Head of Department
Director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Unit
Richard Porter's main research interests are in the treatment of mood disorders.
He has a particular interest in clinical trials in mood disorders, service delivery, psychological treatments and electroconvulsive therapy.
He has conducted multiple studies into the neurobiology of mood disorders and particularly the neurobiology of cognitive impairment and is now conducting studies of cognitive remediation in mood disorders.
He is a consultant psychiatrist specialising in psychiatric care of adults with intellectual disability and also sees patients with treatment resistant mood disorders for second opinions regarding treatment.
Related links
Publications
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis, and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00207640231195297
Journal - Research Article
Douglas, K., Bell, C., Tanveer, S., Eggleston, K., Porter, R., & Boden, J. (2023). UNITE Project: uUnderstanding neurocognitive impairment after trauma exposure: Study protocol of an observational study in Christchurch, New Zealand. BMJ Open, 13, e072195. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072195
Journal - Research Other
Inder, M., Crowe, M., Porter, R., Douglas, K., & Lacey, C. (2023). Can social rhythm therapy be effectively implemented into routine specialist mental health service care? Bipolar Disorders, 25(Suppl. 1), (pp. 31). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13331
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Porter, R., Douglas, K., Moot, W., Crowe, M., Inder, M., Luty, S., Carter, J., Frampton, C., & Groves, S. (2023). Baseline cognition and 18-month treatment response in young people with bipolar disorder receiving psychotherapy. Bipolar Disorders, 25(Suppl. 1), (pp. 23). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13331
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tanveer, S., Schluter, P. J., Beaglehole, B., Porter, R. J., Boden, J., Sulaiman-Hill, R., Scarf, D., Dean, S., … Bell, C. (2023). The COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale: A reliable and valid tool to examine the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 5990. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115990
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Jordan, J., Frampton, C., Alexander, A., Spencer, A., Lacey, C., Porter, R. J., & Bell, C. J. (2023). Feasibility study of brief Group Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioural Treatment delivered via Zoom for anxiety and depression in primary care. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1570), 12-19. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Newton-Howes, G., Porter, R., & Frampton, C. (2023). The association between Compulsory Community Treatment Order status and mortality in New Zealand. BJPsych Open, 9, e15. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.629
Journal - Research Article
Bell, E., Pooley, A., Tam, P., Boyce, P., Bryant, R., Porter, R., & Malhi, G. S. (2023). A novel exploration of irritability in adolescent males: A preliminary study. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(3), 258-262. doi: 10.1177/10398562221141362
Journal - Research Article
Carr, G., Cunningham, R., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Manuel, J., Gibb, S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., & Lacey, C. (2023). Evolution of first episode psychosis diagnoses and health service use among young Māori and non-Māori: A New Zealand national cohort study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 17(3), 290-298. doi: 10.1111/eip.13327
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Carr, G., & Lacey, C. (2023). Non-Indigenous privilege in health, justice and social services preceding first episode psychosis: A population-based cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(6), 834-843. doi: 10.1177/00048674221119964
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Review of Psychiatry, 35(3-4), 323-330. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2188074
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis, and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00207640231195297
Journal - Research Article
Tanveer, S., Schluter, P. J., Beaglehole, B., Porter, R. J., Boden, J., Sulaiman-Hill, R., Scarf, D., Dean, S., … Bell, C. (2023). The COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale: A reliable and valid tool to examine the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 5990. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115990
Journal - Research Article
Beaglehole, B., Newton-Howes, G., Porter, R., & Frampton, C. (2022). Impact of diagnosis on outcomes for compulsory treatment orders in New Zealand. BJPsych Open, 8, e145. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.547
Journal - Research Article
Bell, C., Moot, W., Porter, R., Frampton, C., McIntosh, V., Purnell, M., Smith, R., & Douglas, K. (2022). Examining the long-term cognitive effects of exposure to the Canterbury earthquakes in a resilient cohort. BJPsych Open, 8(4), e114. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.512
