Occupational stress is associated with poorer memory and smaller hippocampal volume. Jobs can provide crucial support for cognitive functioning through intellectual and social enrichment. They are also associated with poorer cognitive ability in midlife and retirement throu...

Last reviewed Sep 2020

Employees should be wary of who is on the other end of the line when they call a workplace mental health service, psychologist groups say, amid concerns that skill shortages and low pay rates have impacted the number of qualified clinicians working in the sector. Employee...

Published Jul 2024

Suicide is the most common cause of death in Australians aged 15-44 years – more common than deaths from motor vehicle accidents or skin cancer (Aleman & Denys 2014). Over 2,500 people die from suicide in Australia each year and more than 65,000 make an attempt. Rates have flu...

Published Jul 2019

Officer (AO) in the General Division Emeritus Professor Susan Hilary SPENCE AO FAPS was recognised for distinguished service to mental health research, particularly to prevention and treatment in young people, to tertiary education, and as a mentor. Member (AM) in the Ge...

Published May 2017

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, user-friendly program that brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into your everyday life. You will learn specific skills and practices to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhausti...

Course Summary This ‘live’ virtual workshop has been developed to help meet the critical need for psychologists to develop their knowledge and skills in mental health assessment and treatment to support the more than 50% of children and adolescents with Intellectual Disabil...

This 3-day online interactive workshop is designed to give you what you need to know to confidently identify, assess, diagnose and implement effective treatment with clients with eating disorders in private practice.  It has been developed and will be presented by Dr Sarah ...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, user-friendly program that brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into your everyday life. You will learn specific skills and practices to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhausti...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, user-friendly program that brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into your everyday life. You will learn specific skills and practices to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhausti...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, user-friendly program that brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into your everyday life. You will learn specific skills and practices to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhausti...