Psychology Research

Selected Grants

Amount awarded	Grant or project details
$4,000,000	Federal Government Translation of Evidence into Practice Grant, 2018-2020 Eating disorders Investigator: Maguire S
$248,000	NSW Health Translational Research Grant Scheme, 2018-2020 Randomised Control Trial of online CBT for Bulimia nervosa in headspace and community settings Investigator: Maguire S
$33,640	Get Connected Stay Connected, 2020-2021 Combatting Social Isolation for Seniors during COVID-19 Grant Program Investigator: Massa J
$3500	HETI WPL, 2020-2021 Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Training Investigator: Liew V
$3000	HETI WPL, 2020-2021 Hoarding & Squalor Advanced Practitioner Workshops Investigator: Perkes D
$2300	HETI WPL, 2020-2021 Psychology Training, Education and Research Day- Suicide 2021 Investigator: So J
$1641	HETI WPL, 2020-2021 Assessment and treatment of complicated loss and traumatic grief Investigator: Ho E
$530	NSW Health Palliative Care Education and Training Program, 2019-2020 Addressing Compassion, fatigue, managing grief and loss amongst healthcare professionals Investigators: Seif S

Our Publications

2021

Barrett Jones, S., Miller, L.A., Kleitman, S., Nikpour, A., Lah, S. (2021). Semantic and episodic memory in adults with temporal lobe epilepsy. Applied Neuropsychology: Adults, Feb 17;1-10. (Online prior to print) doi: 10.1080/23279095.2021.1876692
Boyle, T., Breen, N., Newy, A., Fernando, S., & Parratt, J. D. E. Limbic encephalitis after mRNA SARS-Cov2 vaccination. (Submitted to Lancet, Sep 2021).
Day, S. C., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., & Mitchison, D. (2021). The impact of teasing and bullying victimisation on disordered eating and body image disturbance among adolescents: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020985534
Donnelly, B., Foroughi, N., Williams, M., Touyz, S. W., Madden, S., Kohn, M., Clarke, S., Sachdev, P., Peduto, A., Caterson, I., Russell, J., & Hay, P. J. (in press). Neural response to low energy and high energy foods in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: an fMRI study. Frontiers in Psychology, section Eating Behavior.
Donohue. H. E., Rapee, R. M., Modini, M., Norton, A. R., & Abbott, M. J. (In Press). Measuring state pre-event and post-event rumination in social anxiety disorder: Psychometric properties of the socially anxious rumination questionnaire (SARQ). Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Doyle, F. L., A. J. Baillie and E. Crome (2021). "Examining Whether Social Anxiety Influences Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships." Behaviour Change 38(4): 263-275.
Eljiz, K., Greenfield, D., Vrklevski, L., Derrett, A & Ryan, D. (2021) Large scale healthcare redevelopment: a scoping review, Journal of Health Organization and Management
Forbes, M. K., M. Sunderland, R. M. Rapee, P. J. Batterham, A. L. Calear, N. Carragher, C. Ruggero, M. Zimmerman, A. J. Baillie, S. J. Lynch, L. Mewton, T. Slade and R. F. Krueger (2021). "A Detailed Hierarchical Model of Psychopathology: From Individual Symptoms up to the General Factor of Psychopathology." Clinical Psychological Science 9(2): 139-168.
Giannopoulos, V., K. C. Morley, G. M. Uribe, E. Louie, K. Wood, M. Teesson, A. Baillie and P. S. Haber (2021). "The role of clinical supervision in implementing evidence-based practice for managing comorbidity." Clinical Supervisor 40(1): 158-177.
Haber, P. S., B. C. Riordan, D. T. Winter, L. Barrett, J. Saunders, L. Hides, M. Gullo, V. Manning, C. A. Day, Y. Bonomo, L. Burns, R. Assan, K. Curry, J. Mooney-Somers, A. Demirkol, L. Monds, M. McDonough, A. J. Baillie, P. Clark, A. Ritter, C. Quinn, J. Cunningham, N. Lintzeris, S. Rombouts, M. Savic, A. Norman, S. Reid, D. Hutchinson, C. Zheng, Y. Iese, N. Black, B. Draper, N. Ridley, L. Gowing, L. Stapinski, B. Taye, K. Lancaster, D. Stjepanović, F. Kay-Lambkin, N. Jamshidi, D. Lubman, A. Pastor, N. White, S. Wilson, A. L. Jaworski, S. Memedovic, W. Logge, K. Mills, K. Seear, B. Freeburn, T. Lea, A. Withall, C. Marel, J. Boffa, A. Roxburgh, G. Purcell-Khodr, M. Doyle, K. Conigrave, M. Teesson, K. Butler, J. Connor and K. C. Morley (2021). "New Australian guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an overview of recommendations." Medical Journal of Australia 215(S7): S3-S32.
Ho, J., Jacek, S., & Wells, K. (in submission). Clinician by day, filmmaker by night: The development of a consumer inspired informational DVD.
Huang, A., Vrklevski, L., McGregor, F & Yu, L. (2021) Patient Outcomes in an Australian Low Secure Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.
Hurzeler, T., V. Giannopoulos, G. Uribe, E. Louie, P. Haber and K. C. Morley (2021). "Psychosocial interventions for reducing suicidal behaviour and alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol problems: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials." Alcohol and Alcoholism 56(1): 17-27.
Jacek, J., & Ho, J. (2021). The Importance of Neuropsychology in Mental Health InPsych, 43(4).
Jones, W.E., Benge, J.F. and Scullin, M.K. (2021). Preserving prospective memory in daily life: A systematic review and meta-analysis of mnemonic strategy, cognitive training, external memory aid, and combination interventions. Neuropsychology, 35, 123-140.
Lah, S., Bogdanov, S., Menzies, B. (2021). Sleep in children following brain concussion. In D., Gozal, & L., Kheirandish-Gozal (Editors). Pediatric Sleep Medicine. Springer International Publishing.
Lam, S., & Kearney, M. (2021). Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Psychologists Perspective. Diabetes Management Journal, May, 26 - 28.
Lees, B., L. M. Squeglia, L. M. McTeague, M. K. Forbes, R. F. Krueger, M. Sunderland, A. J. Baillie, F. Koch, M. Teesson and L. Mewton (2021). "Altered Neurocognitive Functional Connectivity and Activation Patterns Underlie Psychopathology in Preadolescence." Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 6(4): 387-398.
Logge, W. B., R. W. Morris, A. J. Baillie, P. S. Haber and K. C. Morley (2021). "Baclofen attenuates fMRI alcohol cue reactivity in treatment-seeking alcohol dependent individuals." Psychopharmacology 238(5): 1291-1302.
Louie, E., E. L. Barrett, A. Baillie, P. Haber and K. C. Morley (2021). "A systematic review of evidence-based practice implementation in drug and alcohol settings: applying the consolidated framework for implementation research framework." Implementation science : IS 16(1): 22.
Louie, E., K. C. Morley, V. Giannopoulos, G. Uribe, K. Wood, C. Marel, K. L. Mills, M. Teesson, M. Edwards, S. Childs, D. Rogers, A. Dunlop, A. Baillie and P. S. Haber (2021). "Implementation of a Multi-Modal Training Program for the Management of Comorbid Mental Disorders in Drug and Alcohol Settings: Pathways to Comorbidity Care (PCC)." Journal of Dual Diagnosis 17(4): 304-312.
