Diana S Dorstyn
Biographic Data
| ID | 1559663 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana S Dorstyn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana S |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorstyn |
| SIGNATURE | DORSTYN D S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Adelaide |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7799-8177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Burnout before and during Covid
Shifting the Paradigm in How We View Burnout
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Khan and colleagues1 reporting on a Foucauldian critical discourse analysis of the construction of burnout in postgraduate medical education. They describe 3 discourses of burnout: burnout as an illness, burnout as an occupational phenomenon, and burnout as existentialism. We agree with the authors that the dominance of the former 2 perspectives has greatly shaped the literature and that a…
Moderators of loneliness and mental health in men
Burnout, wellbeing and how they relate
Social function and psychological wellbeing among older Australian users of computer-mediated communication
Older adults were at particular risk for loneliness during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this instance, the use of computers for communication (i.e. computer-mediated communication, CMC) may help to enhance older people’s social interactions and relationships. In the present study, 113 community-dwelling users of CMC, aged 65 years and over, were surveyed in order to better understand the effects of CMC in addition to the individual cha…
Global prevalence of gaming disorder
Mental health apps for adolescents and young adults
Identifying suicide risk among college students
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training
ObjectiveObjective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) involving simulated patients (SPs) are being incorporated into professional psychology training to teach and assess competencies. However, students' perceptions of SP use in their education are mixed.Moreover, there are limited reports of student perceptions of OSCEs in psychology beyond quantitative measures. This is the first report of extensive use of feedback in an OSCE in psychology…
Neurological, physical and sociodemographic correlates of employment in multiple sclerosis
Illness severity and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,053 employees with multiple sclerosis and 11,043 peers not in the workforce were compared (Hedges' g with 95% confidence interval and p values). Pooled findings from 25 studies confirmed the main role of a relapsing-remitting disease course and higher education to employment. To a lesser extent, disease duration, fatigue and pain symptoms and age also differentiated the two groups. Vocati…
Stress management interventions for multiple sclerosis
Stress management interventions can help to improve mental health for adults living with multiple sclerosis. However, uncontrolled study designs may overestimate intervention effects. A systematic search of the Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus databases identified eight randomized controlled trials evaluating cognitive behavioral approaches for a pooled sample of 568 adults with multiple sclerosis. Both group and individual-based stress manag…
Employment and multiple sclerosis
The association between employment and psychological health in adults with multiple sclerosis was examined ( N = 33 studies). Standardised mean differences (Hedges’ g) between those employed and those not in the workforce were calculated. Employed peers reported significantly greater quality of life and mood, cited fewer work and multiple sclerosis–related difficulties and were more likely to adopt problem-focused coping strategies, considered to…
Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors among Mainland Chinese College Students
Hypnotherapy for disability-related pain
Hypnotherapy can address the biopsychosocial aspects of disability-related pain, although the available evidence is limited in quality and quantity. Meta-analytic techniques were utilised to evaluate 10 controlled studies. Hypnotherapy produced significant short-term improvements in fatigue, pain experience and affect. However, a lack of significance was noted at 3- to 6-month follow-up. A beneficial effect size ( dw = 0.53; confidence interval =…
A biopsychosocial model of resilience for multiple sclerosis
The concept of resilience remains under-researched in the multiple sclerosis literature. Consequently, current understanding of the unique and joint contribution of disability-specific variables, cognitive-behavioural skills and social resources to this dynamic process is limited. A holistic model of resilience was therefore developed and tested. Results of an online survey completed by 196 adults with multiple sclerosis revealed both direct and …
Efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for the management of psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis evaluated the impact of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on the psychological adjustment of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). A comprehensive search of six electronic databases identified 10 studies (424 participants) that met the inclusion criteria. Pre- and post-data for participants who received CBT were pooled and analyzed. Large and significant group differences were noted for measures of assertiveness, coping, self-ef…
A biopsychosocial model of resilience for multiple sclerosis
The concept of resilience remains under-researched in the multiple sclerosis literature. Consequently, current understanding of the unique and joint contribution of disability-specific variables, cognitive-behavioural skills and social resources to this dynamic process is limited. A holistic model of resilience was therefore developed and tested. Results of an online survey completed by 196 adults with multiple sclerosis revealed both direct and …
Efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for the management of psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis evaluated the impact of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on the psychological adjustment of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). A comprehensive search of six electronic databases identified 10 studies (424 participants) that met the inclusion criteria. Pre- and post-data for participants who received CBT were pooled and analyzed. Large and significant group differences were noted for measures of assertiveness, coping, self-ef…
