With an ageing population, the number of people living with dementia is set to rise sharply. More than 450,000 Australians are living with dementia right now, and this number is expected to grow to over 1 million by 2050 (Brown et al., 2017). Dementia (or major neurocognitive ...

Published Jan 2021

Last reviewed Sep 2021

Psychologists running their own businesses inevitably come up against the issue of clients not paying their fees on time for a variety of reasons, such as illness, loss of job, sudden travel or dissatisfaction with the service. Psychologists are usually sympathetic to the f...

Last reviewed Jan 2024

There are lots of misconceptions around insomnia, including that it's easy for Australians to access therapy and that all psychologists know how to treat it. We spoke to a sleep expert about how psychologists can upskill in this important area.  Two to three million people ...

Last reviewed May 2024

The scale and scope of psychology's application to the concerns of the international and Australian communities was highlighted throughout the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, ICAP 2010. Hosted by the APS in conjunction with the International Association of A...

Published Jun 2020

Insights from 20 years of research on attention and consciousness By Professor Jason Mattingley MAPS, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Jason Mattingley was the 2012 recipient of the APS Distinguished Contribution to Psycho...

Published Jun 2017

Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression are experienced by more than 60 per cent of people with TBI and are often associated with reduced participation in work, leisure and social activities. The causes of psychological problems in TBI are multiple and diverse, an...

Published Jun 2017

Ireceived an undergraduate arts degree, majoring in history and psychology from Monash University, followed by a postgraduate diploma at Deakin University. I completed my Master of Psychology (Counselling) at Monash University last year. I currently work at a community heal...

Published Oct 2017

We all experience some level of attachment to our possessions. This can be for many reasons, whether it is about the enjoyment they provide, the social status they signify, the practicality of future use, or the memories that they inspire. It is normal for our possessions to r...

Published Nov 2019

Therapeutic change using the four dialogues I first fell in love with chairwork in 2001 and I have been studying, practising and teaching it ever since. Through this process, I have come to understand that chairwork is an extraordinarily powerful, creative and beautiful met...

Published Nov 2019