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Psychological Trauma Research Group

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Our research investigates psychological adjustment to trauma with a particular focus on the following questions:

  1. How do threat-related and moral-related aspects of traumatic experiences intersect in compounding difficulties in adjusting to trauma?
  2.  What is the relationship between trauma exposure and developmental history in increasing a person’s risk of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)?
  3. What is the role of sleep in promoting helpful adjustment to trauma?

We also conduct research on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including the nature of obsessional thoughts and the ways in which people with OCD manage their distress.

Our research uses experimental methods, prospective observational studies, secondary analyses of population-level datasets and systematic reviews and meta-analyses to explore these questions.

We are also involved in a number of research and program evaluation collaborations with hospital and treatment services.

Other members

Iranpour, C., Wells, R., Berle, D., Saniee, A., Rostami, R., Iranpour, N., & Steel, Z.  (2023). Effect of traumatic experiences and future threats on executive functioning and verbal fluency amongst Farsi-Dari speaking immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Psychiatry Research Communications, 3, 100146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100146

Starcevic, V., Eslick, G. D., Viswasam, K., Billieux, J., Gainsbury, S. M., King, D. L., & Berle, D. (2023). Problematic online behaviors and psychopathology in Australia. Psychiatry Research, 327, 115405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115405

Seah, R., Dwyer, K., & Berle, D. (2023). Was it me? The role of attributions and shame in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A systematic review. Trends in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-023-00315-6

Simos, A., & Berle, D. (2023). The Phenomenology of Nightmares in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 7, 100335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100335

Morriss, M., & Berle, D. (2023). Measuring moral injury: Further validation of the MIES-C and EMIS-C in a civilian population. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45, 1046-1058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-023-10071-7

McGrath, L. R., Oey, L., McDonald, S., Berle, D., & Wootton, B. M. (2023). Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Body Image, 46, 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.008

Dell’Aquila, A., & Berle, D. (2023). Predictors of alcohol and substance use among people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Findings from the NESARC-III study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 58, 1509-1522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02472-6

Stavropoulos, A., Brockman, R., Hayes, C., Rogers, K., & Berle, D. (2023). A single case series of imagery rescripting of intrusive autobiographical memories in depression. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 81, 101854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101854

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Wootton, B., Arnáez, S.., & Baggio, S. (2023). A network approach to understanding obsessions and compulsions. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 36, 100786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100786

Seah, R. & Berle, D. (2023). Does exposure to interpersonal trauma influence the relationship between shame and posttraumatic stress symptoms? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 32, 1304-1320. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2170841

Seah, R. & Berle, D. (2022). Shame mediates the relationship between negative trauma attributions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a trauma exposed sample. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 4, e7801. https://doi.org/10.32872%2Fcpe.7801

Seah, R., & Berle, D. (2022). Negative attributions for trauma-related shame and PTSD symptoms. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-022-00481-z

Stavropoulos, A., Brockman, R., & Berle, D. (2022). The Application of Imagery Rescripting to Intrusive Autobiographical Memories in Depression. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15, e47. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X22000435

Baggio, S., Starcevic, V., Billieux, J., King, D., Gainsbury, S. M., Eslick, G. D., & Berle, D. (2022). Testing the spectrum hypothesis of problematic online behaviours: A network analysis approach. Addictive Behaviors, 135, 107451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107451

Kenny, N. C., Starcevic, V., & Berle, D. (2023). Associations between fear of guilt and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Behaviour Change, 40, 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/bec.2022.14

Rostami, R., Wells, R., Solaimani, J., Berle, D., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Silove, D., Nickerson, A., O’Donnell, M., Bryant, R., McFarlane, A. & Steel, Z. (2022). The mental health of Farsi-Dari speaking asylum-seeking children and parents facing insecure residency in Australia. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 27, 100548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100548

Kobayashi, H., & Berle, D. (2023). The association between perceived relationship quality and psychological symptoms in refugees. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 42, 103-124. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2023.42.2.103

Riggs, J. K., Dickes, A., Rogers, K., Berle, D., & McAloon, J. (2022). Improving parent-child relationships for young parents in the shadow of complex trauma: A single case experimental design series. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 55, 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01379-8

