Centre for Emotional Health
Welcome to the Centre for Emotional Health
The Centre for Emotional Health (CEH) is a centre of excellence that focuses on the understanding, treatment and prevention of anxiety, depression and related mental health problems. CEH's mission is the scientific evaluation of the origins, consequences, management and prevention of anxiety and related emotional difficulties across the lifespan. Operating within and supported by the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University, it builds on an existing concentration of researchers at Macquarie who have built international reputations in these areas. The group provides a unique blend of theoretical conceptualisation, experimental expertise with practical development and application. This focus has helped the group already develop several "world-first" findings. We are widely cited for our work on aetiological modelling, low-cost dissemination of interventions, and prevention and early intervention.
Members of the group are regularly invited to present at international conferences, contribute to scholarly monographs, and hold positions on national and international bodies. We have established strong collaborative links with overseas researchers covering North America, Europe, and Asia.
Prof Ron Rapee
Director, Centre for Emotional Health
News
CEH'S Dr Cathy McMahon wins prize for best paper.
Professor Ron Rapee, CEH Director, receives two prestigious awards, October 2009.
CEH Lecture: The Lingering Legacy of Lead Toxicity
Lecture 13 November by Professor Bruce Lanphear
When Fear Takes Over
Doubling of success rate for Centre's treatment of social phobia reported in Sydney Morning Herald.
No Need for Mother Blaming
Researchers at the CEH employed an innovative design to examine parenting linked to child anxiety disorders.
New Treatment Trial for Social Anxiety &Alcohol Use Problems
Recruitment has commenced for our NHMRC funded clinical trial to investigate treatment of social anxiety combined with alcohol use problems.
For more information please visit the CASP website.
CEH Member Wins Early Career Award
Maria Kangas to receive American Society for Behavioral Medicine's Early Career Investigator Award for 2009.