As part of the commitment to promoting community mental health awareness and psychological wellbeing, for the third successive year the APS commissioned a stress and wellbeing survey of a representative sample of the Australian adult population. The survey examined the levels ...

Published Jun 2017

Working as a psychologist often entails exposure to potentially traumatic and distressing material, including clients’ stories. Regular exposure means that there is a significant risk of vicarious trauma and burnout. There is often an assumption that our training as psychologi...

Published Jun 2017

While the Hamas-Israel conflict continues to unfold, distressing updates and images are finding their way around the world on social media. This content, along with news coverage, mean parents, guardians and teachers are faced with the complicated task of discussing the war ...

Published Oct 2023

    Around 14 million Australians set New Year’s resolutions for 2024, starting the year with sunny plans to eat healthier, improve their fitness or lose weight, according to a Finder survey. Some wanted to sleep more, while others vowed to travel abroad. Th...

Published Jun 2024

For many, the mid-year mark can feel like a roadblock. You’ve made it through six months of hard work and are now technically on the other side, yet the end of the year could not seem further away. According to a 2023 global workplace report by analytics company Gallup, 4...

Published Jul 2024

The APS Prize is awarded to each student who gains first place at the end of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology through an Australian higher education provider. Full name Higher education provider name Thesis title Bryony Sinnot ...

Last reviewed Aug 2025

Primary headaches: A special case of chronic pain Headaches by definition are pain in the head (or to use the technical terminology, ‘pain located above the orbitomeatal line’) and hence it seems logical that frequent headaches experienced over a long period should fit into...

Published May 2017

Psych online showcases mental health and wellbeing apps and online sites to assist APS psychologists in maintaining up-to-date knowledge of online mental health and wellbeing services Supporting parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and disability Th...

Published May 2017

At the 2012 APS Annual General Meeting, Emeritus Professor Norman Feather and Dr Iain Montgomery were elected as Honorary Fellows of the APS – the highest recognition the Society can offer – for their extraordinary and distinguished contributions to the advancement of psycholo...

Published Jun 2017

As part of its commitment to promoting community mental health awareness and psychological wellbeing, for the fifth consecutive year the APS commissioned a stress and wellbeing survey of Australians. As a special focus in 2015, Australians were asked additional questions about...

Published Jun 2017