InPsych highlights 2006

Article 1: Psychology and lifestyle-related disease
By Professor Neville Owen MAPS. Director, Cancer Prevention Research Centre; Professor of Health Behaviour, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland

Article 2: The role of psychologists in minimising alcohol-related harm
By Dr David Ryder MAPS. Centre for Public Health, Edith Cowan University

Article 3: Dying of a broken heart: Heart disease, depression and risk of mortality
By Dr Joseph Scopelliti MAPS. Senior clinical health psychologist, Bendigo Health Care Group

Article 4: The keys to successful behaviour change
By Dr Bob Montgomery FAPS. Clinical and health psychologist

Social Issues

Psychology and the silly season
A contribution by the social issues team

Saving the planet
A contribution by the social issues team

APS members only:

President's note
Important year for psychology and the APS
Amanda Gordon MAPS

Executive Director's Report
Looking beyond Medicare to 2007
Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM FAPS

Article 1: The violent client: Advances in violence risk assessment
By Professor James Ogloff FAPS. Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University and Director, Psychological Services, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare)

Article 2: Criminal investigative analysis in the Australian context
By Michael R. Davis Assoc MAPS, Research Fellow, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University and Forensicare and Deb Bennett, Detective Senior Sergeant, Behavioural Analysis Unit, Victoria Police, and Monash University

Article 3: Managing the client who threatens violence
By Lisa J. Warren MAPS. Monash University School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine

Article 4: Angry young men: Aggressive behaviour after Traumatic Brain Injury
By Paul Gertler MAPS. Clinical psychologist

Article 5: Family law changes in children's cases
Member contribution by Beatrice Melita MAPS, Barrister

Social Issues

Saving the planet
A contribution by the social issues team
What are we waiting for?

APS members only:

Ensuring members' needs are met through APS branches
By Amanda Gordon MAPS, APS President

Youth mental health services
By Professor Patrick McGorry, Alexandra Parker and Dr Rosemary Purcell Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and ORYGEN Research Centre

Supporting young people to seek professional help for mental health problems
By Associate Professor Debra Rickwood MAPS School of Health Sciences, University of Canberra
Dr Coralie Wilson MAPS School of Psychology, University of Western Sydney and Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong
Professor Frank Deane MAPS Illawarra Institute for Mental Health and School of Psychology, University of Wollongong

Innovative approaches to working with young offenders
By Christine Miller MAPS and Amanda Bond, Adolescent Forensic Health Service, Centre for Adolescent Health, Melbourne.

Doing Anger Differently: From discharge to discourse
Dr Michael Currie MAPS Centre for Psychotherapy, Hunter New England Mental Health. Conjoint Senior Lecturer School of Psychology, University of Newcastle

Taking a risk for adolescents: Wilderness Adventure Therapy
By Dr Simon Crisp MAPS Clinical Psychologist, Faculty of Education, Monash University

APS members only:

New operating structure for APS Divisions
By Amanda Gordon MAPS, APS President

New governance model offers more member involvement
By Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM FAPS, APS Executive Director

Throwaway workers
By Associate Professor Maureen Dollard, Director of both the Centre for Applied Psychological Research and the Work and Stress Research Group, University of South Australia

Managing mental health problems in the workplace
By Ingrid Ozols, Mental Health Educator, mh@work

Stress at work: A new theoretical framework for psychologists
By Dr Elizabeth Tindle FAPS, counselling psychologist

Workplace stress: What's causing it and what can be done?
By Ellen Jackson MAPS, consultant psychologist, Potential Psychology Services and author, and Rachel Clements MAPS, Manager, Centre for Corporate Health Pty Ltd

Peace, passion and progress: Are they compatible?
By Dr Peter Langford MAPS and Dr Louise Parkes MAPS, Voice Project, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, and Joanne Abbey MAPS, School of Arts and Sciences, Australian Catholic University

APS members only:

APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition
By Amanda Gordon MAPS, APS President

Campaign assists in delivering Budget psychology initiatives
By Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM FAPS, APS Executive Director

Same-sex attraction: Finding a space on the Australian scene
By Dr Daryl Higgins MAPS, President, The ALSO Foundation

LGBTIQ rights advocacy and the APS
By Dr Damien W Riggs MAPS, School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide

Psychological components of the Australian Federal Police's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer Network Training Program
By Warrick Arblaster MAPS, Psychologist, International Deployment Group, Australian Federal Police

APS members only:

Seizing opportunities with both hands
By Amanda Gordon MAPS, APS President

Review recommends new APS governance structure
By Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM FAPS, APS Executive Director

Transferring cognitive behavioural interventions to the internet: Can it be done?
By Professor Gerhard Andersson, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Linköping University, Sweden

Reflections on internet therapy: Past, present and beyond
By Ciaran Pier Assoc MAPS, Britt Klein, David Austin, Joanna Mitchell, Litza Kiropoulos and Paul Ryan, Department of General Practice, Monash University

APS members only:

The APS and its members making a difference
By Amanda Gordon MAPS, APS President

APS shares win in youth mental health
By Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM FAPS, APS Executive Director