Jai Carmichael, PhD
@jaicarmichael.bsky.social
PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology. Researcher focused on mental health 💚 after brain injury 🧠 | Practising Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar in inpatient and community psychiatry
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kpiDvjYAAAAJ&hl=en
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We’re trying to improve support for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) experiencing suicidality or self-harm.
If you’re an adult with ABI who has faced mental health challenges, or a clinician/researcher, please consider completing our survey:
redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=D...
If you’re an adult with ABI who has faced mental health challenges, or a clinician/researcher, please consider completing our survey:
redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=D...
Coping after acquired brain injury
redcap.helix.monash.edu
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We’re trying to improve support for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) experiencing suicidality or self-harm.
If you’re an adult with ABI who has faced mental health challenges, or a clinician/researcher, please consider completing our survey:
redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=D...
If you’re an adult with ABI who has faced mental health challenges, or a clinician/researcher, please consider completing our survey:
redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=D...
Our study on the prevalence and clinical significance of sensory changes following TBI (n=387) is now published open-access in Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
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Prevalence and clinical significance of sensory changes after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury: A cross-sectional study
Sensory changes are commonly observed in individuals with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI) but remain under-researched.This study examin…
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May 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Our study on the prevalence and clinical significance of sensory changes following TBI (n=387) is now published open-access in Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
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🚨Check out our new paper led by @jaicarmichael.bsky.social
We argue that @hitop-system.bsky.social has significant potential in clinical practice but to facilitate wider translation it must be presented as standing on its own two feet.
🔗https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fabn0001004
We argue that @hitop-system.bsky.social has significant potential in clinical practice but to facilitate wider translation it must be presented as standing on its own two feet.
🔗https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fabn0001004
May 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
🚨Check out our new paper led by @jaicarmichael.bsky.social
We argue that @hitop-system.bsky.social has significant potential in clinical practice but to facilitate wider translation it must be presented as standing on its own two feet.
🔗https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fabn0001004
We argue that @hitop-system.bsky.social has significant potential in clinical practice but to facilitate wider translation it must be presented as standing on its own two feet.
🔗https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fabn0001004
We're still inviting people with ABI, close others (Australia), clinicians, & researchers (worldwide) to share their experiences & needs around suicidality and self-harm after ABI.
Conversations so far have been incredibly valuable and deeply appreciated.
redcap.link/x2n3c8wr
Conversations so far have been incredibly valuable and deeply appreciated.
redcap.link/x2n3c8wr
April 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We're still inviting people with ABI, close others (Australia), clinicians, & researchers (worldwide) to share their experiences & needs around suicidality and self-harm after ABI.
Conversations so far have been incredibly valuable and deeply appreciated.
redcap.link/x2n3c8wr
Conversations so far have been incredibly valuable and deeply appreciated.
redcap.link/x2n3c8wr
Reminder: Our call for papers on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology with @theJCEN is open!
Letters of intent are due in a few days—you don't need to have results finalised yet, just let us know you're interested!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Letters of intent are due in a few days—you don't need to have results finalised yet, just let us know you're interested!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
April 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Reminder: Our call for papers on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology with @theJCEN is open!
Letters of intent are due in a few days—you don't need to have results finalised yet, just let us know you're interested!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Letters of intent are due in a few days—you don't need to have results finalised yet, just let us know you're interested!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
And our second qualitative study is now out—this time focusing on the perspectives of six clinical neuropsychologists who delivered the interventions. Open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And our second qualitative study is now out—this time focusing on the perspectives of six clinical neuropsychologists who delivered the interventions. Open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
Translating clinical
psychology research to practice could improve mental health care but it is challenging. Researchers often frame the problem in terms of uptake failure by clinicians. But are they doing clinically useful research? In press, American psychologist
osf.io/preprints/ps...
