Denis J Kavanagh
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1503540 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Denis J Kavanagh |
| PRENOMES | Denis J |
| SOBRENOME | Kavanagh |
| ASSINATURA | KAVANAGH D J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Queensland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9072-8828 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 126 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1930 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
National Implementation of Perinatal Mental Health Treatment—The MumSpace Digital Stepped-Care Model
Perinatal depression is highly prevalent, yet there is a very low rate of treatment uptake and help-seeking. The MumSpace Initiative was funded by the Australian government to invest in digital stepped-care treatments and support for perinatal depression, to improve mental health outcomes and national access. This paper describes the reach of the MumSpace initiative as a one-stop shop offering perinatal depression treatments with a solid evidence…
A Brief Wellbeing Training Session Delivered by a Humanoid Social Robot
Mental health and psychological distress are rising in adults, showing the importance of wellbeing promotion, support, and technique practice that is effective and accessible. Interactive social robots have been tested to deliver health programs but have not been explored to deliver wellbeing technique training in detail. A pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted to explore the feasibility of an autonomous humanoid social robot to deliver…
E-Cigarette Use Among High School Students—a Cross-Sectional Study of Associated Risk Factors for the Use of Flavour-Only and Nicotine Vapes
The aim of this study is to examine e-cigarette use among high school students and the associated risk factors for the use of flavour-only or nicotine vapes. Grade 12 students ( N = 855) of 2020 from nine Australian schools completed a cross-sectional self-report survey. Correlates examined included age, gender, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, parental and family characteristics, truancy, mental health (depression and anxiety), alcohol use …
Retrospective Self-Reports of How Adolescent Substance Use Changed with the Covid-19 Pandemic
The final year of high school is a challenging phase of adolescents' lives and substance use can play an important role. We examined changes in the frequency and quantity of alcohol and cannabis use, and demographic correlates among Grade 12 students of 2020. Students (N = 844) from nine schools retrospectively self-reported changes in substance use after the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns (back to school), compared to before the pandemic. Changes …
A social robot to deliver a psychotherapeutic treatment
This paper reports the design and qualitative evaluation of a social robot programmed to deliver a talk-based treatment program to improve health behaviour change for food intake and weight loss. A qualitative study was conducted to investigate factors that influenced human-robot interaction and its relationship to health treatment outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken on completion of a randomised controlled trial that used an aut…
Correlates of distress in young people with cystic fibrosis
OBJECTIVES: While significantly elevated distress is repeatedly found amongst young people with cystic fibrosis, their determinants remain largely unknown. This study explored whether metacognitive beliefs and self-efficacy for emotion regulation were associated with anxiety and depression after control for physical functioning, age and gender. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using a 110-item online questionnaire. METHODS: An online survey was unde…
Use of a Social Robot in the Implementation of a Narrative Intervention for Young People with Cystic Fibrosis
The Effect of a Personalized Oral Health Education Program on Periodontal Health in an At-Risk Population
While periodontal disease is associated with many risk factors, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities experience the highest disease burden. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a personalized oral health education program, in combination with routine dental treatment, in participants from a low socioeconomic community. We used a randomized, controlled, examiner-blinded clinical trial. A total of 579 participants (aged…
A Metacognitive Intervention of Narrative Imagery for young people with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis and its treatment can have substantial functional and emotional impacts on patients and their families. This feasibility study assessed a new cystic fibrosis treatment, Metacognitive Intervention of Narrative Imagery, integrating narrative and meta-cognitive therapies with mental imagery. A total of 13 patients, aged 10-17 years, received three 1-hour sessions and were assessed on emotional functioning, anxiety, and depression at …
Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease (WICKD)
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry; ACTRN12617000249358 ; Date registered: 17/02/2017
Developing dimensions for a multicomponent multidisciplinary approach to obesity management
A complex condition like obesity requires that multiple components be addressed, and that both patients and multiple disciplines are involved in developing solutions. Implementing cycles of continuous improvement to deal with complexity, instead of trying to control for it, offers an effective way to deal with complex, changing multisystem problems like obesity
Symptom endorsement in men versus women with a diagnosis of depression
