Michael Weightman
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide 2021 - ongoing Consultant Psychiatrist Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 2020 - 2021 Psychiatry Senior Registrar Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 2019 - 2020 Psychiatry Senior Registrar Top End Mental Health Service, Northern Territory 2015 - 2022 Clinical Lecturer University of Adelaide 2015 - 2019 Psychiatry Registrar Country Health SA -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 University of Sydney Australia Diploma of Child Health 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) 2007 - 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2015 - 2020 Trainee Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia 2014 - 2015 Internship Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2020 Fellowship Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Jarvis, A. L., Keage, H. A. D., Wong, S., Weightman, M., & Stephens, R. G. (2024). Evidence for a multidimensional account of cognitive and affective theory of mind: A state-trace analysis. Memory and Cognition, 52(3), 525-535.
2024 Miller, E., James Weightman, M., Basu, A., Amos, A., & Brakoulias, V. (2024). An overview of the peer review process in biomedical sciences. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(3), 247-251.
Scopus12024 Weightman, M. (2024). Psychotherapy, formulation and welfare: Themes of the 2023 trainee article collection update.. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 32(3), 10398562241231863.
2024 Miller, E., James Weightman, M., Amos, A., & Parker, S. (2024). Defining the passage of wisdom: A taxonomy of supervision for RANZCP trainees and Fellows. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(3), 242-246.
2024 Amos, A., Weightman, M., & Miller, E. (2024). Merit, equity, and administrative competence in the retirement of the objective structured clinical exam.. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 32(3), 10398562241233995.
2024 Weightman, M. J., & Amos, A. J. (2024). Bioethical implications of cosmetic psychiatry: Distributive justice versus utilitarianism.. Australas Psychiatry, 32(5), 10398562241264422.
Scopus12024 Jarvis, A., Wong, S., Weightman, M., & Keage, H. (2024). Social cognition and healthy aging: Cross-sectional associations of emotion perception, theory of mind, and emotional empathy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6 pages.
2024 Weightman, M., Miller, E., Wilkes, F., & Amos, A. (2024). Podcasts killed the radio star: A potted history of broadcasting in psychiatry.. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 10398562241287080.
2024 Miller, E., Wilkes, F. A., Taran, M., Benipal, A., Amos, A., & Weightman, M. (2024). Celebrating the Trainee Takeover of <i>Australasian Psychiatry</i>.. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 10398562241292467.
2023 Weightman, M. J., Amos, A., & Miller, E. (2023). Advancing psychiatry trainee wellbeing and safety: Building on RANZCP Position Statement 48. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(6), 751-754.
2023 Jarvis, A. L., Wong, S., Weightman, M., Ghezzi, E. S., Sharman, R. L. S., & Keage, H. A. D. (2023). Emotional Empathy Across Adulthood: A Meta-Analytic Review. Psychology and Aging, 39(2), 126-138.
Scopus12023 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & D'Arcy Robertson, O. (2023). End-of-2022 stocktake update. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(2), 234-235.
2023 Miller, E., James Weightman, M., Basu, A., & Amos, A. (2023). The importance of appraising articles and conducting psychiatric journal clubs. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(6), 725-729.
2023 Miller, E., Basu, A., Robertson, O., & Weightman, M. (2023). Championing trainee and early career psychiatric research. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(6), 10398562231191052.
Scopus12023 Amos, A., James Weightman, M., & Miller, E. (2023). Modelling the rate of trainees transitioning to Fellowship before achieving competence under the RANZCP’s Alternative Assessment Pathway to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(6), 741-745.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12022 Weightman, M. (2022). In defence of the Royal College. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(1), 140-141.
2022 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2022). End-of-2021 stocktake update.. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(3), 408.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Weightman, M. J. (2022). Reading the fine print: Medicare telehealth changes to disadvantage rural and remote populations. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(10), 539.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12021 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2021). Stocktake of Australasian Psychiatry's training resources. Australasian Psychiatry, 29(6), 699-701.
Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC52021 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2021). Introducing trainee editors and The Thought Broadcast podcast: Stepping forward for trainee research. Australasian Psychiatry, 29(2), 117-118.
Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC32020 Weightman, M. (2020). Digital psychotherapy as an effective and timely treatment option for depression and anxiety disorders: Implications for rural and remote practice. Journal of International Medical Research, 48(6), 1-7.
