Biography
Professor Michael Berk is currently appointed to the Chair of Psychiatry for Barwon Health and The Geelong Clinic at The University of Melbourne. He also is an Honorary Professorial Research fellow at the Mental Health Research Institute, and leads the first episode bipolar program at Orygen Youth Health. He has published over 250 papers on a range of topics with his research interests focusing on mood and psychotic disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and depression. He is Chairman of the International Society of Bipolar Disorders, and Vice Chairman of the Australasian Society of Bipolar Disorders. He is a committee member of both the Collegium Internationale Psychopharmacologicum and World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry is a member of a number of international advisory boards. He was the founding editor of The Journal of Depression and Anxiety, has served as guest editor or is on the editorial board of 12 other journals as well as being a reviewer of 30 journals.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Bipolar disorder |
Depression |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) |
University of Witwatersrand |
14-Dec-1989 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Pretoria |
19-Dec-1994 |
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| Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Chergury |
University of Witwatersrand |
31-Dec-1982 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Council |
International Society for Bipolar Disorders |
President |
18-Jun-2008 |
|
| Member |
Australian Medical Association - Victoria |
Registered member |
23-Nov-2004 |
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| Council |
Australasian Society for Bipolar Disorders |
Member |
18-Jul-2007 |
|
| Member |
Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum |
Membership committee |
14-Jan-2004 |
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| Member |
Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria |
Registered member |
18-Sep-2002 |
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| Member |
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology |
Member |
28-May-2002 |
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Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) |
29-Mar-2001 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Medal |
Louis Franklin Freed Medal for Psychological Medicine |
|
06-Mar-1989 |
| Scholarship |
Lundbeck Bursary for Research in Biological Psychiatry |
|
09-Jun-1992 |
| Other (Award) |
Barwon Health Mental Health - Contribution to Mental Health Service |
|
13-Aug-2002 |
| Other (Award) |
Department of Innovation, Industry and regional Development Smart Geelong Research & Learning Expo: Biomedical Highly Commended Award |
|
10-Oct-2007 |
| Other (Award) |
World Association of Young People ? The Trophy Award for Excellent Research Study |
|
22-Aug-2007 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| MOODSWINGS: AN ONLINE INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER |
Chief Investigator |
BEYONDBLUE |
Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants |
15/11/2006 |
| Diet and exercise for the primary prevention of depression |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2007 |
| The Vital D study - mental health substudy |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2008 |
| The link between depression and osteoporosis. |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2008 |
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| Bipolar Depression Rating Scale |
Chief Investigator |
ELI LILLY AUST PTY LTD |
11/12/2002 |
| Olanzapine versus mood stabilizers in the treatment & outcome of outpatients with bipolar 1 disorder |
Chief Investigator |
ELI LILLY AUST PTY LTD |
01/08/2003 |
| Depression and Physical illness: The link with pain, cardiovascular risk factors and osteoporosis |
Chief Investigator |
ELI LILLY AUST PTY LTD |
01/01/2005 |
| EFFICACY OF AGOMELATINE (25 TO 50 MG/DAY) GIVEN ORALLY ON QUALITY OF REMISSION IN ELDERLY DEPRESSED PATIENTS, AFTER A 12-WEEK TREATMENT PERIOD |
Chief Investigator |
SERVIER LABORATORIES |
01/01/2006 |
| NEUROPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF QUETIAPINE VS. LITHIUM IN A FIRST-EPISODE MANIA COHORT: 12 MONTH NEUROANATOMICAL, NEUROCHEMICAL, AND NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS AND PRELIMINARY DATA OF PROPHYLACTIC PROPERTIES |
Chief Investigator |
ASTRAZENECA - NSW |
01/06/2007 |
| LETTER OF AGREEMENT B/W UOM AND SOUTHERN HEALTH - NEUROPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF QUETIAPINE VS. LITHIUM IN A FIRST-EPISODE MANIA COHORT: 12 MONTH NEUROANATOMICAL, NEUROCHEMICAL, AND NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS AND PRELIMINARY DATA OF PROPHYLACTIC PROPERTIES |
Chief Investigator |
SOUTHERN HEALTH |
01/06/2007 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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