BACKGROUND: There is some evidence that, in contrast to depressed women, depressed men tend to report alternative symptoms that are not listed as standard diagnostic criteria. This may possibly lead to an under- or misdiagnosis of depression in men. AIMS: This study aims to clarify whether depressed men and women report different symptoms. METHODS: This study used data from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing that w…
What the Problem May Be With Family Intervention … and With Dissemination More Generally
While the two decades since the study by Kavanagh et al. (1993) has given additional insights into effective dissemination of family interventions, the accompanying papers show that progress remains limited. The effectiveness trial that triggered this series of papers offers a cautionary tale. Despite management support, 30–35-hr of workshop training and training of local supervisors who could act as champions, use of the full intervention was li…
Randomised Control Trial of a Low‐Intensity Cognitive‐Behaviour Therapy Intervention to Improve Mental Health in University Students
Objective: University students have high rates of clinical and sub-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, low rates of face-to-face help-seeking and high rates of internet use. Low-Intensity Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (LI-CBT) that incorporates e-resources has potential for increasing access to help by distressed students
Gender Differences in Self‐reported Depression and Co‐occurring Anxiety and Stress in a Vulnerable Community Population
ObjectiveUniversity students are vulnerable to depression and other co‐occurring mental disorders, but few receive treatment. Male university students are at particular risk of not receiving assistance. A better understanding of gender differences in the experience of depression may assist in improving its detection and the provision of appropriate support and prevention strategies. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify whether male and femal…
Development of an Internet Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in College Students
ObjectiveWhile tertiary students commonly experience distress that substantially impacts functioning and performance, few seek help. Innovative strategies are needed to promote wellbeing and address this distress. The current article describes the development, acceptability testing, and use of an Internet intervention to promote student wellbeing and resilience—thedesk. MethodAcceptability and useability of the program were evaluated by user anal…
The pulling power of chocolate
Functional Imagery Training to reduce snacking
Mobile App Rating Scale
BACKGROUND: The use of mobile apps for health and well being promotion has grown exponentially in recent years. Yet, there is currently no app-quality assessment tool beyond "star"-ratings. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop a reliable, multidimensional measure for trialling, classifying, and rating the quality of mobile health apps. METHODS: A literature search was conducted to identify articles containing explicit Web or app …
Comparing Family Functionality Perception Between Non-aymara and Indigenous Aymara Families in Northern Chile
We compared perception of family functioning in a sample ( N = 1,496) of Aymara and non-Aymara parents and children living in Arica, Chile. The children were aged from 9 to 15 years and were recruited from the 5th to 8th grades of 9 elementary schools (4 public, 5 government-subsidized private schools) serving lower socioeconomic areas. Participants completed the Family Functioning Test (FF-SIL), which consists of 14 events or characteristics tha…
Perceived Needs for Supported Self‐management of Type 2 Diabetes
The estimated one million Australians with type 2 diabetes face significant risks of morbidity and premature mortality. Inadequate diabetes self‐management is associated with poor glycaemic control, which is further impaired by comorbid dysphoria. Regular access to ongoing self‐management and psychological support is limited, especially in rural and regional locations. Web‐based interventions can provide complementary support to patients' usual c…
The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Treatment for Comorbid Depression and Alcohol Misuse
Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Trauma (Pact)
This project allows direct transfer of research findings into clinical practice and can inform future hospital-based injury prevention strategies
Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce food cravings
Use of a clay modeling task to reduce chocolate craving
Departmentalism and joined-up government
As part of its modernising approach to policy-making, the Blair government has emphasised the need for joined-up government. It is concerned to tackle 'wicked' issues which are not the responsibility of any other department. Departments and units have been urged to concentrate on delivering outcomes regardless of departmental boundaries. The authors show that this approach poses serious challenges to long-established Whitehall and ministerial pat…
Less food for thought. Impact of attentional instructions on intrusive thoughts about snack foods
Use of a clay modeling task to reduce chocolate craving
Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce food cravings
The pulling power of chocolate
Prediction of psychological adjustment to multiple sclerosis
Functional Imagery Training to reduce snacking
Carers’ Hope, Wellbeing and Attitudes Regarding Recovery
Views of general practitioners and benzodiazepine users on benzodiazepines
Development of an Internet Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in College Students
