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Dr Dharani Keyan
Research Fellow

Dr Dharani Keyan

BPsych (Hons); MPsychol (Clin); PhD

Science
School of Psychology

I am a clinical psychologist and researcher interested in the mechanistic science underpinning psychotherapy interventions. I have a keen interest in global mental health involving research into testing the evidence-base for programs and interventions disseminated in low and middle income country settings. 
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Bryant RA; Dawson KS; Keyan D; Azevedo S; Yadav S; Tran J; Rawson N; Harvey S, 2022, 'Effectiveness of a Videoconferencing-Delivered Psychological Intervention for Mental Health Problems during COVID-19: A Proof-of-Concept Randomized Clinical Trial', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, vol. 91, pp. 63 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000520283
    Journal articles | 2021
    Keyan D; Dawson K; Azevado S; Yadav S; Tran J; Bryant RA, 2021, 'Brief videoconferencing psychological intervention for reducing COVID-19 related distress: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10529-x
    Journal articles | 2019
    Keyan D; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Acute exercise-induced enhancement of fear inhibition is moderated by BDNF Val66Met polymorphism', Translational Psychiatry, vol. 9, pp. 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0464-z
    Journal articles | 2019
    Keyan D; Bryant RA, 2019, 'The capacity for acute exercise to modulate emotional memories: A review of findings and mechanisms', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 107, pp. 438 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.09.033
    Journal articles | 2017
    Keyan D; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Acute physical exercise in humans enhances reconsolidation of emotional memories', Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 86, pp. 144 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.09.019
    Journal articles | 2017
    Keyan D; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Brief exercise enhances intrusive memories of traumatic stimuli', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, vol. 141, pp. 9 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2017.03.012
    Journal articles | 2017
    Keyan D; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Role of BDNF val66met polymorphism in modulating exercised-induced emotional memories', Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 77, pp. 150 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.12.013
    Journal articles | 2015
    Norberg MM; Keyan D; Grisham JR, 2015, 'Mood influences the relationship between distress intolerance and discarding', Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, vol. 6, pp. 77 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2015.06.005