Professor Christopher Davey
Nominee of the Council of the University of Melbourne
Chris Davey is the Head of Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne and a psychiatrist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is the current Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Chris’ main clinical and research interest is in the management of severe mood disorders. He has led, or is leading, large multicentre clinical trials of treatments for depression examining psychotherapy, antidepressant medications, anti-inflammatory agents, and ketamine. He is also interested in using brain imaging to better understand depression and social-affective processes.
Professor Davey is Cato Chair and the Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, and a psychiatrist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is the current editor-in-chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Professor Davey Chris completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia. He trained in psychiatry in Sydney and Melbourne, and completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne. Chris’s main clinical and research interest is in the management of severe mood disorders.