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Email

c.davey@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Cato Chair and Head of Department, Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
The University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Western Australia
Masters Degree (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-1431-3852

Prof Chris Davey

Cato Chair and Head of Department, Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry

284 Scholarly works
28 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Convergent and selective representations of pain, appetitive processes, aversive processes, and cognitive control in the insula
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71568-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Multiscale Heterogeneity of White Matter Morphometry in Psychiatric Disorders
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.03.014
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The body intervenes: How active inference explains depression's clinical presentation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106229
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Next Generation Therapeutic Brain Stimulation for Depression
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Medicinal psychedelics for mental health and addiction: Advancing research of an emerging paradigm
    DOI: 10.1177/0004867421998785
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trial Network (MAGNET) MRF2006296
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    A Randomised Controlled Trial of Low-Dose Ketamine in Youth With Severe Depression and Elevated Suicide Risk
Chris Davey

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2008
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Predicting the First Onset of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Adolescents Using Multimodal Risk Factors: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.07.006
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The cross-site reproducibility of MRI morphometric phenotypes in psychiatric disorders
    DOI: 10.1038/s41593-026-02359-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Shared and Distinct Alterations in Brain Structure of Youth With Internalizing or Externalizing Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA Antisocial Behavior, ADHD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Anxiety Working Groups
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.08.003
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Alterations of Default Mode Network Effective Connectivity in Youth with Social Anxiety Disorder.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.08.001
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Machine Learning Prediction of First Suicide Attempts in Early Adolescence Among Child Ideators.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2026.07.1245
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Neural Basis of Avoidance Learning and Its Relation to Safety Processing
    DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0170-26.2026
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Vertex-wise cortical abnormalities in major depressive disorder from 64 cohorts from the DIRECT and ENIGMA MDD consortia
    DOI: 10.1038/s44220-026-00667-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Decomposing neuroanatomical heterogeneity in depression: insights from an ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group study in 5146 individuals.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-04189-x

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