David Berle
Biographic Data
| ID | 329885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Berle |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Berle |
| SIGNATURE | BERLE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4861-2220 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Voices from the field
Mass graves workers play a crucial role in postconflict societies by identifying victims and providing closure to affected communities. However, little is known about the mental health consequences they face. This study examined rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD (CPTSD), and moral injury among mass graves workers in Libya. First, quantitative data were collected from 101 mass graves workers using validated measures of PT…
Problematic online behaviors constitute related yet distinct conditions
This study tested the Spectrum hypothesis of problematic online behaviors (POBs) which posits that POBs (e.g., online gaming, gambling, sexual activities, and social networking) constitute distinct, yet related constructs. To overcome the limitations of previous research, we recruited a representative sample of young men and capitalized on a common assessment approach (Fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DS…
The Spanish version of the short form of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)
Cyberchondria refers to excessive and repeated online health-related searching, which is associated with increased distress and anxiety. The Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) is the most widely used measure for assessment of cyberchondria, and its shortened version (CSS-12) has recently been developed. The aim of the present study was to develop the Spanish version of the CSS-12 and test its psychometric properties. A community sample of 432 Spa…
The Association Between Perceived Relationship Quality and Psychological Symptoms in Refugees
Introduction: Relationship quality plays an important role in mental health, but little is known about its importance among resettled refugees. We investigated the association between perceived relationship quality and psychological symptoms among refugees resettled in Australia. Methods: Participants were 738 adult refugees (principal applicants, 83.5% male, M = 43.2 years, SD = 12.3) and their partners who participated in the Building a New Lif…
Association between unmet post-arrival expectations and psychological symptoms in recently arrived refugees
Thwarted expectations regarding one's post-settlement life may challenge the mental health of refugees. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between pre-arrival expectations and the course of psychological symptoms across time. A secondary analysis of 1,496 principal visa applicants across five waves of the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) study was conducted. The cross-sectional associations between expectations on the …
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom profiles among people who have experienced abuse
These constellations of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms may be a proxy for increased "complexity" and may indicate a need for alternative or additional therapeutic interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks May Not Reduce the Intensity or Distress of Intrusive Memories
Cognitive interventions involving visuospatial tasks, such as the game "Tetris" have demonstrated efficacy in reducing the frequency of intrusive memories. However, it remains unclear whether these tasks also reduce the perceived intensity and distress of these memories. We investigated whether either of two visuospatial tasks: a Tetris intervention or Digital Corsi task, following the viewing of an analog trauma (film) resulted in decreased inte…
Improving Parent–Child Relationships for Young Parents in the Shadow of Complex Trauma
This study provides a preliminary evaluation of a dyadic intervention for young parents with a history of complex trauma, Holding Hands Young Parents (HHYP). Four mothers (17-22 years) and toddlers (12-33 months) completed the intervention, designed to improve parent-child relationships, parental self-regulation, self-efficacy and mental health, and child behaviour/emotional problems. An A-B single case experimental design series with follow-up a…
Cyberchondria in the time of the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Cyberchondria is an excessive or repeated online health information seeking that is associated with increasing levels of health anxiety or distress. This article presents a model of cyberchondria during public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The factors that contribute to cyberchondria at this time include (a) a heightened perception of threat and fear of a newly identified and poorly understood disease; (b) difficulty in coping with…
How the collaborative work of farm to school can disrupt neoliberalism in public schools
Parental trajectories of PTSD and child adjustment
Evidence suggests that the psychosocial adjustment of children of refugees may be compromised when a parent has symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We sought to determine whether trajectories of parental PTSD symptoms might relate to child adjustment and whether there is an additive effect when both parents, as opposed to just one, has prominent PTSD symptoms. We report data from the first three years of a prospective study of recen…
The relationships between health anxiety, online health information seeking, and cyberchondria
Personal wellbeing in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Although personal wellbeing improved in tandem with PTSD symptoms, the magnitude of improvement was small. These findings highlight a need to better understand how improvements in personal wellbeing can be optimised following PTSD treatment
Cyberchondria
Looking for information about symptoms and illnesses on the Internet is common and often serves useful purposes. However, a number of people who are overly distressed or anxious about their health perform excessive or repeated health-related searches on the Internet, only to become more distressed or frightened - a pattern defined here as cyberchondria. This behavior, which can also be construed as a form of reassurance seeking and occurs as a ma…
Problem Video Game Use and Dimensions of Psychopathology
Association between unmet post-arrival expectations and psychological symptoms in recently arrived refugees
