Medical Psychology
Professor Stephen Touyz
Academic and Hospital Career and Previous Employment:
1969-1976
Undergraduate and postgraduate student, University of Cape Town: BSc(1972);
University of Witwatersrand: BSc(Hons.)(1974); University of Cape Town: PhD(1976),
South Africa.
1976-1978
Clinical Psychology Internship, Grooth Schuur Hospital, Red Cross War Memorial
Children's Hospital and Valkenberg Hospital, South Africa.
1973
Tutor in Psychology, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
1974
Senior Tutor in Psychology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
1974-1976
Senior Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town,
South Africa.
1976-1988
Senior Clinical Psychologist and Head of Clinical Psychology Unit, Department
of Psychiatry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
1988-1996
Head, Department of Medical Psychology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South
Wales, Australia.
1978-1990
Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Australia.
1991-1994
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia.
1994 - 1996
Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Australia.
1996-
Professor of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Current Research Interests
Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa [Diagnostic issues, treatment, body shape, information processing], Post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD (cognitive behavioural treatment].
Current Teaching Interests: Dieting disorders; professional issues in clinical psychology; behavioural medicine.
Publications: 3 books and over 100 journal articles and chapters. Selection of publications:
Recent Publications
1. Nixon, R.D.V., Sweeney, L., Erickson, D.B. and Touyz, S.W. Parent-child interaction therapy: (2003) A comparison of standard and abbreviated treatments for oppositional defiant preschoolers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 71, No. 2, 251 – 260. 2. Beumont, P.J.V. and Touyz, S.W. (2003). What kind of illness is anorexia nervosa? European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Supplement 1) 12: 20-24.
3. Touyz, S.W., Thornton, C., Rieger, E., George, L. and Beumont, P.J.V. (2003) The incorporation of the stage of change model in the day hospital treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Supplement 1) 12: 65-71.
4. Touyz, S.W. A recipe for the psychological treatments of eating disorders. In M Maj; K. Halmi, J J Lopez-Ibor, N. Sartorius. (2003) Eating Disorders: Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry (6th Volume). Wiley Chichester pp. 375-378.
5. Rieger, E., Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, P.J.V. (2002) The Anorexia Nervosa Stages and Change questionnaire (ANSOCQ): Information regarding its psychometric properties. International Journal of Eating Disorders Vol. 32, No. 1, 24 - 38.
6. Thornton, C., Beumont, P.J.V. and Touyz, S.W. (2002) The Australian experience of day programs for patients with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1-10.
7. Chen, E., Touyz, S.W., Beumont, P.J.V., Fairburn, C.G., Griffiths, R., Butow, P., Russell, J., Schotte, D.E., Gertler, R. and Basten, C. (2002) A comparison of group and individual cognitive-behavioural therapy for patients with bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 33, 241-254.
8. Russell, J., Bauer, L., Beumont, P.J.V., Byrnes, S., Gross, G, Touyz, SW, Abraham S and Zipfel, S. Altered energy metabolism in anorexia nervosa. Psychoneuro-endocrinology 26, 51-63, 2001.
9. Rieger, E., Touyz, SW and Beumont PJV. (2001) Cross-culture research on anorexia nervosa: Assumptions regarding the role of body weight. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29, 2, 205-215.
10. Beumont, P.J.V., Ben Tovin, D. and Touyz, S.W. Eating Disorders In S. Bloch and B. Singh (Editors) (2001) Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry. Second Edition, Melbourne University Press, pp. 217-230.
11. Rieger, E., Touyz, S.W., Schotte, D., Beumont, PJV, Russell, J., Clark, S., Kohn, M. and Griffiths, R. (2000) Development of an instrument to assess readiness to recover in anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders 28, 387-396.
12. Gross G., Russell, J.D., Beumont, P.J.V., Touyz, S.W., Roach, P., Aslani, A., Hansen, R.D. and Allen, B.J. (2000) Longitudinal study of patients with anorexia nervosa 6 to 10 years after treatment: Impact of adequate weight restoration of outcome. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 904, 614-616.