ObjectiveWhile tertiary students commonly experience distress that substantially impacts functioning and performance, few seek help. Innovative strategies are needed to promote wellbeing and address this distress. The current article describes the development, acceptability testing, and use of an Internet intervention to promote student wellbeing and resilience—thedesk. MethodAcceptability and useability of the program were evaluated by user anal…
Application of cognitive-behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia in multidisciplinary teams
Cognitive-behavioural family interventions for schizophrenia have demonstrated utility in reducing relapse rates and improving functional status, but there is little information on the routine application of this work. In the current study therapists in standard health care settings were trained in delivering a cognitive-behavioural intervention to clients and families. Six months to 3 years after the family training, 45 therapists reported the n…
A Metacognitive Intervention of Narrative Imagery for young people with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis and its treatment can have substantial functional and emotional impacts on patients and their families. This feasibility study assessed a new cystic fibrosis treatment, Metacognitive Intervention of Narrative Imagery, integrating narrative and meta-cognitive therapies with mental imagery. A total of 13 patients, aged 10-17 years, received three 1-hour sessions and were assessed on emotional functioning, anxiety, and depression at …
Randomised Control Trial of a Low‐Intensity Cognitive‐Behaviour Therapy Intervention to Improve Mental Health in University Students
Objective: University students have high rates of clinical and sub-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, low rates of face-to-face help-seeking and high rates of internet use. Low-Intensity Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (LI-CBT) that incorporates e-resources has potential for increasing access to help by distressed students
Gender Differences in Self‐reported Depression and Co‐occurring Anxiety and Stress in a Vulnerable Community Population
ObjectiveUniversity students are vulnerable to depression and other co‐occurring mental disorders, but few receive treatment. Male university students are at particular risk of not receiving assistance. A better understanding of gender differences in the experience of depression may assist in improving its detection and the provision of appropriate support and prevention strategies. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify whether male and femal…
Perceived Needs for Supported Self‐management of Type 2 Diabetes
The estimated one million Australians with type 2 diabetes face significant risks of morbidity and premature mortality. Inadequate diabetes self‐management is associated with poor glycaemic control, which is further impaired by comorbid dysphoria. Regular access to ongoing self‐management and psychological support is limited, especially in rural and regional locations. Web‐based interventions can provide complementary support to patients' usual c…
Social adaptation of children with mild intellectual disability
This study examined the social adaptation of children with mild intellectual disability who were either (a) partially integrated into regular primary school classes, or (b) full-time in separate classes. All of the children were integrated in sport and play activities with the whole school. Consistent with previous research, children with intellectual disability were less socially accepted than were a matched group of control children. Children i…
What Parents Think—A Commentary
The previous article on child rearing is discussed, with particular reference to sampling limitations and the validity of the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey. Some explanations for the reported attitude differences between socioeconomic groups are advanced
The Modern Renaissance of St. Augustine
What Parents Think—A Commentary
The previous article on child rearing is discussed, with particular reference to sampling limitations and the validity of the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey. Some explanations for the reported attitude differences between socioeconomic groups are advanced
Mood and self-efficacy
Application of cognitive-behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia in multidisciplinary teams
Cognitive-behavioural family interventions for schizophrenia have demonstrated utility in reducing relapse rates and improving functional status, but there is little information on the routine application of this work. In the current study therapists in standard health care settings were trained in delivering a cognitive-behavioural intervention to clients and families. Six months to 3 years after the family training, 45 therapists reported the n…
Social adaptation of children with mild intellectual disability
This study examined the social adaptation of children with mild intellectual disability who were either (a) partially integrated into regular primary school classes, or (b) full-time in separate classes. All of the children were integrated in sport and play activities with the whole school. Consistent with previous research, children with intellectual disability were less socially accepted than were a matched group of control children. Children i…
Prediction of psychological adjustment to multiple sclerosis
Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for men, and comparison of item endorsement with their partners
Brief opportunistic intervention
Excessive consumption of alcohol is a serious public health problem. While intensive treatments are suitable for those who are physically dependent on alcohol, they are not cost-effective options for the vast majority of problem drinkers who are not dependent. There is good evidence that brief interventions are effective in reducing overall alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, and health-care utilisation among nondependent problem drink…
