Michael Kyrios

Michael or Mike Kyrios (born 30 December 1958^{[citation needed]}) is a Greek-Australian clinical psychologist. He is an emeritus professor at Flinders University, after serving as vice-president and executive dean at the university's College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.^[1]

Introduction

He was previously a professor at the Australian National University and the director of its Research School of Psychology,^[2] and president of the Australian Psychological Society from 2014 to 2016.^[3] His other previous appointments include Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on areas such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), behavioral addictions, anxiety, and depression. He has led research in understanding the role of the self in psychological disorders and in psychological treatments.^[4] More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.^[5] With colleagues from the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, they have developed interventions to improve wellbeing, anxiety and depression.^[6]^[7]

He has also developed online treatments for OCD and hoarding.^[8]

Career

Kyrios' initial career was mainly as a clinician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, although he maintained academic links to the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. His academic career took greater focus when he transferred to the Department of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and then to Swinburne University where he set up research institutes in mental health. His next career move was to the Australian National University in Canberra and, finally, to Flinders University in Adelaide where he maintained close links to the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute.^[9]

References

^ "New leader joins College of Education, Psychology and Social Work". Flinders University. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ "ANU appoints Michael Kyrios to head Psychology". MyScience. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Past presidents and chairpersons". Australian Psychological Society. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ https://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/79144/frontmatter/9781107079144_frontmatter.pdf
^ "Orama is Flinders University's Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing".
^ Fassnacht, D.B., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Mavrangelos, T., Furber, G., Kyrios, M. (2022). A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program. JMIR Mental Health, 9(5), e37292
^ Van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M. & Kyrios, M. (2021). Psychological Interventions to improve positive mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(5), 631–652
^ Spinks, Peter (31 May 2016). "Online therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder beats medication". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Mike Kyrios". Research @ Flinders. Retrieved 23 August 2024.