Overview
Background
Nicola Warren is a neuropsychiatrist, Queensland Director of Psychiatry Training and the Mental Health Course Coordinator for the Medical School. In 2018, she established the Neuropsychiatric Service at Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services focusing on the psychiatric care of those with severe movement disorders, epilepsy and autoimmune encephalitis. She has undertaken a PhD in psychiatric clinical decision making in anti-NMDAR encephalitis and has been an international and national invited speaker in the area of autoimmune encephalitis. Nicola was awarded the Australian fellowship to the World Psychiatric Association 2020 and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Early Career Psychiatrist in 2019.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Fellow of the Aus & NZ College of Psychiatrists (Certificate Consultation Liaison Psychiatry)
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, James Cook University
Availability
- Associate Professor Nicola Warren is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Psychiatric Clinical Decision Making in Autoimmune Encephalitis
Psychiatric presentations of anti-NMDAR encephalitis; Role of autoimmune antibody testing in psychosis; Assessment of VGKC and GAD encephalitis in psychiatry; CSF studies in psychosis; Psychiatric treatment for autoimmune encephalitis
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Medical Morbidity in Severe Mental Illness
Frailty in severe mental illness; Co-morbidity and multi-morbidity; Physical health in those with treatment resistant schizophrenia
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Innovative Psychiatric Education
Interactive e-modules; Online patient simulation; Supervision in psychiatry; Psychiatric formulation
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Clozapine rechallenge following myocarditis: A systematic review and rechallenge protocol
McMahon, L., Giudice, M., Wagner, E., Hasan, A., Burrage, M., Amarena, J., Fox, C., Winckel, K., Tanzer, T., Smith, L., Warren, N., Siskind, D. and Korman, N. (2024). Clozapine rechallenge following myocarditis: A systematic review and rechallenge protocol. CNS Spectrums.
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy of User Self-Led and Human-Supported Digital Health Interventions for People With Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Arnautovska, Urska, Trott, Mike, Vitangcol, Kathryn Jemimah, Milton, Alyssa, Brown, Ellie, Warren, Nicola, Leucht, Stefan, Firth, Joseph and Siskind, Dan (2024). Efficacy of User Self-Led and Human-Supported Digital Health Interventions for People With Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbae143
2024
Journal Article
Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia
Siskind, Dan, Bull, Claudia, Suetani, Shuichi, Warren, Nicola, Suraev, Anastasia, McGregor, Iain, Kisely, Steve, De Monte, Veronica, Trott, Mike, Shine, Manju, Moudgil, Vikas, Robinson, Gail, Parker, Stephen, Krishnaiah, Ravikumar, Stedman, Terry, Drummond, Allan, Medland, Sarah, Iyer, Ravi and Baker, Andrea (2024). Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia. BJPsych Open, 10 (5) e156. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.748
2024
Journal Article
Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success
Galbally, Megan, Kotze, Beth, Bell, Caroline, Quadrio, Carolyn, Galletly, Cherrie, Herrman, Helen, Milroy, Helen, Curtis, Jackie, Green, Jessica, Power, Josephine, Hope, Judy, Sevar, Katherine, Dean, Kimberlie, Northwood, Korinne, Lampe, Lisa, Kalucy, Megan, Korman, Nicole, Lautenschlager, Nicola, Warren, Nicola, Chua, Phyllis, Anglin, Rebecca, De Alwis Seneviratne, Ruwanthi, Loi, Samantha, Burton, Sara, Arunogiri, Shalini and Morgan, Shirlony (2024). Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success. Australasian Psychiatry, 10398562241268362. doi: 10.1177/10398562241268362
2024
Journal Article
Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 154 106912. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106912
2024
Journal Article
Association of symptom severity and cerebrospinal fluid alterations in recent onset psychosis in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders – An individual patient data meta-analysis
Campana, Mattia, Yakimov, Vladislav, Moussiopoulou, Joanna, Maurus, Isabel, Löhrs, Lisa, Raabe, Florian, Jäger, Iris, Mortazavi, Matin, Benros, Michael E., Jeppesen, Rose, Meyer zu Hörste, Gerd, Heming, Michael, Giné-Servén, Eloi, Labad, Javier, Boix, Ester, Lennox, Belinda, Yeeles, Ksenija, Steiner, Johann, Meyer-Lotz, Gabriela, Dobrowolny, Henrik, Malchow, Berend, Hansen, Niels, Falkai, Peter, Siafis, Spyridon, Leucht, Stefan, Halstead, Sean, Warren, Nicola, Siskind, Dan, Strube, Wolfgang ... Wagner, Elias (2024). Association of symptom severity and cerebrospinal fluid alterations in recent onset psychosis in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders – An individual patient data meta-analysis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 119, 353-362. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.04.011
2024
Journal Article
Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review
Bull, Claudia, Goh, Jia Yin, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (10), 48674241259918-856. doi: 10.1177/00048674241259918
2024
Journal Article
Prevalence of multimorbidity in people with and without severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Halstead, Sean, Cao, Chester, Høgnason Mohr, Grímur, Ebdrup, Bjørn H., Pillinger, Toby, McCutcheon, Robert A., Firth, Joseph, Siskind, Dan and Warren, Nicola (2024). Prevalence of multimorbidity in people with and without severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11 (6), 431-442. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00091-9
2024
Journal Article
Overcoming clozapine’s adverse events: a narrative review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Tanzer, Timothy, Pham, Betty, Warren, Nicola, Barras, Michael, Kisely, Steve and Siskind, Dan (2024). Overcoming clozapine’s adverse events: a narrative review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 23 (7), 811-831. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2024.2362796
