Reg Nixon

My primary interests are child and adult responses to traumatic stressors that can include (among others) physical and sexual assault, motor vehicle accidents, losing relatives to homicide and combat/war related trauma. I am specifically interested in how psychological difficulties such as acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develop following trauma, and in the treatment of these disorders.

Publications (2006 -)

McKinnon, A. C., Nixon, R. D. V., & Brewer, N. (2008, in press). The influence of data-driven processing on perceptions of memory quality and intrusive symptoms in children following traumatic events. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Broadbent, J.C., & Nixon, R.D.V. (2007). The effect of maladaptive beliefs on suppression of negative autobiographical memories. Behaviour Change, 241, 125-134.

Nixon, R.D.V., Nehmy, T., & Seymour, M. (2007). The effect of cognitive load and hyperarousal on negative intrusive memories. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2652-2663.

Bruggemann, L., Nixon, R.D.V., & Cavenett, T. (2007). Predicting acute anxiety and depression following hip fracture. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30, 97-105.

Bryant, R. A., Moulds, M. L., Mastrodomenico, J., Hopwood, S., Felmingham, K., & Nixon, R. D. V. (2007). Who drops out of cognitive-behaviour therapy for PTSD? Clinical Psychologist, 11, 13-15.

Ellis, A.A., Nixon, R. D. V., & Williamson, P. (2007). Cognitive and social support factors in the development of acute trauma response in children. In D. Einstein (Ed.), Innovations and advances in cognitive behaviour therapy. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Australian Academic Press.

Nixon, R. D. V. (2007). Using cognitive processing therapy for assault victims with acute stress disorder. In D. Einstein (Ed.), Innovations and advances in cognitive behaviour therapy. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Australian Academic Press.

Nixon, R. D. V., Flood, J., & Jackson, K. (2007). The generalizability of thought suppression ability to novel stimuli. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 677-687.

Cavenett, T., & Nixon, R. D. V. (2006). The effects of arousal on memory for emotionally-relevant information: A study of skydivers. Behavior Research and Therapy, 44, 1461-1469.

Bryant, R. A., Moulds, M. L., Nixon, R. D. V., Mastrodomenico, J., Felmingham, K., & Hopwood, S. (2006). Hypnotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy of acute stress disorder: A three-year follow-up. Behavior Research and Therapy, 44, 1331-1335.

Nixon, R. D. V., & Bryant, R. A. (2006). Dissociation in acute stress disorder after a hyperventilation provocation test. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34, 343-349.

Nixon, R. D. V., Bryant, R. A., & Moulds, M. L. (2006). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following awareness under anaethesia: A case study. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34, 113-118.

Moulds, M. L., & Nixon, R. D. V. (2006). In vivo flooding for anxiety disorders: Proposing its utility in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 498-509.

Research Grants (2006 -)

Nixon, R. D. V. Treatment of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. 2007, $11,000, Flinders University Research Grant.

Wade, T. D. & Nixon, R. D. V. Research support for clinical treatment outcome studies. 2007, $9,000, Flinders University Research Infrastructure Block Grant.

Nixon, R., & Brewer, N. Children’s memory for traumatic events.  2007-09, $201,189, ARC Discovery Project.

Nixon, R. D. V. An investigation of the cognitive processes underlying intrusive traumatic memory. 2005-2007, $120,000, Australian Research Council Discovery Project.

Nixon, R. D. V. Autobiographical memory deficits in children with acute stress disorder. 2006, $3,000, Faculty of Social Sciences Research Support Grant.

Nixon, R. D. V. Cognitive behaviour therapy of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder. 2006, $35,000, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation.

Wade, T. D., & Nixon, R. D. V. Research support for clinical treatment outcome studies. 2006, $9,000, Flinders University Research Infrastructure Block Grant.

Conference Papers (2006 -)

Nixon, R.D.V., & Nehmy, T.J. (2006, November). Predicting childhood posttraumatic stress following traumatic injury. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, USA.

Ellis, A.A., & Nixon, R.D.V., Williamson, P. (2006, November). Cognitive and family factors in the etiology and maintenance of PTSD in children following single incident trauma. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, USA.

Nixon, R.D.V. (2006, November). Cognitive processing therapy for acute stress disorder: Impact on comorbidity and health outcome in victims of assault. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, USA.

Ellis, A.A., Nixon, R.D.V., & Williamson, P. (2006, October). Cognitive factors in the development and maintenance of PTSD in children. Paper presented at the 29th National Conference of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy Sydney, Australia.

Kling, L., & Nixon, R. D. V. (2006, September). Non-trauma focused therapy: Potential for a less distressing treatment for adult posttraumatic stress disorder. Poster presented at the Joint Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Adelaide, Australia.

Nixon, R. D. V., & Sterk, J. (2006, September). Cognitive behaviour therapy versus cognitive therapy for childhood PTSD. Joint Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Adelaide, Australia.

Nehmy, T. J., Nixon, R. D. V. (2006, September). Predicting children’s early responses to trauma. Joint Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Adelaide. Australia.

Ellis, A. A., Nixon, R. D. V., & Williamson, P. (2006, September). Cognitive factors in the development and maintenance of PTSD in children. Joint Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Adelaide, Australia.

Nixon, R. D. V. (2006, July). Understanding the development of intrusive memories following trauma. 4th International Conference on Memory. Sydney, Australia.

Further information is available from Reg Nixon's website