Thwarted expectations regarding one's post-settlement life may challenge the mental health of refugees. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between pre-arrival expectations and the course of psychological symptoms across time. A secondary analysis of 1,496 principal visa applicants across five waves of the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) study was conducted. The cross-sectional associations between expectations on the …
How the collaborative work of farm to school can disrupt neoliberalism in public schools
Problem Video Game Use and Dimensions of Psychopathology
Cyberchondria
Looking for information about symptoms and illnesses on the Internet is common and often serves useful purposes. However, a number of people who are overly distressed or anxious about their health perform excessive or repeated health-related searches on the Internet, only to become more distressed or frightened - a pattern defined here as cyberchondria. This behavior, which can also be construed as a form of reassurance seeking and occurs as a ma…
Personal wellbeing in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Although personal wellbeing improved in tandem with PTSD symptoms, the magnitude of improvement was small. These findings highlight a need to better understand how improvements in personal wellbeing can be optimised following PTSD treatment
The relationships between health anxiety, online health information seeking, and cyberchondria
How the collaborative work of farm to school can disrupt neoliberalism in public schools
Parental trajectories of PTSD and child adjustment
Evidence suggests that the psychosocial adjustment of children of refugees may be compromised when a parent has symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We sought to determine whether trajectories of parental PTSD symptoms might relate to child adjustment and whether there is an additive effect when both parents, as opposed to just one, has prominent PTSD symptoms. We report data from the first three years of a prospective study of recen…
Cyberchondria in the time of the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Cyberchondria is an excessive or repeated online health information seeking that is associated with increasing levels of health anxiety or distress. This article presents a model of cyberchondria during public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The factors that contribute to cyberchondria at this time include (a) a heightened perception of threat and fear of a newly identified and poorly understood disease; (b) difficulty in coping with…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom profiles among people who have experienced abuse
These constellations of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms may be a proxy for increased "complexity" and may indicate a need for alternative or additional therapeutic interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks May Not Reduce the Intensity or Distress of Intrusive Memories
Cognitive interventions involving visuospatial tasks, such as the game "Tetris" have demonstrated efficacy in reducing the frequency of intrusive memories. However, it remains unclear whether these tasks also reduce the perceived intensity and distress of these memories. We investigated whether either of two visuospatial tasks: a Tetris intervention or Digital Corsi task, following the viewing of an analog trauma (film) resulted in decreased inte…
Improving Parent–Child Relationships for Young Parents in the Shadow of Complex Trauma
This study provides a preliminary evaluation of a dyadic intervention for young parents with a history of complex trauma, Holding Hands Young Parents (HHYP). Four mothers (17-22 years) and toddlers (12-33 months) completed the intervention, designed to improve parent-child relationships, parental self-regulation, self-efficacy and mental health, and child behaviour/emotional problems. An A-B single case experimental design series with follow-up a…
The Spanish version of the short form of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)
Cyberchondria refers to excessive and repeated online health-related searching, which is associated with increased distress and anxiety. The Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) is the most widely used measure for assessment of cyberchondria, and its shortened version (CSS-12) has recently been developed. The aim of the present study was to develop the Spanish version of the CSS-12 and test its psychometric properties. A community sample of 432 Spa…
The Association Between Perceived Relationship Quality and Psychological Symptoms in Refugees
Introduction: Relationship quality plays an important role in mental health, but little is known about its importance among resettled refugees. We investigated the association between perceived relationship quality and psychological symptoms among refugees resettled in Australia. Methods: Participants were 738 adult refugees (principal applicants, 83.5% male, M = 43.2 years, SD = 12.3) and their partners who participated in the Building a New Lif…
Association between unmet post-arrival expectations and psychological symptoms in recently arrived refugees
Thwarted expectations regarding one's post-settlement life may challenge the mental health of refugees. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between pre-arrival expectations and the course of psychological symptoms across time. A secondary analysis of 1,496 principal visa applicants across five waves of the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) study was conducted. The cross-sectional associations between expectations on the …
Problematic online behaviors constitute related yet distinct conditions
This study tested the Spectrum hypothesis of problematic online behaviors (POBs) which posits that POBs (e.g., online gaming, gambling, sexual activities, and social networking) constitute distinct, yet related constructs. To overcome the limitations of previous research, we recruited a representative sample of young men and capitalized on a common assessment approach (Fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DS…
Voices from the field
Mass graves workers play a crucial role in postconflict societies by identifying victims and providing closure to affected communities. However, little is known about the mental health consequences they face. This study examined rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD (CPTSD), and moral injury among mass graves workers in Libya. First, quantitative data were collected from 101 mass graves workers using validated measures of PT…
Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Anxiety (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Distress (4 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (3 works)