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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2019-01-29humanHelen Cohnupdated2026-01-15humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006230b.htmpersonMcGorryPatrick DennistounAO FAA FASSAAACR210 September 1952Place of BirthDublin, IrelandPsychiatristPatrick McGorry has created new concepts for psychotic disorders and a new clinical and research focus on youth mental health. He founded a novel clinical service, the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), that focussed on the early phase of illness. His model has been replicated world-side and expanded to include other psychiatric illnesses. McGorry has been Professor of Mental Health at the University of Melbourne since 1996 and was Australian of the Year in 2010.19771977Education - MB BS, University of Sydney19771977Career position - Intern, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales19781978Career position - Senior House Officer, Epsom District Hospital, and Singleton Hospital, Wales, United Kingdom19791979Education - Member, Royal College of Physicians, London19791979Career position - Locum Registrar, Whittington Hospital, London, United Kingdom19801980Career position - Medical Registrar, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales19811984Career position - Psychiatric Registrar, Newcastle Psychiatric Centre, New South Wales19841985Career position - Senior Psychiatric Registrar, Royal Park Hospital, Melbourne1986Career position - Member, Australian Society for Psychiatric Research19861986Education - Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists19861987Career position - Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University19861987Career position - Psychiatrist, Royal Park Hospital, Melbourne19871996Career position - Consultant Psychiatrist, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture19881991Career position - Consultant in Charge, Royal Park Hospital, Melbourne19881991Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University1990Career position - Member of Committee, Section on Schizophrenia, World Psychiatric Association19911991Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University19911992Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University19921994Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australia and New Zealand journal of psychiatry19921994Career position - Chair, Working Party on Schizophrenia, National Health and Medical Research Council19921996Career position - Director, Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Melbourne19921996Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne19921996Career position - Head, University of Melbourne Academic Unit, Royal Park Hospital, Melbourne19931994Career position - Chair, Mental Health Committee Working Party on Psychoeducational Materials in Psychotic Disorders, National Health and Medical Research Council19951995Award - Ian Simpson Award, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists1996Career position - Fellow, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists1996Career position - Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne19962006Career position - Director, Centre for Young People's Mental Health (later MH-SKY)1997Career position - Member, International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA)19972006Career position - President, International Early Psychosis Association19981998Award - Organon Senior Research Award, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists19982006Career position - Executive Board Member, International Society for Psychiatric Treatments in Schizophrenia and Related Psychosis (ISPS)1 Jan 20011 Jan 2001Award - Centenary Medal - for service in establishing the internationally recognised EPIC program at Melbourne University Medal20012001Award - Founders Medal, Australian Society for Psychiatric Research2002Career position - Executive Director and Clinical Director, Orygen Youth Health, Australia2002Career position - Associate Editor, Australia and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2002Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal de psychiatrie, sciences humaines, neurosciences2002Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Schizophrenia research20022002Education - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London20022002Education - MD, University of Melbourne20032008Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Schizophrenia bulletin20042004Award - Richard J. Wyatt Award, International Early Psychosis Association2006Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)2006Career position - Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong journal of psychiatry2006Career position - Member, Board of Directors, The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)2006Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Stavanger and Rogaland Psychiatric Services, Stavanger, Norway20062007Career position - Member, Program Grant Review Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council2007Career position - Member, National Committee for Brain and Mind, Australian Academy of Science2007Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Early intervention in psychiatry journal2007Career position - Treasurer, International Early Psychosis Association2007Career position - Board Member, Headstrong, National Centre for Youth Mental Health, Ireland2009Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre20092009Award - Castilla del Pino Award, Castilla del Pino Foundation, Spain2010Career position - Editor, Canadian journal of community mental health20102010Award - Doctor of Laws honoris causa, Monash University20102010Award - Australian of the Year12 Jun 201012 Jun 2010Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to medicine, and to mental health as a leading clinician, researcher and scientist, through innovative reform of services, the development of national programs to support youth and raising public awareness20132013Award - Scientific Research Award, National Alliance on Mental Illness, U.S.A.20132017Career position - President, Society for Mental Health Research20152015Award - Lieber Prize for Outstanding Research in Schizophrenia Research, Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation2016Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)20162018Career position - President, Schizophrenia International Research Society20182018Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, Schizophrenia International Research Society
The University of Melbourne (1853 - )
Professor of Youth Mental Health 1996 -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) (1977 - )
Awarded Ian Simpson Award 1995, Organon Senior Research Award 1998
Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 2016
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )
Fellow 2006 -
'McGorry, Patrick Dennistoun', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyMcGorry, Patrick DennistounSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationResource: Academy FellowsAcademy of Social Sciences in AustraliaAcademy Fellows2025Resource: Australian of the Year AwardsNational Australia Day CouncilAustralian of the Year AwardsNational Australia Day CouncilResource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2010]Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2010]CanberraGovernor General's Office2010Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and EditorWho's who in Australia 201955thSouthbank, Vic.AAP Directories2018