Commonly occurring mental health disorders – depression, anxiety, stress-related and substance use disorders in adults, and behavioural and anxiety disorders in children – will be experienced by an alarming 45 per cent of Australians in their lifetime, according to the Nationa...

Published Jun 2017

This position statement provides the APS position in relation to refugee mental health and wellbeing within the Australian context. It assists and encourages psychologist engagement with refugee issues as researchers, academics, practitioners, students and citizens. It prov...

Last reviewed Sep 2019

Last reviewed Sep 2021

Importance of self-care and professional quality of life Providing treatment to individuals suffering from mental health issues is a rewarding but challenging job. Psychologists have been shown to have high burnout rates, low self-care and numerous challenges to professiona...

Published Dec 2021

The APS has this year convened a new Advisory Group to the Board of Directors focused specifically on issues associated with the profession and practice of psychology in regional, rural and remote Australia. The primary objective of the Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) Advisor...

Published Jun 2017

The 3rd annual APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists (CEDP) conference, themed ‘Theory to practice: Positive development and wellbeing’, was held in November 2011 in Melbourne with over 250 delegates attending. The aim of the conference was to promote ...

Published Jun 2017

Most people are likely to experience traumatic events in their lifetime, and most individuals recover well, given time and adequate social support. For some individuals, however, the experience of a traumatic event or ongoing exposure to trauma can result in post-traumatic ...

Last reviewed Oct 2022

The federal government is under pressure to create a dedicated children's minister to ensure policies are focused on primary school-aged children, advocates say, as those under 12 experience record levels of mental illness. Psychologists have observed grow...

Published Aug 2023

Mr Hugh Mackay AO FAPS was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community in the areas of social research and psychology, as an author and commentator, and through roles with visual and performing arts and educational organisations. ...

Published Jun 2017

In many rural locations community access to psychological expertise is in real jeopardy due to a limited number of psychologists. Psychologists in rural and remote areas constitute less than half of the mental health workforce and in these areas employers commonly focus their ...

Published Jun 2017