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Richard PorterHead of Department
Director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Unit

MA(Camb) MB BS MD(Newcastle UK) DipObst(Otago) MRCPsych

Email richard.porter@otago.ac.nz

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.

Publications

Inder, M. L., Crowe, M. T., & Porter, R. J. (2026). Bridging the research to practice gap: Feasibility of implementing social rhythm therapy for bipolar disorder in specialist mental health services. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10597-026-01613-w Journal - Research Article

Bauer, M., Glenn, T., Achtyes, E. D., Alda, M., Agaoglu, E., Altınbaş, K., … Crowe, M., … Porter, R., … Whybrow, P. C. (2026). Family history and solar insolation in bipolar I disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 153, 270-278. doi: 10.1111/acps.70075 Journal - Research Article

Van Rheenen, T. E., Lewandowski, K. E., Pinkham, A., Varo, C., Caruana, G., Gruber, J., … Porter, R. J., … Douglas, K., … Miskowiak, K. W. (2026). Consensus on subdomains and measures of relevance to affective and social cognition research on bipolar disorder (CAS-BD); Outcomes and recommendations from an International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Taskforce Study. Bipolar Disorders, 28(2), e70083. doi: 10.1111/bdi.70083 Journal - Research Article

Eggleston, K., Miskowiak, K. W., Porter, R., Frampton, C., & Douglas, K. (2026). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between subjective and objective cognitive function in mood disorders. Bipolar Disorders, 28(1), e70077. doi: 10.1111/bdi.70077 Journal - Research Article

Odering, Z. A., Jordan, J., Lacey, C. J., Frampton, C. M., Porter, R. J., & Douglas, K. M. (2026). Predicting cognitive change during treatment for inpatient depression: Secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 153(5), 563-572. doi: 10.1111/acps.70030 Journal - Research Article

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