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{"title":"Neuropsychological feedback: a survey of Australian clinical practice","authors":"Sarah E. McRae, Michelle Kelly, Jennifer Bowman, Peter W. Schofield, Dana Wong","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2267165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2267165","url":null,"abstract":"Objective There is increasing evidence for the benefits of providing neuropsychological assessment feedback to patients and caregivers, but the current practices of clinical neuropsychologists are unclear. This survey study aimed to determine the provision of neuropsychological feedback practices by Australian neuropsychologists across a range of settings and patient groups.","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134973193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive processing of HIV stigma and its association with posttraumatic growth: a reflexive thematic analysis","authors":"Danni Chi, Ian de Terte, Dianne Gardner","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2267160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2267160","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTObjective The current study explored the cognitive strategies related to experiences of stigma and how these strategies might contribute to posttraumatic growth (PTG) in people with HIV (PWH) in New Zealand (NZ).Method Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews with 16 participants and were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results Six themes were generated: reevaluation, reaffirmation, connective comparison, disclosing, avoidance, and reflection. These processes were found to be influenced by participants’ personal and social contexts.Conclusions The findings support current theories of PTG in general, providing a more in-depth picture of cognitive processing of stigma related to HIV and PTG, and highlighting the interactions of social support with experiences of stigma.Key PointsWhat is already known about this topic: People can develop PTG through struggling with highly stressful events and may become “sadder but wiser”.Studies have found that PWH can experience PTG as a result of coping with a medical condition.PWH may suffer more distress due to HIV stigma than to HIV’s physical impacts since the invention of antiretroviral therapy.What this topic adds: The current study generated six cognitive strategies that PWH might use to cope with stigma and which might contribute to PTG. These strategies are: reevaluation, reaffirmation, connective comparison, disclosing, avoidance, and reflection.The current study found that stigma and social support did not counterbalance each other for PWH, but reshaped participants’ assumptions in different ways. These rebuilt assumptions could be negative as well as positive.The current study found that PWH could experience PTG and increased well-being, which might be related to reflection and self-transcendence.KEYWORDS: Copingcognitive processingsocial supportstigmaposttraumatic growthHIV AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank all participants of this study. The study could not have been possible without their participation.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Authors’ contributionsThis paper is based on Danni Chi’s PhD thesis, supervised by Ian de Terte and Dianne Gardner. Chi developed the study aims and literature review, collected and transcribed the data, and wrote the thesis and paper de Terte and Gardner contributed to study design, advised on methodology, reviewed, and edited the thesis and manuscript, and assisted with finalising the paper. The three authors worked as a team, analysed, and developed the themes together.Ethics approvalThe study was approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee (SOA-18/61).Consent to participateWritten consent for participation and publication was obtained from all participants in this study.Data availability statementData available on request due to privacy/ethical restrictions.Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the Massey University [PhD student funding].","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136184652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive behaviour therapy for pandemic-related anxiety and depression in adolescents: a pilot study of a novel intervention","authors":"Chris Ludlow, Brenden Wardle, Maja Nedeljkovic","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2257864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2257864","url":null,"abstract":"Objective Although studies have examined the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents experiencing depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, research has yet to evaluate a theory-informed intervention for pandemic-related psychopathology in this population.","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135198832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tackling implicit and explicit stigma towards voice hearing in clinical psychology students before it enters the workplace: a preliminary brief educational intervention","authors":"Caitlin Reddyhough, Vance Locke, Georgie Paulik","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2256455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2256455","url":null,"abstract":"Objective Hearing voices is a highly stigmatised experience, despite being common across clinical and non-clinical populations. The stigma held by healthcare professions of the clinical populations they work with can have a detrimental impact on the recovery trajectory of people with mental illness, with early career professionals and students thought to have among the most negative attitudes.","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134947964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neuropsychological assessment of older Australian immigrant populations: considerations for clinical