James Agathos

Experience

• 2021–present
  PhD Candidate in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
• 2025–present
  Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatry, Swinburne University of Technology

Education

• 2026 
  University of Melbourne, PhD - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
• 2018 
  University of Melbourne, BA (Hons) - Psychology

Publications

• 2026
  Cognitive restructuring and thalamocortical circuit alterations in posttraumatic stress disorder, Nature Mental Health
• 2026
  A pilot randomized-controlled trial of telehealth delivered Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythms (TranS-C) among ex-military and first responder/public safety personnel., Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
• 2025
  Informing functional neurological disorder treatment through posttraumatic stress disorder, Nature Reviews Psychology
• 2025
  A scoping review of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions delivered by non-mental health workers following disaster and emergency events, Journal of Traumatic Stress
• 2025
  Altered basal forebrain regulation of intrinsic brain networks in depressive and anxiety disorders, Nature Mental Health
• 2025
  The Extended Process Model of Emotion Regulation in Managing Negative Affect in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
• 2025
  Subcortical modulation of the extended salience network during negative emotional processing in mood and anxiety disorders, Molecular Psychiatry
• 2024
  Reconceptualising Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Predictive Processing Framework for Mechanisms and Intervention, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
• 2024
  Altered task-related decoupling of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in depression, Neuroimage: Clinical
• 2024
  Neuroimaging evidence of disturbed self-appraisal in posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review, Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
• 2023
  Differential engagement of the posterior cingulate cortex during cognitive restructuring of negative self and social beliefs, Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
• 2023
  Improving mental health following multiple disasters in Australia: a randomized controlled trial of the Skills for Life Adjustment and Resilience (SOLAR) programme, European Journal of Psychotraumatology
• 2023
  Posttraumatic Stress and Alexithymia: Symptom Associations, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
• 2023
  Subcortical contributions to salience network functioning during negative emotional processing, NeuroImage
• 2023
  Mental health across the early years in the military, Psychological Medicine
• 2022
  Cross-lagged analyses of anger and PTSD symptoms among veterans in treatment, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
• 2021
  A pilot study of the efficacy of Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in treating posttraumatic psychopathology: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Traumatic Stress
• 2021
  Prevalence and treatment implications of the ICD-11 complex PTSD diagnosis in Australian treatment-seeking current and ex-serving military members, European Journal of Psychotraumatology
• 2021
  Alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder is not just emotion numbing: Systematic review of neural evidence and clinical implications, Journal of Affective Disorders
• 2020
  Neural patterns during anticipation predict emotion regulation success for reappraisal, Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience
• 2019
  Adjustment disorder: Current developments and future directions, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Grants and Contracts

• 2025
  Investigating Sex-Specific Stress-Response and Neurobiological Mechanisms in Functional Neurological Disorder

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Women’s Health Research Catalyst Grants Program, Department of Health, Victoria State Government

Professional Memberships

• International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
• Biological Psychiatry Australia (BPA)
• Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP)
• Mental Health PhD Program (MHPP)
• Students of Neuropsychiatry Research (SONR)
• Students of Brain Research (SOBR)
• Graduate Researchers in Psychological Sciences (GRiPS)
• Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience (AS4SAN)

Research Areas

• Psychiatry (Incl. Psychotherapy) (110319)
• Neurosciences (1109)
• Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) (170101)