psychology research to practice could improve mental health care but it is challenging. Researchers often frame the problem in terms of uptake failure by clinicians. But are they doing clinically useful research? In press, American psychologist
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
April 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Translating clinical
psychology research to practice could improve mental health care but it is challenging. Researchers often frame the problem in terms of uptake failure by clinicians. But are they doing clinically useful research? In press, American psychologist
osf.io/preprints/ps...
psychology research to practice could improve mental health care but it is challenging. Researchers often frame the problem in terms of uptake failure by clinicians. But are they doing clinically useful research? In press, American psychologist
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I had the privilege of speaking with 20 people with ABI about their experiences of psychological treatment for sleep & fatigue. Their accounts help us understand how psychology can help & what to consider going forward.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I had the privilege of speaking with 20 people with ABI about their experiences of psychological treatment for sleep & fatigue. Their accounts help us understand how psychology can help & what to consider going forward.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@merrcresearch.bsky.social
Pleased to share this prepublication Viewpoint w/ @drdarrenhaywood.bsky.social, accepted in JoPaCS.
We argue that HiTOP's marketing to clinicians can be improved by focusing on its intrinsic strengths, rather than framing it as a corrective to the DSM/ICD.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We argue that HiTOP's marketing to clinicians can be improved by focusing on its intrinsic strengths, rather than framing it as a corrective to the DSM/ICD.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
March 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Pleased to share this prepublication Viewpoint w/ @drdarrenhaywood.bsky.social, accepted in JoPaCS.
We argue that HiTOP's marketing to clinicians can be improved by focusing on its intrinsic strengths, rather than framing it as a corrective to the DSM/ICD.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We argue that HiTOP's marketing to clinicians can be improved by focusing on its intrinsic strengths, rather than framing it as a corrective to the DSM/ICD.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
Call for submissions to the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology special issue on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Deadline is May 1.
Details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Deadline is May 1.
Details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Breaking Down Barriers: Transdiagnostic Approaches in Neuropsychology
think.taylorandfrancis.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Call for submissions to the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology special issue on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Deadline is May 1.
Details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Deadline is May 1.
Details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
Thrilled to be co-editing a special issue in the JCEN with Silvana Mareva and Matt Calamia on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Learn more & submit your letter of intent by 1 May: 🔗 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@lisarapport.bsky.social
Thrilled to be co-editing a special issue in the JCEN with Silvana Mareva and Matt Calamia on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Learn more & submit your letter of intent by 1 May: 🔗 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@lisarapport.bsky.social
Breaking Down Barriers: Transdiagnostic Approaches in Neuropsychology
think.taylorandfrancis.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
Thrilled to be co-editing a special issue in the JCEN with Silvana Mareva and Matt Calamia on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Learn more & submit your letter of intent by 1 May: 🔗 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@lisarapport.bsky.social
Thrilled to be co-editing a special issue in the JCEN with Silvana Mareva and Matt Calamia on transdiagnostic approaches in neuropsychology.
Learn more & submit your letter of intent by 1 May: 🔗 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@lisarapport.bsky.social
🚨 New preprint! 🚨
We explored suicidal ideation after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Findings suggest emotional dysregulation, coping style, resilience, & cognitive difficulties are linked to suicidality through symptoms of depression & anxiety.
🔗 Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We explored suicidal ideation after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Findings suggest emotional dysregulation, coping style, resilience, & cognitive difficulties are linked to suicidality through symptoms of depression & anxiety.
🔗 Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
February 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
🚨 New preprint! 🚨
We explored suicidal ideation after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Findings suggest emotional dysregulation, coping style, resilience, & cognitive difficulties are linked to suicidality through symptoms of depression & anxiety.
🔗 Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We explored suicidal ideation after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Findings suggest emotional dysregulation, coping style, resilience, & cognitive difficulties are linked to suicidality through symptoms of depression & anxiety.
