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Psychology And The Enhancement Of Medication Adherence, Mitchell Byrne, Frank Deane Nov 2012

Psychology And The Enhancement Of Medication Adherence, Mitchell Byrne, Frank Deane

Mitchell K Byrne

This paper reports on a new approach to the enhancement of medication adherence - Medication Alliance. Medication Alliance was developed and piloted by a project team that includes Mitch Byrne as project leader, Frank Deane as research supervisor, and two consultants, Tim Coombs and Gordon Lambert. Because Medication Alliance borrows heavily from psychological principles such as functional analysis and cognitive therapy, this presentation is entitled 'Psychology and the Enhancement of Medication Adherence '. However, Medication Alliance is a non-discipline specific therapy approach that fits well within the purview of any clinician delivering psychosocial interventions. The theoretical underpinnings of the various …


Eeg In Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Patrick Heaven, Robert Barry, Mitchell Byrne, Adam Clarke, Rory Mccarthy, Mark Selikowitz Nov 2012

Eeg In Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Patrick Heaven, Robert Barry, Mitchell Byrne, Adam Clarke, Rory Mccarthy, Mark Selikowitz

Mitchell K Byrne

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is the most common psychiatric disorder of childhood, but it is becoming increasingly more apparent that more than half the childhood sufferers will continue to manifest symptoms of the disorder as adults. While EEG coherence in children with AD/HD has been examined extensively, no studies have investigated coherence in adults with the disorder. This study investigated EEG coherence in adults with AD/HD. EEG was recorded from 18 adult males with AD/HD, and an age- and gender-matched control group, during an eyes-closed resting condition. Waveshape coherence was calculated for 8 intrahemispheric electrode pairs (4 in each hemisphere), and …


Training Models For Psychiatry In Primary Care: A New Frontier, Mitchell Byrne, Rachael Murrihy Nov 2012

Training Models For Psychiatry In Primary Care: A New Frontier, Mitchell Byrne, Rachael Murrihy

Mitchell K Byrne

No abstract provided.


The Detection Of Malingered Psychopathology And Cognitive Deficits: Employing The Fake Bad Scale And The Raven's Standard Progressive Matricies, Mitchell Byrne, Peter Golus, Steven Sellers Nov 2012

The Detection Of Malingered Psychopathology And Cognitive Deficits: Employing The Fake Bad Scale And The Raven's Standard Progressive Matricies, Mitchell Byrne, Peter Golus, Steven Sellers

Mitchell K Byrne

No abstract provided.


Predicting Vicarious Traumatization In Those Indirectly Exposed To Bushfires, Mitchell Byrne, Doukessa Lerias, Nichole Sullivan Nov 2012

Predicting Vicarious Traumatization In Those Indirectly Exposed To Bushfires, Mitchell Byrne, Doukessa Lerias, Nichole Sullivan

Mitchell K Byrne

No abstract provided.


Medication Alliance: Enhancing Adherance And Therapeutic Outcomes For People With Psychosis, Frank Deane, Mitchell Byrne Nov 2012

Medication Alliance: Enhancing Adherance And Therapeutic Outcomes For People With Psychosis, Frank Deane, Mitchell Byrne

Mitchell K Byrne

No abstract provided.


The Level Of Service Inventory-Revised (Lsi-R) And Australian Offenders: Factor Structure, Sensitivity, And Specificity, Ching-I Hsu, Peter Caputi, Mitchell Byrne Nov 2012

The Level Of Service Inventory-Revised (Lsi-R) And Australian Offenders: Factor Structure, Sensitivity, And Specificity, Ching-I Hsu, Peter Caputi, Mitchell Byrne

Mitchell K Byrne

No abstract provided.