
- drugs
- gambling
- addiction
- imaging
- cognition
- psychosis
- depression
- treatment
- epidemiology
- Intervention Studies
Network
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“AAT-App”: Smartphone-delivered Approach Avoidance Training to prevent relapse and treatment re-admission among patients leaving residential alcohol treatment.
Manning, V., Hopwood, M., Lubman, D., Garfield, J., Barnett, T., Rajnarayan, M., Maloney, M., Piercy, H. & Clancy, C.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial of MDMA-assisted exposure therapy for alcohol use disorder and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder
Morley, K., Mills, K., Haber, P., Lubman, D., Teesson, M., Arunogiri, S., Baillie, A., Lee, Y. Y., Morse, A. & Back, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Measuring the impact of group-based education and support for families coping with addiction
Campbell, R., Peart, A., Manning, V. & Lubman, D.
12/07/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Microeconometric Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequity in Mental Healthcare
Johnston, D., Shields, M., Black, N., Harris, A., Lubman, D. & Knapp, M.
18/03/21 → 17/03/24
Project: Research
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Client Experiences of a Telephone-Delivered Intervention for Alcohol Use: a Qualitative Study
Bernard, C., Grigg, J., Volpe, I., Lubman, D. I. & Manning, V., Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 20, 1, p. 522-540 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Comparing opioid types in the persistence of opioid use following surgical admission: a study protocol for a retrospective observational linkage study comparing tapentadol and oxycodone in Australia
Lam, T., Biggs, N., Xia, T., Evans, J., Stevens, J., da Gama, M., Lubman, D. I. & Nielsen, S., Apr 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, p. e060151 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
Declining drinking among adolescents: Are we seeing a denormalisation of drinking and a normalisation of non-drinking?
Caluzzi, G., Livingston, M., Holmes, J., MacLean, S., Lubman, D., Dietze, P., Vashishtha, R., Herring, R. & Pennay, A., May 2022, In: Addiction. 117, 5, p. 1204-1212 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Disclosures of harming others during their most recent drinking session: Findings from a large national study of heavy-drinking adolescents
Lam, T., Laslett, A-M., Fischer, J. A., Salom, C., Ogeil, R. P., Lubman, D. I., Aiken, A., Mattick, R. P., Gilmore, W. & Allsop, S. J., Jan 2022, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 41, 1, p. 197-207 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Examining trends in the representation of young people and alcohol in Australian newspapers over twenty years (2000-2019)
Pennay, A., Cook, M., MacLean, S., Lubman, D. I., Dietze, P., Herring, R., Caluzzi, G., Vashishtha, R. & Livingston, M., Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 99, 9 p., 103461.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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APSAD Senior Scientist Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 14 Nov 2017
Prize: National/international honour
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Excellence in Prevention and Education. National Alcohol and Drug Awards
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ISAM Outstanding Achievement Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), Nov 2018
Prize: National/international honour
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Member of the Order of Australia
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 26 Jan 2021
Prize: National/international honour
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RANZCP Organon Young Psychiatrist Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 2006
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
- 1 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee: Inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria
Dan Lubman (Fellow) & Christine Grove (Fellow)
21 Apr 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries