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Dr Stuart Watson

Academic Clinical Senior Lecturer

  • Email: stuart.watson@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2081388
  • Address: Academic Psychiatry and Regional Affective Disorders Service
    缅北禁地
    Wolfson Research Centre
    Campus for Ageing and Vitality
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE4 5PL, UK
Background

Roles and Responsibilities

I am Clinical Senior Lecturer at 缅北禁地 and Consultant Psychiatrist in inpatient services  care with the NTW Foundation NHS Trust. I work also with the Clinical Research Network. In the North-East and North Cumbria, I am co-lead for mental health, and deputy industry lead (cross-specialty) with a lead role in investigator initiated trials and, nationally, I am workstream lead for commercial research.

Qualifications

MBBS 1992
MRCPsych 1998
MD (HPA axis in mood disorder patients 2004)

Memberships

British Medical Association

British Association for Psychopharmacology

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Research

Research Interests

I am interested in the pathophysiogy of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder, the role of childhood experience and the application of this understanding to develop new treatment strategies.

Current Work

I have recently completed a treatment trial using a cortisol synthesis inhibitor in treatment resistant depression and an examination of the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome. I am involved in study which is examining language use in schizophrenia in order to better understand its psychopathology. 

I am examining the impact of early childhood adversity on adult mood, brain (hippocampal) function and on the stress hormone system 

Future Research

I think that there is tremendous potential to examine drugs that act on the HPA axis as new treatment strategies and I am interested in further exploring the links between early adversity, immune system, the HPA axis and illness.

Esteem Indicators

NARSAD Young Investigator Award (Cytokines in bipolar patients)
HEFCE Clinical Senior Lecturer Award