Journal - Research Article
Carter, J. D., Jordan, J., McIntosh, V. V. W., Frampton, C. M. A., Lacey, C., Porter, R. J., & Mulder, R. T. (2022). Long-term efficacy of metacognitive therapy and cognitive behaviour therapy for depression. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(2), 137-143. doi: 10.1177/00048674211025686
Journal - Research Article
Douglas, K. M., Fenton, A. J., Eggleston, K., & Porter, R. J. (2022). Rate of polycystic ovary syndrome in mental health disorders: A systematic review. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 25, 9-19. doi: 10.1007/s00737-021-01179-4
Journal - Research Article
Douglas, K. M., Groves, S., Crowe, M. T., Inder, M. L., Jordan, J., Carlyle, D., Wells, H., Beaglehole, B., Mulder, R., Lacey, C., Luty, S. E., Eggleston, K., Frampton, C. M. A., … Porter, R. J. (2022). A randomised controlled trial of psychotherapy and cognitive remediation to target cognition in mood disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 145, 278-292. doi: 10.1111/acps.13387
Journal - Research Article
Groves, S. J., Douglas, K. M., Moot, W., Crowe, M. T., Inder, M., Luty, S. E., Carter, J. D., Frampton, C. M. A., & Porter, R. J. (2022). Relationship between baseline cognition and 18-month treatment response in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 318, 224-230. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.08.112
Journal - Research Article
Hammar, Å., Semkovska, M., Borgen, I. M. H., Myklebost, S., Ronold, E. H., Sveen, T., … Porter, R., & Johnson, S. L. (2022). A pilot study of cognitive remediation in remitted major depressive disorder patients. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 29(2), 172-182. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1726919
Journal - Research Article
Kahawage, P., Bullock, B., Meyer, D., Gottlieb, J., Crowe, M., Swartz, H., … Inder, M., Porter, R. J., … Murray, G. (2022). Social rhythm disruption is associated with greater depressive symptoms in people with mood disorders: Findings from a multinational online survey during COVID-19. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry / La Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 67(11), 832-841. doi: 10.1177/07067437221097905
Journal - Research Article
Kahawage, P., Crowe, M., Gottlieb, J., Swartz, H. A., Yatham, L. N., Bullock, B., Inder, M., Porter, R., … Murray, G. (2022). Adrift in time: The subjective experience of circadian challenge during COVID-19 amongst people with mood disorders. Chronobiology International, 39(1), 57-67. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1967971
Journal - Research Article
Malhi, G. S., Bell, E., Bassett, D., Boyce, P., Bryant, R., Hazell, P., … Mulder, R., Porter, R., … Murray, G. (2022). An evidence-based perspective on The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(4), 447-451. doi: 10.1177/10398562221100703
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, G. F. H., Horwood, L. J., Darlow, B. A., Boden, J. M., Martin, J., Spittlehouse, J. K., Carter, F. A., Jordan, J., Porter, R., Bell, C., Douglas, K., … McIntosh, V. V. W., … Vierck, E. (2022). Recruitment and retention of participants in longitudinal studies after a natural disaster. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 13(2), 287-306. doi: 10.1332/175795921X16168462584238
Journal - Research Article
Miskowiak, K. W., Seeberg, I., Jensen, M. B., Balanzá-Martínez, V., del Mar Bonnin, C., Bowie, C. R., … Douglas, K., … Porter, R. J., … Vieta, E. (2022). Randomised controlled cognition trials in remitted patients with mood disorders published between 2015-2021: A systematic review by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Task Force. Bipolar Disorders, 24, 354-374. doi: 10.1111/bdi.13193
Journal - Research Article
Miskowiak, K. W., Yalin, N., Seeberg, I., Burdick, K. E., Balanzá-Martínez, V., del Mar Bonnin, C., … Douglas, K., … Porter, R. J., … Stokes, P. R. A. (2022). Can magnetic resonance imaging enhance the assessment of potential new treatments for cognitive impairment in mood disorders? A systematic review and position paper by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Task Force. Bipolar Disorders, 24, 615-636. doi: 10.1111/bdi.13247
Journal - Research Article
Moot, W., Crowe, M., Inder, M., Eggleston, K., Frampton, C., & Porter, R. J. (2022). Domain-based functional improvements in bipolar disorder after interpersonal and social rhythm therapy. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 767629. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.767629
Journal - Research Article
Porter, R. J., Moot, W., Inder, M. L., Crowe, M. T., Douglas, K. M., Carter, J. D., & Frampton, C. (2022). Validation of the longitudinal interval follow-up evaluation for the long-term measurement of mood symptoms in bipolar disorder. Brain Sciences, 12, 1717. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12121717
Journal - Research Article
Sukhapure, M., Eggleston, K., Douglas, K., Fenton, A., Frampton, C., & Porter, R. J. (2022). Free testosterone is related to aspects of cognitive function in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 25, 87-94. doi: 10.1007/s00737-021-01158-9
Journal - Research Article