Emeritus Professor J. Douglas Sellman

2024

Journal - Research Article

Sutcliffe, O., Crossin, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2024). A citizens’ wānanga on alcohol policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: An essay on theoretical underpinnings and practical considerations. Contemporary Drug Problems, 51(2), 89-110. doi: 10.1177/00914509241255317

2022

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Cridge, B., Broadbent, J., & Sellman, D. (2022, November). Supporting scientists who communicate contentious issues. Panel discussion at the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) Conference: Communicating through the Noise, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2021

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sutcliffe, O., Crossin, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2021). A citizens' wānanga on alcohol policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40(Suppl. 1), (pp. S139). doi: 10.1111/dar.13384

2020

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D. (2020). Alcohol is more harmful than cannabis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 15-18. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2019

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Foulds, J., Beaglehole, B., & Mulder, R. (2019). Another government ignores a recommendation to strengthen alcohol regulations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1498), 7-9. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2018

Journal - Research Article

Ford, K., Foulds, J., Coleman, O., Ardagh, M., Pearson, S., Droste, N., Newton-Howes, G., & Sellman, J. D. (2018). Alcohol-related emergency department attendances after the introduction of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1483), 40-49. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Deering, D. E. A., Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Henderson, C., Sheridan, J., Pooley, S., … Noller, G., & Frampton, C. M. A. (2018). Potential risk for fatal drug overdose perceived by people using opioid drugs. Drug & Alcohol Review, 37(S1), S309-S313. doi: 10.1111/dar.12635

Amer Nordin, A. S., Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2018). Food addiction does not explain weight gain in smoking cessation. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 13(2), 59-62. doi: 10.1017/jsc.2017.4

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., & Connor, J. (2018). Why is alcohol in the government's 'too hard basket'? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1479), 8-10. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D. (2018, August). Food addicts and smoking. Verbal presentation at the 9th South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sellman, D. (2018, August). Alcohol and recreational drugs. Verbal presentation at the 9th South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Schroder, R., Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. (2017). Development and validation of a brief measure of eating compulsivity (MEC). Substance Use & Misuse, 52(14), 1918-1924. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1343352

Adams, P. J., Sellman, D., Newcombe, D., Adamson, S., White, S., Deering, D., & Todd, F. (2017). Postgraduate alcohol and other drug practitioner training in New Zealand: Significant influences. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 78(3), 468-474. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2017.78.468

Sellman, D., Connor, J., Robinson, G., & McBride, S. (2017). Alcohol reform – New Zealand style: Reflections on the process from 1984 to 2012. Psychotherapy & Politics International, 15(1), e1398. doi: 10.1002/ppi.1398

Sellman, D., Schroder, R., Deering, D., Elmslie, J., Foulds, J., & Frampton, C. (2017). Psychosocial enhancement of the Green Prescription for obesity recovery: A randomised controlled trial. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 44-54. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Schroder, R., Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. (2017). Measuring eating compulsivity in the wider clinical context. Substance Use & Misuse, 52(14), 1925-1926. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1343355

Sellman, D. (2017). God, heresy trials and psychiatry. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(8), 770-771. doi: 10.1177/0004867417710731

Swinburn, B., Vandevijvere, S., on behalf of submitting health professors, including Hornblow, A., Taylor, B., Drummond, B., Murdoch, D., Mangin, D., Sarfati, D., Sellman, D., Sopoaga, F., Thomson, G., Abel, G., Hoek, J., Connor, J., Krebs, J., Mann, J., McCall, J., Broughton, J., Toop, L., Signal, L., Beckert, L., Farella, M., Baker, M., Keall, M., Skeaff, M., Thomson, M., Wilson, N., Chandler, N., Priest, P., Brunton, P., Crampton, P., Gendall, P., Howden-Chapman, P., Taylor, R., Edwards, R., Gauld, R., McGee, R., Mulder, R., Derrett, S., Hales, S., Pullon, S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: Will it make a difference? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 94-101. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2016

Journal - Research Article

Foulds, J. A., Mulder, R. T., Newton-Howes, G., Adamson, S. J., Boden, J. M., & Sellman, J. D. (2016). Personality predictors of drinking outcomes in depressed alcohol-dependent patients. Alcohol & Alcoholism, 51(3), 296-301. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agv122

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D. (2016). Behavioural health disorders rather than behavioural addictions. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(8), 805-808. doi: 10.1177/0004867416655878

Foulds, J. A., Rouch, S., Spence, J., Mulder, R. T., & Sellman, J. D. (2016). Prescribed psychotropic medication use in patients receiving residential addiction treatment. Alcohol & Alcoholism, 51(5), 622-623. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agw025