Funding

Stanley Medical Research Institute
MRC

Teaching
I teach on the MRes course in 缅北禁地
Publications

  • Articles

    • Martins-Correia J, Fernandes LA, Kenny R, Salas B, Karmani S, Inskip A, Pearson F, Watson S. . Journal of Affective Disorders 2024, 362, 297-307.
    • Hoppe I, Watson S, Kemp C, Turnbull F, Davies F, Gibson J, Azim L, Wall L, Ahuja N, Al-Ashmori S, Keys S, Kabir T, Chew-Graham CA. . Health Expectations 2024, 27(5), e70018.
    • Tarn J, Evans E, Traianos E, Collins A, Stylianou M, Parikh J, Bai Y, Guan Y, Frith J, Lendrem D, Macrae V, McKinnon I, Simon BS, Blake J, Baker M, Taylor J-P, Watson S, Gallagher P, Blamire A, Newton J, Ng W-F. . Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface 2023, 26(3), 681-689.
    • Clark JE, Watson S. . The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 2023, 222(3), 125-134.
    • Costa T, Rushton SP, Watson S, Ng W-F. . Rheumatology and Immunology Research 2023, 4(2), 78-89.
    • Costa T, Taylor A, Black F, Hill S, McAllister-Williams RH, Gallagher P, Watson S. . BJ Psych Open 2023, 9(4), e106.
    • Au-Yeung SK, Griffiths J, Roberts S, Edwards C, Yu L-M, Bogacz R, Rendell J, Attenburrow M-J, Watson S, Chan F, Cipriani A, Cleare A, Harmer CJ, Kessler D, Evans J, Lewis G, Singh I, Simon J, Harrison PJ, Cowen P, Shanyinde M, Geddes J, Browning M. . Evidence-Based Mental Health 2022, 25(2), 77-83.
    • Azim L, Hindmarch P, Browne G, Chadwick T, Clare E, Courtney P, Dixon L, Duffelen N, Fouweather T, Geddes JR, Goudie N, Harvey S, Helter T, Holstein EM, Martin G, Mawson P, McCaffery J, Morriss R, Simon J, Smith D, Stokes P, Walker J, Weetman C, Wolstenhulme F, Young AH, Watson S, McAllister-Williams H. . BMC Psychiatry 2021, 21(21), 334.
    • Elliott AL, Watson S, Dodgson G, Cohen-Tovee E, Ling J. . BJPsych Open 2021, 7(2), e64-e64.
    • Hidalgo-Mazzei D, Berk M, Cipriani A, Cleare AJ, Florio AD, Dietch D, Geddes JR, Goodwin GM, Grunze H, Hayes JF, Jones I, Kasper S, Macritchie K, McAllister-Williams RH, Morriss R, Nayrouz S, Pappa S, Soares JC, Smith DJ, Suppes T, Talbot P, Vieta E, Watson S, Yatham LN, Young AH, Stokes PRA. . British Journal of Psychiatry 2019, 214(1), 27-35.
    • Deamer F, Palmer E, Vuong QC, Ferrier N, Finkelmeyer A, Hinzen W, Watson S. . Schizophrenia Research: Cognition 2019, 18, 100159.
    • Clark JE, Ng W-F, Rushton S, Watson S, Newton JL. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(3), e0213724.
    • Franklin M, Mukuria C, Mulhern B, Tran I, Brazier J, Watson S. . The Patient - Patient-Centred Outcomes Research 2019, 12, 405-417.
    • Little B, Gallagher P, Zimmerer V, Varley R, Douglas M, Spencer H, Çokal D, Deamer F, Turkington D, Ferrier IN, Hinzen W, Watson S. . Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2019, 24(6), 389-405.
    • Robinson LJ, Gallagher P, Watson S, Pearce R, Finkelmeyer A, MacLachlan L, Newton JL. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(2), e0210394.
    • Cokal D, Zimmerer V, Turkington D, Ferrier N, Varley R, Watson S, Hinzen W. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(5), e0217404.
    • Cokal D, Zimmerer V, Varley R, Watson S, Hinzen W. . The Journal of nervous and mental disease 2019, 207(5), 384-392.
    • Palmos AB, Watson S, Hughes T, Finkelmeyer A, McAllister-Williams RH, Ferrier N, Anderson IM, Nair R, Young AH, Strawbridge R, Cleare AJ, Chung R, Frissa S, Goodwin L, Hotopf M, Hatch SL, Wang H, Collier DA, Thuret S, Breen G, Powell TR. . BJ Psych Open 2019, 5(1), e3.
    • Clark JE, Watson S, Friston KJ. . Psychological Medicine 2018, 48(14), 2277-2284.
    • Cokal D, Sevilla G, Jones WS, Zimmerer V, Deamer F, Douglas M, Spencer H, Turkington D, Ferrier N, Varley R, Watson S, Hinzen W. . npj Schizophrenia 2018, 4(1), 18.
    • Clark JE, Davidson SL, Maclachlan L, Newton JL, Watson S. . Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior 2018, 6(1), 20-29.
    • Lynn M, Maclachlan L, Finkelmeyer A, Clark J, Locke J, Todryk S, Ng W-F, Newton JL, Watson S. . Mediators of Inflammation 2018, 2018, 3972104.
    • Douglas KM, Gallagher P, Robinson LJ, Carter JD, McIntosh VVW, Frampton CMA, Watson S, Young AH, Ferrier IN, Porter RJ. . Bipolar Disorders 2018, 20(3), 260-274.
    • Finkelmeyer A, He J, Maclachlan L, Watson S, Gallagher P, Newton JL, Blamire AM. . NeuroImage: Clinical 2018, 17, 24-30.
    • Horne S, Hay K, Watson S, Anderson KN. . Psychiatrist 2018, 42(5), 193-197.
    • Zimmerer VC, Watson S, Turkington D, Ferrier IN, Hinzen W. . Frontiers in Psychiatry 2017, 8, 17.
    • Maclachlan L, Watson S, Gallagher P, Finkelmeyer A, Jason LA, Sunnquist M, Newton JL. . PLoS ONE 2017, 12(10), e0186885.
    • Moss RA, Finkelmeyer A, Robinson LJ, Thompson JM, Watson S, Ferrier IN, Gallagher P. . Frontiers in Psychiatry 2016, 7, 106.
    • Clark JE, Ng WF, Watson S, Newton JL. . British Medical Bulletin 2016, 117(1), 139-148.
    • McAllister-Williams RH, Anderson IM, Finkelmeyer A, Gallagher P, Grunze HCR, Haddad PM, Hughes T, Lloyd AJ, Mamasoula C, McColl E, Pearce S, Siddiqi N, Sinha BNP, Steen N, Wainwright J, Winter FH, Ferrier IN, Watson S, ADD Study Team. . The Lancet Psychiatry 2016, 3(2), 117-127.
    • Clark JE, Osborne JW, Gallagher P, Watson S. . Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental 2016, 31(4), 259-267.
    • Gallagher P, Nilsson J, Finkelmeyer AE, Goshawk M, Macritchie KA, Lloyd AJ, Thompson JM, Porter RJ, Young AH, Ferrier IN, McAllister-Williams RH, Watson S. . Psychological Medicine 2015, 45(14), 2985-2997.
    • Wooderson SC, Gallagher P, Watson S, Young AH. . British Journal of Psychiatry Open 2015, 1(3), 136-138.
    • Gallagher P, Gray JM, Watson S, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Psychological Medicine 2014, 44(5), 961-974.
    • Moriarty AS, Bradley AJ, Anderson KN, Watson S, Gallagher P, McAllister-Williams RH. . Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental 2014, 29(3), 295-298.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Dougall D, Porter R, Moncrieff J, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2014, 48(6), 564-570.
    • McAllister-Williams RH, Smith E, Anderson IM, Barnes J, Gallagher P, Grunze HCR, Haddad PM, House AO, Hughes T, Lloyd AJ, McColl EMM, Pearce SHS, Siddiqi N, Sinha B, Speed C, Steen IN, Wainwright J, Watson S, Winter FH, Ferrier IN. . BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13, 205.
    • Coulthard K, Patel D, Brizzolara C, Morriss R, Watson S. . BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13, 301.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Porter RJ, Smith MS, Herron LJ, Bulmer S, North-East Mood Disorders Clinical Research Group, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72(11), 943-949.
    • Watson S, Horton K, Bulmer S, Carlile J, Corcoran C, Gallagher P, Ferrier IN. . Psychopharmacology 2009, 205(1), 151-155.
    • Gallagher P, Watson S, Dye CE, Young A, Ferrier IN. . Journal of Psychiatric Research 2008, 42(12), 1037-1041.
    • Gallagher P, Watson S, Smith MS, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Schizophrenia Research 2007, 90(1-3), 258-265.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Smith MS, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Psychoneuroendocrinology 2007, 32(5), 464-469.
    • Thompson JM, Gray JM, Hughes JH, Watson S, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Bipolar Disorders 2007, 9(5), 478-489.
    • Watson S, Owen BM, Gallagher P, Hearn AJ, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2007, 3(5), 647-653.
    • Mackin P, Gallagher P, Watson S, Young A, Ferrier IN. . Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2007, 41(4), 321-326.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Smith MS, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Psychoneuroendocrinology 2006, 31(7), 889-894.
    • Menon A, McAllister-Williams RH, Watson S. . Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006, 20(1), 125-127.
    • Jenkins KS, Patel D, Jennings P, Scott M, Peacock S, Lawson VE, Wallace S, Ahuja N, Watson S. . Bipolar Disorders 2006, 8, 54-54.
    • Watson S, Thompson JM, Ritchie JC, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Bipolar Disorders 2006, 8(1), 85-90.
    • Vasudev A, Watson S, Lloyd AJ, Harrison CL, Young AH. . Quarterly Journal of Mental Health 2006, 1(1).
    • Watson S, Chilton R, Fairchild H, Whewell P. . Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2006, 40(5), 478-481.
    • Watson S, Thompson JM, Malik N, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2005, 39(4), 244-248.
    • Thompson JM, Gallagher P, Hughes JH, Watson S, Gray JM, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . British Journal of Psychiatry 2005, 186, 32-40.
    • Mackin P, Watson S, Ferrier IN. . Depression: Mind & Body 2005, 2(1), 11-18.
    • Gallagher P, Watson S, Smith MS, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Biological Psychiatry 2005, 57(2), 155-161.
    • Ferrier IN, Chowdhury R, Thompson JM, Watson S, Young AH. . Bipolar Disorders 2004, 6(4), 319-322.
    • Young AH, Gallagher P, Watson S, Del-Estal D, Owen BM, Ferrier IN. . Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29(8), 1538-1545.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Ritchie JC, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . British Journal of Psychiatry 2004, 184, 496-502.
    • Hearn AJ, Gallagher P, Owen BM, Smith MS, Watson S, Young AH. . Psychopharmacology 2004, 171(4), 458-464.
    • Porter RJ, Gallagher P, Watson S, Smith MS, Young AH. . Psychopharmacology 2003, 169(1), 77-83.
    • Young AH, Watson S, Gallagher P, Del-Estal D, Owen BM, Hearn AJ, Porter RJ. . Biological Psychiatry 2002, 51(8 (s)), 83S abstract no. 244.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Del-Estal D, Hearn A, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Psychological Medicine 2002, 32(6), 1021-1028.
    • Watson S, Porter RJ, Young AH. . Psychopharmacology 2000, 152(1), 40-46.
    • Watson S and Young A H. How and Why to change antidepressants. Update 1998, 56(9), 822-826.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Watson S. . In: 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. 2015, Toronto, Canada: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • Anitema B, Hall S, Ahuja N, Preston S, Keown P, McKinnon I, Baker M, Hart Y, Cunningham M, Watson S. . In: International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists - Psychiatry: medicine and the future. 2012, Liverpool, UK: Royal College of Psychiatrists.
    • Gallagher P, Gray JM, Watson S, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2011, Harrogate: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Herron LJ, Smith MS, Watkinson HMO, Harikumar TR, Carlile J, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2011, Harrogate: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Watson S, Bulmer S, Gallagher P, Svennson LJ, Smith MS, Watkinson HMO, Harikumar TR, Carlile J, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2011, Harrogate: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Porter RJ, Smith M, Elmslie JL, Ogilve A, Harikumar TR, Menon A, Carlile J, Makhoul S, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . In: Biological Psychiatry: 64th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. 2009, Vancouver, Canada: Elsevier Inc.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Horton K, Bulmer S, Corcoran C, Ferrier IN. . In: Biological Psychiatry: 64th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. 2009, Vancouver, Canada: Elsevier Inc.
    • Jenkins K, Patel D, Jennings P, Scott M, Peacock S, Ahuja N, Watson S. . In: General Adult Faculty meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 2005, Liverpool, UK.
    • Smith MS, Malik N, Gallagher P, Watson S, Mackin P, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2004, Harrogate, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Watson S, Malik N, Smith MS, Young AH, Ferrier IN. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2003, Cambridge, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Young AH, Watson S, Gallagher P, Smith MS, Del-Estal D, Owen BM, Hearn A. . In: Biological Psychiatry: 58th Annual Convention and Scientific Program of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. 2003, San Francisco, California, USA: Elsevier Inc.
    • Watson S, Chilton R, Venn H, Cookson A, Whewell P. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2003, Cambridge, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Vasudev A, Watson S, Harrison CL, Lloyd A, Young AH. . In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2003, Cambridge, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
    • Collier A, Watson S, Morris M, Baylis PH, Ball S. . In: 18th Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine Societies. 1999, Bournemouth, UK.

  • Editorial

    • Watson S, Porter RJ. . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2014, 48(11), 975-976.

  • Letters

    • Costa T, Bagnall A, Murray S, Bailey K, MacGowan G, Ng W-F, McKinnon I, Watson S, McAllister-Williams RH. . Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2023, 171, 111390.
    • Roberts G, Taylor J-P, O'Brien J, Thomas AJ. . British Journal of Psychiatry 2021, 219(3), 523-524.
    • Sousa S, Robinson L, Franklin M, Watson S. . Journal of Affective Disorders 2020, 276, 848-849.
    • Wahba M, Sousa S, Watson S, Strawbridge R, Young AH, Lingford-Hughes A. . British Journal of Psychiatry 2019, 215(3), 568-569.
    • Preston S, Watson S, Gallagher P. . Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013, 38(3), 460-461.
    • Sigalas PD, Watson S. . Biological Psychiatry 2011, 70(5), E29.
    • Watson S, Gallagher P, Smith MS, Ferrier IN, Young AH. . Psychoneuroendocrinology 2007, 32(1), 92-94.
    • Watson S, Porter R. . Archives of General Psychiatry 2002, 59(2), 186-187.
    • Watson S, Young AM. . Neuropsychopharmacology 2002, 26(3), 408.
    • Watson S, Young AH. . Psychoneuroendocrinology 2001, 26(7), 757-757.
    • Watson S, Man MS. . Journal of Psychopharmacology 2000, 14(4), 419-420.
    • Watson S, Young AH. . Journal of Psychopharmacology 2000, 14(4), 419-419.

  • Note

    • Watson S, Dodd A. . Evidence-Based Mental Health 2017, 20(3), e15.

  • Reviews

    • Comsa M, Anderson KN, Sharma A, Yadav VC, Watson S. . BJPsych Open 2022, 8(1), e27.
    • Kovacs TZ, Hill RW, Watson S, Turkington D. . Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2022, 17, 6.
    • Pigott K, Galizia I, Vasudev K, Watson S, Geddes J, Young AH. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, (9), CD003384.
    • Smart C, Strathdee G, Watson S, Murgatroyd C, McAllister-Williams RH. . Psychological Medicine 2015, 45(16), 3393-3410.
    • Tomas C, Newton J, Watson S. . ISRN Neuroscience 2013. In Press.
    • Tomas C, Newton J, Watson S. . ISRN Neuroscience 2013, 2013, 784520.
    • Vasudev A, Macritchie K, Vasudev K, Watson S, Geddes J, Young AH. Oxcarbazepine for acute affective episodes in bipolar disorder. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 2011, (12).
    • Venn HR, Watson S, Gallagher P, Young AH. . International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 2006, 9(2), 229-245.
    • Porter RJ, Gallagher P, Watson S, Young AH. . Psychopharmacology 2004, 173(1), 1-17.
    • McAllister-Williams RH, Watson S. . Journal of Psychopharmacology 2003, 17(4), 7-10.