Psychiatry Publications by Dr Israel Berger

This page is updated periodically (last updated May 2026) but may not have all recent publications. Please contact me should there be anything specific you are trying to find. Please also contact me regarding manuscripts that are under review or are otherwise unpublished.

Lived Experience

Berger, I., Ritom-Davidson, S., Vogiatzis, M., Krasnoff, M., Jenkins, K., & Golhar, T. (2023, February 28). Breaking the stigma: Treating doctors with major mental illness [Webinar]. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Berger, I. (2023, February 27). What's it like to be a neurodivergent doctor? MJA Insight+.

Berger, I. (2023, February 2). A cautionary tale: Dystonia and low dose quetiapine. Medical Republic.

Berger, I. (2023). A first-hand account of receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, 9–10.

Berger, I. (2022, November 7). Inpatient and compulsory treatment: When doctors need help. MJA Insight+.

Berger, I. (2022, October 24). Bulk billing saved my life. MJA Insight+.

Berger, I. (2022). Seeking mental health support as a psychiatrist. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56, 1055–1056.

Berger, I. (2022, May 16). On becoming a psychiatrist with lived experience. MJA Insight+.

LGBTIQA+ Issues

Berger, I., Ansara, Y. G., & Riggs, D. (2023). Intersex people's experiences of medical interventions, sex education, and physical intimacy. Psychology & Sexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2023.2252446

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2023). Cisnormativity. In A. Goldberg & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of trans studies (2nd ed.). Sage.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2021). Cisgenderism. In A. Goldberg & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of trans studies. Sage.

Berger, I., & Ansara, Y. G. (2021). Cisnormativity. In A. Goldberg & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of trans studies. Sage.

Berger, I., & Mooney-Somers, J. (2017). Smoking cessation programs for LGBTI people: A content-based systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19(12), 1408–1417.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2016). Cisgenderism. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies. Sage.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2016). Cisgenderism. In A. Wong, M. Wickramasinghe, & R. C. Hoogland (Eds.), Encyclopedia of gender and sexuality studies. Wiley-Blackwell.

Ansara, Y. G., Berger, I., Staunton, S., & Smith, E. (2016). The 2016 Rainbow research report: Addressing challenges to LGBTI inclusion in Australian data collection. The National LGBTI Health Alliance.

Bartoș, S. E., Berger, I., & Hegarty, P. (2014). Interventions to reduce sexual prejudice: A study-space analysis and meta-analytic review. The Journal of Sex Research, 51(4), 363–382.

Bartoș, S. E., Balș, M. A., & Berger, I. (2013). Since Trajan and Decebalus: Online media reporting of the 2010 GayFest in Bucharest. Psychology & Sexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2013.784211

Substance Use

Rowe, R., Berger, I., Yaseen, B., & Copeland, J. (2017). Risk and blood-borne virus testing among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs, Sydney, Australia. Drug & Alcohol Review, 36(5), 658–666.

Berger, I., & Mooney-Somers, J. (2017). Smoking cessation programs for LGBTI people: A content-based systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19(12), 1408–1417.

Rowe, R., Berger, I., & Copeland, J. (2017). 'No pain, no gainz'?: Performance and image enhancing drugs, health effects and information seeking. Drugs, 24(5), 400–408.

Berger, I., & Mooney-Somers, J. (2015). Smoking cessation programs for LGBTI people: A systematic review of content and effect. VELiM, University of Sydney.

Rowe, R., Berger, I., & Copeland, J. (2015). Report to the IGCD on performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs). Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre.

Health & Healthcare

Berger, I., Annabattula, C., Lewis, J., et al. (2018). 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT versus mpMRI for locoregional prostate cancer staging: Correlation with final histopathology. Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Disease, 21(2), 204–211.

Berger, I., Goodwin, I., & Buncke, G. M. (2017). Fluoroquinolone-associated tendinopathy of the hand and wrist: A systematic review and case report. Hand, 12(5), NP121–NP126.

Berger, I. (2017). Oral vs. intravenous hypertonic saline for exercise-associated hyponatraemia. Journal of Paediatric & Child Health, 53(5), 507–509.

Berger, I., & Cartmill, J. A. (2017). Correcting malapropisms: A strategy to bridge cultural and socioeconomic gaps. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 10(2), 84–94.