Massa, J. (in press). Get Connect and Stay Connected. Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) quarterly magazine, Australian Mosaic.
Massa, J. (Spring edition). Social Connections. Polyglot. (also approved for sharing with NSW Multicultural Health Service social medical platforms.
Maston, G., Franklin, J., Hocking, S., Swinbourne, J., Gibson, A., Manson, E., Sainsbury, A., & Markovic, T., Dietary adherence and program attrition during a severely energy-restricted diet among people with complex class III obesity: a qualitative exploration (In Press). Plos One.
Mewton, L., B. Lees, L. M. Squeglia, M. K. Forbes, M. Sunderland, R. Krueger, F. C. Koch, A. Baillie, T. Slade, N. Hoy and M. Teesson (2021). "The relationship between brain structure and general psychopathology in preadolescents." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines.
Morley, K. C., W. B. Logge, I. Fraser, R. W. Morris, A. J. Baillie and P. S. Haber (2021). "High-dose baclofen attenuates insula activation during anticipatory anxiety in treatment-seeking alcohol dependant individuals: Preliminary findings from a pharmaco-fMRI study." European Neuropsychopharmacology 46: 28-36.
Miller, L. (contributions) Dealing with Cognitive Side Effects; Our Ovarian Cancer Organisation Miller, L. Our Ovarian Cancer Organisation https://cureourovariancancer.org/info/
Modini, M & Vrklevski, L. (2021) Virtual psychology support for people in hotel quarantine: Predicting surges in demand. Australasian Psychiatry,
O'Flynn, P. & Grisham, J.A. (2021). A pilot study of motivational early intervention for excessive acquiring behaviours in hoarding disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 31. Doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2021.100682
O'Flynn, P. & White, F.A. (2020) Harnessing social influence theory to reduce prejudice towards gay parents. Sexuality research and Social Policy, 17, 675-687. Doi:10.1007/s13178-019-00425-w
Oswald, A., McBride, K., Seif, S., Koh, C., Ansari, N., & Steffens, D. (in submission). Depression, anxiety, stress and distress following cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: Results of a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Psychology.
Prior, K., E. Salemink, R. W. Wiers, B. A. Teachman, M. Piggott, N. C. Newton, M. Teesson, A. J. Baillie, V. Manning, L. F. McLellan, A. Mahoney and L. A. Stapinski (2021). "A web-based cognitive bias modification intervention (Re-train Your Brain) for emerging adults with co-occurring social anxiety and hazardous alcohol use: Protocol for a multiarm randomized controlled pilot trial." JMIR Research Protocols 10(7).
Rigas, G., Williams, K., Sumithran, P., Brown, W., Swinbourne, J., Purcell, K. & Caterson, I. (2020). Delays in healthcare consultations about obesity - Barriers and implications. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 14 (5): 487 - 490.
Scott, A. J., Sharpe, L., Thayer, Z., Miller, L. A., Nikpour, A., Parratt, K., Wong, T., Gandy, M. (2021). Reply to Grzegorzewska et al. Epilepsy and Behavior (in press).
Scott, A.J., Louise Sharpe, L., Thayer, Z., Miller, L.A. & Gandy, M. (2021) How frequently is anxiety and depression identified and treated in hospital and community samples of adults with epilepsy? Epilepsy and Behaviour; Volume 115, February 2021, : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107703
Subotic-Kerry, M., A. J. Baillie, L. A. Stapinski, M. J. Abbott, J. MacDonald, J. E. Gaston and R. M. Rapee (2021). "The impact of alcohol use disorders and alcohol consumption on treatment-seeking individuals with social anxiety disorder." Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 85(2): 100-122.
Sunderland, M., M. K. Forbes, L. Mewton, A. Baillie, N. Carragher, S. J. Lynch, P. J. Batterham, A. L. Calear, C. Chapman, N. C. Newton, M. Teesson and T. Slade (2021). "The structure of psychopathology and association with poor sleep, self-harm, suicidality, risky sexual behavior, and low self-esteem in a population sample of adolescents." Development and Psychopathology 33(4): 1208-1219.
Testa, L., Seah, R., Ludlow, K., Braithwaite, J. & Mitchell, R.J. (2021). Models of care that avoid or improve transitions to hospital services for residential aged care facility residents: An integrative review. Geriatric Nursing, 41(4), 360-372.
Thayer, Z. Phenomenological study of Accelerated LongTerm Forgetting (ALF) in patients with Epilepsy. Data collection underway and on track to be completed 2021.Protocol number X18-0439.
Thayer Z. Cognitive profiles associated with late onset seizures in AD and Epilepsy. Protocol number X19-0210. Analysis complete. Manuscript in draft form. Abstract accepted for ANZAN 2021
Tong, A., T. C. Sorrell, A. J. Black, C. Caillaud, W. Chrzanowski, E. Li, D. Martinez-Martin, A. McEwan, R. Wang, A. Motion, A. C. Bedoya, J. Huang, L. Azizi, B. J. Eggleton, S. Al-Horani, T. Andersen, R. Aggett, A. Baillie, A. Barratt, C. Boehm, P. Britton, A. Brown, M. Burger, S. Chadban, E. Chan, N. S. Chandrashekar, C. Chow, G. Clerc, C. Douglas, S. Fleming, G. Fox, N. Gilroy, L. Gordon, N. Haskins, A. Ho-Baillie, M. Howell, I. Hickie, N. Hunt, O. Hutchings, J. Iredell, G. Jennings, C. Jin, K. Kairaitis, O. Kavehei, P. Kennedy, P. Kilham, L. Kritharides, B. Kwan, S. Leon-Saval, R. Lindley, D. Lynch, S. Maguire, A. McCluskey, N. McKay, G. Mifsud, J. Morgans, S. Palomba, A. Pettigrew, S. Postnova, J. Prinable, C. Quinlan, J. Rabeau, M. Rees, K. Richmond, D. Rothstein, R. Savoie, N. Scholes-Robertson, I. Seppelt, T. Shaw, V. Sintchenko, T. Snelling, A. Teixeira-Pinto, E. Tovey, A. Tuniz, P. Varamini, K. Varshney, A. P. Wang, K. Wang, S. Wise, A. Witherden, B. Wright, W. Yeung, H. Zoellner and C.-S. R. P.-S. I. The (2021). "Research priorities for COVID-19 sensor technology." Nature Biotechnology 39(2): 144-147.
van Schalkwijk, F.J., Gruber, W.R., Miller, L.A., Trinka, E. and Höller, Y. (2021). Investigating the effects of seizures on procedural memory in patients with epilepsy. Brain Sciences, 11(2):261. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11020261.
Xie, D., Welgampola, M. S., Miller, L. A., Young, A. S., D'Souza, M., Breen, N., & Rosengren, S. M. (2021). Subjective cognitive dysfunction in patients with dizziness and vertigo. Audiology & neuro-otology, 1-11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000518188
Zaccala, M., Modini, M., & Abbott, M. (in press). The role of death fears and attachment processes in social anxiety: A novel hypothesis explored. Australian Journal of Psychology.

