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Richard PorterHead of Department
Director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Unit

MA(Camb) MB BS MD(Newcastle UK) DipObst(Otago) MRCPsych

Email richard.porter@otago.ac.nz

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.

He has conducted multiple studies into the neurobiology of mood disorders and particularly the neurobiology of cognitive impairment and is now conducting studies of cognitive remediation in mood disorders.

He is a consultant psychiatrist specialising in psychiatric care of adults with intellectual disability and also sees patients with treatment resistant mood disorders for second opinions regarding treatment.

Publications

Viola, T., Vuong, Q. C., Watson, S., Porter, R. J., Young, A. H., & Gallagher, P. (2025). Infraslow fluctuations of sustained attention in mood disorders. Psychological Medicine, 55, e81. doi: 10.1017/s0033291725000509 Journal - Research Article

Eggleston, K., Thwaites, B., Douglas, K. M., Porter, R. J., & Crowe, M. T. (2025). Experiences of functioning in mood disorders: Systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpm.13155 Journal - Research Other

Douglas, K. M., Odering, Z. A., Jordan, J., Crowe, M. T., Lacey, C. J., Frampton, C. M., Averill, I. R. E., Smith-Hamel, C., … Porter, R. J. (2025). Impact of activation therapy for inpatients with major depression: Primary and secondary outcomes from a randomised controlled trial. Bipolar Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/bdi.70021 Journal - Research Article

Crowe, M., Jordan, J., Porter, R., Douglas, K., Lacey, C., Thwaites, B., & Sillifant, B. (2025). The feasibility of delivering two brief psychotherapies for the treatment of depression in primary care. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 25, e12906. doi: 10.1002/capr.12906 Journal - Research Article

Ritter, P., Glenn, T., Achtyes, E. D., Alda, M., Agaoglu, E., Altınbaş, K., … Crowe, M., … Porter, R., … Bauer, M. (2024). Association between a large change between the minimum and maximum monthly values of solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 12, 43. doi: 10.1186/s40345-024-00364-5 Journal - Research Article

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