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Dr Reg Nixon

B.A. (Hons.), M.Psych (Clinical), Ph.D. (Sydney)

   

Research Interests

My primary interest are child and adult responses to traumatic stressors that can include (among others) physical and sexual assault, motor vehicle accidents, losing relatives to homicide and combat/war-related trauma. I am specifically interested in how psychological difficulties such as acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develop following trauma, and in the treatment of these disorders.

I am currently involved in the following research projects:

Postgraduate Students

Fiona Leeson

Project Title: The Role of Children's Attributions and Appraisals Following Psychological Maltreatment

Anna McKinnon

Project Title: Children's memory for traumatic events

Sarah Wilksch

Project Title: Factors Influencing Poor Treatment Response in Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Selected Publications

Nixon, R. D. V., Menne, A., Kling, L., Steele, A., Barnes, J., Dohnt, H., Ball, S., & Tyler, H. (in press). Metacognition, working memory, and thought suppression ability in acute stress disorder. Australian Journal of Psychology.

McKinnon, A. C., Nixon, R. D. V., & Brewer, N. (2008). The influence of data-driven processing on memory quality and intrusive symptoms in children following traumatic events. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 766-775.

Nixon, R. D. V., Nehmy, T., & Seymour, M. (2007). The effect of cognitive load and hyperarousal on negative intrusive memories. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2652-2663.

Nixon, R. D. V., & Bryant, R. A. (2005). Induced arousal and reexperiencing in acute stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19, 587-594.

Nixon, R. D. V., & Bryant, R. A. (2003). Peritraumatic and persistent panic attacks in acute stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 1237-1242.

Nixon, R. D. V., Sweeney, L., Erickson, D. B., & Touyz, S. W. (2003). Parent-interaction therapy: A comparison of standard and abbreviated treatments for oppositional preschoolers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 251-260.

 

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Contact Details

School of Psychology
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide, South Australia 5001

Office: 351 Social Sciences North
Phone: (+61 8) 8201 2748
Fax: (+61 8) 8201 3877
Email: reg.nixon@flinders.edu.au

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