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Chris Lo

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Chris Lo, PhD, Associate Professor Psychology

Expertise: medical/health psychology, cross-cultural/social psychology, organisational/business psychology

Research interests: quality of life and care; life course and aging; scale development; supportive care interventions; technology and emotion; competition and personality.  

Skills: quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, psychometrics/measurement, clinical trials/program evaluation.

Contact: chris.lo@jcu.edu.au 

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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Provides Lasting and Effective Results in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at 3 and 6 Months: Findings from a Large Retrospective Effectiveness Study
2024
Yermus, Ryan; Bottos, John; Bryson, Nathan; De Leo, Joseph A.; Earleywine, Mitch; Hackenburg, Emily;...
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The Influence of Using Novel Predictive Technologies on Judgments of Stigma, Empathy, and Compassion among Healthcare Professionals
2024
Buchman, Daniel Z.; Imahori, Daphne; Lo, Christopher; Hui, Katrina; Walker, Caroline; Shaw, James; D...
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Loneliness in Breast Cancer Patients with Early Life Adversity: An Investigation of the Effects of Childhood Trauma and Self-Regulation
2023
Heshmati, Rasoul; Azmoodeh, Shahin; Kheiriabad, Mina; Ghasemi, Anis; Lo, Chris (2023) 'Loneliness in. Current Onc, 30 (5):51...
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Biopsychosocial Markers of Body Image Concerns in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
2022
Albert, Justine G.; Lo, Christopher; Rosberger, Zeev; Frenkiel, Saul; Hier, Michael; Zeitouni, Antho...
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Body image concerns in patients with head and neck cancer: a longitudinal study
2022
Henry, Melissa; Alberta, Justine G.; Frenkiel, Saul; Hier, Michael; Zeitouni, Anthony; Kost, Karen; ...
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The mapping of emotions in a respiratory illness: transferability of illness experience from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to COVID-19
2021
Slusarek, Emily; Martin, Vanessa; Sarker, Tasmie; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Adrienne; L...
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Conversational avoidance during existential interviews with patients with progressive illness
2020
Martin, Vanessa; Sarker, Tasmie; Slusarek, Emily; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Adrienne; L...
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The Assessment of Mentalization: Measures for the Patient, the Therapist and the Interaction
2020
Shaw, Chloe; Lo, Chris; Lanceley, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2020) 'The Assessment of Mentaliz. Journal of Contemporary , 50 :57-65. [DOI] ...
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Death talk and relief of death-related distress in patients with advanced cancer
2020
An, Ekaterina; Wennberg, Erica; Nissim, Rinat; Lo, Christopher; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2020) 'De. ...
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Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): a randomized phase II trial of an integrated psychological and palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia
2020
Rodin, Gary; Malfitano, Carmine; Rydall, Anne; Schimmer, Aaron; Marmar, Charles M.; Mah, Kenneth; Lo...
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Development of a psychoeducational intervention for people affected by pancreatic cancer
2019
Tong, Eryn; Lo, Chris; Moura, Shari; Antes, Kelly; Buchanan, Sarah; Kamtapersaud, Venissa; Devins, G...
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Attachment security and existential distress among patients with advanced cancer
2019
Vehling, S.; Tian, Y.; Malfitano, C.; Schnall, J.; Watt, S.; Mehnert, A.; Rydall, A.; Zimmermann, C....
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Mentalization in CALM psychotherapy sessions: helping patients engage with alternative perspectives at the end of life
2019
Shaw, Chloe; Chrysikou, Vasiliki; Lanceley, Anne; Lo, Chris; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2019) 'Menta. Pat, 1...
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Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): randomised feasibility trial in patients with advanced cancer
2019
Lo, Chris; Hales, Sarah; Chiu, Aubrey; Panday, Tania; Malfitano, Carmine; Jung, Judy; Rydall, Anne; ...
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Clinical presentation of existential distress in pulmonary arterial hypertension
2019
Lo, Chris; Sarker, Tasmie; Canning, Orla; Martin, Vanessa; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Ad...
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Characterizing death acceptance among patients with cancer
2019
Philipp, Rebecca; Mehnert, Anja; Lo, Chris; Müller, Volkmar; Reck, Martin; Vehling, Sigrun (2019) 'C. ...
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Demoralization and death anxiety in advanced cancer