2020

Brown, K., Cram, V., Wright, F., Modini, M., Rafidi, N., & Vrklevski, L. (2020) Placement in a pandemic: Provisional psychologists talk about COVID-19, In Psych: The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society Limited, 42 (3), 60-65

Hurzeler, T., Giannopoulos, V., Guajardo, M., Louie, E., Haber, P.S., & Morley, K. Psychosocial Interventions for Reducing Suicidal Behaviour and Alcohol Consumption in Patients With Alcohol Problems: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Alcohol & Alcoholism. October 2020. DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa094

Kassis, A. & Papps, F. A. (2020). 'It's not a locked door but it's a closed room safe:' Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CATs) and Psychology Integrative Practice (Unpublished master's dissertation). Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

Kassis, A & Papps, F.A. (2020). 'Integrating complementary and alternative therapies into professional psychological practice: An exploration of practitioners' perceptions of benefits and barriers.' Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, (1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101238

Kelly PJ, Baker AL, Fagan NL, Turner A, Deane F, McKetin R, Callister R, Collins C, Ingram I, Wolstencroft K, Townsend C, Osborne BA, Zimmermann A. Better Health Choices: Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a peer delivered healthy lifestyle intervention in a community mental health setting. Addict Behav. 2020 Apr; 103:106249. https://doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106249. Epub 2019 Dec 4. PMID: 31881407

Lewis, A (2020). Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Among Children And Families Referred for Diagnostic Evaluation of Developmental Delay and Disability: Implications for Service Delivery, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities last year (in press).