Scopus36 WoS20 Europe PMC252020 Weightman, M., Kini, R., Parker, R., & Das, M. (2020). Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Violence and Aggression in Prison Populations: Clinical and Ethical Issues. Drugs, 80(16), 1635-1647.
Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC12019 Weightman, M. J., Knight, M. J., & Baune, B. T. (2019). A systematic review of the impact of social cognitive deficits on psychosocial functioning in major depressive disorder and opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Psychiatry Research, 274, 195-212.
Scopus48 WoS37 Europe PMC232016 Chong, H., Weightman, M., Sirichai, P., & Jones, A. (2016). How do junior medical officers use online information resources? A survey. BMC Medical Education, 16(1), 120-1-120-6.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC62015 Air, T., Weightman, M., & Baune, B. (2015). Symptom severity of depressive symptoms impacts on social cognition performance in current but not remitted major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(AUG), 1-9.
Scopus25 WoS20 Europe PMC122015 Coventry, B., Weightman, M., Bradley, J., & Skinner, J. (2015). Immune profiling in human breast cancer using high-sensitivity detection and analysis techniques. JRSM Open, 6(9), 1-12.
Europe PMC72014 Weightman, M., Air, T., & Baune, B. (2014). A review of the role of social cognition in major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 5(NOV), 179.
Scopus211 WoS168 Europe PMC952014 Wong, T., Leong, D., Weightman, M., Richardson, J., Dundon, B., Psaltis, P., . . . Worthley, S. (2014). Magnetic resonance-derived circumferential strain provides a superior and incremental assessment of improvement in contractile function in patients early after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. European Radiology, 24(6), 1219-1228.
Scopus16 WoS16 Europe PMC142012 Wong, T., Weightman, M., Baumert, M., Tayeb, H., Richardson, J., Puri, R., . . . Worthley, S. (2012). Electro-mechanical characteristics of myocardial infarction border zones and ventricular arrhythmic risk: novel insights from grid-tagged cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. European Radiology, 22(8), 1651-1658.
Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC82012 Carbone, A., Psaltis, P., Nelson, A., Metcalf, R., Richardson, J., Weightman, M., . . . Worthley, S. (2012). Dietary omega-3 supplementation exacerbates left ventricular dysfunction in an ovine model of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 18(6), 502-511.
Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC102011 Coventry, B., Weightman, M., Skinner, J., & Bradley, J. (2011). Improving evaluation of the distribution and density of immunostained cells in breast cancer using computerized video image analysis. Cancer Management and Research, 3(1), 101-108.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2019 Weightman, M. J., & Baune, B. T. (2019). Social Cognitive Deficits: Impact on Psychosocial Function and Novel Treatment Opportunities in Major Depressive Disorder. In B. Baune, & C. Harmer (Eds.), Cognitive Dimensions of Major Depressive Disorder (pp. 269-280). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
DOI2016 Baune, B., & Weightman, M. (2016). The Role of Social Cognition in Major Depressive Disorder. In R. McIntyre (Ed.), Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder: Clinical Relevance, Biological Substrates, and Treatment Opportunities (pp. 92-109). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 Brakoulias, V., Amos, A., Suetani, S., Robertson, O., & Weightman, M. (2023). Australasian Psychiatry and new horizons in the world of publishing. In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 57 (pp. 37-38). Perth, Australia: SAGE Publications. 2023 Robertson, O., & Weightman, M. (2023). Scholarly projectiles: Building your launchpad for publication as a trainee. In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 57 (pp. 39). Perth, Australia: SAGE Publications. 2023 Brakoulias, V., Amos, A., Suetani, S., Robertson, O. D., & Weightman, M. (2023). <i>AUSTRALASIAN</i> PSYCHIATRY AND NEW HORIZONS IN THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 57 (pp. 37-38). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2022 Robertson, O. D., Bui, T. A., & Weightman, M. (2022). THINKING OF STARTING A PSYCHIATRY PODCAST? THE THOUGHT BROADCAST'S JOURNEY FROM OUR MINDS TO YOURS. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 56 (pp. 220-221). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2022 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2022). STOCKTAKE OF AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY'S TRAINING RESOURCES. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 56 (pp. 221). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2021 Weightman, M., & Baune, B. (2021). Social cognition and major depressive disorder: impact on psychosocial function and therapeutic opportunities. In BJPSYCH OPEN Vol. 7 (pp. S300). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.
