Staff profile for Dr Ali Asghari

Position

Senior Research Officer, Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Psychologist

Organisation

Psychologist, Royal North Shore Hospital

Qualifications

BS, MSc (Clinical Psychology) Ph.D

Education

• High School Diploma in Natural Sciences from Ebne-yamin High School, Sabzevar, Iran (1974).
• BS in Psychology from Pars College, Tehran, Iran (1978).
•  M.Sc in Clinical Psychology from Tehran University, Medical School, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran (1981).
•  Ph.D in Psychology (in the field of Clinical Psychology) from School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (1996).

Research interests

Chronic pain, Depression, Disability, Cross-cultural studies

Project

Grants/Awards

• Awarded a 4-year scholarship from Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Higher Education to study toward a PhD in Psychology in Australia (1992-1996).
• Selected as the “Outstanding Researcher” at Shahed University, Tehran, Iran (2000).
• The main translator (12 of the 18 chapters) of a textbook entitled 'Psychology of Pain’ into Farsi (Roshd Press, 2000) received the distinguished honor of ‘The Best Book of the Year’ by the Iran's Ministry of Medical Sciences.
• Selected as the “Outstanding Lecturer” at the School of Human Sciences, University of Shahed Tehran, Iran (2005).

Publications

1. Sardá Jr, J,Nicholas MK, Pimenta CAM, Asghari A. (2008). Psychometric properties of the DASS-depression scale among a Brazilian population with chronic pain. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64,25-34.
2. Nicholas, MK, Asghari A, Blyth FM. (2008). What do the numbers mean? Normative data in chronic pain measures Pain 134:158-173.
3. Sardá Jr J,Nicholas MK, Pimenta CAM, Asghari A. (2007). Pain- related self-efficacy beliefs in a Brazilian chronic pain patient sample: a psychometric analysis. Stress and health, 23:185-190.
4. Murray RF, Asghari A, Egorov DD, Rutkowski SB, Siddall PH, Soden RJ, Ruff R. (2007). Impact of spinal cord injury and pain on self-perceived pre and postmorbid cognitive, Emotional and physical functioning. Spinal Cord 45, 429-436.
5. Nicholas, MK, Asghari A. (2006). Investigating acceptance in adjustment to chronic pain: is acceptance broader than we thought? Pain;124:269-279
6. Asghari, A., Ghaderi, N., Ashoory, A. (2006). Evaluating the prevalence rate of pain among residents of nursing homes and the impact of pain on their mood and quality of life. Archives of Iranian Medicine; 9(4): 368-373.
7. Molloy, A, Nicholas, MK, Asghari, A, et al. (2006). Does a combination of intensive cognitive-behavioural pain management and a spinal implantable device confer any advantage? A preliminary examination, Pain Practice, 6:96-106
8. Asghari, A., Nicholas, M.K. (2006). Personality and pain-related beliefs/coping strategies: a prospective study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22 (1) 10-18.
9. Asghari, A., Nicholas, M.K. (2004). Pain during mammography: the role of coping strategies. Pain, 108:170-179.
10. Asghari, A., Nicholas, M.K. (2001). Pain self-efficacy beliefs and pain behaviour. A prospective study. Pain, 94: 85-100.
11. Asghari, A., Nicholas, M.K. (1999). Personality and adjustment to chronic pain. Pain Reviews, 6, 85-97.
12. Wilhelm, K., Parker, G., Dewhurst-savellis, J., Asghari, A. (1999). Psychological predictors of single and recurrent major depressive episodes. Journal of Affective Disorders, 54, 139-147.
13. Wilhelm, K., Parker, G., Asghari, A. (1998). Sex differences in the experience of depressed mood states over 15 years. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January, 33 (1) 16-20.
14. Parker, G; Wilhelm, K., Asghari , A. (1998). Depressed mood states and their inter-relationship with clinical depression. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January 33 (1) 10-15.
15. Parker, G; Wilhelm, K., Asghari, A. (1997). Early onset depression: The relevance of anxiety. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January, 32 (1) 30-37.

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