practice","authors":"Mathew Staios","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2256452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2256452","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTObjective By 2050, approximately one quarter of Australia’s ageing population will comprise culturally and linguistically diverse individuals. While a number of valid neuropsychological measures are available for use with English-speaking individuals, existing measures may not be appropriate for use with older immigrant populations. The purpose of this review is to highlight existing challenges facing the Australian neuropsychological community in the context of assessing older immigrant populations and offer suggestions to improve clinical practice.Method By conducting a review of existing research related to assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse populations, this paper provides a) a critical overview relating to factors known to impact on the validity of assessment outcomes, b) examines published Australian studies relating to neuropsychological test adaptation and the development of normative data for use with older immigrant populations, and c) offers recommendations to guide assessment and clinical practice.Results The use of existing English language test and norms has the potential to underestimate cognitive function in older immigrant populations, leading to erroneous diagnostic outcomes. These issues are related to a) level and quality of education, b) inappropriate test content, c) nonrepresentative normative data, and d) a lack of familiarity with test taking procedures.Conclusion Research addressing issues relating to cross-cultural assessment is gaining momentum within Australia, resulting in the development of demographically focused normative data and adapted tests to accommodate some cultural groups. Initial results have reported mixed success, indicating the need for further and carefully considered research.KEY POINTSWhat is already known about this topic: The prevalence of age-related cognitive disorders in Australia is predicted to rise over the next 30 years.A large number of elderly Australians represent culturally diverse older immigrant populations.Neuropsychological tests and norms are influenced by age, education, language and culture.What this topic adds: An overview of research identifying limitations of neuropsychological assessment within culturally diverse older immigrant populations.An overview of neuropsychological measures and norms that have been developed for use with culturally diverse older immigrant populations in Australia.Recommendations and strategies to improve assessment of culturally diverse populations in Australia.KEYWORDS: Older adultsethnic minoritycross-cultural neuropsychologynormative data AcknowledgementsThank you to Michal Boneh for assisting with critical feedback during the drafting process.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135483072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring experiences, barriers and treatment preferences for self-reported perinatal anxiety in Australian women: a qualitative study","authors":"Peta N. Maguire, Gavin I. Clark, Suzanne M. Cosh, Bethany M. Wootton","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2236281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2236281","url":null,"abstract":"Objective Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is common, yet few studies have examined the perceived barriers to accessing mental health services and treatment preferences for women in the perinatal period. Further, there is a lack of research specifically exploring Australian women’s perspectives on treatment preferences for PNA.","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135482461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Urgent call for research into imagery rescripting to reduce suicidal mental imagery: clinical research considerations","authors":"Georgie Paulik, Laura S. Van Velzen, Christopher W. Lee, Connie Markulev, Jennifer Jackson Simpson, Pemma Davies, Sarah Bendall, Lianne Schmaal","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2241608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2241608","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTDysfunctional mental imagery is integral to the maintenance of many psychological disorders and is typically associated with stronger affective and behavioural responses than verbal cognitions. This finding extends itself to the high prevalence of suicidal mental imagery in disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. Imagery Rescripting is a therapy approach which has been found to effectively reduce dysfunctional mental images across various mental health conditions. Thus, Imagery Rescripting of suicidal mental imagery may be effective at reducing such cognitions and ultimately associated risk. However, this remains an unexplored area within the treatment literature. This paper puts out an urgent call for clinical research to evaluate the effectiveness of such a treatment intervention, and to assist, we propose and describe a clinical approach to this to stimulate further thought and research. There are also many research questions of clinical relevance that must be explored in this field of work, which we put forward and consider in this commentary piece.Key PointSWhat is already known about this topic: Mental imagery is a form of cognition that generates stronger emotional responses compared to verbal-linguistic thinking and is integral to the maintenance of most psychological disorders.