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Contact Details

Email
peter.joyce@otago.ac.nz
Position
Emeritus Professor
Department
Department of Psychological Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
DSc(Cant) MB ChB PhD MD(Otago) FRANZCP FRSNZ
Research summary
Mental health

Research

Peter Joyce’s major interests are focused on depression and bipolar disorder, but he also has research interests in eating disorders. His research has covered a wide range of areas including:
  • psychiatric genetics
  • neurobiology
  • neuroendocrinology
  • personality
  • psychopharmacology
  • psychotherapy
  • the natural history and outcome of the above disorders.

Publications

Joyce, P. R., McKenzie, J. M., Carter, J. D., Rae, A. M., Luty, S. E., Frampton, C. M. A., & Mulder, R. T. (2007). Temperament, character and personality disorders as predictors of response to interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 503-508. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024737 Journal - Research Article

Luty, S. E., Carter, J. D., McKenzie, J. M., Rae, A. M., Frampton, C. M. A., Mulder, R. T., & Joyce, P. R. (2007). Randomised controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 496-502. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024729 Journal - Research Article

Mulder, R. T., Joyce, P. R., Frampton, C. M. A., Luty, S. E., & Sullivan, P. F. (2006). Six months of treatment for depression: Outcome and predictors of the course of illness. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163(1), 95-100. Journal - Research Article

McIntosh, V. V. W., Jordan, J., Carter, F. A., Luty, S. E., McKenzie, J. M., Bulik, C. M., Frampton, C. M. A., & Joyce, P. R. (2005). Three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa: A randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162(4), 741-747. Journal - Research Article

Glubb, D. M., McHugh, P. C., Deng, X., Joyce, P. R., & Kennedy, M. A. (2010). Association of a functional polymorphism in the adrenomedullin gene (ADM) with response to paroxetine. Pharmacogenomics Journal, 10, 126-133. doi: 10.1038/tpj.2009.33 Journal - Research Article

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