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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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
2023
Journal Article
Evaluating the epidemiology of clozapine-associated neutropenia among people on clozapine across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: a retrospective cohort study
Northwood, Korinne, Myles, Nicholas, Clark, Scott R, Every-Palmer, Susanna, Myles, Hannah, Kisely, Steve, Warren, Nicola and Siskind, Dan (2023). Evaluating the epidemiology of clozapine-associated neutropenia among people on clozapine across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11 (1), 27-35. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00343-7
2023
Journal Article
Prevalence of frailty in severe mental illness: findings from the UK Biobank
Warren, Nicola, Leske, Stuart, Arnautovska, Urska, Northwood, Korinne, Kisely, Steve and Siskind, Dan (2023). Prevalence of frailty in severe mental illness: findings from the UK Biobank. BJPsych Open, 9 (6) e185, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.580
2023
Journal Article
Making meaning of multimorbidity and severe mental illness: a viewpoint
Halstead, Sean, Siskind, Dan and Warren, Nicola (2023). Making meaning of multimorbidity and severe mental illness: a viewpoint. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (1), 12-20. doi: 10.1177/00048674231195560
2023
Journal Article
Verbal and visual learning ability in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a 1-year follow-up study
Arnautovska, Urska, Vitangcol, Kathryn, Kesby, James P., Warren, Nicola, Rossell, Susan L., Neill, Erica, Harris, Anthony, Galletly, Cherrie, Castle, David and Siskind, Dan (2023). Verbal and visual learning ability in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a 1-year follow-up study. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 33 100283, 100283. doi: 10.1016/j.scog.2023.100283
2023
Journal Article
Deliberate foreign body ingestion in patients with underlying mental illness: A retrospective multicentre study
Kaazan, P., Seow, W., Tan, Z., Logan, H., Philpott, H., Huynh, D., Warren, N., McIvor, C., Holtmann, G., Clark, S.R. and Tse, E. (2023). Deliberate foreign body ingestion in patients with underlying mental illness: A retrospective multicentre study. Australasian Psychiatry, 31 (5), 619-624. doi: 10.1177/10398562231189431
2023
Journal Article
Effects of semaglutide on body weight in clozapine-treated people with schizophrenia and obesity: study protocol for a placebo-controlled, randomised multicentre trial (COaST)
Siskind, Dan, Baker, Andrea, Russell, Anthony, Warren, Nicola, Robinson, Gail, Parker, Stephen, Medland, Sarah, Kisely, Steve, Hager, Tineka and Arnautovska, Urska (2023). Effects of semaglutide on body weight in clozapine-treated people with schizophrenia and obesity: study protocol for a placebo-controlled, randomised multicentre trial (COaST). BJPsych Open, 9 (4) e136, 1-6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.532
2023
Conference Publication
Developing an Australasian psychiatry curriculum for medical students
Allen, L., Kalucy, M., Clark, S., Lampe, L., Menkes, D., Warren, N., Fergusson, E. and Ng, L. (2023). Developing an Australasian psychiatry curriculum for medical students. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA Australia, 28 May - 1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682
2023
Conference Publication
Pilot study on the feasibility of using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for younger frail patients with severe mental illness
Kwan, Winona, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Pearson, Ella, Baker, Andrea, Reid, Natasha, Wang, Nancy, Gordon, Emily, Warren, Nicola and Hubbard, Ruth Eleanor (2023). Pilot study on the feasibility of using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for younger frail patients with severe mental illness. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10–12 May 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2023
Conference Publication
Alteration patterns in peripheral levels of inflammatory proteins in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Halstead, S., Siskind, D., Amft, M., Wagner, E., Yakimov, V., Liu, Z., Walder, K. and Warren, N. (2023). Alteration patterns in peripheral levels of inflammatory proteins in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682
2023
Journal Article
Optimising plasma clozapine levels to improve treatment response: an individual patient data meta-analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis
Northwood, Korinne, Pearson, E., Arnautovska, U., Kisely, S., Pawar, M., Sharma, M., Vitangcol, K., Wagner, E., Warren, N. and Siskind, Dan (2023). Optimising plasma clozapine levels to improve treatment response: an individual patient data meta-analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222 (6) PII S0007125023000272, 241-245. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.27
2023
Journal Article
A 40-year study of child maltreatment over the early life course predicting psychiatric morbidity, using linked birth cohort and administrative health data: protocol for the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Kisely, Steve, Leske, Stuart, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Northwood, Korinne, Warren, Nicola, Suetani, Shuichi and Najman, Jake Moses (2023). A 40-year study of child maltreatment over the early life course predicting psychiatric morbidity, using linked birth cohort and administrative health data: protocol for the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. BJPsych Open, 9 (2) e50, e50. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.29
2023
Conference Publication
Clozapine levels and therapeutic response: using individual patient meta-analysis data for a ROC Curve analysis
Northwood, K., Pearson, E., Wagner, E., Warren, N. and Siskind, D. (2023). Clozapine levels and therapeutic response: using individual patient meta-analysis data for a ROC Curve analysis. 31st European Congress of Psychiatry, Paris, France, 25-28 March 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.587
2023
Conference Publication
Alterations in peripheral levels of cytokines and associated inflammatory markers in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Halstead, S., Siskind, D., Amft, M., Wagner, E., Yakimov, V., Liu, Z., Walder, K. and Warren, N. (2023). Alterations in peripheral levels of cytokines and associated inflammatory markers in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. 31st European Congress of Psychiatry, Paris, France, 25-28 March 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1042
2023
Journal Article
Alteration patterns of peripheral concentrations of cytokines and associated inflammatory proteins in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Halstead, Sean, Siskind, Dan, Amft, Michaela, Wagner, Elias, Yakimov, Vladislav, Shih-Jung Liu, Zoe, Walder, Ken and Warren, Nicola (2023). Alteration patterns of peripheral concentrations of cytokines and associated inflammatory proteins in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10 (4), 260-271. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00025-1
2023
Journal Article
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for younger outpatients with severe mental illness: protocol for a feasibility study
Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Pearson, Ella, Baker, Andrea, Reid, Natasha, Kwan, Winona Wing Ling, Wang, Nancy, Gordon, Emily, Hubbard, Ruth and Warren, Nicola (2023). Comprehensive geriatric assessment for younger outpatients with severe mental illness: protocol for a feasibility study. BMJ open, 13 (2) e069518, e069518. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069518
2022
Journal Article
Biopsychology of physical activity in people with schizophrenia: an integrative perspective on barriers and intervention strategies
Arnautovska, Urska, Kesby, James P, Korman, Nicole, Rebar, Amanda L., Chapman, Justin, Warren, Nicola, Rossell, Susan L., Dark, Frances L. and Siskind, Dan (2022). Biopsychology of physical activity in people with schizophrenia: an integrative perspective on barriers and intervention strategies. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Volume 18, 2917-2926. doi: 10.2147/ndt.s393775
2022
Journal Article
Formulation in psychiatry – a guide to developing competence
Parker, Stephen, Nhieu, Kitty, Warren, Nicola, Dark, Frances, Cutbush, Jimsie and Suetani, Shuichi (2022). Formulation in psychiatry – a guide to developing competence. Australasian Psychiatry, 31 (1), 99-104. doi: 10.1177/10398562221135996
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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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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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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Doctor Philosophy
The 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
Multi-morbidity among people living with severe mental illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Dan Siskind
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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
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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
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
The Architecture of Collaboration: A Systematic Review and Case Study Analysis of Effective Academic Health Research Partnerships in the Australian Context.
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- autoimmune encephalitis
- health professional education
- neuropsychiatry
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