Foulds, J., & Sellman, D. (2016). Severe alcohol use disorder after bariatric surgery. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(7), 700. doi: 10.1177/0004867415625820

Foulds, J. A., Sellman, J. D., & Mulder, R. T. (2016). Antidepressant therapy for depressed patients with an alcohol use disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(3), 199-200. doi: 10.1177/0004867415609427

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Foulds, J., Sellman, D., Adamson, S., & Mulder, R. (2016, October). Antidepressant therapy for depressed patients with an alcohol use disorder. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists New Zealand Conference: Recover, Rebuild, Regenerate, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Foulds, J. A., Ton, K., Kennedy, M. A., Adamson, S. J., Mulder, R. T., & Sellman, J. D. (2015). OPRM1 genotype and naltrexone response in depressed alcohol-dependent patients. Pharmacogenetics & Genomics, 25(5), 270-273. doi: 10.1097/fpc.0000000000000128

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Foulds, J. A., Frampton, C. M. A., Deering, D., Dunn, A., Berks, J., Nixon, L., & Cape, G. (2015). A randomized trial of combined citalopram and naltrexone for nonabstinent outpatients with co-occurring alcohol dependence and major depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 35(2), 143-149. doi: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000000287

Adamson, S. J., Kay-Lambkin, F. J., Baker, A., Frampton, C. M. A., Sellman, D., & Lewin, T. J. (2015). Measuring change in cannabis use. Addiction Research & Theory, 23(1), 43-49. doi: 10.3109/16066359.2014.926895

Foulds, J. A., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Boden, J. M., Mulder, R. T., & Joyce, P. R. (2015). Depression outcome in alcohol dependent patients: An evaluation of the role of independent and substance-induced depression and other predictors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 174, 503-510. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.11.052

Amer Nordin, A. S., Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. J. (2015). The role of psychiatrists in tobacco dependence treatment. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 16(1), 5-17. Retrieved from http://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org

Journal - Research Other

Kypri, K., Connor, J., & Sellman, D. (2015). The dissolution of the Alcohol Advisory Council: A blow for public health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1409). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D. (2015, August). How to intervene effectively with heavy drinkers in primary care. Workshop presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sellman, D. (2015, August). Kia Akino: A new, primary care-based recovery network for food addiction/obesity. Workshop presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., & Connor, J. (2014). Too many risky drinkers; too little alcohol law reform. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1401). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/

Deering, D., Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. (2014). Opioid substitution treatment in New Zealand: A 40 year perspective. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1397). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Sellman, J. D., Foulds, J. A., Adamson, S. J., Todd, F. C., & Deering, D. E. (2014). DSM-5 alcoholism: A 60-year perspective. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(6), 507-511. doi: 10.1177/0004867414532849

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Newberry, J., Wodak, A., Sellman, D., & Robinson, G. (2014). New Zealand's regulation of new psychoactive substances. BMJ, 348(7946), g1534. [Editorial].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sellman, D., Schroder, R., & Deering, D. (2014). Recovery from food addiction/obesity: A randomised controlled trial. Proceedings of the 19th Cutting Edge Conference. Retrieved from http://cuttingedge.org.nz/

Schroder, R., Adamson, S., & Sellman, D. (2014). Development of a measure of eating compulsivity. Proceedings of the 19th Cutting Edge Conference. Retrieved from http://cuttingedge.org.nz/

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Foulds, J. A., Frampton, C. M. A., Deering, D., Dunn, A., … Cape, G. (2014). A randomised trial of combined citalopram and naltrexone for outpatients with co-occurring alcohol dependence and major depression. Proceedings of the 19th Cutting Edge Conference. Retrieved from http://cuttingedge.org.nz/

Adamson, S. J., Kay-Lambkin, F. J., Baker, A. L., Frampton, C. M. A., Lewi, T. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2014). Measuring change in cannabis use. Proceedings of the 19th Cutting Edge Conference. Retrieved from http://cuttingedge.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D., Schroder, R., Deering, D., & Frampton, C. (2014, October). Recovery from food addiction/obesity: A randomised controlled trial. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference: Deep South Psychiatry, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Sellman, D. (2014, June). The new alcoholism: DSM-5, 2013: Implications for treatment. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.

Sellman, D. (2014, June). Food addiction. Verbal presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.