Modini, M., Burton, A & Abbott, MJ. (2020). Factors influencing inpatients perception of psychiatric hospitals: A meta-review of the literature. Journal of Psychiatric Research,

Modini, M., & Vrklevski, L. (2020). A hotel room on Mars: Quarantine and the psychological view from the virtual front line. Australasian Psychiatry, 1-3, Australasian Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1177/1039856220956465

Ramos, L., van den Hoven, E. and Miller, L.A. (2020). Prospective memory failure in dementia: Understanding and designing to support. In R. Brankaert and G. Kenning (Eds.) HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia. Springer, New York City (in press). https://www.theinformedslpmembers.com/reviews-adults/you-complete-me-a-… :

O'Flynn, P., & White, F. A. (2020). Harnessing social influence theory to reduce prejudice towards gay parents. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 17, 675-687. doi: 10.1007/s13178-019-00425-w

Paardekooper, D., Thayer, Z., Miller, L., Nikpour, A., & Gascoigne, M. (2020) Group-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for poor sleep quality and quality of life in people with epilepsy: A pilot study. Epilepsy and Behaviour, 104, online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106884

Roubicek, G., Gonzalez, L. Lah, S., Jackman, A., Harvey, A. S., & Saling, M. M. (2020). Verbal memory in children with temporal lobe epilepsy: Exploring task-specificity Epilepsy and Behavior, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107341

Rowe, C. and Kangas, M. (2020). The Impact of Australian Psychologists' Education, Beliefs, Theoretical Understanding, and Attachment on the Use and Implementation of Exposure Therapy, Behaviour Change, 37(3), 151-170.

Uribe Guajardo, MG., Baillie, A., Louie, E., Giannopoulos, V., Wood, K., Riordan, B., Haber, P., Morley, K. (2020). Application of the Non-adoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread and, Sustainability (NASSS) Framework to evaluate the role of technology in the Pathways to Comorbidity Care (PCC) implementation project to improve management of comorbid substance use and mental disorders. PsyArXiv. https://psyarxiv.com/t9rs4/. doi:10.31234/osf.io/t9rs4.

Wood K, Giannopoulos V, Louie E, et al. The role of clinical champions in facilitating the use of evidence-based practice in drug and alcohol and mental health settings: A systematic review. Implementation Research and Practice. January 2020. doi:10.1177/2633489520959072

Zuniga, A., Stevenson, R.J., Thayer, Z. C., Miller, L.A., Francis, H.M., Saluja, S., & Nikpour, A. (2020). The impact of hippocampal damage on appetitive control. Neurocase, 26 (5), 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2020.1817494

2019

Baird, A., Harris, C.B., Harris, S.A., Sutton, J., Miller, L.A. and Barnier, A.J. (2019). Does collaboration with an intimate partner support memory performance? An exploratory case series of people with epilepsy or acquired brain injury. Neurorehabilitation, In press.

Brinchmann, B., Widding-Havneraas, T., Modini, M., Rinaldi, M., Moe, C. F., McDaid, D., Park, A-La., Killackey, E., Harvey, S. B., & Mykletun, A. (In Press). A meta‐regression of the impact of policy on the efficacy of Individual Placement and Support. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

Bullivant, B., Mond, J., Mitchison, D., Stephens, C., Stephens, J., Denham, A., ... & Maguire, S. (2019). Understanding attitudes towards the integration of obesity and eating disorders health promotion among key stakeholders: A focus group study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13(1), 46.

Butler, C., Bilboa, A. and Miller, L. (2019). Accelerated long-term forgetting. Cortex, 110, 1-4.

Butler, S. co-authored a manuscript: Factors associated with Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Survivors (ANNONC-2019-1707) and it has been submitted to Annals of Oncology.

Byrne, S. P., Haber, P., Baillie, A., Costa, D. S., Fogliati, V., & Morley, K. (2019). Systematic Reviews of Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: Should we be using Third Wave Therapies? Alcohol and Alcoholism. 54 (2), 159-166, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agy089

Byrne, S. P., Haber, P., Baillie, A., Giannopolous, V., & Morley, K. (2019). Cue Exposure Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorders: What Can Be Learned from Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders? Substance Use & Misuse, 54(12), 2053-2063.