2024
Journal Article
Admissions for psychosis following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year-follow-up: Results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) cohort
Kisely, Steve, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Najman, Jake Moses (2024). Admissions for psychosis following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year-follow-up: Results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) cohort. Schizophrenia Research, 267, 247-253. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.03.040
2024
Journal Article
The effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for psychosis in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A systematic review
Tanham, Maya, Chen, Renee, Warren, Nicola, Heussler, Helen and Scott, James G. (2024). The effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for psychosis in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (5), 393-403. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233118
2024
Journal Article
Replacing universal anti-neuronal antibody screening with clinical assessment and testing of high probability cases in psychotic disorders
Warren, Nicola, McKeon, Gemma and Scott, James G. (2024). Replacing universal anti-neuronal antibody screening with clinical assessment and testing of high probability cases in psychotic disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 453-456. doi: 10.1177/00048674241249575
2024
Journal Article
Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study. Addiction, 119 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1111/add.16479
2024
Journal Article
Physical multimorbidity and mental illness: A global challenge
Halstead, Sean, Sartorius, Norman, Every-Palmer, Susanna, Siddiqi, Najma, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Siskind, Dan and Warren, Nicola (2024). Physical multimorbidity and mental illness: A global challenge. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (4), 293-296. doi: 10.1177/00048674241235587
2024
Journal Article
Inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid markers in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 69 studies with 5710 participants
Warren, Nicola, O'Gorman, Cullen, Horgan, Isabelle, Weeratunga, Milleni, Halstead, Sean, Moussiopoulou, Joanna, Campana, Mattia, Yakimov, Vladislav, Wagner, Elias and Siskind, Dan (2024). Inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid markers in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 69 studies with 5710 participants. Schizophrenia Research, 266, 24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.02.001
2024
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Kisely, S., Bull, C., Trott, M., Arnautovska, U., Siskind, D., Warren, N. and Najman, J. Moses (2024). Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33 e18, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s2045796024000192
2024
Journal Article
Research Letter: The state of academic psychiatry in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia: Data from a survey of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists membership
Northwood, Korinne, Eggleston, Katherine, Every-Palmer, Susanna, Galbally, Megan, Warren, Nicola, Berk, Michael, Gill, Neeraj, Siskind, Dan and Suetani, Shuichi (2024). Research Letter: The state of academic psychiatry in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia: Data from a survey of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists membership. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 48674241240592-539. doi: 10.1177/00048674241240592
2024
Conference Publication
Focus on Frailty: Co-designing a digital education course to improve healthcare professionals’ understanding and knowledge of frailty in hospitals
Ludlow, Kristiana, Logan, Benignus, Saunders, Rosemary, Warren, Nicola, Gallagher, Olivia, Miller, Elizabeth, Arora, Jhalak and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2024). Focus on Frailty: Co-designing a digital education course to improve healthcare professionals’ understanding and knowledge of frailty in hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Christchurch, New Zealand, 22-24 May 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic disorders: a systematic review
Gandar, Christopher, Scott, James G. and Warren, Nicola (2023). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic disorders: a systematic review. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 25 (2), 151-159. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2023.2290563
2023
Journal Article
A guide to support trainee’s success in the psychotherapy written case submission
Northwood, Korinne, Warren, Nicola, Cutbush, Jimsie and Parker, Stephen (2023). A guide to support trainee’s success in the psychotherapy written case submission. Australasian Psychiatry, 31 (6), 730-733. doi: 10.1177/10398562231196684
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Nicola Warren is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
The Role and Impact of Culture and Language in Mental Health and Mental Health Care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind
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Doctor Philosophy
Multi-morbidity among people living with severe mental illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Dan Siskind
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Doctor Philosophy
Quality and Safe Use of Clozapine
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Barras, Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Dan Siskind
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Doctor Philosophy
Co-designing online learning modules to increase knowledge and understanding of frailty amongst health professionals and students
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Dr Leila Shafiee Hanjani
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Doctor Philosophy
Management of myocarditis among people with schizophrenia commencing clozapine
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Nicola Warren directly for media enquiries about:
- autoimmune encephalitis
- health professional education
- neuropsychiatry
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