Vida Dyson
Psychology
Adler University
Australia
Biography
She stress the development of critical thinking skills, the importance of context, and the use of a systematic, scientific approach in assessment and treatment. My clinical experience with emotional disorders and substance abuse is reflected in my emphasis on the biopsychosocial approach. I encourage students to consider clients’ problems from a holistic perspective and to be aware of structural and systematic factors that maintain inequities in our society. Lastly, I encourage students to be familiar with current research findings and their implications in clinical practice.
Research Interest
Psychology.
Publications
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Rosen-Chase, C. & Dyson, V. (1999). Treatment of smoking dependence in the chronic mentally ill. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 16, 31–320.
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Appleby, L., Dyson, V., Luchins, D. J. & Cohen, L.S. (1999). The impact of substance use screening on a public psychiatric population. In Treatment of mental illness & substance abuse: A compendium of articles from psychiatric services (pp. 18–23). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
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Appleby, L., Luchins, D. J. & Dyson, V. (2001). Access to follow-up care by dual diagnosis patients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 265–267.