2013

Chapter in Book - Other

Sellman, D., Connor, J., & Robinson, G. (2013). Alcohol Action NZ. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 169-176). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Sellman, D. (2013). National Addiction Centre. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 127-133). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Journal - Research Article

Foulds, J., Wells, J. E., Lacey, C., Adamson, S., Sellman, J. D., & Mulder, R. (2013). A comparison of alcohol measures as predictors of psychological distress in the New Zealand population. International Journal of Alcohol & Drug Research, 2(1), 59-67. doi: 10.7895/ijadr.v2i1.73

Ditchburn, K. M., & Sellman, J. D. (2013). Tobacco smoking in adolescent psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 22(3), 254-267. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.733598

Journal - Research Other

Kypri, K., Connor, J., Maclennan, B., & Sellman, D. (2013). What became of New Zealand's golden opportunity for liquor law reform? Drug & Alcohol Review, 32(6), 557-560. doi: 10.1111/dar.12075

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D. (2013, September). Food is essential for life, so how can you have food addiction? Keynote presentation at the New Zealand Food Addiction Symposium: Exploring the Relationship between Compulsive Overeating and Obesity: Causes, Treatment, Prevention, Recovery, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Adamson, S. J., Deering, D. E. A., Sellman, J. D., Sheridan, J., Henderson, C., Robertson, R., … Frampton, C. M. A. (2012). An estimation of the prevalence of opioid dependence in New Zealand. International Journal of Drug Policy, 23(1), 87-89. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.013

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., & Adamson, S. (2012). Alcohol harms. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1360). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Sellman, J. D., Connor, J. L., & Robinson, G. M. (2012). Will brief interventions in primary care change the heavy drinking culture in New Zealand? New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1354). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Elmslie, J. L., Sellman, J. D., Schroder, R. N., & Carter, F. A. (2012). The NEEDNT Food List: Non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foods. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1350). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sellman, D. (2012). Will food addiction be on the menu in 2020? Proceedings of the Cutting Edge National Alcohol and Addiction Treatment Conference: 20/20: Both the Vision and the Thinking for Planning Our Services in 2020. Retrieved from http://www.cuttingedge.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D., Deering, D., & Rout, P. (2012, September). Recovery from food addiction and obesity [Workshop]. Verbal presentation at the Cutting Edge National Alcohol and Addiction Treatment Conference: 20/20: Both the Vision and the Thinking for Planning Our Services in 2020, Wellington, New Zealand.

Sellman, D. (2012, September). Food addiction: Like all other addictions, a disease of free will. Plenary 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

Deering, D. E. A., Sheridan, J., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Pooley, S., Robertson, R., & Henderson, C. (2011). Consumer and treatment provider perspectives on reducing barriers to opioid substitution treatment and improving treatment attractiveness. Addictive Behaviors, 36(6), 636-642. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.004

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, J. D., Connor, J. L., Wells, J. E., & Joyce, P. R. (2011). The heavy drinking culture is primarily an adult issue: Not what you read in the newspapers [Correspondence]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(4), 344. doi: 10.3109/00048674.2011.557650

Commissioned Report for External Body

Schroder, R., Stevenson, R., Sellman, D., Carter, F., Elmslie, J., & Mann, J. (2011). Abstinence vs. moderation in obesity treatment: Client perceptions of what works. Commissioned by National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre, University of Otago. 22p.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Pagey, B., Deering, D., & Sellman, D. (2010). Retention of adolescents with substance dependence and coexisting mental health disorders in outpatient alcohol and drug group therapy. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(6), 437-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00693.x

Adamson, S. J., Kay-Lambkin, F. J., Baker, A. L., Lewin, T. J., Thornton, L., Kelly, B. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2010). An improved brief measure of cannabis misuse: The Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test-Revised (CUDIT-R). Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 110, 137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.017

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., & Elmslie, J. (2010). Addictive overeating: Lessons learned from medical students' perceptions of Overeaters Anonymous. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1311). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1311/4033/content.pdf

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, J. D., Connor, J. L., & Joyce, P. R. (2010). How to reduce alcohol-related problems in adolescents: What can parents do and what can the government do? [Editorial]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(9), 771-773. doi: 10.3109/00048674.2010.516425

Sellman, D. (2010). The 10 most important things known about addiction. Addiction, 105(1), 6-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02673.x

Sellman, D. (2010). Ten things the alcohol industry won't tell you about alcohol [Commentary]. Drug & Alcohol Review, 29(3), 301-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00121.x

Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Todd, F., & Deering, D. (2010). Science will uncover the mysteries of addiction in the end [Commentary]. Addiction, 105(1), 20-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02867.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Adamson, S., Schroder, R., Todd, F., Deering, D., & Sellman, D. (2010). The Naturalistic Treatment Outcome Project (NTOP): Five year outcomes. In S. Adamson & R. Schroder (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph 2009. (pp. 1-4). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/nationaladdictioncentre/pdfs/monograph2009.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Schroder, R., Elmslie, J., Sellman, D., & Carter, F. (2010). Understanding clinician and consumer perspectives of obesity. Nutrition & Dietetics. 67(Suppl. 2), (pp. 5). doi: 10.1261/j.1747-0080.2010.01440.x