Berger, I., Kitzinger, C., & Ellis, S. J. (2016). Using a category to accomplish resistance in the context of an emergency call: Michael Jackson's doctor. Pragmatics, 26(4), 563–582.

Berger, I., Wu, S., Masson, P., et al. (2016). Cognition in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 14, Article 206. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0745-9

Berger, I., Ahmad, A., Sipp, D., Bansal, A., Kapoor, T., & Rasko, J. E. (2016). Global distribution of businesses marketing stem cell-based interventions. Cell Stem Cell, 19, 158–162.

Berger, I. (2016). Sibling organ donation. In J. Kunz (Ed.), Family & parent leadership: A reference guide. Mission Bell Media.

Berger, I., & White, S. J. (2016). Who's who?: Role performance during minor awake surgeries. In S. J. White & J. A. Cartmill (Eds.), Communication in surgical practice. Equinox.

Dahm, M. R., & Berger, I. (2016). Breaking informed consent—Strategies for risk communication in surgical practice. In S. J. White & J. A. Cartmill (Eds.), Communication in surgical practice. Equinox.

Berger, I. (2015). Scurvy. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Berger, I. (2015). Rickets. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Berger, I. (2015). Diabetes. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Berger, I. (2015). Gluten free. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Berger, I. (2015). Cooking temperature recommendations. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2014). Hormones. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I., & Ansara, Y. G. (2014). Breast anatomy. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2014). Intersex. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I., & Ansara, Y. G. (2014). Hormonal therapy. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I. (2014). Puberty. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I. (2014). Breast augmentation. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Ansara, Y. G., & Berger, I. (2014). Gender affirmation surgery. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I. (2014). Breast reduction. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I. (2014). Areolae. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Berger, I. (2014). Mastectomy and lumpectomy. In M. D. Smith et al. (Eds.), Cultural encyclopedia of the breast. Rowman & Littlefield.

Guyer, J., Millward, L. J., & Berger, I. (2012). Mothers' breastfeeding experiences and implications for professionals. British Journal of Midwifery, 20(10), 646–655.

Raats, M. R., Dean, M., Hodgkins, C., Timotijevic, L., Berger, I., & Peacock, M. (2012). Researching consumers and nutrition labelling on food packaging. Food and Agriculture Organization.

Methodology & Ethics

Berger, I., Viney, R., & Rae, J. P. (2016). Do continuing states of incipient talk exist? Journal of Pragmatics, 91, 29–44.

Berger, I. (2013). [Review of the book Affectivity in interaction: Sound objects in English, by E. Reber et al.]. Journal of Pragmatics, 57, 173–175.

Berger, I. (2013). Advances in interaction-based prosody research [Review of the book Prosody in interaction]. Pragmatics Reviews, 1(1).

Berger, I., & Rae, J. (2012). Some uses of gestural responsive actions. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(13), 1821–1835.

Berger, I. (2012). Informed consent in clinical research with youths. PsyPAG Quarterly, 85, 12–15.

Berger, I. (2012). YouTube as a source of data. PsyPAG Quarterly, 83, 9–12.

Berger, I. (2012). [Review of the book Applied conversation analysis: Intervention and change in institutional talk, by C. Antaki, Ed.]. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(4), 535–537.

Berger, I. (2012). [Review of the book Mediated business interactions: Intercultural communication between speakers of Spanish, by R. Márquez Reiter]. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(10), 1385–1387.

Berger, I. (2011). Support and evidence for considering local contingencies in studying and transcribing silence in conversation. Pragmatics, 21(3), 291–306.

Culture & Psychology

Berger, I., & Rae, J. P. (2023). How silence contributes to the performance of sincerity in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.90873

Berger, I. (2015). Kosher food. In K. Albala (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of food issues. Sage.

Nolen-Hoeksema, S., et al. (Eds.). (2014). Atkinson & Hilgard's introduction to psychology. Cengage. [Main text contributor & CourseMate editor]

Berger, I. (2013). Divorce as a sacred loss. In R. E. Emery (Ed.), Cultural sociology of divorce: An encyclopedia (pp. 1054–1057). Sage.

Dorff, E. N., & Berger, I. (2012). [Review of the book Jewish eugenics, by J. Glad]. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9(4), 499–502.

Berger, I. (2012). A visit to Human Rights Watch Geneva. René Cassin.

Berger, I. (2012). The development of criteria for establishing death in Jewish law. Moral Relativism Magazine, 3, 57–64.