Lillian Nejad

• PhD
• Medical Professional at Omnipsych Pty Ltd

A White Paper addressing the mental health needs of workers in the Australian hospitality industry. It includes the industry-specific factors that may lead to mental health conditions among hospitality workers, current hospitality-specific interventions, barriers to improving mental well-being in this industry and recommendations.

PSC is a therapeutic intervention based on the principles of psychological first aid (PFA) developed by two psychologists in 2002 to reduce the detrimental effects of seclusion practices for psychiatric inpatients. The intervention was piloted at a large public mental health service in Melbourne in 2003 and 2004; the work has been presented at seve...

This quality assurance project involved the implementation and evaluation of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) program for clients of a Melbourne-based public mental health service with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The aim of this pilot project was to assess the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of implementing the DBT p...

An inpatient skills training group program based on cognitive-behavioural principles was developed by psychologists to address a gap in services for higher functioning patients on psychiatric inpatient units. The program consisted of eight stand-alone modules that covered topics like managing stress, coping with being in hospital, stigma, and relap...

Currently, there is a worldwide trend toward the reduction, and even elimination, of seclusion practices in psychiatric inpatient units; however, it continues to be a common practice in Australia. The use of seclusion in psychiatric inpatient units is often associated with problems such as loss of therapeutic rapport between patients and nurses and...

The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), the Health Belief Model (HBM), and a modified HBM including intention were compared in their ability to predict dieting and fasting. Female university students (n = 373) completed a survey assessing variables from the TPB and the HBM. Three months later, a subsample reported subsequent weight loss behaviours....

The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used. modified. and extended to predict dieting intention and behavior. Female undergraduates (n = 256) responded to a survey assessing variables from the TPB and additional predictor variables. Seventy-eight of these participants also completed a follow-up questionnaire 3 months later that assessed their su...

The use of seclusion is often associated with problems such as loss of therapeutic rapport between patients and nurses and potential negative psychological consequences for the patient (Bonner, Lowe, Rawcliffe, & Wellman, 2002 ; see review Fisher, 1994 , Meehan, Vermeer, & Windsor, 2000 ). In an attempt to address these and other issues, a pilot pr...

The Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) were used to understand potentially unhealthy weight loss behaviours, particularly dieting and fasting. In the first phase of this research, the perceived pros and cons of dieting, fasting, self-induced vomiting and laxative use were identified by 82 females, age 17 to 47, and...