Arnáez, S., Starcevic, V. & Berle, D. (2022). The Spanish version of the short form of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12): Testing the factor structure and measurement invariance across genders. Current Psychology, 42, 20686-20695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03170-3

Allinson, C. H., & Berle, D. (2023). Association between unmet post-arrival expectations and psychological symptoms in recently arrived refugees. Transcultural Psychiatry, 60, 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615221111022

Badawi, A., Steel, Z., & Berle, D. (2022). Visuospatial working memory tasks may not reduce the intensity or distress of intrusive memories. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 769957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.769957

Badawi, A., Steel, Z., Mahoney, C., & Berle, D. (2021). Feasibility of an adjunctive cognitive task in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Discover Psychology, 1, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-021-00011-5

Garton, A., Rogers, K., & Berle, D. (2022). Reciprocal relationships between employment status and psychological symptoms: Findings from the Building a New Life in Australia study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, 1085-1095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02204-8

Bucich, M., Steel, Z., & Berle, D. (2024). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptom profiles among people who have experienced abuse: Findings from the NESARC-III study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 16, 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001193

Badawi, A., Steel, Z., Wijesinghe, N., & Berle, D. (2022). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: Influence on stress and early responsiveness outcomes for depression, anxiety and stress. Psychiatric Quarterly, 93, 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09953-4

Arsenakis, S., Chatton, A., Penzenstadler, L., Billieux, J., Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Viswasam, K., & Khazaal, Y. (2021). Unveiling the relationships between cyberchondria and psychopathological symptoms. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 143, 254-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.014

Jericho, B., Luo, A., & Berle, D. (2022). Trauma-focused psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A systematic review and network meta- analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 145, 132-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13366

Hinton, E., Steel, Z., Hilbrink, D., & Berle, D. (2022). Anger and predictors of dropout from PTSD treatment of Veterans and First Responders. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50, 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465821000382

 Badawi, A., Steel, Z., Harb, M., Mahoney, C., & Berle, D. (2021). Changes in intolerance of uncertainty over the course of treatment predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in an inpatient sample. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29, 230-239. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2625

Viswasam, K., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., & Starcevic, V. (2021). Prevalence and onset of anxiety and related disorders throughout pregnancy: A prospective study in an Australian sample. Psychiatry Research, 297, 113721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113721

Howard, A., Agathos, J. A., Phelps, A., Cowlishaw, S., Terhaag, S., Arjmand, H-. A., Armstrong, R., Berle, D., Steel, Z., Brewer, D., Human, B., Herwig, A., Wigg, C., Wellauer, R., & O’Donnell, M. L. (2021). Prevalence and treatment implications of ICD-11 complex PTSD in Australian treatment-seeking current and ex-serving military members. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1844441. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1844441

Starcevic, V., Schimmenti, A., Billieux, J., & Berle, D. (2021). Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.233

Payne, E., & Berle, D. (2021). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among offspring of Holocaust survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Traumatology, 27, 254-264. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000269

Viswasam, K., Berle, D., & Starceivc, V. (2020). Trajectories and predictors of anxiety symptoms during pregnancy in an Australian sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 1173-1181. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0004867420963743

Kemmis-Riggs, J., Grove, R., McAloon, J., & Berle, D. (2020). Early Parenting Characteristics associated with Internalizing Symptoms across Seven Waves of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 1603-1615, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00700-0

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., & Arnáez, S. (2020). Recent insights into cyberchondria. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22, 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01179-8

Khazaal, Y., Chatton, A., Rochat, L., Hede, V., Viswasam, K., Penzenstadler, L., Berle, D., & Starcevic, V. (2021). Compulsive health-related internet use and cyberchondria. European Addiction Research, 27, 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1159/000510922

Thogesan, M., Berle, D., Hilbrink, D., Kiely, R., Russell-Williams, C., Garwood, N., & Steel, Z. (2021). The inter-rater consistency of clinician ratings of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy content. Psychiatric Quarterly, 92, 537-548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09832-4

Fogden, G., Berle, D., & Steel, Z. (2020). The impact of family separation and worry about family upon psychological adjustment in refugees resettled in Australia. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 33, 894-907. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22568

Starcevic, V., Eslick, G., Viswasam, K., & Berle, D. (2020). Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatric Quarterly, 91, 965-981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09769-8