13. King, N., Touyz, S.W. and Charles, M. (2000) The effect of body dissatisfaction on women’s perceptions of female celebrities. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 27,3, 341 - 347.
14. Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, P.J.V. Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management (2000). Journal of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hong Kong, May /June edition 7-18 (previously published in Modern Medicine of Australia June 1999).
15. Touyz, S.W. and Beumont P.J.V., Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management. (2000) Modern Medicine of the Middle East, 17, 65-77 (previously published in Modern Medicine of Australia 1999 pp 95-110).
16. Moulds, M., Touyz, S.W., Schotte, D., Beumont, P.J.V., Griffiths, R., Russell, J. and Charles M. (2000) Perceived expressed emotion in the siblings and parents of hospitalised patients with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 27, 3, 288 - 296.
17. Griffiths, R.A. and Touyz, S.W. (2000) Bulimia nervosa - nature, treatment and prevention. Modern Medicine of Australia CME Article No. 3 P. 65-70. Also published in Modern Medicine of South Africa, January 2000 pp 38-43.
18. Lowinger, K., Griffiths, R., Beumont, P.J.V., Scicluna, H. and Touyz, S.W. (1999). Fluid restriction in anorexia nervosa: A neglected symptom or a new phenomenon? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 26, 4, 392-396.
19. Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, P.J.V. (1999). Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management. Modern Medicine of Australia, June pp 95-110. Also published in the Middle East Edition, 18, 26-33.
20. Griffiths, R.A. and Touyz, S.W. (1999) Bulimia nervosa: dogal seyri, tedavisi ve onlenmesi. Modern Medicine CILT 7 /Say1 1, OCAK 1999 pp 8-14 (Turkey).
21. Griffiths, R.A., Beumont, P.J.V., Giannakopoulos E., Russell, J., Schotte, D., Touyz, S.W. and Varano, P. (1999).Measuring self-esteem in dieting disordered patients: The Validity of the Rosenberg and Coopersmith Contrasted. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 25,2, 227-234.
22. Griffiths, R.A., Beumont, P.J.V., Schotte, D., Russell, J., Thornton, C., Touyz, S.W. and Varano, P. (1999) Sociocultural attitudes towards appearance in dieting and non-dieting disordered populations. European Eating Disorders Review, 7,3, 193-203
Later Publications
Beumont, PJV, Russell, J.D., Touyz, S.W., Buckley, C., Lowinger, K., Talbot, P., & Johnson, G.F.S. Intensive nutritional counselling in bulimia nervosa: A role for supplementation with fluoxetine? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1997, 31, 514-524; Griffiths, R.A., Beumont, PJV., Touyz, S.W., Russell, J. and Moore, G. The use of guardianship legislation for anorexia nervosa: A report of 15 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1997, 31, 525-531; Touyz, S.W. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. In Theory and Practice in Psychological Medicine: A companion to the management of mental disorders. Volume 3 (Eds) PJV Beumont, P.Boyce and G. Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre, Sydney 1997, pp. 180-183; Touyz, S.W. Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A Case for Prevention. Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist: Journal of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society, 1997, 2, 1, 13-17; Carroll-Kozyk, J.C., Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, PJV. Is there a relationship between bulimia nervosa and hazardous alcohol use? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1998, 24, 1, 95-99; Griffiths, R.A., Gross, G., Russell, J., Thornton, C., Beumont, PJV, Schotte, D. and Touyz, S.W. Perception of bed rest by anorexic patients. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1998, 23, 443-447; Touyz, S.W. Ethical considerations in the implementation of behaviour modification programmes in patients with anorexia nervosa. A historical perspective. In W. Vandereycken and PJV Beumont (Eds.) Treating Eating Disorders: Ethical, Legal and Personal Issues. Athlone Press 1998, pp. 215-229; Rieger, E., Schotte, D.E., Touyz, S.W., Beumont, PJV, Griffiths, R. and Russell, J. Attentional biases in eating disorders: A visual probe detection procedure. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1998, 23, 199-205; Sackville, T., Schotte, D.E., Touyz, S.W., Griffiths, R. and Beumont, PJV. Conscious and preconscious processing of food, body shape and weight, and emotion related stimuli in anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1998, 23, 77-82; Bourne, S.K., Bryant, R.A., Griffiths, R.A., Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, PJV. Nervosa, restrained and unrestrained eaters. International Journal of Eating Disorders 1998, 24, 185-192; Rieger, E., Touz, S.W. and Wain, G. The role of the clinical psychologist in gynaecological cancer. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1998, Vol 45, No. 3, pp. 201-214; Griffiths, R.A. and Touyz, S.W. Bulimia nervosa - nature, treatment and prevention. Modern Medicine of Australia CME Article No. 3 1998, p. 65-70; Griffiths, R.A., Beumont, PJV., Schotte, D., Russell, J., Thornton, C., Touyz, S.W. and Varano, P. Sociocultural attitudes towards appearance in dieting and non dieting disordered populations. European Eating Disorders Review, 1999, 7, 3, 193-203; Griffiths, R.A., Beumont, PJV, Giannakopoulos, E., Russell, J., Schottee, D., Touyz, S.W. and Varano P. Measuring self-esteem in dieting disordered patients: The Validity of the Rosenberg and Coopersmith Contrasted. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1999, 25, 2, 227-234; Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, PJV. Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management. Modern Medicine of Australia, June pp 95-110. Also published in the Middle East Edition 1999, 18, 26-33; Touyz, S.W., Beumont, P.J.V., Collins, J.K., McCabe, M. and Jupp, J. Body shape perception and its disturbance in anorexia nervosa. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1984, 144:167-171; Touyz, S.W., Beumont, P.J.V., Glaun, D., Philips, T. and Cowie, I. Comparison of lenient and strict operant conditioning programme in refeeding patients with anorexia nervosa. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1984, 144:512-520; Touyz, S.W. and Beumont, P.J.V. Anorexia nervosa: A follow-up investigation. Medical Journal of Australia, 1984, 141, 219-222; Touyz, S.W., Cowie, I., Collins, J.K. and Beumont, P.J.V. Body-shape perception in bulimia and anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1985, 4, 3:259-266; Collins, J.K., Beumont, P.J.V., Touyz, S.W., Krass, J.L., Thompson, P. and Philips, T. Accuracy of body image with varying degrees of information about face and body contours. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1987, 6, 2:67-73; Bowden, P.K., Touyz, S.W., Rodriguez, P.J., Hensley, R. and Beumont, P.J.V. Distorting patient or distorting instrument? Body shape disturbance in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1989, 155, 196-201; Touyz, S.W., Blaszczynski, A., Digiusto, E., and Byrne, D.G. The emergence of clinical psychology departments in Australian Teaching Hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1992, 36, 41:554-559. Also cited In Current Opinion in Psychiatry, December 1993, edited by H.G. Morgan and D.J. Kupfer; Beumont, P.J.V., Russell, J. and Touyz, S.W. Treatment of anorexia nervosa. Lancet, 1993, 341:1635-1640; Touyz, S.W., Beumont, P.J.V., Saayman, G.S. and Zabow, T. The effects of short-term administration of Clozapine upon the sleep patterns of normal young adults. Biological Psychiatry, 1977, 13, 6:801-822; Touyz, S.W., Saayman, G.S. and Zabow, T. A psychophysiological investigation of the long-term administration of Clozapine upon the sleep patterns of normal young adults. Psychopharmacologia, 1978, 56:69-73; Touyz, S.W., Beumont, P.J.V., Saayman, G.S., Stern, D.A. and Zabow, T. Placebo and sleep patterns of normal young adults. Biological Psychiatry, 1978, 13, 4:481-483.
Editorial: Member of the Editorial Board of the European Eating Disorder Review.
Current Affiliations: Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Programme, Wesley Private Hospital; Consultant Clinical Psychologist to the Eating Disorder Programme, Department of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital, and; Clinical Psychology Adviser to the New South Wales Branch, Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs.
Addresses:
My E-mail: stephent@psych.usyd.edu.au
Telephone: +61 2 93512646
Fax: +61 2 93512984
Mailing Address:
Professor Stephen Touyz
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Rm. 167, Transient Building F12
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia
