Family support and wisdom aids recovery from war trauma. American researchers examined posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, wisdom and resilience among Iraqi Chaldean refugee high school students in Detroit, USA. There were 98 students who completed a survey; 14 of whom ...

Last reviewed Jan 2021

The global economic downturn has created a substantial increase in demand for community services provided by not‑for‑profit (NFP) organisations in Australia. At the same time, many NFPs face ongoing budget constraints from lower investment returns and less funding from philant...

Published Jun 2017

This article is featured in The Advertiser and is republished with permission.  By Dr Zena Burgess While Christmas and the New Year are often spent with family, celebrations and gift-giving, many people may be wondering how they will make ends meet while juggling the add...

Last reviewed Jan 2026

The newly released Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provide an updated and revised version of the Australian guidelines which were released in 2007. Over the past six years there has been ongoing research, inves...

Published Jun 2017

Last reviewed Sep 2021

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

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

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