Overview
Background
Nicola Warren is the Head of Psychiatry and the Director of Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR). In 2018, she established the Neuropsychiatric Service at Metro South Health focusing on the psychiatric care of those with severe movement disorders, epilepsy and autoimmune encephalitis and continues working clinically. 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
Fields of research
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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2025
Conference Publication
Getting to the finish line: publishing your research and beyond
Every-Palmer, S., Siskind, D., Lappin, J. and Warren, N. (2025). Getting to the finish line: publishing your research and beyond. RANZCP 2025 Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2025
Conference Publication
BOTH SIDES, NOW: PREVALENCE AND IMPACTS OF PHYSICAL MULTIMORBIDITY IN PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
Halstead, S., Cao, C., Kisely, S., Arnautovska, U., Warren, N. and Siskind, D. (2025). BOTH SIDES, NOW: PREVALENCE AND IMPACTS OF PHYSICAL MULTIMORBIDITY IN PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. RANZCP 2025 Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4 - 8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674251327789
2025
Conference Publication
RANZCP Annual Education Report 2024 - a snapshot
Chua, P., Jamieson, N., Sinha, S., Stanek, S., Backman-Hoyle, D., Allen, L., Gale, C., Garg, G., Velayudhan, A., Warren, N., Basu, A., Lyubomirsky, A., Hill, A., Mou, S. and Ortegon, C. (2025). RANZCP Annual Education Report 2024 - a snapshot. RANZCP 2025 Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2025
Conference Publication
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS BREAKS IN TRAINING REPORT: A SNAPSHOT
Chua, P., Jamieson, N., Sinha, S., Stanek, S., Backman-Hoyle, D., Allen, L., Gale, C., Garg, G., Velayudhan, A., Warren, N., Basu, A., Lyubomirsky, A., Hill, A., Mou, S. and Ortegon, C. (2025). ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS BREAKS IN TRAINING REPORT: A SNAPSHOT. RANZCP 2025 Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4 - 8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674251327789
2025
Conference Publication
How to be a supervisor for medical student and trainee scholarly projects
Warren, N., Siskind, D., Every-Palmer, S. and Lappin, J. (2025). How to be a supervisor for medical student and trainee scholarly projects. RANZCP 2025 Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2025
Conference Publication
PRIMUM NON NOCERE: AN UMBRELLA REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR THE PHYSICAL HEALTH SIDE-EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS, MOOD STABILISERS, AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Halstead, S., Yap, C., Firth, J., McCutcheon, R., Warren, N., Siskind, D. and Pillinger, T. (2025). PRIMUM NON NOCERE: AN UMBRELLA REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR THE PHYSICAL HEALTH SIDE-EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS, MOOD STABILISERS, AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS. RANZCP 2025 CONGRESS, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4 - 8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867425132778
2025
Journal Article
‘Focus on frailty’: co-designing digital frailty education with healthcare students
Ludlow, Kristiana, Martin, Sarah, Logan, Benignus, Hubbard, Ruth, Warren, Nicola, Gallagher, Olivia, Kwok, Bonnie K. and Saunders, Rosemary (2025). ‘Focus on frailty’: co-designing digital frailty education with healthcare students. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 18, 2305-2317. doi: 10.2147/jmdh.s511359
2025
Journal Article
Suicide methods and severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Trott, M., Suetani, S., Arnautovska, U., Kisely, S., Kar Ray, M., Theodoros, T., Le, V., Leske, S., Lu, M., Soole, R., Warren, N. and Siskind, D. (2025). Suicide methods and severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 151 (4), 467-484. doi: 10.1111/acps.13759
2025
Journal Article
INTEGRATE: international guidelines for the algorithmic treatment of schizophrenia
McCutcheon, Robert A, Pillinger, Toby, Varvari, Ioana, Halstead, Sean, Ayinde, Olatunde O, Crossley, Nicolás A, Correll, Christoph U, Hahn, Margaret, Howes, Oliver D, Kane, John M, Kabir, Thomas, Konradsson-Geuken, Åsa, Lennox, Belinda, Hui, Christy Lai Ming, Rossell, Susan L, Solmi, Marco, Sommer, Iris E, Taipale, Heidi, Uchida, Hiroyuki, Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan, Warren, Nicola, Agid, Ofer, Arango, Celso, de Bartolomeis, Andrea, Bittner, Robert A, Bressan, Rodrigo A, Buchanan, Robert W, Cecere, Giacomo, Chen, Eric Y H ... The INTEGRATE Advisory Group (2025). INTEGRATE: international guidelines for the algorithmic treatment of schizophrenia. The Lancet Psychiatry, 12 (5), 384-394. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00031-8
2024
Journal Article
Investigation of choroid plexus variability in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders—insights from a multimodal study