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Arnáez, S., Vismara, M., & Fineberg, N. (2020). The assessment of cyberchondria: Instruments for assessing problematic online health-related research. Current Addiction Reports, 7, 149-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-020-00308-w

Brake, E., Berle, D., Reilly, N. M., & Austin, M-P. (2020). The Relationship between emotion dysregulation and postnatal attachment in women admitted to a mother baby unit. Australian Journal of Psychology, 72, 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/AJPY.12289

Stavropoulos, A., & Berle D. (2020). The influence of ruminative processing mode on the trajectory of intrusive memories following a negative mood induction. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 68, 101528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101528

Badawi, A., Berle, D., Rogers, K., & Steel, Z. (2020). Do cognitive tasks reduce intrusive memory frequency after exposure to analogue trauma? An experimental replication. Clinical Psychological Science, 8, 569-583. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620906148

Reid, K., & Berle, D. (2020). Parental trajectories of PTSD and Child adjustment: Findings from the Building a New Life in Australia Study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90, 288-295. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000434

Nickerson, A., Byrow, Y., O’Donnell, M., Mau, V., McMahon, T., Pajak, R., Li, S., Hamilton, A., Minihan, S., Liu, C., Bryant, R. A., Berle, D., Liddell, B. J. (2019). The association between visa insecurity and mental health, disability and social engagement in refugees living in Australia. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, 1688129. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1688129

Piper, A., & Berle, D. (2019). The association between trauma experienced during incarceration and PTSD outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 30, 854-875. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2019.1639788

Sakiris, N., & Berle, D. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the unified protocol as a transdiagnostic emotion regulation based intervention. Clinical Psychology Review, 72, 101751. https://doi.org/10.​1016/​j.​cpr.​2019.​101751

Starcevic, V., Baggio, S., Berle, D., Khazaal, Y., & Viswasam, K. (2019). Cyberchondria and its relationships with related constructs: A network analysis. Psychiatric Quarterly, 90, 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-019-09640-5

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Khazaal, Y., Viswasam, K., Hede, V., & McMullan, R. D. (2020). Relationships between online health information seeking and psychopathology. General Hospital Psychiatry, 62, 96-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.006  [peer reviewed letter]

McMullan, R., Berle, D., Arnáez, S., & Starcevic, V. (2019). The relationships between health anxiety, online health information seeking, and cyberchondria: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 270-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.037

Padoa, T., Berle, D., & Roberts, L. (2018). Comparative social media use and the mental health of mothers with high levels of perfectionism. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37, 514-535. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.7.514

Hannan, A. Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Dale, E., Starcevic, V., Brakoulias, V., & Viswasam, K. (2018). Routine treatment duration for clients attending a community based anxiety disorders clinic. Australasian Psychiatry, 26, 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856216666157

Berle, D., Hilbrink, D., Russell-Williams, C., Kiely, R., Hardaker, L., Garwood, N., Gilchrist, A., & Steel, Z. (2018). Personal wellbeing in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Association with PTSD symptoms following treatment. BMC Psychology, 6:7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-018-0219-2

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Viswasam, K., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Brakoulias, V., & Steel, Z. (2018). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Nepean Dysphoria Scale in a clinical sample. Psychiatric Quarterly, 89, 621-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-018-9564-9

Berle, D. (2017). “Just think positive”: We can all work to address the publication bias issue. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 5, 536-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867417691855 (peer reviewed letter)

Berle, D., Steel, Z., Essue, B. M., Keay, L., Jan, S., Phuc, H. T., & Hackett, M. L. (2017). A multi-site prospective investigation of psychological outcomes following cataract surgery in Vietnam. BMJ Global Health, 2. e000162. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000162

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Dale, E., Skepper, B., Viswasam, K., & Brakoulias, V. (2016). The structure and intensity of self-reported autonomic arousal symptoms across anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 199, 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.010

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Martin, A., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., & Viswasam, K. (2016). The familiality of specific symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research, 239, 315-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.047

Berle, D., Moulds, M. L., Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Dale, E., Viswasam, K., & Brakoulias, V. (2016). Does emotional reasoning change during cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 45, 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2015.1115892

