Michael Weightman

Research Interests

Psychiatry Education and training Mental Health Artificial Intelligence Social and affective neuroscience

Dr Michael Weightman

Lecturer

School of Medicine

College of Health

Dr Michael Weightman is a lecturer in the Discipline of Psychiatry and a consultant psychiatrist with SA Health. His research interests include social cognition in depression and use of technology in medical education. He is currently pursuing a PhD considering the application of artificial intelligence in the teaching of psychiatry.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Lecturer Adelaide University
2022 - 2025 Lecturer University of Adelaide
2021 - ongoing Consultant Psychiatrist SA Health
2015 - 2022 Clinical Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)
2007 - 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery

Date Title Institution Country
2015 - 2020 Trainee Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia
2014 - 2015 Internship Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia

Date Title Institution name Country
2024 Accredited Member, Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia
2020 Specialist Registration, Psychiatry Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Australia
2015 General Registration, Medical Practitioner Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Australia

Year Citation
2026 Miller, E., Weightman, M., Amos, A., Yeates, S., & Wilkes, F. (2026). Integrating neuropsychoanalytic and neuropsychiatric perspectives into psychiatric clinical neuroscience curricula: a conceptual overview. Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1712622.
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2025 Weightman, M. J., Chur-Hansen, A., & Clark, S. R. (2025). AI in Psychiatric Education and Training From 2016 to 2024: Scoping Review of Trends. Jmir Medical Education, 11, 15 pages.
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2025 Jarvis, A. L., Wong, S., Weightman, M., Simmonds, B., Keage, H. A. D., & Robinson, G. (2025). Cross-Sectional Trajectories of Social Cognition in Later Life: Exploring Emotion Perception, Theory of Mind, and Emotional Empathy. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 40(6), 1091-1100.
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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.
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2024 Miller, E., Weightman, M. J., Basu, A., Amos, A., & Brakoulias, V. (2024). An overview of the peer review process in biomedical sciences. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(3), 247-251.
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2024 Weightman, M. (2024). Psychotherapy, formulation and welfare: Themes of the 2023 trainee article collection update.. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(3), 263.
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2024 Miller, E., Weightman, M. J., 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.
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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.
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2024 Weightman, M. J., & Amos, A. J. (2024). Bioethical implications of cosmetic psychiatry: Distributive justice versus utilitarianism.. Australas Psychiatry, 32(5), 10398562241264422.
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2024 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, online(9), 1-6.
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2024 Weightman, M., Miller, E., Wilkes, F., & Amos, A. (2024). Podcasts killed the radio star: A potted history of broadcasting in psychiatry.. Australas Psychiatry, 32(6), 10398562241287080.
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2024 Miller, E., Wilkes, F. A., Taran, M., Benipal, A., Amos, A., & Weightman, M. (2024). Celebrating the Trainee Takeover of Australasian Psychiatry.. Australas Psychiatry, 32(6), 10398562241292467.
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2023 Weightman, M. J., Amos, A., & Miller, E. (2023). Advancing psychiatry trainee wellbeing and safety: Building on RANZCP Position Statement 48.. Australas Psychiatry, 31(6), 751-754.
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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.
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2023 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & D'Arcy Robertson, O. (2023). End-of-2022 stocktake update. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(2), 234-235.
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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.
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2023 Miller, E., Basu, A., Robertson, O., & Weightman, M. (2023). Championing trainee and early career psychiatric research. Australasian Psychiatry, 31(6), 723-724.
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2023 Amos, A., Weightman, M. J., & 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.
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2022 Weightman, M. (2022). In defence of the Royal College. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(1), 140-141.
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2022 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2022). End-of-2021 stocktake update.. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(3), 408.
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2022 Weightman, M. J. (2022). Reading the fine print: Medicare telehealth changes to disadvantage rural and remote populations. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(10), 539.
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2021 Weightman, M., Bui, T. A., & Robertson, O. D. (2021). Stocktake of Australasian Psychiatry's training resources. Australasian Psychiatry, 29(6), 699-701.
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2021 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.
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2020 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.
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2020 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.
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2019 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.
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2016 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.
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2015 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.
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2015 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.
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2014 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.
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2014 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.
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2012 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.
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2012 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.
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2011 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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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.
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2016 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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Year Citation
2026 Weightman, M., Chur-Hansen, A., & Clark, S. (2026). Trends in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatric education: findings of a scoping review. In Abstracts from the RANZCP 2026 CONGRESS as published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 60 (pp. 73-265). United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.
2025 Weightman, M. (2025). BENEFITS OF OUTCOME MEASURES AND KEY BARRIERS FOR PSYCHIATRISTS. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 59 (pp. 1 page). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2025 Pring, B., McKay, R., Weightman, M., Galambos, G., & Kim, A. (2025). Current trends and rationale for the use of outcome measures in routine clinical care. In Abstracts of the RANZCP 2025 Congress as published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 59 (pp. 110). United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.
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2024 Amos, A., Weightman, M., & Miller, E. (2024). ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF PRE-COMPETENT TRAINEES PROGRESSING TO FELLOWSHIP UNDER THE OSCE AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 58 (pp. 26). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2024 Miller, E., Weightman, M., & Amos, A. (2024). AN OVERVIEW OF THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 58 (pp. 27-28). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2024 Weightman, M., Amos, A., & Miller, E. (2024). <i>AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY'S</i> RESOURCES ON TRAINEE WELLBEING. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 58 (pp. 27). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2024 Miller, E., Amos, A., Weightman, M., & Cockburn, A. (2024). AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY: CHAMPIONING TRAINEE AND EARLY CAREER PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 58 (pp. 26). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
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.
2023 Weightman, M., Clark, S., & Baune, B. (2023). Social Cognition in Depression: The Mood-Congruent Interpretive Bias. In Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience. Adelaide.
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.
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.
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2020 Weightman, M. (2020). Impact of Social Cognitive Deficits in Depression and Therapeutic Opportunities: A Review of the Literature. In 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. In Psychiatry, Psychology and Law: Collaboration and Challenges across the Global South Conference. Singapore.
2015 Abstract Journal for Breast Surgery (2015). In ANZ Journal of Surgery Vol. 85 (pp. 3-13). Wiley.
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2015 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.
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2012 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.
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2012 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.
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2011 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.
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2010 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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Year Citation
2013 Weightman, M. J. (2013). Characterisation of Social Cognition in Mood Disorder. (Undergraduate Dissertation).