Carney, T., Jager, J., Maguire, S., & Touyz, S. (2019) Involuntary Treatment and Quality of Life, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol 42, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.011

Donnelly, B., Touyz, S., Hay, P., Burton, A., Russell, J. & Caterson, I.(2018) Neuroimaging in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: a systematic review, Journal of Eating Disorders, 6,3 https://DOI 10.1186/s40337-018-0187-1

Elliott, R., Snowdon, J., Halliday, G, Hunt, G.E. and S. Coleman, S. (2019). Characteristics of animal hoarding cases referred to the RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 97, 149-156.

Gascoigne, M. Thayer, Z., Paardekooper, D., Miller, L., Nikpour, A. (2019) Group-based cognitive behavioural therapy program for insomnia for alleviating sleep difficulties and improving quality of life in people with epilepsy: A pilot study. Epilepsy and Behaviour (in press).

Hunt, G.E., Siegfried, N., Morley, K., Brooke-Sumner, C. & Cleary, M. (2019). Psychosocial interventions for people with both severe mental illness and substance misuse. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12. Art.:CD001088. Doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001088 .pub4.

Lewis AK, Porter MA, Williams TA, Bzishvili S, North KN, Payne JM. Attention to faces in social context in children with neurofibromatosis type 1. (2019). Dev Med Child Neurol, https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13928

Logge, W. B., Morley, K. C., Haber, P. S., & Baillie, A. J. (2019). Executive Functioning Moderates Responses to Appetitive Cues: A Study in Severe Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcoholic Liver Disease. Alcohol Alcohol, 54(1), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agy083.

Logge, W. B., Morris, R. W., Baillie, A. J., Haber, P. S., & Morley, K. C. (2019). Baclofen attenuates fMRI alcohol cue reactivity in treatment-seeking alcohol dependent individuals. Psychopharmacology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05192-5.

Louie, E., Morley, K., Baillie, A., Giannopoulos, V., Uribe, G., Wood, K., & Haber, P. S. (2019). Application of the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate implementation of the pathways to comorbidity care training package in drug and alcohol settings. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, S68-S68.

Maguire, S., & Orman., J. (In press) What Use is the GP in Eating Disorders?, Medicine Today, 2019.

Morley, K., Louie, E., Baillie, A., Giannopoulos, V., Uribe, G., Wood, K., Marel, C., Mills, K. L., Dunlop, A. J., & Rogers, D. (2019). Translating evidence-based practice for managing comorbid substance use and mental illness using a multi-modal training package. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, S74-S75.

Morley, K., Luquin, N., Lagopoulos, J., Logge, W., Baillie, A., & Haber, P. S. (2019). Baclofen for treatment of alcohol use disorder: secondary analyses and implications of the australian bacald trial. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, S75-S75.

Nielsen, F., Isobel, S. & Starling, J. 2019. Evaluating the use of responsive art therapy in an inpatient child and adolescent mental health services unit. Australasian Psychiatry. 1-6

Peters, L., Romano, M., Byrow, Y., Gregory, B., McLellan, L. F., Brockveld, K., Baillie, A., Gaston, J., & Rapee, R. M. (2019). Motivational interviewing prior to cognitive behavioural treatment for social anxiety disorder: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 256, 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.042

Tan, S.Y., Turner, J., K. Kerin-Ayres, K., Butler, S., Deguchi, C., Khatri, S. Mo, Warby, A., Cunningham, I., Malalasekera, A., H. M. Dhillon, H.M. & Vardy, J.L.. Health concerns of cancer survivors after primary anti-cancer treatment. Supportive Care in Cancer https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04664-w

Ricci, M., Wong, T., Nikpour, A. & Miller, L.A. (2019). Testing the effectiveness of cognitive interventions in alleviating accelerated long term forgetting (ALF). Cortex, 110, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.10.007

Rombouts, S. A., Baillie, A., Haber, P. S., & Morley, K. C. (2019). Clinical Predictors of Response to Baclofen in the Treatment of Alcohol use Disorder: Results from the BacALD Trial. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 54(3) , 272-278, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz026.

Scott, A.J., Sharpe, L., Thayer, Z., Miller, L.A., Hunt, C., MacCann, C., Parratt, K., Nikpour, A., Wong, T., and Gandy, M. (2019). Design and validation of two measures to assess and detect anxiety disorders in epilepsy: The Epilepsy Anxiety Survey Instrument (EASI) and its brief counterpart (BrEASI). Epilepsia, In press.

Sharpe, L., Dudeney, J., de C Williams, A. C., Nicholas, M., McPhee, I., Baillie, A., Welgampola, M., & McGuire, B. (2019). Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012295.pub2

Sibanda, N.C., Kornhaber, R., Hunt, G.E., Morley, K. and Cleary, M. (2019). Prevalence and risk factors of emergency department presentations with methamphetamine intoxication or dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40, 567-578.

Stapinski, L. A., Prior, K., Newton, N. C., Deady, M., Kelly, E., Lees, B., Teesson, M., & Baillie, A. J. (2019). Protocol for the Inroads Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Internet-Delivered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Early Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Young People. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(4), e12370.

Sunderland, M., Afzali, M. H., Forbes, M., Stapinski, L., & Baillie, A. (2019). Examining differential item functioning of social interaction and performance fears in people with hazardous alcohol consumption and probable alcohol dependence. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2019.1691537.

