@KennethPakenham

Professor Emeritus of clinical & health psychology at The University of Queensland. Interests: ACT, resilience, self-care, chronic illness

 Brisbane, Queensland
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Joined June 2017
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My new blog, ‘Gratitude’, in a series that unpacks the ‘eating pain and feasting on life’ themes in my memoir, The Trauma Banquet. kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…

No. 12 - Gratitude — Kenneth Pakenham PhD

Gratitude involves appreciating the gifts of life with reverence . With respect to my book, The Trauma Banquet, it is integral to the ‘feasting on life’ process. Gratitude has been highlighted by...

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My new blog, ‘Spirituality’, in a series that unpacks the ‘eating pain and feasting on life’ themes in my memoir, The Trauma Banquet. kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…
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New study explores the protective role of psychological flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study shows psychological flexibility reduces the mental health risks of health anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. frontiersin.org/articles/10.…

Frontiers | Health Anxiety and Mental Health Outcome During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: The...

The COVID-19 emergency has severely affected the Italian population. During a pandemic, those with high health anxiety are at risk of adverse mental health o...

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My article is featured on the @ResearchGate #COVID19 community page. Read it here: researchgate.net/publication…

(PDF) Health Anxiety and Mental Health Outcome During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: The Mediating and...

PDF | The COVID-19 emergency has severely affected the Italian population. During a pandemic, those with high health anxiety are at risk of adverse... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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My new blog in a series that unpacks the ‘eating pain and feasting on life’ themes in my memoir, The Trauma Banquet. kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…

No. 10 - Values-based Action — Kenneth Pakenham PhD

In my prior blog I wrote about the importance of exploring, discovering, clarifying and connecting with personal values. In this blog I focus on taking action that is informed by personal values....

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I am thrilled to announce my book The Trauma Banquet received a silver 2020 Global Ebook Award in the non-fiction category Psychology & Mental Health See awards list globalebookawards.com/2020-g…

2020 Global Ebook Award Winners

Note: In some categories more than one ebook is listed as the winner due to the number of entrants and the sum of their scores from the judges; some categories

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A new study showing ACT is a viable alternative to CBT in treating inpatient psychiatric patients in routine hospital clinical care. tandfonline.com/eprint/NS2Z9…

A clinical effectiveness trial comparing ACT and CBT for inpatients with depressive and mixed...

Objective: Meta-analyses show that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an efficacious treatment for a wide range of mental health problems. However, few studies have examined the effectivene...

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My new blog on unpacking the eating pain and feasting on life processes in my memoir "The Trauma Banquet" kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/co…
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My article is featured on the @ResearchGate #COVID19 community page. Read it here: researchgate.net/publication…

(PDF) Health Anxiety and Mental Health Outcome During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: The Mediating and...

PDF | The COVID-19 emergency has severely affected the Italian population. During a pandemic, those with high health anxiety are at risk of adverse... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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My article is featured on the @ResearchGate #COVID19 community page. Read it here: researchgate.net/publication…

(PDF) The Moderating Roles of Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility on the Mental Health...

PDF | The Moderating Roles of Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility on the Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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a new study examining the protective role of psychological flexibility in managing the mental health impacts of COVID-19 authors.elsevier.com/c/1bSvY…
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My new blog on unpacking eating pain and feasting on life from my memoir "The Trauma Banquet" kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…
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My new blog in the series on unpacking the eating pain theme in my book "The Trauma Banquet" kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…

No. 7 - Acceptance — Kenneth Pakenham PhD

Acceptance is a transformative process that is inherent in mindfulness practice. Acceptance can be applied to inner experiencing (e.g., thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations) and to our external...

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My new blog in the series on unpacking the eating pain and feasting life processes profiled in my book "The Trauma Banquet" kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…

No. 6 - Seeing from Awareness — Kenneth Pakenham PhD

As you practice informal an formal mindfulness, you will slowly become aware of the part of you that observes your inner experiencing (e.g., thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations). This place from...

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You can now view my YouTube video of the launch of my book “The Trauma Banquet”. You may like to snuggle up with the video on a cold COVID Easter evening and be entertained. Here’s the link: youtube.com/watch?v=Z5bTh1hQ…

The Trauma Banquet Book Launch

Author of The Trauma Banquet, Dr Kenneth Pakenham, is in conversati...

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My latest blog post #TheTraumaBanquet #Pageturner kenneth-pakenham.com/blog/no…
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New book release. A powerful memoir and mental health resource: The Trauma Banquet. for more information kenneth-pakenham.com #TheTraumaBanquet

Kenneth Pakenham PhD

Kenneth Pakenham PhD author of The Trauma Banquet, Eating Pain, Feasting on Life. A memoir teaching the truth about how to overcome adversity

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Integrating #psychotherapy and #selfcare training builds resilient clinicians in #clinicalpsychology. #research at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Brief #mindfulness program improves quality of life in #MultipleSclerosis. Read my #research at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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