Associate Professor Nicola Warren
Associate Professor

Nicola Warren

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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

Epidemiology Health Sciences Major global burdens of disease

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • 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

  • Medical Morbidity in Severe Mental Illness

    Frailty in severe mental illness; Co-morbidity and multi-morbidity; Physical health in those with treatment resistant schizophrenia

  • Innovative Psychiatric Education

    Interactive e-modules; Online patient simulation; Supervision in psychiatry; Psychiatric formulation

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143 works between 2017 and 2026
All (143) Journal Article (99) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (43)

41 - 60 of 143 works

2025

Conference Publication

How to get started in research: a guide for new investigators

Warren, N., Siskind, D., Every-Palmer, S. and Lappin, J. (2025). How to get started in research: a guide for new investigators. RANZCP 2025 CONGRESS, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4 - 8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674251327789

How to get started in research: a guide for new investigators

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.

Getting to the finish line: publishing your research and beyond

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

‘Focus on frailty’: co-designing digital frailty education with healthcare students

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

Suicide methods and severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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

INTEGRATE: international guidelines for the algorithmic treatment of schizophrenia

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

Investigation of choroid plexus variability in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders—insights from a multimodal study

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

Clozapine rechallenge following myocarditis: a systematic review and rechallenge protocol

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

The association between respiratory failure and psychotropic medications: A systematic review

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

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

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

Antipsychotic medications and risk of respiratory failure in the respiratory high dependency unit

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

Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia

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.

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

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

Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success

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

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

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

Association of symptom severity and cerebrospinal fluid alterations in recent onset psychosis in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders – An individual patient data meta-analysis

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

Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review

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

Prevalence of multimorbidity in people with and without severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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

Overcoming clozapine’s adverse events: a narrative review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

2024

Conference Publication

2023 RANZCP OUTCOMES IN THE MEDICAL TRAINING SURVEY AND EXIT SURVEY

Chua, P., Sinha, S., Stanek, S., Backman-Hoyle, D., Allen, L., Gale, C., Garg, G., Warren, N., Ramsden, G., Velayudhan, A., Lyubomirsky, A., Hill, A. and Ortegon, C. (2024). 2023 RANZCP OUTCOMES IN THE MEDICAL TRAINING SURVEY AND EXIT SURVEY. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

2023 RANZCP OUTCOMES IN THE MEDICAL TRAINING SURVEY AND EXIT SURVEY

2024

Conference Publication

Considering The Whole Person: Physical Health Interventions For People With Severe Mental Illness

Warren, N., Halstead, S., Korman, N. and Siskind, D. (2024). Considering The Whole Person: Physical Health Interventions For People With Severe Mental Illness. RANZCP 2024 Congress, Canberra, ACT Australia, 19-24 May 2023. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.

Considering The Whole Person: Physical Health Interventions For People With Severe Mental Illness

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    A hybrid-II implementation-effectiveness trial of a peer-supported self-management tool for young people in preparation for early intervention in psychosis service discharge (MY PREP-ED) (Ex USYD)
    Medical Research Futures Fund
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Selective Modulation Of Brain Circuits In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (NHMRC Ideas Grant administered by QIMR)
    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    A 40-year life course study of the effects of child maltreatment using linked birth cohort and administrative health data
    Metro South Health Research Support Scheme Project Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Nicola Warren is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Management of myocarditis among people with schizophrenia commencing clozapine

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind

  • Master Philosophy

    Optimising cancer pharmacy care for patients with serious mental illness

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Centaine Snoswell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Architecture of Collaboration: A Systematic Review and Case Study Analysis of Effective Academic Health Research Partnerships in the Australian Context.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ed Heffernan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Autoimmune Psychosis.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Scott

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Cultivating therapeutic presence through dadirri and art therapy with training mental health clinicians.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Urska Arnautovska

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Manifestations, impacts, and clinical implications of physical multimorbidity in people living with severe mental illness

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Dan Siskind

  • Master Philosophy

    The interplay between Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Multiple Sclerosis

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Stefan Blum

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • autoimmune encephalitis
  • health professional education
  • neuropsychiatry

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