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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

Monk, N., Manuel, J., Summers, N., Kew, B., Porter, R., Baggott, E., … Lockett, H. (2026). Psychosis prevalence studies in the OECD: A scoping review and recommendations for psychosis prevalence research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00127-026-03242-w Journal - Research Article

Bell, E., Inder, M., Malhi, G. S., Bryant, R., Boyce, P., & Porter, R. J. (2026). Irritability in the mix: An exploratory study of the role of irritability in characterising mood disorders. Bipolar Disorders, 28(7), e70185. doi: 10.1111/bdi.70185 Journal - Research Article

Foulds, J., Boden, J., Kerr, J., Douglas, K., Pettie, M., Young, J., … Porter, R. (2026). Long-term outcomes of adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms: A birth cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60(2, Suppl. ), (pp. 209). doi: 10.1177/00048674261434785 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Porter, R., Torr, J., Franklin, C., & Khaira, A. (2026). Bipolar disorder in intellectual and developmental disabilities [Panel discussion]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60(2, Suppl. ), (pp. 65-66). doi: 10.1177/00048674261434785 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Porter, R. (2026). Bipolar disorder in intellectual and developmental disabilities: Treatment of people with comorbidity and the influence of mixed features. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60(2, Suppl. ), (pp. 64-65). doi: 10.1177/00048674261434785 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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