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Conceição do Rosário, M., Brakoulias, V., Ferrão, Y. A., Viswasam, K., Shavitt, R., Miguel, E., & Fontenelle, L. F. (2016). Use of benzodiazepines in obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31, 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1097/YIC.0000000000000100

Starcevic, V., Brakoulias, V., Viswasam, K., & Berle, D. (2015). Inconsistent portrayal of medication dependence, withdrawal and discontinuation symptoms in treatment guidelines for anxiety disorders. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84, 379-380. https://doi.org/10.1159/000439137

Rosenbaum, S., Tiedemann, A., Sherrington, C., Stubbs, B., Steel, Z., Ward, P. B., Berle, D., & Vancampfort, D. (2016). Among inpatients, PTSD symptom severity is negatively associated with time spent walking. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204, 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000415

Berle, D., & Steel, Z. (2015). Families of returned defence force personnel: A changing landscape of challenges. Australasian Psychiatry, 23, 399-402. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856215590031 [Invited article]

Rosenbaum, S., Tiedemann, A., Berle, D., Ward, P. B., & Steel, Z. (2015). Exercise as a novel treatment option to address cardiometabolic dysfunction associated with PTSD. Metabolism, 64, e5-e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2015.01.016

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Viswasam, K., Hannan, A., Milicevic, D., Brakoulias, V., & Dale, E. (2015). Specificity of relationships between dysphoria and related constructs in an outpatient sample. Psychiatric Quarterly, 86, 459-469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-015-9344-8

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Dale, E., Brakoulias, V., & Viswasam, K (2015). Do patients prefer face-to-face or Internet-based therapy? Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84, 61-62. https://doi.org/10.1159/000367944

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Porter, G., & Fenech, P. (2015). Are some video games associated with more life interference than others? Comparing massively-multiplayer online role playing games with other forms of video game. Australian Journal of Psychology, 67, 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12066

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Viswasam, K., & Mann, K. (2014). The clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with high levels of schizotypy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48, 852-860.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867414531831

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Sammut, P., & Martin, A. (2014). The relationship between obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions and cognitions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatric Quarterly, 85, 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-013-9278-y

Berle, D., & Moulds, M. (2014). Intrusion-based reasoning and depression: Cross- sectional and prospective relationships. Memory, 22, 770-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2013.831453

Starcevic, V., Monti, M. R., D'Agostino, A., & Berle, D. (2014). Will DSM-5 make us feel dysphoric? Conceptualisation(s) of dysphoria in the most recent classification of mental disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, 954-960. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867413495930

Berle, D., & Moulds, M. L. (2013). Emotional reasoning processes and dysphoric mood: cross-sectional and prospective relationships. PLOS ONE, 8(6), e67359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067359

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Sammut, P., & Martin, A. (2013). The characteristics of unacceptable/taboo thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, 750-757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.02.005

Brakoulias, V. Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Sammut, P., & Martin, A. (2013). The use of psychotropic agents for the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Australasian Psychiatry, 21, 117-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856212470502

Berle, D., & Moulds, M. L. (2013). An experimental investigation of emotional reasoning processes in depression. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52, 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12019

Starcevic, V., & Berle, D. (2013). Cyberchondria: towards a better understanding of health-related internet use. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 13, 205-213. https://doi.org/10.1586/ern.12.162

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Sammut, P., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., & Martin, A. (2013). Further support for a five-factor structure for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 201, 452-459. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e318294804e

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Brakoulias, V., Sammut, P., Moses, K., Milicevic, D., & Hannan, A. (2013). Obsessive compulsive personality disorder co-occurring with obsessive-compulsive disorder: conceptual and clinical implications. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867412450645

Starcevic, V., Berle, D. Brakoulias, V., Sammut, P., Moses, K., Milicevic, D., & Hannan, A. (2012). Interpersonal reassurance seeking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and its relationship with checking compulsions. Psychiatry Research, 200, 560-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.037

Berle, D., & Starcevic, V. (2012). Preliminary validation of the Nepean Dysphoria Scale. Australasian Psychiatry, 20, 322-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856212447966

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Brakoulias, V., Sammut, P., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., & Moses, K. (2012). Disgust propensity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: cross sectional and prospective relationships. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 43, 656-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.09.002

