Thomas Woldhuis
@thomaswoldhuis
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Provisional Psychologist | PhD & Master of Clin. Psychology Candidate (University of Sydney) | Research Assistant (eCentreClinic, Macquarie University)
Joined February 2014
Yesterday I was interviewed by Narelle Graham from the ABC (SA Regional Drive) to speak on illness invalidation following research published with @MilenaGandy. Kristie (28) also shared about managing endo and invalidation. Check it out below! [from 39:47] https://t.co/wk3SAt10kA
abc.net.au
Bringing you the news of the day across regional SA and Broken Hill.
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IN THE MEDIA I Illness invalidation harmful to patients with chronic conditions. A new study of Australians living with chronic physical health conditions has found family members & doctors who dismiss their experiences cause significant mental distress. https://t.co/VO8hKCNmbm
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🌟 Integrated Mental Health Care for Epilepsy 🌟 ILAE Task Force Review of 65 studies of integrated mental health care within seizure care settings Outlines: 🔑 Core components 🚧 Barriers & facilitators 📋 Framework for future care 📖 Read: https://t.co/NYAMFX2mH7
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A study from Centre members @thomaswoldhuis and A/Prof @MilenaGandy highlights the detrimental effects of illness invalidation on individuals with chronic conditions. https://t.co/k1cHhuzLNN
@PsyMQ @eCentreClinic1 #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #HealthResearch
lighthouse.mq.edu.au
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🚨IN PRESS | Congratulations to @ThomasWolduis & supervisor A/Prof @MilenaGandy, whose honours research on #illnessinvalidation & #psychological distress in adults w/ #chronichealth symptoms has been published.👇 https://t.co/I6qWzULBqG
@Macquarie_Uni
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Thank you to the following organisations who helped promote this research: @EpilepsyASU, @epilepsyaction, @endoactive @qendoau, @crohnscolitisau, @LymeDiseaseAus and Sleep Disorders Australia!
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We found illness invalidation (i.e., delegitimising one's illness symptoms or experience) uniquely contributed to psychological distress... ... and certain types of invalidation were higher for those with multimorbidity, longer symptom durations, and unconfirmed diagnoses.
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🚨 Publication Update!! We examined the relationship between illness invalidation and psychological distress for people managing chronic symptoms 📄Check it out here: https://t.co/pPrpUCYKWV Thank you to A/Prof @MilenaGandy and @Macquarie_Uni for your support with this project!
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Transition of Youth with #epilepsy to adult care is challenging for parents. Hear clin psychologist @jodudeney discusses this issue for Epilepsy Action Australia - who we are proud to support including at the recent Purple Day Gala https://t.co/R5LzG6afHC
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Thrilled to write this Comment for @TheLancet with @jodudeney on the amazing UK MICE trial of psychological care for youth with #epilepsy highlighting the value of integrated care for #mentalhealth
https://t.co/h6lzc7xq3M
https://t.co/woe6nAm08P
thelancet.com
MICE was superior to assessment-enhanced usual care in improving symptoms of emotional and behavioural difficulties in young people with epilepsy and common mental health disorders. The trial...
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Join us for ILAE webinar on Integrated Psychological Care Services: Tips from established service leaders ( https://t.co/gbJCGD2Yef) to discuss addressing #mentalhealth in #epilepsy care settings
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IN PRESS | Congratulations to A/Prof @MilenaGandy & team, on their newly published #protocol paper on an important trial which will compare three models of care delivery in #epilepsy to inform digital mental healthcare integration. https://t.co/d9BNrrGKoB
@Macquarie_Uni
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Objective Mental health complaints are prevalent among people with epilepsy, yet there are major barriers that prevent access to psychological care, including high out-of-pocket costs and a lack of...
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Excited to start recruitment for clinical trial of digital psychological intervention (Wellbeing Neuro Course) to improve #mentalhealth in adults with #epilepsy - details below https://t.co/YFL0C5u9eR
@Action4Epilepsy @EpilepsySocAus @patrick_kwan
ecentreclinic.org
Helpful information about our free online and internet-delivered course specially developed for adults wanting to manage the mental health and day-to-day impacts of neurological conditions, including...
Key point: The intervention aims to improve mental health and functional outcomes, with primary outcomes being symptoms of #depression and anxiety. https://t.co/GNOJYbiAwx
#epilepsy #ilae #anxiety #cognitivebehaviortherapy #mood #online @IlaeWeb @epilepsiaopen @WileyNeuro
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Very excited to have the opportunity to talk about ultra brief treatments (and why I love them) with @AACBT_org_au!
Sydney pub discussion Monday 18 March 2024 Forest Lodge Hotel Dr @MadelyneBisby presents: Ultra-brief treatments: what are they, and do they work? Tickets via our Eventbrite portal: https://t.co/fmSb02P2Sn
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This is about time that women’s pain is taken seriously. I’m glad that the government is seeing this as a priority. I fear it will take longer than anticipated to deal with the invalidation women receive from the system. @JemmaLTodd @BrydeePickup @thomaswoldhuis @MilenaGandy
It is time we took women’s pain seriously Thank you to everyone who has worked for DECADES to make this happen https://t.co/iNnIHxQcxr
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Proud previous supervisor moment when the wonderful @MilenaGandy describes her important work on interventions for people with neurological disorders. Michelle Craske was a hard act to follow, but Milena pulled it off!! #AACBT23 #CBTworks @AACBT_org_au @eCentreClinic1
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Excellent presentation on invalidation of chronic health symptoms. Great work @thomaswoldhuis #AACBT2023
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