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Email

c.davey@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


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

0000-0003-1431-3852

Prof Chris Davey

Cato Chair and Head of Department, Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry

280 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

    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
  • 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

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

    Journal article

    Economic evaluation of three forms of early intervention for young people with borderline personality disorder: a within-trial cost-utility analysis from the MOBY clinical trial
    DOI: 10.1007/s00787-026-02994-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Neural correlates of altered interoception in depressive and anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1007/s00406-026-02201-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    551. Brain Connectivity Alterations Underpinning Negative Self-Cognition Processing in Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.785
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Structural covariance, regional topology, and volumetric aspects of amygdala subnuclei in posttraumatic stress disorder using ultra-high field imaging
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03428-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cognitive restructuring and thalamocortical circuit alterations in post-traumatic stress disorder
    DOI: 10.1038/s44220-026-00614-8

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