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

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

Adulthood has been a neglected area of research into autism spectrum disorder (autism) but is currently experiencing an increase in interest. Recent UK data estimate the prevalence of autism in adults at 1.1 per cent (Brugha et al., 2016). In early data from the Autism CRC Aus...

Published Jul 2017

President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia Professor Nancy Pachana FAPS Nancy is a clinical geropsychologist and professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland (UQ), and co-director of the UQ Ageing Mind Initiative,...

Published Jun 2019

Caroline Moran Australian Catholic University The Relationship between Cognitive Function and Hazard Perception in Younger Drivers Scott Herbert Australian College of Applied Psychology Grieving in a Mediated World: Connecting to the Other Side and Beyond Ma...

Published Feb 2019

The COVID-19 pandemic has been long-term both in length and impact on the health of many Australians. Among the effects of long COVID are ongoing psychological needs. While close to 50% of people who have had COVID-19 may experience psychological distress during or following i...

Published May 2022