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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2017
Journal Article
Atypical N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and a hippocampal tumour
Warren, Nicola, Theodoros, Theo and Blum, Stefan (2017). Atypical N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and a hippocampal tumour. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51 (4), 414-415. doi: 10.1177/0004867416670017
2017
Conference Publication
Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome: a Systematic Review
Warren, Nicola, O'Gorman, Cullen and Lehn, Alex (2017). Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome: a Systematic Review. 30th Annual General Meeting of the British-Neuropsychiatry-Association (BNPA), London, United Kingdom, 22-24 February 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-BNPA.41
2017
Conference Publication
Dopamine-Dysregulation Syndrome: a Systematic Review of Adiction to Dopamine and its Neuropsychiatric Consequences
Warren, N., Nyguen, D., O'Gorman, C., Lehn, A. and Siskind, D. (2017). Dopamine-Dysregulation Syndrome: a Systematic Review of Adiction to Dopamine and its Neuropsychiatric Consequences. RANZCP 2017 Congress, Adelaide, Australia, 30 April – 4 May 2017. LONDON: Sage.
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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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
Optimising cancer pharmacy care for patients with serious mental illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Centaine Snoswell
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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
Other advisors: Professor Ed Heffernan
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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
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
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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
Completed supervision
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
The Quality and Safe Use of Clozapine
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Barras, Professor Steve Kisely, 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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