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Richard J Porter

Richard J Porter

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Psychology

D-Index
52
Citations
13836
World Ranking
4934
National Ranking
29

Overview

Richard J Porter is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their research primarily focuses on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Pharmacology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Richard J Porter has frequently published in several academic venues. The most common journals where their work appears are:

  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • BJPsych Open
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • BMJ Open
  • Conservation Evidence Journal

They have collaborated with numerous researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Katie M. Douglas
  • Roger Mulder
  • Marie Crowe
  • Gin S. Malhi
  • Erica Bell

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Richard J Porter's research contributions:

  • The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders (2020) published in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • Virtual Reality for Supporting the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: Scoping Review (2021) published in JMIR Mental Health
  • The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Bipolar disorder summary (2020) published in Bipolar Disorders
  • The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Major depression summary (2020) published in Bipolar Disorders
  • Neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of circadian rhythm disruption in bipolar disorder: A critical multi-disciplinary literature review and agenda for future research from the ISBD task force on chronobiology (2021) published in Bipolar Disorders

Best Publications

  • The MoCA: Well-suited screen for cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease

    J.C. Dalrymple-Alford;M.R. MacAskill;C.T. Nakas;L. Livingston

  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders

    Gin S Malhi;Darryl L Bassett;Philip Boyce;Richard Bryant

  • Neurocognitive impairment in drug-free patients with major depressive disorder

    Richard J Porter;Peter Gallagher;Jill M Thompson;Allan H Young

  • Processing of Facial Emotion Expression in Major Depression: A Review

    Cecilia Bourke;Katie Douglas;Richard Porter

  • Conducting qualitative research in mental health: Thematic and content analyses:

    Marie Crowe;Maree Inder;Richard Porter

  • The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders

    Gin S Malhi;Gin S Malhi;Erica Bell;Erica Bell;Darryl Bassett;Philip Boyce;Philip Boyce

  • Neuropsychological impairment in major depression: its nature, origin and clinical significance

    Richard J. Porter;Cecilia Bourke;Peter Gallagher

  • The relationship between non-acute adolescent cannabis use and cognition.

    Megan A. Harvey;John D. Sellman;Richard J. Porter;Christopher M. Frampton

  • Longitudinal assessment of neuropsychological function in major depression.

    Katie M. Douglas;Richard J. Porter

  • Elevation of the cortisol-dehydroepiandrosterone ratio in drug-free depressed patients.

    Allan H. Young;Peter Gallagher;Richard J. Porter

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis and Encephalopathy Associated with the Inhalation of Aluminium Dust

    A. I. G. McLaughlin;G. Kazantzis;E. King;Donald Teare

  • Methodological recommendations for cognition trials in bipolar disorder by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Task Force.

    K W Miskowiak;K E Burdick;A Martinez-Aran;C M Bonnin

  • Psychotherapy for depression: a randomized clinical trial comparing schema therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.

    Janet D Carter;Virginia V McIntosh;Jennifer Jordan;Richard J Porter

  • Corticosteroid-serotonin interactions in depression: a review of the human evidence

    Richard J. Porter;Peter Gallagher;Stuart Watson;Allan H. Young

  • Assessing and addressing cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder: the International Society for Bipolar Disorders targeting cognition task force recommendations for clinicians

    K W Miskowiak;K W Miskowiak;K E Burdick;A Martinez-Aran;C M Bonnin

  • Characterizing mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease.

    John C. Dalrymple-Alford;John C. Dalrymple-Alford;Leslie Livingston;Michael R. MacAskill;Charlotte Graham

  • Clinical practice recommendations for bipolar disorder.

    G. S. Malhi;G. S. Malhi;D. Adams;L. Lampe;L. Lampe;M. Paton

  • The chronotherapeutic treatment of bipolar disorders: A systematic review and practice recommendations from the ISBD task force on chronotherapy and chronobiology.

    John F. Gottlieb;Francesco Benedetti;Pierre A. Geoffroy;Tone E.G. Henriksen

  • Virtual Reality for Supporting the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: Scoping Review.

    Nilufar Baghaei;Vibhav Chitale;Andrej Hlasnik;Lehan Stemmet

  • Prevalence of cognitive impairment in major depression and bipolar disorder.

    Katie M Douglas;Peter Gallagher;Lucy J Robinson;Janet D Carter

  • A comparison of neurocognitive impairment in younger and older adults with major depression.

    A. J. Thomas;P. Gallagher;L. J. Robinson;R. J. Porter

  • A randomized trial to examine the effect of mifepristone on neuropsychological performance and mood in patients with bipolar depression.

    Stuart Watson;Peter Gallagher;Richard J. Porter;Margaret S. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger T. Mulder
Roger T. Mulder University of Otago
Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher Newcastle University
Allan H. Young
Allan H. Young King's College London
Peter R. Joyce
Peter R. Joyce University of Otago
Greg Murray
Greg Murray Swinburne University of Technology
Janet D. Carter
Janet D. Carter University of Canterbury
Virginia V.W. McIntosh
Virginia V.W. McIntosh University of Canterbury
Kamilla W. Miskowiak
Kamilla W. Miskowiak Copenhagen University Hospital
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Christopher R. Bowie
Christopher R. Bowie Queen's University

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