Sellman, D. (2010). The psychology of substance abuse in professional people. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/index.cfm/anzca10

Other Research Output

Sellman, D., Deering, D. (2010, March). Feeling down and drinking too much? Department of Psychological Medicine Clinical Meeting, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2009

Journal - Research Article

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Frampton, C., & Deering, D. (2009). Youth retention: Factors associated with treatment drop-out from youth alcohol and other drug treatment. Drug & Alcohol Review, 28(6), 663-668. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00076.x

Durrant, R., Adamson, S., Todd, F., & Sellman, D. (2009). Drug use and addiction: Evolutionary perspective. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(11), 1049-1056.

Sellman, J. D., Robinson, G. M., & Beasley, R. (2009). Should ethanol be scheduled as a drug of high risk to public health? Journal of Psychopharmacology, 23(1), 94-100. doi: 10.1177/0269881108091596

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., & Frampton, C. M. A. (2009). Patient predictors of alcohol treatment outcome: A systematic review. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 36(1), 75-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.007

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., & Connor, J. (2009). In utero brain damage from alcohol: A preventable tragedy [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1306). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1306/3888/content.pdf

Sellman, D. (2009). If alcohol was a new drug [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3800/content.pdf

Sellman, D., Connor, J., Robinson, G., & Jackson, R. (2009). Alcohol cardio-protection has been talked up [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3796/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sellman, D. (2009). Ten things the alcohol industry won't tell you about alcohol. Proceedings of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference: Child2009: Aspiring to Best Practice. RANZCP. Retrieved from http://www.child2009.co.nz/programme/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D. (2009, September). 10 things the alcohol industry won't tell you about alcohol. Keynote presentation at the Cutting Edge National Alcohol, Drug and Addiction Treatment Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Film/Video/CD Rom

Fraser, R., Joyce, P., Sellman, D., & Kennedy, M. (2009). The Body, the Research, the Professor: Mental Health [Episode 4] [Film]. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.cmrf.org.nz/Home/Videos/#vid1

Fraser, R., MacAskill, M., Gearry, R., Roberts, R., Sellman, D., & Wright, S. (2009). The Body, the Research, the Professor: Irritable Bowel Disease, Parkinson's & Brain Research, Mental Health [Episode 6] [Film]. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.cmrf.org.nz/Home/Videos/#vid1

Other Research Output

Sellman, D. (2009, July). 10 things the alcohol industry won't tell you about alcohol. University of Otago Winter Lecture Series. Auckland, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Sellman, D. (2009, July). 10 things the alcohol industry won't tell you about alcohol. University of Otago Winter Lecture Series. Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2008

Journal - Research Article

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Frampton, C., & Deering, D. (2008). Profile of young people attending alcohol and other drug treatment services in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Clinical file search. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42(11), 963-968.

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., & Robertson, P. J. (2008). Social phobia in an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment sample. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42(2), 134-140.

Porter, R. J., Sellman, D., Joyce, P. R., Davies, J., & Frampton, C. (2008). Prolactin response to fenfluramine in abstinent, alcohol-dependent patients. Addiction Biology, 13(3-4), 380-385.

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2008). Five-year outcomes of alcohol-dependent persons treated with motivational enhancement. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 69(4), 589-593.

Deering, D. E., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Horn, J., & Frampton, C. M. A. (2008). Development of a brief treatment instrument for routine clinical use with methadone maintenance treatment clients: The Methadone Treatment Index. Substance Use & Misuse, 43(11), 1666-1680.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Deering, D., Sheridan, J., Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Pooley, S., Henderson, C., & Robertson, R. (2008). Barriers to care: An opioid substitution treatment service providers' perspective. In R. N. Schroder & J. Sheridan (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 1-4). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Pooley, S., Robertson, R., Henderson, C., Sheridan, J., & Deering, D. (2008). Barriers to care: Opioid users' perspectives. In R. N. Schroder & J. Sheridan (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 32-34). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Elmslie, J., & Carter, F. (2008). Addictive overeating: A missing link in the obesity epidemic? In R. N. Schroder & J. Sheridan (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 28-31). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Sellman, D. (2008, September). ″Real weight loss″: Lifestyle change through self-help. Poster session presented at the Cutting Edge National Alcohol, Drug and Addiction Treatment Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sellman, D. (2008, September). Barriers to optimal treatment: An opioid user perspective. Verbal presentation at the Cutting Edge National Alcohol, Drug and Addiction Treatment Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Deering, D., Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Campbell, S., Sheridan, J., Pooley, S., … Henderson, C. (2008). Intravenous opioid dependence in New Zealand. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. 97p.

