Background The Northern Territory has the highest rates of kidney disease in Australia with Aboriginal people from remote areas suffering the heaviest burden. Despite this, dialysis services are largely centralised in urban areas requiring many people to relocate for treatment. …
The purpose of the current study was to provide both additional evidence of the psychometric properties of the TIPSA by examining reliability and validity coefficients, and to add to the empirical evidence for the application of betrayal trauma theory outside the context of comp…
The aim of this dissertation is to determine whether depression is associated with clinical (relapses and disability worsening) and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) by conducting a secondary data analysis of the CombiRx clinical trial. Psychiatric comorbidities, including…
Introduction Although the relationship between mental disorders and epilepsy has been studied for several years there is a lack of systematization of knowledge in this area. People with epilepsy, particularly those who are refractory to pharmacological treatment, have a high pre…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) are often chronic and debilitating conditions that can cause significant impairment in an individual’s personal, professional, and social life. However, research pertaining to posttraumatic stress responses among olde…
Much attention has been given to treating Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring (OIF/OEF) Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little attention is given to those Veterans who do not meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD but who may still benefit from int…
Introduction: Comorbidity between asthma and psychiatric disorders is reported to have a significant impact upon illness management factors such as asthma control, functional status, and utilization of medical services. Both anxiety sensitivity and psychological acceptance are a…