Overview
Background
Prof Siskind trained as a psychiatrist in Australia and the United States. He graduated from medicine at the University of Queensland in 1998. After working with Doctors Without Borders in Chechnya in 2000, he became interested in psychiatry. He moved to Boston in 2002, where he did his psychiatry residency at Boston University and a Master of Public Health at Harvard University. He returned to Brisbane in June 2008 as a clinical academic psychiatrist at the Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service. He completed his Ph.D in Feb 2014. His research interests include clozapine and treatment refractory schizophrenia, the physical health of people with severe and persistent mental illness, supported accommodation, assertive community treatment and mental health services research. He has been awarded an NHMRC Investigator Grant as an Emerging Leadership Fellow (2021-2025) and held an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2016-2019). He has a current CIA MRFF RCRDUN grant looking at treatments to reduce cardiometabolic morbidity among people with schizophrenia. He has over 200 peer reviewed publications, including first author in the highly ranked Lancet, World Psychiatry, Lancet Psychiatry, BJPsych, ANZJP, & Schizophrenia Bulletin. He is a named investigator on over $40 million in competitive research grants, with over $6 million as CIA.
Availability
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Fields of research
Research interests
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Schizophrenia
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Physical Health Comorbidity
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Successful rechallenge with clozapine after treatment associated eosinophilia
McArdle, Peter A., Siskind, Dan J., Kolur, Uday, Parker, Stephen, Korman, Nicole and Purushothaman, Subramanian (2016). Successful rechallenge with clozapine after treatment associated eosinophilia. Australasian Psychiatry, 24 (4), 365-367. doi: 10.1177/1039856216654399
2016
Journal Article
Clozapine users in Australia: their characteristics and experiences of care based on data from the 2010 National Survey of High Impact Psychosis
Siskind, D. J., Harris, M., Phillipou, A., Morgan, V. A., Waterreus, A., Galletly, C., Carr, V. J., Harvey, C. and Castle, D. (2016). Clozapine users in Australia: their characteristics and experiences of care based on data from the 2010 National Survey of High Impact Psychosis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26 (3), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016000305
2016
Journal Article
Weight loss associated with exenatide in an obese man with diabetes commenced on clozapine
Siskind, Dan, Wysoczanski, Daniel, Russell, Anthony and Ashford, Mark (2016). Weight loss associated with exenatide in an obese man with diabetes commenced on clozapine. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50 (7), 702-703. doi: 10.1177/0004867416636243
2016
Journal Article
Metformin for clozapine associated obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Siskind, Dan J., Leung, Janni, Russell, Anthony W., Wysoczanski, Daniel and Kisely, Steve (2016). Metformin for clozapine associated obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 11 (6) e0156208, e0156208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156208
2016
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Longitudinal comparative evaluation of the equivalence of an integrated peer-support and clinical staffing model for residential mental health rehabilitation: a mixed methods protocol incorporating multiple stakeholder perspectives
Parker, Stephen, Dark, Frances, Newman, Ellie, Korman, Nicole, Meurk, Carla, Siskind, Dan and Harris, Meredith (2016). Longitudinal comparative evaluation of the equivalence of an integrated peer-support and clinical staffing model for residential mental health rehabilitation: a mixed methods protocol incorporating multiple stakeholder perspectives. BMC Psychiatry, 16 (1) 179, 179. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0882-x
2016
Journal Article
People living with psychosocial disability: rehabilitation and recovery-informed service provision within the second Australian national survey of psychosis
Harvey, Carol, Brophy, Lisa, Parsons, Samuel, Moeller-Saxone, Kristen, Grigg, Margaret and Siskind, Dan (2016). People living with psychosocial disability: rehabilitation and recovery-informed service provision within the second Australian national survey of psychosis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50 (6), 534-547. doi: 10.1177/0004867415610437
2016
Conference Publication
How to Write Up Research Findings with a View to Publication
Siskind, D. (2016). How to Write Up Research Findings with a View to Publication. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2016
Conference Publication
Psychiatric Morbidity in Indigenous Peoples From Australia and the Americas: Unexpected Findings From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kisely, S., Black, E., Alichniewicz, K., Ranmuthugala, G., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Siskind, D., Toombs, M. and Nicholson, G. (2016). Psychiatric Morbidity in Indigenous Peoples From Australia and the Americas: Unexpected Findings From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8 - 12 May, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2016
Conference Publication
An Introduction to Conducting Research in Clinical Settings
Siskind, D., Parker, S. and Kisely, S. (2016). An Introduction to Conducting Research in Clinical Settings. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2016
Conference Publication
How to Write a Research Question
Siskind, D. (2016). How to Write a Research Question.