2018
An, Ekaterina; Lo, Christopher; Hales, Sarah; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2018) 'Demoralizatio. Psycho-Onco, 27 (11):2...
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Symptom assessment in patients with advanced cancer: are the most severe symptoms the most bothersome?
2018
Li, Brian; Mah, Kenneth; Swami, Nadia; Pope, Ashley; Hannon, Breffni; Lo, Christopher; Rodin, Gary; ...
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Measuring the psychosocial dimensions of quality of life in advanced cancer patients: psychometrics of the German Quality of Life at the End of Life–Cancer–Psychosocial (QUAL-EC-P) Questionnaire
2018
Grunke, Bette; Philipp, Rebecca; Vehling, Sigrun; Scheffold, Katharina; Harter, Martin; Oechsle, Kar...
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The daily dynamics of loss orientation and life engagement in advanced cancer: a pilot study to characterise patterns of adaptation at the end of life
2018
Vehling, S.; Gerstorf, G; Schulz-Kindermann, F.; Oechsle, K.; Philipp, R.; Scheffold, K.; Härter, M....
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Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): a randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention for patients with advanced cancer
2018
Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris; Rydall, Anne; Schnall, Joanna; Malfitano, Carmine; Chiu, Aubrey; Panday, Tan...
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A concept map of death-related anxieties in patients with advanced cancer
2017
Vehling, Sigrun; Malfitano, Carmine; Schnall, Joanna; Watt, Sarah; Panday, Tania; Chiu, Aubrey; Ryda...
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Lost and stranded: the experience of younger adults with advanced cancer
2017
Knox, Matthew K.; Hales, Sarah; Nissim, Rinat; Jung, Judy; Lo, Christopher; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rod...
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The association of demoralization with mental disorders and suicidal ideation in patients with cancer
2017
Vehling, Sigrun; Kissane, David W.; Lo, Christopher; Glaesmer, Heide; Hartung, TIm J.; Rodin, Gary; ...
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Impact of early palliative care on caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: cluster randomised trial
2017
McDonald, J.; Swami, N.; Hannon, B.; Lo, C.; Pope, A.; Oza, A.; Leighl, N.; Krzyzanowska, M.; Rodin,...
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Attachment insecurity in advanced cancer patients: psychometric properties of the German version of the Brief Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR-M16-G)
2017
Philipp, Rebecca; Vehling, Sigrun; Scheffold, Katharina; Grünke, Britta; Härter, Martin; Mehnert, An...
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Preliminary psychometrics of the Existential Distress Scale in patients with advanced cancer
2017
Lo, C.; Panday, T.; Zeppieri, J; Rydall, A.; Murphy-Kane, P.; Zimmermann, C.; Rodin, G. (2017) 'Prel. Eu, ...
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The meaning of self-reported death anxiety in advanced cancer
2016
Tong, Eryn; Deckert, Amy; Gani, N; Nissim, Rinat; Rydall, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris...
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Death-related anxiety in patients with advanced cancer: validation of the German version of the Death and Dying Distress Scale
2016
Engelmann, Dorit; Scheffold, Katharina; Friedrich, Michael; Hartung, Tim J.; Schulz-Kindermann, Fran...
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Depression and hopelessness in patients with acute leukemia: the psychological impact of an acute and life-threatening disorder
2016
Gheihman, Galina; Zimmermann, Camilla; Deckert, Amy; Fitzgerald, Peter; Mischitelle, Ashley; Rydall,...
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Initial validation of the Death and Dying Distress Scale for the assessment of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer
2015
Krause, Sandra; Rydall, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris (2015) 'Initial validation of the. Journal of Pain and Sym, 49 (1):126-134. [DOI ...
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The relationship between depression and physical symptom burden in advanced cancer
2015
Fitzgerald, Peter; Lo, Chris; Li, Madeline; Gagliese, Lucia; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2015)...
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Cultural values and alexithymia
2014
Lo, Chris (2014) 'Cultural values and alexithymia'. SAGE Open, 4 (4). [DOI] ...
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Depression and use of health care services in patients with advanced cancer
2013
Lo, Christopher; Calzavara, Andrew; Kurdyak, Paul; Barbera, Lisa; Shepherd, Frances; Zimmermann, Cam...
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The FAMCARE-Patient scale: measuring satisfaction with care of outpatients with advanced cancer
2009
Lo, Christopher; Burman, Debika; Hales, Sarah; Swami, Nadia; Rodin, Gary; Zimmermann, Camilla (2009)...
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