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Ms. Diana Dorstyn

Room 819, Hughes Building
Phone +61 (08) 8313 0649
Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770
diana.dorstyn@adelaide.edu.au

Area of Research

Rehabilitation psychology

Senior Appointments and Memberships

Convenor, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Assessor, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Panel Member, Exceptional Needs Unit, Disability Services SA
Member APS
Member APS Rehabilitation Psychology Interest Group
Member APS College of Clinical Psychologists
Registered as a Clinical Psychologist (Australian Health Practitioner Register of Practitioners)
Board Approved Supervisor (SA Regional Board of the Psychology Board of Australia).

Psychology Research Interests

I have a broad interest in the specialist field of adult rehabilitation psychology. This includes the study of psychological principles and processes as applied to individuals with a chronic medical condition (e.g. multiple sclerosis) or those who have sustained permanent disability due to physical injury (e.g. spinal cord injury, burns, acquired brain injury). More recently, I have examined the effectiveness of telecommunication technologies in the provision of psychological services. Other projects I am interested in include: team processes in adult rehabilitation; psychometric outcome measures suitable to the medical population and utilisation of health services by this underserved population.

Recent Key Publications

Dorstyn D, Mathias J, Denson L. Effectiveness of telephone counselling in managing psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury ( manuscript submitted)

Dorstyn D, Mathias J, Denson L (2011). Efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy for the management of psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury: A meta-analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 374-91.

Dorstyn D, Mathias J, Denson L (2011). Psychosocial outcomes of telephone-based counselling for adults with an acquired physical disability: A meta-analysis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56, 1-14.

Dorstyn D, Mathias J, Denson L (2010). Psychological intervention in spinal rehabilitation: a preliminary study. Spinal Cord, 48, 756-61.

Mitchell, M., Burns, N., and Dorstyn, D. (2008). Screening for depression and anxiety in spinal cord injury with DASS-21. Spinal Cord, 46, 547-551