Dr Miriam Posselt

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

email Miriam.Posselt@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

I am a Research Fellow in the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research. I have been working with UniSA since February 2018. I completed my PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2016, which focused on identifying ways to improve the response of existing mental health and drug and alcohol services to more effectively engage with and meet the needs of young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds living in Australia.

I am also a registered psychologist, having completed my Masters in Clinical Psychology at Victoria University in Melbourne. Consequently, there is a great deal of overlap in my research and clinical interests and my clincial experiences have motivated me... Read more

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Research

Research themes

Healthy futures
Transforming societies

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Psychology
Medical and Health Sciences
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Social Work

Highlights

Current project: Evaluation of a suicide prevention education program for people who work with refugees and asylum seekers

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Bowen-Salter, H, Kernot, J, Baker, A, Posselt, M & Boshoff, K 2021, 'Self-reported outcome measures for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: towards recommendations for clinical practice', Australian Journal of Psychology, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 282-292.
2021	Posselt, M, Loughhead, M, Ferguson, M, McIntyre, H, Kenny, MA & Procter, NG 2021, 'Suicide prevention gatekeeper training for those supporting refugees and asylum seekers: perspectives of participants', Advances in Mental Health, online, pp. 1-12.
2020	Posselt, M, Baker, A, Deans, C & Procter, NG 2020, 'Fostering mental health and well-being among workers who support refugees and asylum seekers in the Australian context', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1658-1670. Open access 1 17
2020	Posselt, M, McIntyre, H & Procter, NG 2020, 'The impact of screen media portrayals of suicide on viewers: a rapid review of the evidence', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 28-41. Open access 70
2020	Posselt, M, McIntyre, H, Ngcanga, M, Lines, T & Procter, N 2020, 'The mental health status of asylum seekers in middle to high income countries: a synthesis of current global evidence', British Medical Bulletin, vol. 134, no. 1, pp. 4-20. Open access 6 3 20
2019	Posselt, M, Deans, C, Baker, A & Procter, N 2019, 'Clinician wellbeing: the impact of supporting refugee and asylum seeker survivors of torture and trauma in the Australian context', Australian Psychologist, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 415-426. 11 11 21
2019	Posselt, M, Eaton, H, Ferguson, M, Keegan, D & Procter, N 2019, 'Enablers of psychological well-being for refugees and asylum seekers living in transitional countries: A systematic review', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 808-823. Open access 14 12 57
2017	Posselt, M, McDonald, K, Procter, N, De Crespigny, C & Galletly, C 2017, 'Improving the provision of services to young people from refugee backgrounds with comorbid mental health and substance use problems: addressing the barriers', BMC Public Health, vol. 17, article no. 280, pp. 1-17. Open access 11 10 23
2016	Liu, D, de Crespigny, C, Procter, N, Kelly, J, Francis, H, Posselt, M, Cairney, I & Galletly, C 2016, 'Comorbidity action in the north - a study of services for people with comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol disorders in the northern suburbs of Adelaide', Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 592-597. 4 4 8
2015	De Crespigny, C, Grønkjær, M, Liu, D, Moss, J, Cairney, I, Procter, N, Posselt, M, Jebaraj, HSF, Schultz, T, Banders, A, King, R, Lee, D & Galletly, C 2015, 'Service provider barriers to treatment and care for people with mental health and alcohol and other drug comorbidity in a metropolitan region of South Australia', Advances In Dual Diagnosis: Policy, Practice And Research In Mental Health And Substance Use, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 120-128. 9 10
2015	Posselt, M, Procter, N, de Crespigny, C & Galletly, C 2015, 'Merging perspectives: obstacles to recovery for youth from refugee backgrounds with comorbidity', Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 293-299. 8 7 1
2015	Posselt, M, Procter, NG, Galletly, C & De Crespigny, C 2015, 'Aetiology of coexisting mental health and alcohol and other drug disorders: perspectives of refugee youth and service providers', Australian Psychologist, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 130-140. 9 9 6
2014	Posselt, M, Galletly, C, de Crespigny, C, Cairney, I, Moss, J, Liu, D, Francis, H, Kelly, J, Procter, N & Banders, A 2014, 'Ethics overload: impact of excessive ethical review on comorbidity research', Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis, vol. 7 no. 3, pp. 184-194. 6 5
2013	Posselt, M, Galletly, C, de Crespigny, C & Procter, N 2013, 'Mental health and drug and alcohol comorbidity in young people of refugee background: a review of the literature', Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis, vol. 7, no.1, pp. 19-30. 16 3
2012	Young, RL & Posselt, M 2012, 'Using the transporters dvd as a learning tool for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 984-991. 34 31 7