Dr Michael Weightman teaches or assesses in the following courses at the University of Adelaide:

  • MEDIC ST 3501 - Medical Studies 3
  • MEDIC ST 4017AHO - Psychiatry Part 1 / MEDIC ST 4017BHO - Psychiatry Part 2
  • MEDIC ST 6020AHO - Psychiatry Selective VI Part 1 / MEDIC ST 6020BHO - Psychiatry Selective VI Part 2
  • PSYCHIAT 3200 - Fundamentals of Biological Psychiatry
  • MEDIC ST 6022AHO - Transition to Internship Part 1 / MEDIC ST 6022BHO - Transition to Internship Part 2

Dr Weightman is also a clinical supervisor of trainees for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and a clinical examiner for the Australian Medical Council. He has been recognised as an Associate Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators.

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2023 - ongoing Director Board of Directors St John Ambulance SA Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2024 - ongoing Member Bi-national Section of Early Career Psychiatrists Committee Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia
2024 - ongoing Member Clinical Governance Committee St John Ambulance SA Australia
2023 - ongoing Member Committee for Research Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Australia

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 Faculty of Adult Psychiatry, RANZCP Australia
2016 - ongoing Member Society for Mental Health Research Australia
2014 - ongoing Member Australian Medical Association Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2026 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry RANZCP Australia
2020 - ongoing Associate Editor Australasian Psychiatry RANZCP Australia

Date Title URL Description
2024 - ongoing Associate Fellowship - -
2020 - ongoing Fellowship - -

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