Tulloch, K., & Baillie, A. J. (2019). Development and Initial Evaluation of the Craving Metacognition Scale. Australian Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12439

Wong, Q. J. J., Chen, J., Gregory, B., Baillie, A. J., Nagata, T., Furukawa, T. A., Kaiya, H., Peters, L., & Rapee, R. M. (2019). Measurement equivalence of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) and Social Phobia Scale (SPS) across individuals with social anxiety disorder from Japanese and Australian sociocultural contexts. J Affect Disord, 243, 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.028.

Wood, K., Giannopoulos, V., Baillie, A., Uribe, G., Louie, E., Haber, P. S., & Morley, K. (2019). The role of clinical champions in facilitating the use of evidence-based practice for managing comorbidity in drug and alcohol settings. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, S107-S107.

Our Presentations

2021

Colagiuri S., Markovic T., Caterson I., Hocking S., Baur L., Rydge H., Ramachandran D., Franklin J., Johnson N., Swinbourne J., Gill T., & Cunich M. (Webinar)(2021) "Behaviour Change and Stress During the COVID-19 Lockdown." Managing Obesity during the COVID19 Pandemic. Boden Collaboration, Sydney, Australia. May.

Day, S., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., Lonergan, A., & Mitchison, D. (2021, June). Weight- or shape-related bullying in adolescents: Comparing the impact on diverse disordered eating behaviours. Oral presentation at the International Conference for Eating Disorders, Sydney.

Day, S., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., & Mitchison, D. (2021, June). The impact of teasing and bullying victimisation on disordered eating and body image disturbance among adolescents: A systematic review. Poster presented at the International Conference for Eating Disorders, Sydney.

Franklin, J. & Swinbourne, J.(2021) Dietary and Psychological impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on people with obesity: a preliminary sneak peek. Changes in Food Behaviours, Diet and health during Covid-19, October 2020. Nutrition Society of Australia, Sydney Regional Group Virtual Event Series #2, Sydney Australia (Webinar).

Guerrieri-Cortesi, K., van den Hoven, E. and Miller, L.A. (2021). Investigating how digital technology might support memory training for neurological patients. Society for Applied Research into Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) Virtual Conference (July).

Gutmann, H., Cram, V., Modini, M. & Vrklevski, L. (2021) NAHC, The experience of allied health professionals in a virtual hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual conference, 10-12 August 2021.

Ho, J., Jacek, S., Wells, K., Gomez, L., Taylor, R., & Halliday, G. (2021) "ECT DVD: Let's Talk About It!" 6th Pacific Rim conference 30 June - 3 July 2021.

Hocking, S., Taylor, C., Franklin, J., Baker, C., & Swinbourne, J. (2021) Practical Workshop (Webinar). Simple behaviour change strategies to help with weight management. University of Sydney, Masters of Metabolic Health MBHT5003: Management of Obesity and Pre-diabetes May 2021.

Huang, A., Vrklevski, L., McGregor, F & Yu, L. (2021) Allied Health Research Showcase, Patient Outcomes in an Australian Low Secure Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit: A 10-Year Retrospective Study, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney, 1-2 December 2021.

Huang, A., Vrklevski, L., McGregor, F & Yu, L. (2021) SLHD Allied Health Research Conference, Patient Outcomes in an Australian Low Secure Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit: A 10-Year Retrospective Study, KPEC, RPAH, Sydney, 2 November 2021.

Kaluarachchi, T (2021) Being a teenager and cancer patient: What do adolescents and young adults with cancer find valuable and challenging with their friends and cancer peers, 22nd Annual World Congress of Psycho-Oncology & Psychosocial Academy, 26 May - 29 May 2021.

Miller, L. (2021) Categories of Memory. Materialising Memories Lab, UTS, March 2021.

Ramos, L., Hoven, E. van den & Miller, L. (2021) Home-cooked reminder systems: Design to support home-based prospective memory for older persons, those with memory impairment and their carers. Workshop on User Experience for Multi-Device Ecosystems. Proceedings of CHI'21, 8-13 May 2021, Yokohama, Japan

So, E., Sen, S., Vrklevski, L & Agaliotis, M (2021). What do psychologists know about kidney disease anyway? A rapid review. Allied Health Research Conference, Sydney Australia, October 2021.

So, E., Sen, S., Vrklevski, L & Agaliotis, M (2021). Examining the barriers and enablers of integrating psychologists into chronic kidney disease models of care.(2021) 12th Health services Research Conference HRAANZ. Sydney, Australia 2021.

Tsai, L.L., Whitney, S., Shaw, M., Hutchings, O., Spencer, L., Vrklevski, L., Carey, S & Alison, J. (2021). NAHC, Can a Health Package maintain the physical and mental health of people with and without COVID-19 during quarantine? virtual conference, 10-12 August 2021.

Tse, C,N., Thayer, Z & Miller, M. (2021). Abstract accepted to present "Memory Rehabilitation in a Group-based Format: What can be learned from participant feedback?" at the 6th Pacific Rim Conference June 2021, Melbourne.

