Internal family systems therapy
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Exploring the model in practice
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a non-pathologising, powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy which has taken the therapy world by storm in the past decade. Developed in the 1980s by Dr Richard Schwartz, the IFS model...
Published Jun 2022
New guidelines aim to lift stigma around antidepressants during pregnancy
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First-time mother Tobi Harry was a little over a year into parenthood when she realised she could not keep going.
Her son, Otto, was born the day before the first national COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, and he screamed with reflux pain for eight months. Cut off from wider sup...
Published Nov 2023
College conference highlights neuropsychology in action
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The 18th annual APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN) conference was held in Launceston in late November 2012. It was attended by more than 250 delegates including over 50 students, who were excited and reinvigorated by the diverse program of workshops, lectures, sy...
Published Jun 2017
Psychology addresses the big challenges at APS Annual Conference
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Hobart and the Hotel Grand Chancellor pulled out all stops to welcome nearly 700 delegates to the 49th APS Annual Conference in late September and early October. Late Spring is a beautiful time in Hobart, with the trees in full bloom and the crisp, clean air flowing in off the...
Published Jun 2017
Resilience of people with traumatic brain injury and their carers
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Thousands of people experience traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Australia every year and TBI is a significant cause of disability worldwide (Trevena & Cameron, 2011). Some people adjust to their permanently disabling injury and ‘get on with their lives’. Likewise many carers (a...
Published Jun 2017
Social connectedness and health in later life
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It is no surprise that we seek to connect with other people, as social ties are central to what makes us human. What is surprising to many is just how much these ties matter. It is not simply that they make our lives worth living. They are vital to extending that life, getting...
Published May 2017
Assessment of capacity in severe and persisting mental illness
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People with severe and persisting mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression form one of the most vulnerable groups in society. A comprehensive evaluation of capacity is of utmost importance to help achieve a balance between the right to self...
Published Jun 2017
The rich psychology of alcohol use disorder
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common presentation in clinical practice. Twelve month DSM-5 prevalence rates are similar to mood and anxiety disorders, at 17.6 per cent for men and 10.4 per cent for women (Grant et al., 2015). Mild disorders often remit in young adulthood, bu...
Published Oct 2017
Neurological disorders
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Neurological disorders are disorders of the brain and nervous system, such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and acquired brain injury. Almost one in six people worldwide have a neurological disorder, and prevalence will rise as the population ages (WHO, 200...
Published Aug 2020
Upsetting the aged-care applecart
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Never more so perhaps than in 2020, have we asked ourselves the question, “How can we help?” The Royal Commission into Aged Care has effectively directed the spotlight onto the multitude of systemic flaws within aged care. COVID-19 has sadly provided the conclusive evidence th...
Published Jan 2021