2016
Journal Article
The mental health of older persons after human-induced disasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological data
Siskind, Dan J, Sawyer, Emily, Lee, Irene, Lie, David C., Martin-Khan, Melinda, Farrington, Julia, Crompton, David and Kisely, Steve (2016). The mental health of older persons after human-induced disasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological data. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24 (5), 379-388. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.12.010
2016
Journal Article
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists combating clozapine-associated obesity and diabetes
Mayfield, Karla, Siskind, Dan, Winckel, Karl, Russell, Anthony W., Kisely, Steve, Smith, Greg and Hollingworth, Samantha (2016). Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists combating clozapine-associated obesity and diabetes. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 30 (3), 227-236. doi: 10.1177/0269881115625496
2016
Conference Publication
Does the Frequency of Dosing of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Matter? a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kisely, S., Sawyer, E., Robinson, G. and Siskind, D. (2016). Does the Frequency of Dosing of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Matter? a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London: Sage Publications.
2016
Journal Article
Erratum: Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Parker, Georgina, Lie, David, Siskind, Dan J., Martin-Khan, Melinda, Raphael, Beverly, Crompton, David and Kisely, Steve (2016). Erratum: Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters - a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics, 28 (1), 21-21. doi: 10.1017/S1041610215001465
2016
Journal Article
Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Parker, Georgina, Lie, David, Siskind, Dan J, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Raphael, Beverly, Crompton, David and Kisely, Steve (2016). Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters - a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics, 28 (1), 11-20. doi: 10.1017/S1041610215001210
2015
Journal Article
The National Mental Health Commission Report: evidence based or ideologically driven?
Allison, Stephen, Bastiampillai, Tarun, Siskind, Dan, Roeger, Leigh and Goldney, Robert (2015). The National Mental Health Commission Report: evidence based or ideologically driven?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49 (11), 960-962. doi: 10.1177/0004867415609424
2015
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of depot antipsychotic frequency on compliance and outcome
Kisely, Steve, Sawyer, Emily, Robinson, Gail and Siskind, Dan (2015). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of depot antipsychotic frequency on compliance and outcome. Schizophrenia Research, 166 (1-3), 178-186. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.04.028
2015
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Qigong and Tai Chi for depressive symptoms
Liu, Xin, Clark, Justin, Siskind, Dan, Williams, Gail M., Byrne, Gerard, Yang, Jiao L. and Doi, Suhail A. (2015). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Qigong and Tai Chi for depressive symptoms. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23 (4), 516-534. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.001
2015
Journal Article
Clarifying the diagnosis of myocarditis in a patient on clozapine
Goodison, Geraldine, Siskind, Dan, Harcourt-Rigg, Calista, Hipgrave, Walter, Burrage, Matthew, Kiff, Stuart and Wallace, Mark (2015). Clarifying the diagnosis of myocarditis in a patient on clozapine. Australasian Psychiatry, 23 (3), 311-313. doi: 10.1177/1039856215576419
2015
Journal Article
Increasing Clozapine Dispensing Trends in Queensland, Australia 2004–2013
Forrester, T., Siskind, D., Winckel, K., Wheeler, A. and Hollingworth, S. (2015). Increasing Clozapine Dispensing Trends in Queensland, Australia 2004–2013. Pharmacopsychiatry, 48 (4-5), 164-169. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1554713
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Quality and Safe Use of Clozapine
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren, Professor Michael Barras, Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
Multi-morbidity among people living with severe mental illness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren, Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating clozapine rechallenge using granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in people previously experiencing clozapine-associated neutropenia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
Management of myocarditis among people with schizophrenia commencing clozapine
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren
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Doctor Philosophy
Quality and Safe Use of Clozapine
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren, Professor Michael Barras, Professor Steve Kisely
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Master Philosophy
Food insecurity among people living with schizophrenia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Urska Arnautovska
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Master Philosophy
The Role and Impact of Culture and Language in Mental Health and Mental Health Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren
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Master Philosophy
A quantitative and qualitative study of forensic orders in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Claudia Bull, Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
Smoking Cessation in People with a Serious Mental Illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Coral Gartner
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Master Philosophy
The Role and Impact of Culture and Language in Mental Health and Mental Health Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren
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Doctor Philosophy
Unveiling the Complexities of Psychotic Disorders: Enhancing Treatment Safety and Understanding Heterogeneity Through Biomarkers, Genetic Analysis, and Multimodal Data Integration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Sarah Medland
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Doctor Philosophy
Measuring cognitive flexibility in rodents
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Thomas Burne
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Psychiatric clinical decision making in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stefan Blum, Professor Steve Kisely
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Psychiatric Illness: From Prenatal Risk Factors to Treatment Resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Jake Gratten, Professor Darryl Eyles
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring and improving cognition in a rodent model relevant to schizophrenia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr James Kesby, Professor Thomas Burne
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Clozapine in Sol-Gel Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harendra Parekh, Dr James Robert Falconer
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the characteristics and service needs of carers for adults with mental illness to inform mental health service planning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Who receives what, from whom, and to what effect at clinically operated, community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in Australia?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Professor Harvey Whiteford
Media
Enquiries
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- Cardiometabolic co-morbidity of schizophrenia
- Treatment Refractory Schizophrenia
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