Vrklevski, L. (2021, May). Professional Identity, Power and Patient Care. RANZCP Congress, Hobart, Tasmania.

Vrklevski, L. (2021, August). Professional Identity, Power and Patient Care, National Allied Health Conference, Virtual Conference Congress, Australia.

Vrklevski, L.P., Eljiz, K., Greenfield, D. (2021) Allied Health Research Showcase, Professional identity, power and patient care, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney, 1-2 December 2021.

Zhang, X., Nikpour, A., Ahmed, R. & Thayer, Z. (2021) Abstract accepted to present Cognitive impairment in late onset epilepsy, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists Conference Coogee, Sydney, Nov 2021.

Hocking, S., Taylor, C., Franklin, J., Baker, C., Swinbourne, J. Practical Workshop (Webinar). Swinbourne, J. Simple behaviour change strategies to help with weight management, University of Sydney, Masters of Metabolic Health MBHT5003: Management of Obesity and Pre-diabetes. May 2021

Ho, J., Jacek, S., Wells, K., Gomez, L., Taylor, R. & Halliday, G. ECT DVD - Let's Talk About It!, Mental Health Research Forum 2021, 5 November 2021 by Zoom

Ho, J., Wells, K. & Halliday, G. Building Better Memories - memory rehabilitation program, Mental Health Research Forum 2021, 5 November 2021 by Zoom

Huang, A., Vrklevski , L., Yu, L & McGregor, F. Patient Outcomes in an Australian Low Secure Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. Mental Health Research Forum 2021, 5 November 2021 by Zoom.

Massa, J. (2021) "Older Peoples Mental Health First Aid" face to face for 16 participants with great feedback, and with a co-facilitator from VAST. Mental Health First Aiders is an international course and this month marks the point when a million people become Mental Health First Aiders.

Miller, L. (2021) "Dementia: Understanding what it is and what we can do about it. Talk presented to Pyrmont Supports Community Group (via Zoom)".

Modini, M., Burton, A & Abbott, M. Factors influencing inpatients perception of psychiatric hospitals: A meta-review of the literature. Mental Health Research Forum 2021, 5 November 2021 by Zoom.

Say, M. (2021) "Neuroimmunology" at the Psychology Quarterly Network Meeting.

Seif, S. (2021) "Psychosocial Issues at the End of Life" to RPAH Social Work Department

Yiannopoulos, E., Kim, J.S., Thompson, D., Koncz, R. & Pistilli, C. The effectiveness of Project ECHO SLHD programs in improving clinician knowledge and confidence in complex mental health: a waitlist-controlled study. Mental Health Research Forum 2021, 5 November 2021 by Zoom

2020

Day, S., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., Lonergan, A., & Mitchison, D. (2020, June). Weight- or shape-related bullying in adolescents: Comparing the impact on diverse disordered eating behaviours. Oral presentation at the International Conference for Eating Disorders, Sydney.

Day, S., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., & Mitchison, D. (2020, June). The impact of teasing and bullying victimisation on disordered eating and body image disturbance among adolescents: A systematic review. Poster presented at the International Conference for Eating Disorders, Sydney.

Steiner, G.Z.*, Andrews-Marney, E.R., Al-Dabbas, M.A., Cave, A.E., Christofides, K., Dewsbury, L.S., Fagan, N.L, Fogarty, J.S., Jafar, D., Karamacoska, D., Ratajec, H., Shipton, D.G., Varjabedian, D., De Blasio, F.M., 2020. Reduced attention and cognitive control neuronal activity in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research Australian Dementia Forum 2020 Abstracts. Dementia Research: Innovation, Discovery, and Translation.

Vrklevski, L. "Professional Identity, Power and Patient Care" at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) 2020 Congress on 21 May 2020.

Jacek, S & Ho, J. "ECT - Let's Talk About it: The Consumer DVD" Nursing staff at CCMH, February 2020.

Kearney, M. "Cognitive Behavioural Management of Insomnia" Respiratory Department of CRGH, March, 2020.

Massa, J. "Suicide and Depression" at Commonwealth Pensioners and Superannuants Association's Health Promotion Service, February 2020.

Massa, J. was involved in organising a panel discussion for Seniors Week "Retiring But Not Shy with Lex Marinos", February 2020 which was a sold out event at Palace Cinemas Leichhardt. Special guests were: Cheryl Kernot, Joanna Maxwell, Guy Luscombe, Jude Stoddart, Beverly Baker and Robert Webb.

Meyer, K. Hoarding Disorder at Drug Health Services Nursing Masterclass November 2020.

Miller, L. "Long-term Effects on Cognition of General Anaesthesia" to the Brain Mind Centre Neuropsychology Group.

Modini. M. & Thomas. M. "Mental Health Referrals in Quarantine" to Sydney Hotel Accommodation Staff.

Pawela, C, Merz, S, Yeung, V, Lane, R.& Fagan, N. The National Centre for Veterans' Healthcare Psychology Service, Psychology Network Meeting, February 2020.

Spinks, N. 2020. "RPAH Pelvic Mesh Service" to on 17 September 2020 at RPA Psychologist's CPD meeting and to the Area Network Psychologist's meeting.

