Michael or Mike Kyrios (born 30 December 1958) is a Greek-Australian

clinical psychologist Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

. He is an emeritus professor at

Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...

, after serving as vice-president and executive dean at the university's College of Education, Psychology and Social Work. He was previously a professor at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

and the director of its Research School of Psychology, and president of the

Australian Psychological Society The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is one of the professional associations for psychologists in Australia. The APS had more than 27,000 members in 2005, making it the largest professional body representing psychologists in Australia at ...

from 2014 to 2016. His other previous appointments include

Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access ...

and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

. His research focuses on areas such as

obsessive–compulsive disorder Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and/or feels the need to perform certain routines repeatedly to the extent where it induces distress or impairs general ...

(OCD), behavioural

addiction Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use o ...

anxiety Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different than fear in that the former is defined as the anticipation of a future threat wh ...

, and depression. He has led research in understanding the role of the self in psychological disorders and in psychological treatments. More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic ee Órama Institute at Flinders University With colleagues from the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, they have developed interventions to improve wellbeing, anxiety and depression. He has also developed online treatments for OCD and

hoarding Hoarding is a behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items. Animal behavior ''Hoarding'' and ''caching'' are common in many bird species as well as in rodents. Most animal caches are of food. However, some birds will a ...

. Kyrios' initial career was mainly as a clinician at the

Royal Melbourne Hospital The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Th ...

, although he maintained academic links to the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. His academic career took greater focus when he transferred to the Department of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and then to Swinburne University where he set up research institutes in mental health. His next career move was to the Australian National University in Canberra and, finally, to Flinders University in Adelaide where he maintained close links to the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute.https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/mike-kyrios-2

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