🔗 Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Interesting new review explores how metabolic dysfunction may contribute to mood and anxiety disorders post-TBI, but concludes further research is needed. Biological contributors remain poorly understood—despite the intrinsic biological nature of TBI.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
Redirecting
doi.org
January 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Interesting new review explores how metabolic dysfunction may contribute to mood and anxiety disorders post-TBI, but concludes further research is needed. Biological contributors remain poorly understood—despite the intrinsic biological nature of TBI.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
New systematic review finds allied health interventions have the potential to reduce challenging behaviour in people with ABI. Most interventions use an individualised, positive behaviour support framework to modify the environment and increase self-regulation skills.
doi.org/10.1071/IB24...
doi.org/10.1071/IB24...
Challenging behaviour, activity, and participation following acquired brain injury: a scoping review of interventions delivered by allied health professionals
Background This scoping review aimed to identify literature describing allied health interventions used to address challenging behaviour for adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI) living in commun...
doi.org
January 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
New systematic review finds allied health interventions have the potential to reduce challenging behaviour in people with ABI. Most interventions use an individualised, positive behaviour support framework to modify the environment and increase self-regulation skills.
doi.org/10.1071/IB24...
doi.org/10.1071/IB24...
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
Can people intentionally change their personality?
Happy to share that our review on volitional personality change research has now been published at Nature Communications.
Open-Access-Link: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Happy to share that our review on volitional personality change research has now been published at Nature Communications.
Open-Access-Link: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
A systematic review of volitional personality change research - Communications Psychology
Meta-analytic evidence finds interventions aimed at altering personality traits were successful in promoting change. A review of nonintervention studies, finds having the goal to change personality is...
doi.org
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Can people intentionally change their personality?
Happy to share that our review on volitional personality change research has now been published at Nature Communications.
Open-Access-Link: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Happy to share that our review on volitional personality change research has now been published at Nature Communications.
Open-Access-Link: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
I would add: be sensitive to the purpose this diagnosis is serving in ur clinical context (is this your way of saying that this is a “difficult patient” or your way of recognizing deeper recurrent dynamics beneath mood issues to guide treatment) & whether the patient finds the diagnosis acceptable…
How to diagnose #borderline personality:
1. Explain diagnostic process
2. Assess thoroughly
3. Explore how the features affect everyday life
4. Link the diagnosis to evidence-based treatments & hope
From:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37997227
More in podcast
www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-...
1. Explain diagnostic process
2. Assess thoroughly
3. Explore how the features affect everyday life
4. Link the diagnosis to evidence-based treatments & hope
From:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37997227
More in podcast
www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-...
December 1, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I would add: be sensitive to the purpose this diagnosis is serving in ur clinical context (is this your way of saying that this is a “difficult patient” or your way of recognizing deeper recurrent dynamics beneath mood issues to guide treatment) & whether the patient finds the diagnosis acceptable…
And you can read more about our project, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, here: afsp.org/grant/addres...
December 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM
And you can read more about our project, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, here: afsp.org/grant/addres...
We’ve received funding to develop resources addressing suicidality & self-harm after ABI.
🔎 Stage 1 involves scoping interviews with:
- ABI survivors & close others (Australia only, for now)
- Clinicians/researchers (esp. keen to hear from those less experienced).
Please share with your networks!
🔎 Stage 1 involves scoping interviews with:
- ABI survivors & close others (Australia only, for now)
- Clinicians/researchers (esp. keen to hear from those less experienced).
Please share with your networks!
December 1, 2024 at 11:38 PM
We’ve received funding to develop resources addressing suicidality & self-harm after ABI.
🔎 Stage 1 involves scoping interviews with:
- ABI survivors & close others (Australia only, for now)
- Clinicians/researchers (esp. keen to hear from those less experienced).
Please share with your networks!
🔎 Stage 1 involves scoping interviews with:
- ABI survivors & close others (Australia only, for now)
- Clinicians/researchers (esp. keen to hear from those less experienced).
Please share with your networks!
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
Hi everyone - it is lovely to join Bluesky!
We at Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) conduct research to maximise functional, psychological, and social outcomes following brain injury. More information at our website: www.monash.edu/medicine/psy...
#TBI #braininjury #neuropsych
We at Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) conduct research to maximise functional, psychological, and social outcomes following brain injury. More information at our website: www.monash.edu/medicine/psy...
#TBI #braininjury #neuropsych
MERRC home
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) conducts ethical, innovative and internationally competitive research. We investigate the effectiveness of intervention programs for individuals w...
www.monash.edu
November 24, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Hi everyone - it is lovely to join Bluesky!
We at Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) conduct research to maximise functional, psychological, and social outcomes following brain injury. More information at our website: www.monash.edu/medicine/psy...
#TBI #braininjury #neuropsych
We at Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) conduct research to maximise functional, psychological, and social outcomes following brain injury. More information at our website: www.monash.edu/medicine/psy...
#TBI #braininjury #neuropsych
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I’m honoured to be launching this comprehensive briefing paper on FND neuropsychological and psychological management, across the lifespan, with a UK focus but global relevance - thanks to my fantastic colleagues on the Division of Neuropsychology Policy Unit working group 👏👏👏
🚨 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FND IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS 🚨
A new briefing paper from the Division of Neuropsychology @donbps.bsky.social
Proud to be part of the team working on this chaired by @nielsdetert.bsky.social & dedicated to the late Jason Price who originally conceived of the idea 🙏❤️
A new briefing paper from the Division of Neuropsychology @donbps.bsky.social
Proud to be part of the team working on this chaired by @nielsdetert.bsky.social & dedicated to the late Jason Price who originally conceived of the idea 🙏❤️
Functional Neurological Disorder: Neuropsychological and psychological management in children and adults | BPS - British Psychological Society
BPS Explore is our easy-to-access central location for you to read and download a wide range of psychological content from practitioners, researchers and working groups.
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November 21, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I’m honoured to be launching this comprehensive briefing paper on FND neuropsychological and psychological management, across the lifespan, with a UK focus but global relevance - thanks to my fantastic colleagues on the Division of Neuropsychology Policy Unit working group 👏👏👏
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
We've started working on a #Neurorehabilitation Starter Pack to help researchers, clinicians, and other professionals in the field get connected.
Please reply or message to be added to or removed from the list. We're excited to see a growing neurorehab community here!
go.bsky.app/4Vgz8Kz
Please reply or message to be added to or removed from the list. We're excited to see a growing neurorehab community here!
go.bsky.app/4Vgz8Kz
November 15, 2024 at 5:24 PM
We've started working on a #Neurorehabilitation Starter Pack to help researchers, clinicians, and other professionals in the field get connected.
Please reply or message to be added to or removed from the list. We're excited to see a growing neurorehab community here!
go.bsky.app/4Vgz8Kz
Please reply or message to be added to or removed from the list. We're excited to see a growing neurorehab community here!
go.bsky.app/4Vgz8Kz
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#PsychSky - a global community of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, people w lived experience, policy folks & anyone else interested in the brain - is growing! Follow starter packs I & II below. Just say if you want to be added 🧠
go.bsky.app/C36fgiD
go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
go.bsky.app/C36fgiD
go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
November 15, 2024 at 4:20 AM
#PsychSky - a global community of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, people w lived experience, policy folks & anyone else interested in the brain - is growing! Follow starter packs I & II below. Just say if you want to be added 🧠
go.bsky.app/C36fgiD
go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
go.bsky.app/C36fgiD
go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
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November 18, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Reposted by Jai Carmichael, PhD
These data are super consistent with a theory we published recently arguing that the ventral pathway may be best described as a basis set of local visual features (like DNNs), and may not compute global object properties like shape.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does the brain's ventral visual pathway compute object shape?
A rich behavioral literature has shown that human object recognition is supported by a representation of shape that is tolerant to variations in an ob…
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November 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
These data are super consistent with a theory we published recently arguing that the ventral pathway may be best described as a basis set of local visual features (like DNNs), and may not compute global object properties like shape.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...