Stephen Touyz
Biographic Data
| ID | 95245 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Touyz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Touyz |
| SIGNATURE | TOUYZ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1290-6243 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Eating disorder risk among Australian youth starting a diet in the community
Dieting is a potent risk factor for eating disorder (ED) symptoms and development, which typically occur in late adolescence. However, as diets are often motivated by body image concerns (another core ED risk factor), dieters may already carry heightened ED risk. Thus, the current study aimed to document ED risk among young people starting a diet in the community. Young people (16-25 years) starting or intending to start a self-initiated diet (N …
My Diet Study: Protocol for a two-part observational, longitudinal, psycho-biological study of dieting in Australian youth
Introduction: Self-directed dieting (i.e., unsupervised) is very common among adolescents and young adults but has had almost no direct research. This paper describes the protocol for the My Diet Study, a two-arm observational investigation of the natural progression of dieting among young people over a period of 6-months. The study aims to examine the links between self-directed dieting, general physiological and psychological metrics of wellbei…
An exploration of how adolescents experience and reason their parents' comments on their weight, shape, and eating
INTRODUCTION: Disordered eating among adolescents is of increasing concern given associated physical and mental health sequelae. Cognitions underlying disordered eating are formed in childhood and adolescence. Parents are a significant presence during this period, so it is critical to understand how they influence their adolescent's eating cognitions and behaviors. METHODS: Qualitative analysis using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)…
Dancing with change: A qualitative exploration of in-session motivation to change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa
Objective Motivation is considered essential in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). However, the in-session nature of, and variables associated with, changes in motivation are only partially understood in this population. The aim of this study was to conduct an exploratory investigation of the in-session nature of motivation to change in people during cognitive behavioural therapy for anorexia nervosa (CBT-AN).Method Thirty-eight therapy-sess…
Research Review: Neuropsychological functioning in young anorexia nervosa: A meta‐analysis
BACKGROUND: Cognitive inflexibility and compulsive behaviours are commonly observed in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and are often considered to be caused by impairments in executive functioning and visuospatial processing. Despite an increasing number of young individuals presenting with AN, there is a lack of meta-analytic evidence on the neuropsychological functioning in this population. Our primary aim was to review and synthesize the d…
Adolescent Depression from a Developmental Perspective: The Importance of Recognizing Developmental Distress in Depressed Adolescents
Objective: To make the case that developmental distress needs to be assessed when evaluating adolescent depression. Methods: Reviews of relevant papers relating to adolescent depression. Results: Adolescent depression is a common and costly health condition, confounded by a lack of consensus among health professionals regarding evidence-based approaches regarding treatments. Little attention has been paid to the contribution of developmental dist…
The Food Matches the Mood: Experiences of Eating Disorders in Bipolar Disorder
Approximately 33% of those with bipolar disorder (BD) have a comorbid eating disorder (ED). However, the trajectory of these conditions has received little research attention. Nine participants who met criteria for BD and an ED participated in qualitative interviews exploring experiences of illness onset, the interaction of these conditions, and service provision. Almost all participants in the sample reported minimal to no screening of ED proble…
Elucidating knowledge and beliefs about obesity and eating disorders among key stakeholders: Paving the way for an integrated approach to health promotion
The findings indicate areas where the EDs and obesity fields have common ground and can work together in developing integrated health promotion programs
Grazing behaviour and associations with obesity, eating disorders, and health-related quality of life in the Australian population
An investigation of relationships between disordered eating behaviors, weight/shape overvaluation and mood in the general population
Extending the masculinity hypothesis: An investigation of gender role conformity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in young heterosexual men
Gender role norms may play a crucial role in the male experience of eating disorders. The masculinity hypothesis proposes that conformity to masculine gender roles including dominance, confidence, sexual success, and physical and emotional self-control places men at risk for muscularity-oriented bod
Doing the Impossible: The Process of Recovery From Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
In this study, we aimed to explore the process of recovery over time from the perspective of those who had fully recovered from chronic anorexia nervosa (AN), using stringent recovery criteria. Eight women, assessed as fully recovered from chronic AN, told their story of the process of recovery. Data were analyzed using the qualitative method, narrative inquiry. Recovery was identified as a long and complex process that spanned four phases: from …
Clinical psychology in dissent: The challenge ahead
Very belatedly, given the potential for clinical psychology to play a major role in the delivery of mental health services in Australia, clinical psychologists are now finally grappling with the vexed issue of what constitutes optimum training for its profession. The scientist-practitioner model of training, which has survived for decades, Is now being re-examined with an eye on our role in mental health in the twenty-first century. The resolutio…
The neuropsychologist as an expert witness
During the last decade, neuropsychology has emerged as one of the fastest growing disciplines within clinical psychology. Amongst the many roles that have emerged for neuropsychologists is that of an expert witness in the medicolegal setting. Unfortunately, the available texts on neuropsychology do not adequately deal with this important role. The aim of this paper is to introduce the basic concepts inherent in medicolegal assessment and report w…
Meditation and Archetypal Content of Nocturnal Dreams
Extending the masculinity hypothesis: An investigation of gender role conformity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in young heterosexual men
Gender role norms may play a crucial role in the male experience of eating disorders. The masculinity hypothesis proposes that conformity to masculine gender roles including dominance, confidence, sexual success, and physical and emotional self-control places men at risk for muscularity-oriented bod
Doing the Impossible: The Process of Recovery From Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
In this study, we aimed to explore the process of recovery over time from the perspective of those who had fully recovered from chronic anorexia nervosa (AN), using stringent recovery criteria. Eight women, assessed as fully recovered from chronic AN, told their story of the process of recovery. Data were analyzed using the qualitative method, narrative inquiry. Recovery was identified as a long and complex process that spanned four phases: from …