Schroder, R. N., Sellman, J. D., Elmslie, J., & Carter, F. (2008). Understanding clinician and consumer perspectives of obesity: Expanding knowledge of the causation and treatment of obesity. Commissioned by National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre, University of Otago. 53p.

2007

Chapter in Book - Research

Sellman, J. D., MacEwan, I., Deering, D., & Adamson, S. (2007). A comparison of motivational interviewing with non-directive counselling. In G. Tober & D. Raistrick (Eds.), Motivational dialogue: Preparing addiction professionals for motivational interviewing practice. (pp. 137-150). Routledge.

Journal - Research Article

Harvey, M. A., Sellman, J. D., Porter, R. J., & Frampton, C. M. (2007). The relationship between non-acute adolescent cannabis use and cognition. Drug & Alcohol Review, 26, 309-319.

Journal - Research Other

Sellman, J. D., Baker, M. P., Adamson, S. J., & Geering, L. G. (2007). Future of God in recovery from drug addiction. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41, 800-808.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Deering, D., & Frampton, C. (2007). Understanding the dynamic culture of youth attending AOD services in NZ and factors associated with early treatment drop out. In S. J. Adamson, R. Schroder & J. Sheridan (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 49-52). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Sellman, D., Robinson, G., & Beasley, R. (2007). Should ethanol be scheduled as a drug of high risk to public health? In S. J. Adamson, R. Schroder & J. Sheridan (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 53-54). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Khan, N., Wilkinson, T., Davis, P., Graham, P., Sellman, D., & Keeling, S. (2007). Drinking patterns among older people in the community in New Zealand. Nutrition & Dietetics. 64(Suppl. 3), (pp. S85). doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2007.00216.x

Commissioned Report for External Body

Schroder, R. N., Sellman, J. D., & Deering, D. (2007). Improving addiction treatment retention for young people: A research report from the National Addiction Centre. Commissioned by Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC). Wellington, New Zealand: ALAC. 75p.

2006

Journal - Research Article

Adamson, S., Sellman, D., Deering, D., Robertson, P., & de Zwart, K. (2006). Alcohol and drug treatment population profile: A comparison of 1998 and 2004 data in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1244). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1244/2284/content.pdf

Adamson, S. J., Todd, F. C., Sellman, J. D., Huriwai, T., & Porter, J. (2006). Coexisting psychiatric disorders in a New Zealand outpatient alcohol and other drug clinical population. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 164-170.

Cape, G., Hannah, A., & Sellman, D. (2006). A longitudinal evaluation of medical student knowledge, skills and attitudes to alcohol and drugs. Addiction, 101, 841-849.

Journal - Research Other

McCormick, R., Sellman, D., & Robinson, G. (2006). Where to next with tobacco smokers? [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1238). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1238/2084/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2006). Five-year treatment outcome for motivational enhancement therapy for mild to moderate alcohol dependence. In S. J. Adamson & R. Schroder (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 1-3). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Schroder, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2006). What makes them stay, what makes them go? Factors associated with the retention of youth in AOD treatment programmes in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In S. J. Adamson & R. Schroder (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 53-56). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Deering, D., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Potiki, T., Horn, J., & Frampton, C. (2006). Findings from a cross-sectional longitudinal study of methadone maintenance treatment in a New Zealand clinical setting and implications for service delivery and research. In S. J. Adamson & R. Schroder (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 20-24). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2006). Social phobia in an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment sample. In S. J. Adamson & R. Schroder (Eds.), New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 4-6). Retrieved from http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/psychmed/treatment/conference.html

Other Research Output

Sellman, D. (2006, September). Improving treatment for people with addiction problems in Aotearoa New Zealand. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2005

Journal - Research Article

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., & Dore, G. M. (2005). Therapy preference and treatment outcome in clients with mild to moderate alcohol dependence. Drug & Alcohol Review, 24, 209-216.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Adamson, S., Sellman, D., Robertson, P., Deering, D., & De Zwart, K. (2005). A 2004 profile of the alcohol and drug treatment population in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference, New Zealand Addiction Treatment Research Monograph. (pp. 1-4). [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Pitama, S., Bagshaw, S., Deering, D., Todd, F., & Frampton, C. (2005, November). Clinical characteristics of young people who attended Youth AOD Services during 2003-2004 in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

2004

Chapter in Book - Research

Todd, F. C., & Sellman, J. D. (2004). Alcohol and drug misuse and mood disorders. In P. R. Joyce & P. B. Mitchell (Eds.), Mood disorders: Recognition and treatment. (pp. 298-311). Sydney, Australia: The University of New South Wales Press Ltd.