DOI2015 Abstract Journal for Breast Surgery (2015). In ANZ Journal of Surgery Vol. 85 (pp. 3-13). Wiley.
DOI2015 Coventry, B., Weightman, M. J., Bradley, J., & Skinner, J. M. (2015). Immune profiling in human breast cancer is predictive of 5- and 10-year survival.. In Journal for immunotherapy of cancer Vol. 3 (pp. P131). BMJ.
DOI2012 Wong, D., Leong, D., Weightman, M., Leung, M., Richardson, J., Bertaso, A., . . . Worthley, S. (2012). Myocardial grid-tagging is a superior predictor of myocardial viability than late gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging post STEMI. In Abstracts for the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting, 16-19 August 2012, Brisbane, as published in Heart, Lung and Circulation Vol. 21 (pp. S215). Brisbane, Queensland: Elsevier.
DOI2012 Wong, D. T. L., Leong, D. P., Weightman, M. J., Leung, M. C. H., Richardson, J. D., Bertaso, A. G., . . . Worthley, S. G. (2012). Segmental myocardial viability assessment after STEMI: myocardial grid-tagging versus late gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 33 (pp. 1016). Munchen, GERMANY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. 2011 Wong, D., Weightman, M., Leung, M., Bertaso, A., Richardson, J., Williams, K., . . . Worthley, S. (2011). Grid Tag Strain Analysis Characterises Peri-infarct Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Is a Predictor of Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Following ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. In Heart, Lung and Circulation Vol. 20 (pp. S175). Elsevier BV.
DOI2011 Weightman, M., Wong, D., Leung, M., Das, R., Williams, K., Bertaso, A., . . . Worthley, S. (2011). Diastolic Dysfunction as Assessed with Grid-Tagged Cardiac MRI Correlates with Microvascular Dysfunction and Markers of Left Ventricular Remodelling Following ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. In Heart, Lung and Circulation Vol. 20 (pp. S169). Elsevier BV.
DOI2010 Carbone, A., Psaltis, P., Nelson, A., Weightman, M., Thomas, T., Williams, K., . . . Worthley, S. (2010). The Ability of Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Prevent Non-Ischaemic Cardiac Damage in an Ovine Model of Doxorubicin-induced Cardiomyopathy. In Heart, Lung and Circulation Vol. 19 (pp. S82). Elsevier BV.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2023 Weightman, M., Clark, S., & Baune, B. (2023). Social Cognition in Depression: The Mood-Congruent Interpretive Bias. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience. Adelaide. 2020 Weightman, M. (2020). Impact of Social Cognitive Deficits in Depression and Therapeutic Opportunities: A Review of the Literature. Poster session presented at the meeting of RANZCP Section of Social, Cultural and Rehabilitation Psychiatry, SA Branch conference. Normanville, Australia. 2019 Weightman, M., & Das, M. (2019). Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Violence and Aggression in Prison Populations: A Review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law: Collaboration and Challenges across the Global South Conference. Singapore. -
Original Creative Works
Year Citation 2022 Authors: Weightman M. Title: The Thought Broadcast - An Interview with Skye Kinder: "No Taxation without Representation". Description: N/A. Extent: N/A.
DOI2022 Authors: Weightman M. Title: The Thought Broadcast - An Interview with Nick O'Connor: "Examining the Examiner". Description: N/A. Extent: N/A.
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Theses
Year Citation 2013 Weightman, M. J. (2013). Characterisation of Social Cognition in Mood Disorder. (Undergraduate Dissertation).
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2023 - ongoing Member Committee for Research Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2023 - ongoing Member Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience Australia 2023 - ongoing Member AMEE (The International Association for Health Professions Education) United Kingdom 2022 - ongoing Member Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Australia 2019 - ongoing Member Factulty of Adult Psychiatry, RANZCP Australia 2016 - ongoing Member Society for Mental Health Research Australia 2016 - ongoing Member Section of Rural Psychiatry, RANZCP Australia 2014 - ongoing Member Australian Medical Association Australia -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2023 - ongoing Member Frontiers in Psychiatry Frontiers Media S.A. Switzerland 2020 - ongoing Member Australasian Psychiatry RANZCP Australia
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