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Email

richard.kanaan@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Chair of Psychiatry-Austin Health
Department of Psychiatry
Education
PhD
King's College London

Royal College of Psychiatrists
Bachelors Degree
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Masters (Coursework)
University of Southern California
ORCID

0000-0003-0992-1917

Prof Richard Kanaan

Chair of Psychiatry-Austin Health
Department of Psychiatry

204 Scholarly works
23 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The therapeutic effect of breathing interventions for functional seizures: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.110919
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Why does FND mainly affect women? A consideration of gender imbalance in neuropsychiatric disease
    DOI: 10.1017/S0033291726104085
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Development and Acceptability of a Psychology-Based Intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks
    DOI: 10.1111/hex.70634
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Psychedelics in functional disorders: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2026.111642
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Silexan in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (STOP) Trial
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Refractory Functional Neurological Disorder
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Breathing Control as a Treatment for Non-Epileptic Seizures
Richard Kanaan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych)
2013
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)
2003
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsyc)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Feasibility of an adjunctive INtervention for Debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (FIND): study protocol for a randomised, waitlist-controlled feasibility trial
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112627
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evidence for a diagnostic distinction between functional seizures and functional motor symptoms from the TriNetX electronic health record database
    DOI: 10.1017/S0033291726103456
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Silexan in the Treatment Of Posttraumatic stress disorder (STOP) trial: protocol for a 12-week randomised controlled trial of adjunctive Silexan for PTSD
    DOI: 10.1186/s12906-026-05312-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Breathing control training as a treatment for functional seizures (BREATHS trial): a multicentre, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled efficacy and acceptability trial study protocol
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107687
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mixed-methods analysis of formulations in functional neurological disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpsy.2026.100348
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical and demographic associations of recorded feigning in functional neurological disorder
    DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf490

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Life Events
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Trauma and Functional Neurological Disorder

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