Lim, D., & Sellman, D. (2004). Pathological gambling: Neurobiology and pharmacological treatment. In R. H. K. Tan & S. J. Wurtzburg (Eds.), Problem gambling: New Zealand perspectives on treatment. (pp. 134-142). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts.

Journal - Research Article

Deering, D. E., Frampton, C. M. A., Horn, J., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., & Potiki, T. L. (2004). Health status of clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment using the SF-36 health survey questionnaire. Drug & Alcohol Review, 23, 273-280.

Sheerin, I. G., Green, F. T., & Sellman, J. D. (2004). What is the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C treatment for injecting drug users on methadone maintenance in New Zealand? Drug & Alcohol Review, 23, 261-272.

Sheerin, I., Green, T., Sellman, D., Adamson, S., & Deering, D. (2004). Reduction in crime by drug users on a methadone maintenance therapy programme in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1190). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1190/795/content.pdf

Rogers, G., Joyce, P., Mulder, R., Sellman, D., Miller, A., Allington, M., Olds, R., Wells, E., & Kennedy, M. (2004). Association of a duplicated repeat polymorphism in the 5′-untranslated region of the DRD4 gene with novelty seeking. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B, 126B, 95-98.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Bagshaw, S., Pitama, S., Frampton, C., Deering, D., & Todd, F. (2004). Factors affecting youth retention in alcohol and other drug treatment: A review of the literature. New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, alcohol, drugs and addiction: Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 54-58). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Robertson, P., Crowe, M., & Sellman, D. (2004). Once were warriors, never were drinkers. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 47-50). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Harvey, M., Porter, R., Sellman, D., & Frampton, C. (2004). Reefer madness: Adolescent cannabis use and cognition. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 13-17). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Adamson, S., Sellman, D., & De Zwart, K. (2004). National telephone survey of the alcohol and drug workforce. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 5-8). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

2003

Journal - Research Article

Sheerin, I., Green, F. T., & Sellman, J. D. (2003). The costs of not treating hepatitis C virus infection in injecting drug users in New Zealand. Drug & Alcohol Review, 22, 159-167.

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2003). A prototype screening instrument for cannabis use disorder: The Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test (CUDIT) in an alcohol-dependent clinical sample. Drug & Alcohol Review, 22, 309-315.

Cowan, L., Deering, D. E., Crowe, M. T., Sellman, J. D., Futterman-Collier, A., & Adamson, S. J. (2003). Alcohol and drug treatment for women: Clinicians' beliefs and practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 12, 48-55.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Deering, D. E., Horn, J., Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Harvey, M. A., & Frampton, C. M. (2003). Client satisfaction with methadone treatment using the treatment perceptions questionnaire (TPQ). In S. J. Adamson & J. D. Sellman (Eds.), Proceedings from the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 9-12). [Full Paper]

2002

Chapter in Book - Research

Sellman, J. D., & Deering, D. E. (2002). Adolescence. In G. Hulse, G. Cape & J. White (Eds.), The Managment of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Journal - Research Article

Cape, G., Ivory, S.-J., Sellman, J. D., Robinson, G., & Adams, P. (2002). Evaluation of alcohol and drug education and training in New Zealand medical students. Focus on Health Professional Education, 4(3), 61-74.

Khan, N., Davis, P. B., Wilkinson, T. J., Sellman, J. D., & Graham, P. J. (2002). Drinking patterns among older people in the community: Hidden from medical attention? New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 72-75.

Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Robertson, P. J., Sullivan, S., & Coverdale, J. (2002). Gambling in mild-moderate alcohol-dependent outpatients. Substance Use & Misuse, 37(2), 199-214.

Townshend, P. L., & Sellman, J. D. (2002). Treatment providers' knowledge of the Health and Disability Commissioner's Code of Consumer Rights. New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 3(2), 16-21.

Todd, F. C., Sellman, J. D., & Robertson, P. J. (2002). Barriers to optimal care for patients with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36(6), 792-799.