Yakimov, Vladislav, Moussiopoulou, Joanna, Roell, Lukas, Kallweit, Marcel S., Boudriot, Emanuel, Mortazavi, Matin, Papiol, Sergi, Krčmář, Lenka, Campana, Mattia, Schulte, Eva C., Glaichenhaus, Nicolas, Martinuzzi, Emanuela, Halstead, Sean, Warren, Nicola, Siskind, Dan, Maurus, Isabel, Hasan, Alkomiet, Falkai, Peter, Schmitt, Andrea, Raabe, Florian J., CDP Working Group, de Almeida, Valéria, Behrens, Stephanie, Dengl, Fanny, Falkai, Peter, Fischer, Laura E., Gabellini, Nadja, Gabriel, Vanessa, Geyer, Thomas ... Wagner, Elias (2024). Investigation of choroid plexus variability in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders—insights from a multimodal study. Schizophrenia, 10 (1) 121, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41537-024-00543-4
2024
Journal Article
Clozapine rechallenge following myocarditis: a systematic review and rechallenge protocol
McMahon, Laura, Giudice, Maddison, Wagner, Elias, Hasan, Alkomiet, Burrage, Matthew K., Amarena, John, Fox, Cooper, Winckel, Karl, Tanzer, Timothy, Smith, Lesley, Warren, Nicola, Siskind, Dan and Korman, Nicole (2024). Clozapine rechallenge following myocarditis: a systematic review and rechallenge protocol. CNS Spectrums, 29 (6), 585-592. doi: 10.1017/S1092852924002219
2024
Journal Article
The association between respiratory failure and psychotropic medications: A systematic review
Winter, Sara, Lee, Kyung Rok, Fung, Edward, Kirkpatrick, Tara, Winckel, Karl, Tanzer, Timothy, Warren, Nicola, Siskind, Dan and Ellender, Claire Michelle (2024). The association between respiratory failure and psychotropic medications: A systematic review. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 180, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.10.003
2024
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations and admission for common mental disorders following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year follow-up: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Kisely, Steve, Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Najman, Jake Moses (2024). Emergency department presentations and admission for common mental disorders following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year follow-up: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study. BJPsych Open, 10 (6) e220, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.776
2024
Journal Article
Antipsychotic medications and risk of respiratory failure in the respiratory high dependency unit
Winter, Sara, Kirkpatrick, Tara, Winckel, Karl, Honarparvar, Faraz, Robinson, Lewis, Tanzer, Timothy, Smith, Lesley, Warren, Nicola, Siskind, Dan and Ellender, Claire Michelle (2024). Antipsychotic medications and risk of respiratory failure in the respiratory high dependency unit. BJPsych open, 10 (6) e211, 1-6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.773
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, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.748
2024
Conference Publication
Is age of onset still younger in bipolar than unipolar depression, when mid-life and late-life onset cases are excluded? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hopkins, Kristen, Ratheesh, Aswin, Siskind, Dan, Panjanani, Lehak, Restuccia, Stefan, McMahon, Laura, Philips, Elise, Falconer, Murray, Lind, Penelope, Warren, Nicola and Medland, Sarah (2024). Is age of onset still younger in bipolar than unipolar depression, when mid-life and late-life onset cases are excluded? A systematic review and meta-analysis. 26th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Bipolar-Disorders (ISBD), Reykjavik Iceland, Sep 29-Oct 01, 2024. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
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, 32 (6), 563-567. 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, 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
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
Management of myocarditis among people with schizophrenia commencing clozapine
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind
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Doctor Philosophy
Cultivating therapeutic presence through dadirri and art therapy with training mental health clinicians.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Urska Arnautovska
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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
Barriers to the optimal assessment, diagnosis and management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia in Australian children and adolescents.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker, Professor James Scott
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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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Master Philosophy
The interplay between Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Multiple Sclerosis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stefan Blum
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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
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Master Philosophy
Optimising cancer pharmacy care for patients with serious mental illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Helen Haydon, Associate Professor Centaine Snoswell
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Nicola Warren directly for media enquiries about:
- autoimmune encephalitis
- health professional education
- neuropsychiatry
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