Starcevic, V., Sammut, P., Berle, D., Hannan, A., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Lamplugh, C., & Eslick, G. (2012). Can levels of a general anxiety-prone cognitive style distinguish between various anxiety disorders? Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53,427-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.08.004

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Brakoulias, V., Sammut, P., Moses, K., Milicevic, D., & Hannan, A. (2011). The nature and correlates of avoidance in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, 871-879. https://doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.607632

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Brakoulias, V., Sammut, P., Moses, K., Milicevic, D., & Hannan, A. (2011). Functions of compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, 449-457. https://doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.567243

Brakoulias, V., Starcevic, V., Sammut, P., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., & Hannan, A. (2011). Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders – A co-morbidity and family history perspective. Australasian Psychiatry, 19, 151-155. https://doi.org/10.3109/10398562.2010.526718

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Milicevic, D., & Sammut, P. (2011). Preliminary validation of an ultra-brief version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 18, 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.724

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Porter, G., & Fenech, P. (2011). Problem video game use and dimensions of psychopathology. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9, 248-256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-010-9282-5

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Sammut, P., & Brakoulias, V. (2010). The factor structure of the Kessler-10 questionnaire in a treatment-seeking sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198, 660-664. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181ef1f16

Berle, D. Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., & Moses, K. (2010). Do symptom interpretations mediate the relationship between panic attack symptoms and agoraphobic avoidance? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 38, 275-289. https://doi.org/10.1017/S135246581000007X

Porter, G., Starcevic, V., Berle, D., & Fenech, P. (2010). Recognizing problem video game use. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44, 120-128. https://doi.org/10.3109/00048670903279812

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Fenech, P., Milicevic, D., Lamplugh, C., & Hannan, A. (2009).

Distinctiveness of perceived health in panic disorder and relation to panic disorder severity. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 33, 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-007-9181-7

Lamplugh, C., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., & Starcevic, V. (2008). A pilot study of cognitive- behaviour therapy for panic disorder augmented by panic surfing. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 15, 440-445.  https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.582

Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Hannan, A., Milicevic, D., Lamplugh, C., & Fenech, P. (2008). Cognitive factors in panic disorder, agoraphobic avoidance and agoraphobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 282-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2007.12.002

Berle, D., & Starcevic, V. (2007). Inconsistencies between reported test statistics and p- values in two psychiatry journals. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 16, 202-207. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.225

Starcevic, V., Berle, D., Milicevic, D., Hannan, A., Lamplugh, C., & Eslick, G. (2007). Pathological worry, anxiety disorders, and the impact of co-occurrence with depressive and other anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 1016-1027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.10.015

Starcevic, V., Latas, M., Kolar, D., & Berle, D. (2007). Are there gender differences in catastrophic appraisals in panic disorder with agoraphobia? Depression and Anxiety, 24, 545-552. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20245

Berle, D. (2007). Graded exposure therapy for longstanding disgust-related cockroach avoidance in an older male. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650106288965

Berle, D., Blaszczynski, A., Einstein, D. A., & Menzies, R. (2006). Thought-action fusion in schizophrenia: a preliminary investigation. Behaviour Change, 23. 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1375/bech.23.4.260

Berle, D., & Phillips, E. S. (2006). Disgust and obsessive-compulsive disorder: An update. Psychiatry, 69, 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1521/psyc.2006.69.3.228

Starcevic, V., & Berle, D. (2006). Cognitive specificity of anxiety disorders: A review of selected key constructs. Depression and Anxiety, 23, 51- https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20145

Berle, D., & Starcevic, V. (2005). Thought Action Fusion: Review of the literature and future directions. Clinical Psychology Review. 25, 263-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2004.12.001

Berle, D. (2003). The influence of withdrawal symptoms and catastrophic thinking on smokers’ self efficacy. Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 2, 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1097/00132576-200302030-00006

Brodaty, H., Berle, D., Hickie, I., & Mason, C. (2003). Perceptions of outcome from electroconvulsive therapy by depressed patients and psychiatrists. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 196-199. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01129.x

Brodaty, H., Berle, D., Hickie, I., & Mason, C. (2001). “Side effects” of ECT are mainly depressive phenomena and are independent of age. Journal of Affective Disorders, 66, 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00314-1

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