De Zwart, K. M., & Sellman, J. D. (2002). Public knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking and smoking cessation treatments. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 219-222.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Harvey, M. A., Porter, R., Sellman, J. D., & Frampton, C. M. (2002). Cannabis and adolescent cognitive functioning: preliminary results. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. (pp. 21-23). National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Lim, D. K., & Sellman, J. D. (2002). Urge to splurge - A review of pathological buying behaviour. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. (pp. 26-28). National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Deering, D. E., Frampton, C. M., Horn, J., Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. J. (2002). Health status of clients receiving methadone treatment. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 35-37). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., & Frampton, C. M. (2002). Clinical predictors of treatment outcome for alcohol dependence. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction: Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 41-43). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

Sellman, J. D., & Adamson, S. J. (2002). Rolling telephone survey: 2000-2002 results. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 1-2). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

Khan, N., Davis, P. B., Wilkinson, T. J., Sellman, J. D., & Graham, P. J. (2002). Alcohol use and misuse among older people in the community: Hidden problem. Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting and 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Christchurch Medical Research Society. 115(1157), (pp. U27). Christchurch: New Zealand Medical Journal. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1157/27

Khan, N., Wilkinson, T. J., Sellman, J. D., & Graham, P. J. (2002). Patterns of alcohol use and misuse among elderly rest home residents in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Proceedings of the Scientific meeting and 32nd Annual General meeting of the Christchurch Medical Research Society. 115(1157), (pp. U27). Christchurch: New Zealand Medical Journal. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1157/27

Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

Sellman, J. D. (Ed.). (2002). New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Cutting Edge Conference.

2001

Journal - Research Article

Khan, N., Wilkinson, T. J., Sellman, J. D., & Graham, P. J. (2001). Patterns of alcohol use and misuse among elderly rest home residents in Christchurch. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 58-61.

Townshend, P. L., Sellman, J. D., & Coverdale, J. H. (2001). A preventative ethics approach to methadone maintenance programmes. New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 2, 7-13.

Sellman, J. D., Sullivan, P. F., Dore, G. M., Adamson, S. J., & MacEwan, I. (2001). A randomised controlled trial of motivational enhancement therapy (MET) for alcohol dependence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 62(3), 389-396.

Robertson, P. J., Futterman-Collier, A., Sellman, J. D., Adamson, S. J., Deering, D. E., Todd, F. C., & Huriwai, T. T. (2001). Clinician beliefs and practices related to increasing responsivity to the needs of Maori with alcohol and drug problems. Substance Use & Misuse, 36(8), 1015-1032.

Deering, D. E., Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Frampton, C. M., & Robertson, P. J. (2001). A regional census of high school guidance counsellors: Current and perceived optimal practice in assisting students with alcohol and drug related problems. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 36(1), 81-92.

Berry, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2001). Childhood adversity in alcohol-and drug-dependent women presenting to out-patient treatment. Drug & Alcohol Review, 20, 361-367.

Baker, M. P., Sellman, J. D., & Horn, J. (2001). Developing a God/higher power scale for use with Twelve Step Treatment Programs. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 19, 45-49.

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (2001). Drinking goal selection and treatment outcome in outpatients with mild to moderate alcohol dependence. Drug & Alcohol Review, 20(4), 351-359.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Harvey, M., Sellman, D., Porter, R., & Maruff, P. (2001). Non-acute cannabis use and cognition: A review of the literature. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 27-29). [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sellman, J. D., Dore, G. M., Adamson, S. J., & Deering, D. E. (2001). What makes psychotherapy effective in alcohol dependence? Results from a randomised controlled trial. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 4-6). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

Deering, D. E., Adamson, S. J., Potiki, T. L., & Sellman, J. D. (2001). The development of a brief drug use outcome measure for use within methadone treatment programmes. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 46-48). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., & Huriwai, T. T. (2001). The Naturalistic Treatment Outcome Project (NTOP). In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 23-25). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Robertson, P. J., Sullivan, S. J., & Coverdale, J. (2001). Gambling in mild-moderate alcohol dependent outpatients: Prevalence and clinical implications. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 7-8). Christchurch: National Addiction Centre. [Abstract]

2000

Journal - Research Article

Huriwai, T. T., Sellman, J. D., Sullivan, P. F., & Potiki, T. L. (2000). Optimal treatment for Maori with alcohol and drug-use-related problems: An investigation of cultural factors in treatment. Substance Use & Misuse, 35(3), 281-300.

Adamson, S. J., Sellman, J. D., Futterman-Collier, A., Huriwai, T. T., Deering, D. E., Todd, F. C., & Robertson, P. J. (2000). A profile of alcohol and drug clients in New Zealand: Results from the 1998 national telephone survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 414-416.

1999

Authored Book - Other

Deering, D. E., Huriwai, T. T., & Sellman, J. D. (1999). Guidelines for Clinical Process Self-Evaluation in alcohol and drug treatment agencies. Wellington: ALAC, 163p.

Journal - Research Article

Sellman, J. D., Wootton, A. R., Stoner, D. B., Deering, D. E., & Craig, B. J. (1999). Increasing diagnosis of nicotine dependence in adolescent mental health patients. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 33, 869-873.

