Stephen Rayner

Articles by Stephen Rayner


A Military Second Opinion Mental Health Clinic

ABSTRACT Background: The 2009 Dunt Review of Mental Health in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) led to the establishment of the ADF Centre for Mental Health in Sydney. One of the programs developed at the Centre was a mental health Second Opinion Clinic. The aim of the Second Opinion Clinic is to provide specialist assessment… Read more »

By Duncan Wallace and Stephen Rayner In   Issue Volume 23 No. 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-92172367/JMVH Vol 23 No 3

Post-traumatic stress disorder – in response to McKenzie’s holistic view

When discussing an issue as complex as psychological injury, opinion and belief can distract from knowledge”1 McKenzie’s2 paper is thought-provoking and raises several perennial issues for the assessment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). McKenzie appears to be making several points. Firstly, that there is an increasing prevalence of PTSD in ADF personnel, with this… Read more »

By Stephen Rayner In   Issue Volume 18 No. 4 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-12922198/JMVH Vol 18 No 4