Books

Tanner S. & Ball, J.R. (1989, 2012) Beating the Blues: A self Help Approach to Overcoming Depression, Tower Books, Sydney. Published in NZ, UK, Sweden and Brazil top 5 non fiction list 2000.

Ball, J.R. Butow, P. & Place, F. (1991) When Eating is Everything: How to Overcome your Eating Problems and Change your Life, Footprint Books, Sydney.

Ball, J.R. & Ball, R.J. (1995). Eating Disorders: A Survival Guide for Family and Friends, Doubleday, Sydney.

Videos

Ball, J.R. (1998). Consultant & Presenter: Me Depressed? Don’t make me laugh! A self-help approach to managing depression, Monkey See Productions, Sydney.

Research Publications

Perich, T., Manacavasgar, V., Mitchell, P. & Ball.J., The association between meditation practice and treatment outcome in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for bipolar disorder. Submitted to Journal of Psychosomatic research, Nov, 2011

Ball, J., Manicavasgar, V., Mitchell, P. & O’Kearney, R. (2011) Chapter 3 ‘Mood Disorder’ in Elizabeth Reiger (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives (2nd edition), McGraw Hill, Sydney.

Perich, T., Manacavasgar., V., Mitchell,P. & Ball, J. The association between meditation practice and treatment outcome in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for bipolar disorder. ACTA, March 2011.

Perich, T., Manacavasgar, V., Mitchell, P. & Ball, J. Mindfulness, response styles and dysfunctional attitudes in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorder, March 2011.

Perich, T., Manacavasgar, V., Mitchell, P.& Ball, J. A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with treatment-as-usual for bipolar disorder. Submitted to -Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2010.

Ball, J., Manacavasgar, V. & Mitchell, P.  (2011) Chapter 3 – Mood disorders. In E. Reiger (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives. (revised Edition) McGraw Hill, Boston.

Perich, T., Manacavasgar, V., Mitchell., P. & Ball. J. (2010) Dispositional mindfulness in bipolar disorder and depression. Poster presented at the Australian Society for Psychiatric Research Conference (ASPR) Dec 5th-8th. 2010, Sydney.

Perich, T., Manacavasgar, V., Mitchell, P. & Ball, J. Mindfulness in Bipolar Disorder. (2010) Poster presented at International Society of Bipolar Disorder. Sao Paulo, March.

Mitchell, P.B., Ball, J.R. & Gould, B. (2009) Bipolar Disorder: Focus on mania. Medicine Today: December.

Mitchell, P., Johnson, A., Corry, J., Ball, J. & Malhi, G. (2009) Characteristics of bipolar disorder in an Australian specialist outpatient clinics: A comparison across large databases. Submitted to the A & NZ J of Psychiatry, pp 109-117.

Corry, J., Mitchell, P. & Ball, J.  (2008) Perfectionism and bipolar disorder, Submitted for publication.

Mitchell, P., Johnson, A., Corry, J., Ball, J. & Malhi,G. (2008) Characteristics of bipolar disorder in an Australian specialist outpatient clinic: Comparison with other large outpatient datasets. Submitted for publication.

Ball, J., Corry, J. & Mitchell, P. (2008). Chapter 3 – Mindfulness meditation and bipolar disorder. In D.A. Einstein (ed.)  Innovations and Advances in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane.

Ball, J., Skillecorn, A., Corry, J. & Mitchell, P. (2007)  Cognitive therapy enhanced with emotive techniques in the treatment of bipolar disorder. In D.A. Einstein, Innovations and Advances in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane.

Ball, J., Manacavasgar, V. & Mitchell, P.  (2008) Chapter 3 – Mood disorders. In E. Reiger (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives. McGraw Hill, Boston.

Ball, J., Mitchell, P., Corry, J., Skillecorn, A., Smith, M. & Malhi, G. A randomized controlled of cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder: Focus on long-term change. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67, 2, 277-286, 2006.

Mitchell, P., Ball, J., Best, J., Gould, B., Malhi, G., Riley, G. & Wilson, I.  The management of bipolar disorder in general practice, 184, 11, 566-570, June 2006.

Mitchell, P., Ball, J. Assessing and treating mixed anxiety and depression. Medicine Today, 11-15, August, 2006.

Ball, J. & Mitchell, P. (2004). A controlled evaluation of cognitive behavior therapy and behavioral family therapy for anorexia nervosa.  Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 12,4, 303-314.

Ball, J.., Mitchell, P.B., Beumont, P., Griffiths, R. & Touyz, S. (2004)  Evaluation of the Stroop test as a measure of clinical outcome.  Clinical Psychologist, 8, 2, 76-80.

Mitchell, P.B., Malhi, G. & Ball, J. (2004). Major advances in bipolar disorder. Medical Journal of australia. 181, 207-210.

Mitchell, P.B., Malhi, G. & Ball, J. (2004). The management of bipolar disorder. In P.R. Joyce & P.B. Mitchell. Mood disorders: recognition and treatment. UNSW Press book, Sydney.

Ball, J., Mitchell, P., Malhi, G., Skillecorn, A. & Smith, M.  (2003).  Schema-focused cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder:  Reducing vulnerability to relapse through attitudinal change.  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 41-48.

Mitchell, P., Malhi, G., Redwood, B. & Ball, J.  (2004). Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder.  RANZCP Clinical Practice team for bipolar disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38, 280-305.

Mitchell, P., Malhi, G., Redwood, B. & Ball, J.  (2003).  Summary of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder.  Australasian Psychiatry, 11, 1, 39-52. 

Mitchell, P. & Ball, J. (2003). Assessing and treating mixed depression and anxiety. Medicine Today, 4, 11.

Ball, J.R., Kearney, B., Wilhelm, K., Dewhurst-Savellis, J. & Barton, B. (2000).  Cognitive behaviour therapy and assertion training groups for patients with depression and co-morbid personality disorder.  Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 28, 1, 71-85.

Mitchell, P.B. & Ball, J.R. (1999).  Assessing and treating mixed anxiety and depression.  Modern Medicine of South Africa. 51-57.

Mitchell, P.B. & Ball, J.R. (1998).  Assessing and treating mixed anxiety and depression, Modern Medicine, May,

Ball, J.R. (1994).  Thinking your way out.  In M. Smith (Ed.) Defeating Depression: A Collection of Information and Resources about Depression.  Depression & Manic Depression Assoc.of NSW.

Ball, J.R. (1993).  Understanding your moods:  Educational kit for general practitioners, In S. Lester (Eds.) The Essentials for Health and Fitness. October.

Ball, J.R. (1992).  Cognitive Therapy and the Depressed Patient in General Practice, Patient Management, 21(7), July, 79-82.

Ball, J.R. (1991).  Psychological Theories of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society, May, 2-5.

Ball, J.R. (1989).  The Treatment of Eating Disorders, Healthright, Vol.9, May.

Ball, J.R. (1987).  Communicating with a dementing person  in H.Bowden & B.Squires (Eds.) Dealing with Dementia - A Self-Study Course for Carers, Continuing Education Support Unit, UNSW.

Ball, J.R., Cross,T.G. & Horsborough,K.  (1982).  A Comparative Study of the Linguistic Abilities of Autistic, Dysphasic and Normal Children in C.Thew & C.Johnson (eds.) Proceedings of the Second International Congress on the Study of Child Language, Vancouver,Canada,University Press of America