The central goal of clinical psychology is to reduce the suffering caused by mental health
conditions. Anxiety, mood, psychosis, substance use, personality, and other mental …

This article discusses the fundamental need for lived experience perspectives in develo**
and evaluating psychotherapies. The primary professional goal of clinical psychology is to …

This paper explores the lived experience of mental illness within the field of psychology
across higher education and the mental health workforce. There is a high prevalence of …

Autistic people may experience high emotion and sensory sensitivities and a slow return to
baseline emotional state. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was developed to address …

How often do clinical psychologists have a lived experience with, or close connection, to
their research? Does the field of psychology accept this “me-search”? We undertook the first …

This paper explores the necessity and considerations of integrating Lived Experience
Criminology (LEC) into penological pedagogy. It critically analyses the underutilized, yet …

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate the school psychology personnel crisis.
There is a dearth of knowledge regarding how the pandemic has impacted school …

High levels of violence and conflict occur in inpatient psychiatric settings, causing a range of
psychological and physical harms to both patients and staff. Drawing on critiques of …

Objective Despite gains in research knowledge, self-injury remains unduly and widely
stigmatised. This can preclude people with lived experience from playing active and …

Over the past three decades,“lived experience” designated roles in mental health services in
Australia have increased. However, the lived experience of staff in roles not designated in …