Departmentalism and joined-up government
As part of its modernising approach to policy-making, the Blair government has emphasised the need for joined-up government. It is concerned to tackle 'wicked' issues which are not the responsibility of any other department. Departments and units have been urged to concentrate on delivering outcomes regardless of departmental boundaries. The authors show that this approach poses serious challenges to long-established Whitehall and ministerial pat…
Imaginary Relish and Exquisite Torture
The authors argue that human desire involves conscious cognition that has strong affective connotation and is potentially involved in the determination of appetitive behavior rather than being epiphenomenal to it. Intrusive thoughts about appetitive targets are triggered automatically by external or physiological cues and by cognitive associates. When intrusions elicit significant pleasure or relief, cognitive elaboration usually ensues. Elaborat…
Views of general practitioners and benzodiazepine users on benzodiazepines
Opinions of Australian Psychological Society College Chairs about process and content in supervision training
Few psychologists in Australia have been trained to provide supervision to probationary psychologists. The current preliminary study investigated whether a supervision training workshop could, in the view of representative psychologists, provide effective training across a range of psychological specialties, or whether separate training was needed for different specialties. The nine Queensland Chairs of the Australian Psychological Society specia…
Outcomes of training in supervision
There is little controlled research on the impact of supervisor training on supervision. The current study examined the effects of supervision training in a sample of 46 supervisor–supervisee pairs of mental health practitioners. It compared Immediate 2-day workshop training of the pair, a wait-list control in which workshop training was delayed 3 months, and a condition in which supervisors were trained 3 months before their partners (Split). Be…
Less food for thought. Impact of attentional instructions on intrusive thoughts about snack foods
Assessment of function and clinical utility of alcohol and other drug web sites
A range of recommendations arise from this study regarding the design and development of websites, particularly those related to AOD use. These include prudent use of text and information on any one webpage, the use of graphics and colours, and clear, uncluttered navigation options. Implications for future website development are discussed
Training clinical psychologists
In the past, training in clinical psychology in Australia and overseas has been dominated by definitions of input— hours of classes or supervision and of specific components. While prospective practitioners have been required to demonstrate the acquisition of generic competencies, satisfaction of these input driven criteria has been required for both accreditation and registration. Ironically, for a discipline that prides itself on requiring empi…
Use of a clay modeling task to reduce chocolate craving
Carers’ Hope, Wellbeing and Attitudes Regarding Recovery
The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Treatment for Comorbid Depression and Alcohol Misuse
Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Trauma (Pact)
This project allows direct transfer of research findings into clinical practice and can inform future hospital-based injury prevention strategies
Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce food cravings
Perceived Needs for Supported Self‐management of Type 2 Diabetes
The estimated one million Australians with type 2 diabetes face significant risks of morbidity and premature mortality. Inadequate diabetes self‐management is associated with poor glycaemic control, which is further impaired by comorbid dysphoria. Regular access to ongoing self‐management and psychological support is limited, especially in rural and regional locations. Web‐based interventions can provide complementary support to patients' usual c…
Mobile App Rating Scale
BACKGROUND: The use of mobile apps for health and well being promotion has grown exponentially in recent years. Yet, there is currently no app-quality assessment tool beyond "star"-ratings. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop a reliable, multidimensional measure for trialling, classifying, and rating the quality of mobile health apps. METHODS: A literature search was conducted to identify articles containing explicit Web or app …
Comparing Family Functionality Perception Between Non-aymara and Indigenous Aymara Families in Northern Chile
We compared perception of family functioning in a sample ( N = 1,496) of Aymara and non-Aymara parents and children living in Arica, Chile. The children were aged from 9 to 15 years and were recruited from the 5th to 8th grades of 9 elementary schools (4 public, 5 government-subsidized private schools) serving lower socioeconomic areas. Participants completed the Family Functioning Test (FF-SIL), which consists of 14 events or characteristics tha…
Symptom endorsement in men versus women with a diagnosis of depression
BACKGROUND: There is some evidence that, in contrast to depressed women, depressed men tend to report alternative symptoms that are not listed as standard diagnostic criteria. This may possibly lead to an under- or misdiagnosis of depression in men. AIMS: This study aims to clarify whether depressed men and women report different symptoms. METHODS: This study used data from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing that w…
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