Meditation and Archetypal Content of Nocturnal Dreams
An investigation of relationships between disordered eating behaviors, weight/shape overvaluation and mood in the general population
Clinical psychology in dissent: The challenge ahead
Very belatedly, given the potential for clinical psychology to play a major role in the delivery of mental health services in Australia, clinical psychologists are now finally grappling with the vexed issue of what constitutes optimum training for its profession. The scientist-practitioner model of training, which has survived for decades, Is now being re-examined with an eye on our role in mental health in the twenty-first century. The resolutio…
Grazing behaviour and associations with obesity, eating disorders, and health-related quality of life in the Australian population
Meditation and Archetypal Content of Nocturnal Dreams
The neuropsychologist as an expert witness
During the last decade, neuropsychology has emerged as one of the fastest growing disciplines within clinical psychology. Amongst the many roles that have emerged for neuropsychologists is that of an expert witness in the medicolegal setting. Unfortunately, the available texts on neuropsychology do not adequately deal with this important role. The aim of this paper is to introduce the basic concepts inherent in medicolegal assessment and report w…
Clinical psychology in dissent: The challenge ahead
Very belatedly, given the potential for clinical psychology to play a major role in the delivery of mental health services in Australia, clinical psychologists are now finally grappling with the vexed issue of what constitutes optimum training for its profession. The scientist-practitioner model of training, which has survived for decades, Is now being re-examined with an eye on our role in mental health in the twenty-first century. The resolutio…
Extending the masculinity hypothesis: An investigation of gender role conformity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in young heterosexual men
Gender role norms may play a crucial role in the male experience of eating disorders. The masculinity hypothesis proposes that conformity to masculine gender roles including dominance, confidence, sexual success, and physical and emotional self-control places men at risk for muscularity-oriented bod
Doing the Impossible: The Process of Recovery From Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
In this study, we aimed to explore the process of recovery over time from the perspective of those who had fully recovered from chronic anorexia nervosa (AN), using stringent recovery criteria. Eight women, assessed as fully recovered from chronic AN, told their story of the process of recovery. Data were analyzed using the qualitative method, narrative inquiry. Recovery was identified as a long and complex process that spanned four phases: from …
An investigation of relationships between disordered eating behaviors, weight/shape overvaluation and mood in the general population
Elucidating knowledge and beliefs about obesity and eating disorders among key stakeholders: Paving the way for an integrated approach to health promotion
The findings indicate areas where the EDs and obesity fields have common ground and can work together in developing integrated health promotion programs
Grazing behaviour and associations with obesity, eating disorders, and health-related quality of life in the Australian population
The Food Matches the Mood: Experiences of Eating Disorders in Bipolar Disorder
Approximately 33% of those with bipolar disorder (BD) have a comorbid eating disorder (ED). However, the trajectory of these conditions has received little research attention. Nine participants who met criteria for BD and an ED participated in qualitative interviews exploring experiences of illness onset, the interaction of these conditions, and service provision. Almost all participants in the sample reported minimal to no screening of ED proble…
Research Review: Neuropsychological functioning in young anorexia nervosa: A meta‐analysis
BACKGROUND: Cognitive inflexibility and compulsive behaviours are commonly observed in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and are often considered to be caused by impairments in executive functioning and visuospatial processing. Despite an increasing number of young individuals presenting with AN, there is a lack of meta-analytic evidence on the neuropsychological functioning in this population. Our primary aim was to review and synthesize the d…
Adolescent Depression from a Developmental Perspective: The Importance of Recognizing Developmental Distress in Depressed Adolescents
Objective: To make the case that developmental distress needs to be assessed when evaluating adolescent depression. Methods: Reviews of relevant papers relating to adolescent depression. Results: Adolescent depression is a common and costly health condition, confounded by a lack of consensus among health professionals regarding evidence-based approaches regarding treatments. Little attention has been paid to the contribution of developmental dist…
My Diet Study: Protocol for a two-part observational, longitudinal, psycho-biological study of dieting in Australian youth
Introduction: Self-directed dieting (i.e., unsupervised) is very common among adolescents and young adults but has had almost no direct research. This paper describes the protocol for the My Diet Study, a two-arm observational investigation of the natural progression of dieting among young people over a period of 6-months. The study aims to examine the links between self-directed dieting, general physiological and psychological metrics of wellbei…
An exploration of how adolescents experience and reason their parents' comments on their weight, shape, and eating
INTRODUCTION: Disordered eating among adolescents is of increasing concern given associated physical and mental health sequelae. Cognitions underlying disordered eating are formed in childhood and adolescence. Parents are a significant presence during this period, so it is critical to understand how they influence their adolescent's eating cognitions and behaviors. METHODS: Qualitative analysis using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)…
Dancing with change: A qualitative exploration of in-session motivation to change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa
Objective Motivation is considered essential in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). However, the in-session nature of, and variables associated with, changes in motivation are only partially understood in this population. The aim of this study was to conduct an exploratory investigation of the in-session nature of motivation to change in people during cognitive behavioural therapy for anorexia nervosa (CBT-AN).Method Thirty-eight therapy-sess…
Eating disorder risk among Australian youth starting a diet in the community
Dieting is a potent risk factor for eating disorder (ED) symptoms and development, which typically occur in late adolescence. However, as diets are often motivated by body image concerns (another core ED risk factor), dieters may already carry heightened ED risk. Thus, the current study aimed to document ED risk among young people starting a diet in the community. Young people (16-25 years) starting or intending to start a self-initiated diet (N …
Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (11 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Eating disorders (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Psychotherapist (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)