Other outputs

Posselt, M., McDonald, K., Procter, N., de Crespigny, C., & Galletly, C. (2017). Improving the provision of services to young people from refugee backgrounds with comorbid mental health and substance use problems: Addressing the barriers. BMC Public Health.
Liu, D., de Crespigny, C., Procter, N., Kelly, J., Francis, H., Posselt, M., Cairney, I., & Galletly, C. (2016). Comorbidity Action in the North: a study of services for people with comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol disorders in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Australasian Psychiatry, 24(6), 592-597.
Posselt, M., Procter, N., de Crespigny, C., & Galletly, C. (2015). Merging perspectives: Obstacles to recovery for youth from refugee backgrounds with comorbidity. Australasian Psychiatry.
Posselt, M., Procter, N., Galletly, C., & de Crespigny, C. (2015). Aetiology of Coexisting Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drug Disorders: Perspectives of Refugee Youth and Service Providers. Australian Psychologist
de Crespigny, C., Grønkjær, M., Liu, D., Moss, J., Cairney, I., Procter, N., Posselt, M., Francis Jebaraj, H., Schultz, T., Banders, A., King, R., Lee, D., & Galletly, C. (2015). Service provider barriers to treatment and care for people with mental health and alcohol and other drug comorbidity in a metropolitan region of South Australia. Advances in Dual Diagnosis. 8(3),120-128.
Posselt, M., Galletly, C., de Crespigny, C., Cairney, I., Moss, J., Liu, D., Francis, H., Kelly, J., Procter, N., & Banders, A. (2014). Ethics overload: Impact of excessive ethical review on comorbidity research. Mental Health and Substance Use, 7(3), 184-194.
Posselt, M., Galletly, C., de Crespigny, C., & Procter, N. (2013). Mental health and drug and alcohol comorbidity in young people of refugee background: A review of the literature. Mental Health and Substance Use, 7(1), 19-30.
Young, R. L., & Posselt, M. (2012). Using The Transporters DVD as a learning tool for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 42(6), 984-991.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aalborg University Hospital	DENMARK
Aboriginal Health Council SA	AUSTRALIA
Drug and Alcohol Services SA	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
HOST International	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University	AUSTRALIA
Northern Adelaide Medical Local Health Network	AUSTRALIA
Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Victoria University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies	2018
Member Australian Psychological Society (APS) and APS College of Clinical Psychologists	2018
Member Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies	2017
Member Australian Psychological Society (APS) and APS College of Clinical Psychologists	2017
Member Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies	2016
Member Australian Psychological Society (APS) and APS College of Clinical Psychologists	2016
Member Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies	2015
Member Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Group	2015
Co-facilitator CALD Network Group	2014
Member South Australian Refugee Health Network	2014
Member Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies	2014
Member Comorbidity Action in the North Australian Research Council Advisory Group	2014
Member Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Group	2014
Co-facilitator CALD Network Group	2013
Founder Burmese Women Group	2013
Member South Australian Refugee Health Network	2013
Member Comorbidity Action in the North Australian Research Council Advisory Group	2013
Member Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Group	2013
Member South Australian Refugee Health Network	2012
Member Comorbidity Action in the North Australian Research Council Advisory Group	2012
Member Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Group	2012
Member South Australian Refugee Health Network	2011
Member Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Group	2011

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
The impact of participation in an art therapy program for Defence and Emergency Services Personnel with Post-Traumatic Stress	Current

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