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training
ObjectiveObjective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) involving simulated patients (SPs) are being incorporated into professional psychology training to teach and assess competencies. However, students' perceptions of SP use in their education are mixed.Moreover, there are limited reports of student perceptions of OSCEs in psychology beyond quantitative measures. This is the first report of extensive use of feedback in an OSCE in psychology…
Neurological, physical and sociodemographic correlates of employment in multiple sclerosis
Illness severity and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,053 employees with multiple sclerosis and 11,043 peers not in the workforce were compared (Hedges' g with 95% confidence interval and p values). Pooled findings from 25 studies confirmed the main role of a relapsing-remitting disease course and higher education to employment. To a lesser extent, disease duration, fatigue and pain symptoms and age also differentiated the two groups. Vocati…
Efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for the management of psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis evaluated the impact of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on the psychological adjustment of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). A comprehensive search of six electronic databases identified 10 studies (424 participants) that met the inclusion criteria. Pre- and post-data for participants who received CBT were pooled and analyzed. Large and significant group differences were noted for measures of assertiveness, coping, self-ef…
A biopsychosocial model of resilience for multiple sclerosis
The concept of resilience remains under-researched in the multiple sclerosis literature. Consequently, current understanding of the unique and joint contribution of disability-specific variables, cognitive-behavioural skills and social resources to this dynamic process is limited. A holistic model of resilience was therefore developed and tested. Results of an online survey completed by 196 adults with multiple sclerosis revealed both direct and …
Hypnotherapy for disability-related pain
Hypnotherapy can address the biopsychosocial aspects of disability-related pain, although the available evidence is limited in quality and quantity. Meta-analytic techniques were utilised to evaluate 10 controlled studies. Hypnotherapy produced significant short-term improvements in fatigue, pain experience and affect. However, a lack of significance was noted at 3- to 6-month follow-up. A beneficial effect size ( dw = 0.53; confidence interval =…
Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors among Mainland Chinese College Students
Employment and multiple sclerosis
The association between employment and psychological health in adults with multiple sclerosis was examined ( N = 33 studies). Standardised mean differences (Hedges’ g) between those employed and those not in the workforce were calculated. Employed peers reported significantly greater quality of life and mood, cited fewer work and multiple sclerosis–related difficulties and were more likely to adopt problem-focused coping strategies, considered to…
Identifying suicide risk among college students
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training
ObjectiveObjective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) involving simulated patients (SPs) are being incorporated into professional psychology training to teach and assess competencies. However, students' perceptions of SP use in their education are mixed.Moreover, there are limited reports of student perceptions of OSCEs in psychology beyond quantitative measures. This is the first report of extensive use of feedback in an OSCE in psychology…
Neurological, physical and sociodemographic correlates of employment in multiple sclerosis
Illness severity and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,053 employees with multiple sclerosis and 11,043 peers not in the workforce were compared (Hedges' g with 95% confidence interval and p values). Pooled findings from 25 studies confirmed the main role of a relapsing-remitting disease course and higher education to employment. To a lesser extent, disease duration, fatigue and pain symptoms and age also differentiated the two groups. Vocati…
Stress management interventions for multiple sclerosis
Stress management interventions can help to improve mental health for adults living with multiple sclerosis. However, uncontrolled study designs may overestimate intervention effects. A systematic search of the Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus databases identified eight randomized controlled trials evaluating cognitive behavioral approaches for a pooled sample of 568 adults with multiple sclerosis. Both group and individual-based stress manag…
Global prevalence of gaming disorder
Mental health apps for adolescents and young adults
Social function and psychological wellbeing among older Australian users of computer-mediated communication
Older adults were at particular risk for loneliness during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this instance, the use of computers for communication (i.e. computer-mediated communication, CMC) may help to enhance older people’s social interactions and relationships. In the present study, 113 community-dwelling users of CMC, aged 65 years and over, were surveyed in order to better understand the effects of CMC in addition to the individual cha…
Burnout, wellbeing and how they relate
Shifting the Paradigm in How We View Burnout
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Khan and colleagues1 reporting on a Foucauldian critical discourse analysis of the construction of burnout in postgraduate medical education. They describe 3 discourses of burnout: burnout as an illness, burnout as an occupational phenomenon, and burnout as existentialism. We agree with the authors that the dominance of the former 2 perspectives has greatly shaped the literature and that a…
Moderators of loneliness and mental health in men
Burnout before and during Covid
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Burnout (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)