1998

Chapter in Book - Research

Huriwai, T. T., Sant Ram, R., Deering, D. E., & Sellman, J. D. (1998). Treatment for Maori with alcohol and drug problems. In J. D. Sellman, G. M. Robinson, R. McCormick & G. M. Dore (Eds.), The Long and the Short of Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Disorders. (pp. 32-37). Christchurch, New Zealand: Department of Psychological Medicine, CSM.

Robinson, G., & Sellman, J. D. (1998). The use of pharmacological agents in the treatment of alcoholism. In J. D. Sellman, G. M. Robinson, R. McCormick & G. M. Dore (Eds.), The Long and the Short of Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Disorders. Christchurch: Department of Psychological Medicine, CSM.

Sellman, J. D. (1998). Determinants of alcoholic relapse. In J. D. Sellman, G. M. Robinson, R. McCormick & G. M. Dore (Eds.), The Long and the Short of Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Disorders. Christchurch: Department of Psychological Medicine, CSM.

Journal - Research Article

Townshend, P. L., Sellman, J. D., & Haines, R. R. (1998). The Cartwright report 10 years on: The obligations and rights of health consumers and providers. New Zealand Medical Journal, 21, 390-393.

Sullivan, P. F., Fifield, W. J., Kennedy, M. A., Mulder, R. T., Sellman, J. D., & Joyce, P. R. (1998). No association between novelty seeking and the type 4 dopamine receptor gene (DRD4) in two New Zealand samples. American Journal of Psychiatry, 155, 98-101.

Huriwai, T., Sellman, J. D., Sullivan, P., & Potiki, T. (1998). A clinical sample of Maori being treated for alcohol and drug related problems in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111, 145-147.

Adamson, S. J., & Sellman, J. D. (1998). The pattern of intravenous drug use and associated criminal activity in patients on a methadone treatment waiting list. Drug & Alcohol Review, 17, 159-166.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Todd, F. C., Sellman, J. D., & Robertson, P. J. (1998). The assessment and management of people with coexisting sudstance use and mental health disorders. Commissioned by the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, the Ministry of Health and the Mental Health Commission. 241p.

1997

Journal - Research Article

Sellman, J. D., Huriwai, T. T., Sant Ram, R., & Deering, D. E. (1997). Cultural linkage: Treating Maori with alcohol and drug problems in dedicated Maori treatment programmes. Substance Use & Misuse, 32(4), 415-424. doi: 10.3109/10826089709039362

Sullivan, P. F., Fifield, W. J., Kennedy, M. A., Mulder, R. T., Sellman, J. D., & Joyce, P. R. (1997). Novelty seeking and a dopamine transporter gene polymorphism (DAT1). Biological Psychiatry, 42(11), 1070-1072.

van Ammers, E. C., Sellman, J. D., & Mulder, R. T. (1997). Temperament and substance abuse in schizophrenia: Is there a relationship? Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 185(5), 283-288.

Sullivan, S., McCormick, R., & Sellman, J. D. (1997). Increased requests for help by problem gamblers: data from a gambling crisis telephone hotline. New Zealand Medical Journal, 110, 380-383.

Sellman, J. D., & Huriwai, T. T. (1997). Harm reduction and the use of alcohol by Maori. Drug & Alcohol Review, 16, 85-90.

Sellman, J. D., Mulder, R. T., Sullivan, P. F., & Joyce, P. R. (1997). Low persistence predicts relapse in alcohol dependence following treatment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58(3), 257-263.

1996

Journal - Research Article

Sellman, J. D., & Joyce, P. R. (1996). Does depression predict relapse in the six months following treatment for men with alcohol dependence? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30(5), 573-578.

Mulder, R. T., Joyce, P. R., Sellman, J. D., Sullivan, P. F., & Cloninger, C. R. (1996). Towards an understanding of defense style in terms of temperament and character. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 93(2), 99-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09809.x

Pols, R. G., Sellman, J. D., Jurd, S., Baigent, M., Waddy, N., Tucker, P., … White, A. (1996). What is the psychiatrist's role in drugs and alcohol? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30, 540-548.

Sellman, J. D., & Ariell, G. W. (1996). Public knowledge and attitudes towards the use of alcohol and drinking guidelines. New Zealand Medical Journal, 109, 337-339.

Sellman, J. D., & Joyce, P. R. (1996). Phobic disorders are associated with temperament in alcoholic men. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30(1), 110-113.

Deering, D. E., & Sellman, J. D. (1996). An inter-rater reliability study of the Opiate Treatment Index (OTI). Drug & Alcohol Review, 15, 57-63.