Professor Brin Grenyer

BA (Hons) (Psych), MSc USyd, PhD Clin Psyc UOW, MAPS

Scientific Director
IHMRI Neuroscience and Mental Health research theme

Professor Brin Grenyer is a clinical psychologist based at the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong. He is also a senior clinical researcher and supervisor at Northfields Clinic University of Wollongong, which is linked through the Specialist Psychological Service to Wollongong Hospital Outpatient Mental Health.

Professor Grenyer’s primary area of expertise is the treatment of chronic and complex psychological problems, particularly depression and associated problems of aggression, personality disorders, and substance abuse. Over the past six years he has led psychotherapy clinics both for depression and borderline personality disorder, with over 500 patients enrolled in treatment and research. His original research is published in leading international journals and he is single author of the book 'Mastering Relationship Conflicts: Discoveries in Theory, Research and Practice'.

Professor Grenyer has active research partnerships with the University of Pennsylvania, USA, University of Ulm, Germany, University of Milan, Italy and the Institute of Psychiatry, London. He has been invited to present 25 keynote addresses, and regularly presents workshops and symposia, moderates sessions and leads panels. Since 1995 he has been awarded 25 grants totaling $4.2 million and has successfully supervised 15 doctorate candidates.

Coordinator of the Australia Area Group of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Professor Grenyer was chair of the organising committee for the December 2007 Australia Conference and is coordinating the 2013 International Congress to be held in Brisbane, Australia. He is also Chair of the Psychology Board of Australia. He is Directing the Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders. 

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Top 3 publications

Lewis, K.L., Grenyer, B.F.S. (2009). Borderline Personality or Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? An update on the controversy. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 17, 322–328.

Grenyer BFS, Crowe T, Meyer B, Owen AJ, Grigonis-Deane EM, Caputi P, Howe PRC (2007). Fish oil supplementation in the treatment of major depression: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 31:1393-1396.

Grenyer BFS (2002). Mastering relationship conflicts: Discoveries in theory, research and practice. American Psychological Association Books. 239pp.

Active grants

NSW Department of Health, Treatment of Personality Disorders Project (2010-2013). Grenyer, BFS, Kotze, B., Keller, A., Chanen, A.

Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Local Palliative Care Grants Program (2010-11) REACH out in Dementia-  Recognise End-of-life and Care Holistically. Potter, J., Grenyer, B.F.S.

NHMRC (2007-2010): Quantifying the neurocognitive impact of cannabis across the life span: The evolution of memory deficits.