Wocadlo, C. "Preventing Mental Health Issues in Adolescents" at the Black Dog Institute.

Wocadlo, C. "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Neurodevelopment Impairments and their Assessment: 1. Neurosensory Impairments" to RPAH Newborn Care and to Kids and Co Clinical Psychology.

2019

Maguire, S. (2019) ICED New York 2019

Maguire, S. (2019) London International Eating Disorder Conference 2019 (Invited Speaker)

Maguire, S. (2019) Orygen Youth Rising to the challenge Symposium 2019

Vrklevski, L. (2019) National Allied Health Conference, "I am I said to no-one there" - The Development of a Four Factor Model of Professional Identity -The 4FM-PI, NZCCP, Auckland, New Zealand, 12-13 May 2019.

Vrklevski, L. (2019) National Allied Health Conference, "I am I said to no-one there" - The Development of a Four Factor Model of Professional Identity -The 4FM-PI, Brisbane Conference Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 5-8 August 2019.

Medd, J. "Impact of Cancer on Sexual Functioning" at Psych-oncology Professional Day pre-conference workshop in Adelaide, November 2019.

Emalynne So presented "Pre-Dialysis Education: Clinical Psychology - Role and Services" to the Renal Unit for patients and carers (April).

Jessica Medd presented "Impact of Cancer on Sexual Functioning" at the Cancer Institute Biannual Psycho-oncology meeting (May).

Jessica Medd co-presented with Dr Katharine Hodgkinson on "Sex talk, why we don't talk & how to start: Facilitating communication about sex & intimacy with couples & singles affected by cancer" at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia conference Survivorship 2019 conference (March).

Kim Meyer presented on Hoarding Disorder to RPA Psychologists CPD Seminar group (June).

Kim Meyer presented on Hoarding Disorder at a Drug Health Services Nursing Masterclass (November).

Laurie Miller presented "Remembering Relationships" at Vivid Ideas, Panel discussion at MCA with Elise van den Hoven and Daniel Orth, members of UTS Materialising Memories Design Team (May).

Laurie Miller was invited to present "The Importance of the Microbiome to Neuroscience: Do Gut Bugs Influence the Brain?" at the Graduate Student Research Meeting, University of Auckland (April) and at the Brain Mind Centre, Neuropsychology Case Rounds (June).

Anne Tunks presented on a panel discussion with 10 carers at the Patient and Family Experience forum (June).

Michiyo Hashimoto presented "Attachment and Chronic Pain" at the Pain Clinic, CRGH (April).

Zoe Thayer was invited to lecture on Frontal Lobe Epilepsy as part of the Neurophysiology Education Program at the RPAH Institute of Clinical Neurosciences (May).

Miranda Say presented "Working with the elderly" at the College of Professional Psychology (April).

Joanna Ho presented on Neuropsychological Assessment to Provisional Psychologists as part of the Pathways to Community Living Initiative project (April).

Andrew Baillie provided the keynote address at the 2019 SLHD Mental Health Service Research Symposium entitled "Practical ways to close the gap between research and practice."

Sarah Maguire and Jane Miskovic-Wheatley presented at the 2019 SLHD Mental Health Service Research Symposium:

"Large scale health system reform for people with Eating Disorders in NSW"

"The implementation of an evidence-based treatment in the hospital-to-community pathways for children & adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa"

"Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for Bulimia Nervosa: A randomised controlled trial of a self-help program"

Jessica Medd presented "Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Psychological Perspective" to Medical Students (July).

Meredith Kearney presented a workshop at the National Association of Clinical Obesity Services Forum (14/09) on Psychological Barriers to Weight loss.

Laurie Miller presented "Remembering Relationships" at Vivid Ideas, Panel discussion at MCA with Elise van den Hoven and Daniel Orth, members of UTS Materialising Memories Design Team (May).

Joanna Ho presented on Neuropsychological Assessment to Provisional Psychologists as part of the Pathways to Community Living Initiative project (April).

Joanna Ho presented "ECT Video - Let's Talk About It!" at the Psychology Network Meeting on 25 September 2019.

Andrew Rock presented "Neuropsychiatric presentations" at Macquarie University on 12 August 2019.

Natasha Herbert presented in a panel discussion on Careers in Clinical Psychology at the UNSW Psychology Student Society on 31 July 2019.

Miranda Say presented "Working with the elderly" at the College of Professional Psychology (April).

Emalynne So presented at the Renal Symposium on 14 August 2019 "Renal Psychology and Chronic Kidney Disease".

Emalynne So presented at the Pre-Dialysis Education Session on 27 August "Clinical Psychology".

Sonja Temelkovski presented "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Rehabilitation" to the Rehabilitation team at Concord Hospital (January).

Zoe Thayer was invited to lecture on Frontal Lobe Epilepsy as part of the Neurophysiology Education Program at the RPAH Institute of Clinical Neurosciences (May).

Crista Wocadlo presented "Developmental assessment and long term management of prematurity" at Developmental Training Day on 29 July 2019.

Crista Wocadlo presented "Early School Outcomes following Extreme Prematurity" at the Small Baby Workshop on 24 September 2019.

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