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches are typically more effective when mental imagery techniques – such as Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) – are incorporated to target intrusive, distressing mental imagery.Mental images of suicide (comprised of both flash-back and/or flash-forward mental images) are more distressing, realistic and promote suicidal behaviours more than verbal thoughts, and are common in disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.What this topic adds: Urgent clinical research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of ImRs at reducing intrusive suicidal mental images, and thus related risk, and this paper proposes and describes an approach for researchers to use as a framework.There are several clinical research considerations to be made when examining ImRs of suicidal mental images, including around the delivery and safety of the intervention.More research is needed to clarify the above clinical considerations, and to further understand change mechanisms, to learn the most safe and effective ImRs approach.If ImRs is found to be effective at reducing suicidal images in upcoming clinical trials, it is strongly recommended clinicians receive adequate training and ongoing clinical supervision from an experienced practitioner given the complexities around this approach.KEYWORDS: Flashbackflashforwardimagery rescriptingmental imagespsychological therapysuicide AcknowledgementsWe would like to acknowledge the Perth Imagery Rescripting Salon, who contributed through rich and lively discussions to the development of clinical ideas shared in this paper. We would also like to acknowledge our institutional affiliations, which incl","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135482153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What do private practice referrers value about neuropsychology assessment?","authors":"Reem Allahham, Dana Wong, Kerryn E. Pike","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2239436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2239436","url":null,"abstract":"Objective For optimal clinical utility of neuropsychological assessment (NPA), we need to understand what aspects referrers value. We aimed to use quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate the value of NPA for a diverse range of Australian private practice referrers.","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135718623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring the coach’s compassion through the eyes of their athletes: validity of The Compassionate Coach Scale as perceived by the adolescent athletes","authors":"Sara Margarida Simões Oliveira, Marina Isabel Vieira Antunes Cunha, António Fernando Boleto Rosado, Cláudia Rute Carlos Ferreira","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2234071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2234071","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTObjective This study aimed to adapt and test psychometric properties of the CCS-PA in adolescent athletes (The Compassionate Coach Scale as Perceived by the Adolescent Athletes – CCS-PAA).Method This study sample included 217 Portuguese adolescent athletes, who practiced different sports and completed self-reported instruments. The factor structure of the CCS-PAA was explored (through Confirmatory Factor Analysis) and its psychometric properties, convergent, external and discriminant validities, and gender invariance were examined.Results Results confirmed the plausibility of the hierarchical structure of the scale, constituted by one higher-order factor (perceived coach’s compassionate qualities) and two lower-order factors (compassionate engagement and compassionate actions). This scale showed high internal consistency, convergent, discriminant validities and it was invariant across gender. CCS-PAA demonstrated associations with social safeness, self-criticism, self-reassurance, perception of performance, and psychological well-being.Conclusions CCS-PAA seems to be a reliable measure to assess adolescent athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s compassionate qualities. This scale could be an important tool in the sports context, as it can help to identify a relationship between coach and athlete based on comprehension, support, and kindness in difficult and suffering times for the athlete, especially in a challenging stage of development: adolescence.Key PointsWhat is already known about this topic:The importance of compassion supporting mental health in the sports context has been underlined.A coach-athlete relationship based on compassion has been associated with indicators of mental health.The importance of exploring the coaches’ compassionate skills towards athletes has been highlighted.What this topic adds: This study validated the measure for assessing an athlete’s perception of a coach’s compassionate qualities for the adolescent population.CCS-PAA demonstrated associations with social safeness, self-criticism, self-reassurance, perception of performance, and well-being.CCS-PAA could be an important tool in the sports context, helping to identify a coach-athlete relationship based on compassion in difficult times for the athlete, especially in a challenging stage of development: adolescence.KEYWORDS: Adolescentsathletescoachcompassionconfirmatory factor analysissport Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data are not publicly available due to restrictions (e.g., their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) [Grant Number SFRH/BD/143410/2019].","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135718768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A theory-based examination of the predictors of mental health help-seeking in young men","authors":"Thomas Juillerat, Katherine White, Patricia Obst","doi":"10.1080/00050067.2023.2231612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2231612","url":null,"abstract":"Objective The present research seeks to understand young men’s willingness to engage in both informal (social) and formal (professional) mental health support using the lens of the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM).","PeriodicalId":47679,"journal":{"name":"Australian Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135924841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}