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This collection contains Flinders' research in Psychology, as reported for ERA 2012.
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Item Changes in depression-related mental health literacy in young men from rural and urban South Australia(2010) Dunn, Kirsten; Kutek, Stephanie; Goldney, Robert; Eckert, Kerena; Air, TracyItem Non-linear relationships between cognitive function and alcohol consumption in young, middle-aged and older adults: the PATH Through Life Project(2005) Jorm, Anthony; Christensen, Helen; Windsor, Timothy D; Rodgers, Bryan; Anstey, Kaarin; Dear, KeithItem Non-fearful vs. feaful panic attacks: A general population study from the National Comorbidy Survey(2009) Chen, Junwen; Tsuchiya, Masao; Kawakami, Norito; Furukawa, ToshiItem Interpretation bias for ambiguous social behavior among individuals with high and low levels of social anxiety(2010) Sasagawa, S; Chen, Junwen; Shimada, Hironori; Kanai, Yoshihiro; Sakano, YujiItem Relationships between body mass index, mental health, and suicidal ideation: A population perspective using two different methods(2009) Goldney, Robert; Dunn, Kirsten; Air, Tracy; Del Grande, Eleonora; Taylor, AItem Change in quality of life and their predictors in the long-term follow-up after group cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety disorder: A prospective cohort study(2010) Furukawa, Toshi; Watanabe, Norio; Chen, Junwen; Nakano, Yumi; Kinoshita, Yoshihiro; Ietsugu, Tetsuji; Ogawa, Sei; Funayama, Tadashi; Noda, YumikoBackground : Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders. The efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been examined but to date its effects on Quality of Life (QoL) have not been appropriately evaluated especially in the long term. The study aimed to examine, in the long term, what aspects of Quality of Life (QoL) changed among social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients treated with group cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and what predictors at baseline were associated with QoL. Methods : Outpatients diagnosed with SAD were enrolled into group CBT, and assessed at follow-ups for up to 12 months in a typical clinical setting. QoL was evaluated using the Short Form 36. Various aspects of SAD symptomatology were also assessed. Each of the QoL domains and scores on symptomatology were quantified and compared with those at baseline. Baseline predictors of QoL outcomes at follow-up were investigated. Results : Fifty-seven outpatients were enrolled into group CBT for SAD, 48 completed the whole program, and 44 and 40 completed assessments at the 3-month and 12-month follow-ups, respectively. All aspects of SAD symptomatology and psychological subscales of the QoL showed statistically significant improvement throughout follow-ups for up to 12 months. In terms of social functioning, no statistically significant improvement was observed at either follow-up point except for post-treatment. No consistently significant pre-treatment predictors were observed. Conclusions : After group CBT, SAD symptomatology and some aspects of QoL improved and this improvement was maintained for up to 12 months, but the social functioning domain did not prove any significant change statistically. Considering the limited effects of CBT on QoL, especially for social functioning, more powerful treatments are needed.Item Weekly alcohol consumption, brain atrophy, and white matter hyperintensities in a community-based sampled aged 60 to 64 years(2006) Wen, Wei; Sachdev, Perminder; Windsor, Timothy D; Anstey, Kaarin; Meslin, Chantal; Maller, Jerome; Rodgers, Bryan; Jorm, Anthony; Kumar, Rajeev; von Sanden, ChweeItem Videotaped experiments to drop safety behaviors and self-focused attention for patients with social anxiety disorder: Do they change subjective and objective evaluations of anxiety and performance?(2009) Nakano, Yumi; Furukawa, Toshi; Chen, Junwen; Ietsugu, Tetsuji; Ogawa, Sei; Funayama, Tadashi; Noda, Yumiko; Watanabe, NorioItem What does $AUD27,650,523.80 worth of evidence look like?(2009) Carey, Timothy; Baker, Keith; Rickwood, DebraItem Patients taking the lead: A naturalistic investigation of a patient led approach to treatment in primary care(2007) Carey, Timothy; Mullan, RichardItem Cross-cultural study of conviction subtype Taijin Kyofu(2008) Kwon, Jung-Hye; Liu, Xinghua; Emmelkamp, Paul; Zhang, Jianxue; Kingdon, David; Furukawa, Toshi; Rapee, Ronald; Kinoshita, Yoshihiro; Chen, Junwen; Bogels, Susan; Schneier, Franklin; Schramm, Elizabeth; Chavira, Denise; Watanabe, Norio; Ietzugu, Tetsuji; Nagata, Toshihiko; Choy, Yujuan; Nakano, Yumi; Ogawa, SeiItem Group cognitive behavior therapy for Japanese patients with social anxiety disorder: Preliminary outcomes and their predictors(2007) Ietzugu, Tetsuji; Watanabe, Norio; Noda, Yumiko; Chen, Junwen; Nakano, Yumi; Ogawa, Sei; Funayama, Tadashi; Furukawa, ToshiBackground A number of studies have provided strong evidence for the use of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in the treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, all of the previous reports were from Europe and North America and it is unknown whether Western psychological therapies are effective for SAD in non-Western cultures. The present pilot study aimed to evaluate CBT program for SAD which was originally developed for Western patients, among Japanese patients. Methods Fifty-seven outpatients who participated in group CBT for SAD were evaluated using eight self-reported and one clinician-administered questionnaires to measure various aspects of SAD symptomatology at the beginning and at the end of the program. Pre- and post-treatment scores were compared and the magnitude of treatment effect was quantified as well based once on the intention-to-treat (ITT) and once among the completers only. We also examined baseline predictors of the CBT outcomes. Results Seven patients (12%) did not complete the program. For the ITT sample, the percentage of reduction was 20% to 30% and the pre to post treatment effect sizes ranged from 0.37 to 1.01. Among the completers, the respective figures were 20% to 33% and 0.41 to 1.19. We found no significant pretreatment predictor of the outcomes. Conclusion Group CBT for SAD is acceptable and can bring about a similar degree of symptom reduction among Japanese patients with SAD as among Western patients.Item Supportive, aversive, ambivalent, and indifferent partner evaluations in midlife and young-old adulthood(2010) Butterworth, Peter; Windsor, Timothy DItem Lower cognitive test scores observed in alcohol abstainers are associated with demographic, personality, and biological factors: the PATH Through Life Project(2005) Anstey, Kaarin; Christensen, Helen; Windsor, Timothy D; Rodgers, Bryan; Jorm, AnthonyItem Video feedback with peer ratings in naturalistic anxiety-provoking situations for social anxiety disorder: Preliminary Report(2010) Furukawa, Toshi; Nakano, Yumi; Ietsugu, Tetsuji; Ogawa, Sei; Funayama, Tadashi; Noda, Yumiko; Rapee, Ronald; Chen, Junwen; Watanabe, NorioItem Hold that thought! Two steps to effective counseling and psychotherapy with the Method of Levels(New View Publishing, 2008) Carey, TimothyItem Age group differences in psychological distress: The role of psychosocial risk factors that vary with age(2005) Dear, Keith; Anstey, Kaarin; Rodgers, Bryan; Windsor, Timothy D; Jorm, Anthony; Christensen, HelenItem Tracking depression-related mental helath literacy accross South Australia: A decade of change(2009) Crab, Shona; Dal Grande, Eleonora; Taylor, A; Goldney, Robert; Dunn, KirstenItem The method of levels: How to do psychotherapy without getting in the way(Living Control Systems Publishing, 2006) Carey, TimothyItem A century of psychology and psychotherapy is an understanding of 'control' the missing link between theory, research and practice?(2009) Mansell, W; Carey, Timothy