Richard J. Porter

Professor
Psychological Medicine
Otago University
New Zealand

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

MB BS MD (Newcastle) MA (Cantab) DipObst (Otago) MRCPsych

Research Intrest

Richard Porter’s main research interests are in the treatment of mood disorders. He has a particular interest in clinical trials in mood disorders, service delivery, psychological treatments and electroconvulsive therapy.

List of Publications
Porter, R. J., Bourke, C., Carter, J. D., Douglas, K. M., McIntosh, V. V. W., Jordan, J., Joyce, P. R., & Frampton, C. M. A. (2016). No change in neuropsychological dysfunction or emotional processing during treatment of major depression with cognitive-behaviour therapy or schema therapy. Psychological Medicine, 46(2), 393-404. doi: 10.1017/S0033291715001907
Porter, R. J., Boden, J. M., Miskowiak, K., & Malhi, G. S. (2017). Failure to publish negative results: A systematic bias in psychiatric literature. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(3), 212-214. doi: 10.1177/0004867416683816
Groves, S. J., Pitcher, T. L., Melzer, T. R., Jordan, J., Carter, J. D., Malhi, G. S., … Porter, R. J. (2017). Brain activation during processing of genuine facial emotion in depression: Preliminary findings. Journal of Affective Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.049
Schluter, P. J., Lacey, C., Porter, R. J., & Jamieson, H. A. (2017). An epidemiological profile of bipolar disorder among older adults with complex needs: A national cross-sectional study. Bipolar Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12511