Dr Christopher Wurm
School of Medicine
College of Health
Professional Interests:Primary Care management of high prevalence psychological disorders, Logotherapy and Existential Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Alcohol-related cognitive impairment, Aboriginal Health, Multicultural Aspects of Health Care, Health Promotion, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Medical Education. Information Technology and Health, Organization and Communication Issues in Healthcare, Homelessness.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 - ongoing | Senior Consultant | Sefton Park Primary Health Care Services |
| 2012 - 2013 | Senior Consultant | Parks Primary Health Care Services |
| 2007 - ongoing | Visiting Fellow | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2004 - 2016 | Senior Consultant | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 1992 - 2024 | GP Psychotherapist | Private Practice |
| 1991 - 2005 | Clinical Lecturer | Flinders University, Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Achievement | Associate and Visiting Professor | ISUE Istituto di Scienze Umane ed Esistenziali | Italy | - |
| 1988 | Distinction | Gesellschaft für Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse (GLE-International, Vienna), "Korrespondierendes Mitglied" (Corresponding Member). | Gesellschaft für Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse (GLE-International, Vienna) | Austria | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| German | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Italian | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 - 1979 | University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Australia | MB BS |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | FAChAM | Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney | Australia |
| 1987 | FRACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, East Melbourne | Australia |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Graduate Diploma in Arts (Community Languages) | South Australian College of Advanced Education | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Wurm, C. (2018). Foreword. Living Your Own Life Existential Analysis in Action, xiii-xvii. |
| 2017 | Wurm, C. S. E. (2017). How much does alcohol-related brain damage extend length of stay in alcohol-related liver disease?. Internal Medicine Journal, 47(7), 834-835. Scopus1 |
| 2017 | Wurm, C. S. (2017). Alcohol abuse. Australian Family Physician, 46(4), 184. |
| 2016 | Wurm, C. (2016). Re: Neuroimaging. Australian Family Physician, 45(11). |
| 2003 | Wurm, C. (2003). Is "Addiction" a helpful concept? An existential view. European Psychotherapy, 4(1), 153-160. |
| 2000 | Gelman, M., Kosma, L., Wurm, C. S., & Keks, N. (2000). Images in psychiatry: Viktor Emil Frankl 1905-1997. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(4), 625. |
| 1996 | Wurm, C. (1996). General practitioners in hospitals.. Australian Family Physician, 25(1), 101. |
| 1991 | Murrell, T. G., Moorhead, R., Winefield, H. R., Wurm, C. S., Coffey, G., & Clark, S. (1991). Signs, symptoms, and the new descriptors.. Australian Family Physician, 20(5), 593-597. Scopus3 Europe PMC1 |
| 1990 | Wurm, C. (1990). Alcohol abuse. Australian Family Physician, 19(5), 782-783. |
| 1990 | Wurm, C. S. (1990). Alcohol abuse.. Australian Family Physician, 19(5), 782-783. Scopus1 |
| 1990 | Hecker, R., Wurm, C. S. E., Hale, D. K., DeGilio, A. P., Mortimer, K. P., & Bungey, J. B. (1990). Computer assisted screening for alcohol-related problems in a general hospital setting. Medical Journal of Australia, 152(10), 556. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Wurm, C. (1998). Deciding about drinking - an existential approach to alcohol dependence. In S. du Plock (Ed.), Case studies in existential psychotherapy and counselling (pp. 141-156). London: Wiley. |
| 1997 | Wurm, C. S. (1997). Definitionen, Diagnostik und Behandlung von alkoholbedingten Problemen. In A. Längle, & C. Probst (Eds.), Süchtig sein Entstehung, Formen und Behandlung von Abhängigkeiten (pp. 51-62). Vienna: facultas.wuv / maudrich. |
| - | Christopher, W. (2025). Are drinkers and drug users driven by a disease or can they still make decisions?. In Craving for meaning: Addictions in an existentialist framework: Book of abstracts (pp. 15-17). Pécsi Tudományegyetem Bölcsészet- és Társadalomtudományi Kar Közösségi és Szociális Tanulmányok Tanszék. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Wurm, C. (2002). Evidence and existentialism in addiction. In A. Roche, & J. McDonald (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workforce Development Symposium: Catching Clouds: Exploring Diversity in Workforce Development for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Field (pp. 211-216). Flinders University: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.. |
| 1989 | Wurm, C. S. (1989). Drugs, Alcohol and Ethnic Communities. In Proceedings and Workshop Recommendations (pp. 30-31). Adelaide. |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2018 | Vice-President | Viktor Frankl Institute of Australia Board | Viktor Frankl Institute of Australia | Australia |
| 2010 - 2013 | Chair | Mental Health Network Healthfirst (Formerly Adelaide Western General Practice Network) | - | - |
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