About the Authors

Wei Lee

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Wei.lee@health.nsw.gov.au

Affiliations University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, St. Vincent Health Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, HammondCare, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia, University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia

Caitlin Sheehan

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Calvary Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia

Richard Chye

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, St. Vincent Health Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia

Sungwon Chang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

Adam Bayes

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia, Blackdog Institute, Hospital Road, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia

Colleen Loo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia, Blackdog Institute, Hospital Road, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia

Brian Draper

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia

Meera R. Agar

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia

David C. Currow

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

CS is the recipient of the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group Seed Grants. RC receives consulting fees or payments from Cymra Life Sciences Limited, Tilray Australia and New Zealand, AstraZeneca Pty Limited, A. Menarini Australia Pty Ltd. RC also receives payments for expert testimony from Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW. AB assists in running a tertiary referral ketamine service at Black Dog Institute, running the Spravato (intranasal esketamine) early access program, and acting as a site principal investigator on a related quality of life study. CL participated in Janssen Advisory Board, acted as an unpaid consultant for Douglass Pharmaceuticals, and received support from Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) for presenting at RANZCP Congress. DC is a paid consultant and advisory board member for Helsinn Pharmaceuticals, a paid consultant for Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd, a paid subcontractor for Nous Group Pty Ltd, a paid board member for Icare Dust Diseases Board, and unpaid consultants for Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI). DC also receives payment from Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd for intellectual property. Other authors declare no conflict of interest. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare.