Dr Mark Vickers
ATH - Associate Lecturer
Royal Brisbane Clinical Unit
Researcher biography
Dr Mark Vickers is an Advanced Trainee in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with Children's Health Queensland and an Associate Lecturer at The University of Queensland. He is a PhD candidate with the Child Health Research Centre and is focusing on optimising treatment for young people with psychotic disorders. Dr Mark Vickers was awarded his Doctor of Medicine qualification from The University of Queensland. He was also awarded a Master of Philosophy in research from Queensland University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Queensland. He has worked at a number of hospitals in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and he has a range of current research interests including psychosis, autism spectrum disorder, functional neurological disorders and eating disorders.
Journal Articles
Vickers, Mark L., Menhinnitt, Rebecca Sue, Choi, Yoon Kwon, Malacova, Eva, Eriksson, Lars, Churchill, Agesilaus W., Oddy, Belinda, Boon, Kym, Randall, Christopher, Braun, Anastasia, Taggart, Jennifer, Marsh, Rodney and Pun, Paul (2025). Comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder and functional neurological disorders: a systematic review, meta-analysis of proportions and qualitative synthesis. Autism, 29 (2), 344-354. doi: 10.1177/13623613241272958
Vickers, Mark L., Chan, Hong Yin, Elliott, Stephen, Ketheesan, Sarangan, Ramineni, Vinay, Eriksson, Lars, McMahon, Kirsten, Oddy, Belinda and Scott, James G. (2024). Stimulant medications in the management of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa in patients with and without comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review. Eating Behaviors, 54 101908, 101908. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101908
Elliott, Stephen D., Vickers, Mark L., McKeon, Gemma, Eriksson, Lars, Malacova, Eva and Scott, James G. (2024). Iron supplementation in management of neurodevelopmental disorders: systematic review, meta-analysis, and qualitative synthesis. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 36 (3), 178-186. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230081
Vickers, Mark L., Choi, Yoon Kwon, Eriksson, Lars, Polyakova-Nelson, Yekaterina, Jokovic, Zorica, Parker, Stephen D., Moudgil, Vikas, Dean, Judith A., Debattista, Joseph and Scott, James G. (2022). Sexual and Reproductive Health in Adolescents and Young Adults With Psychotic Disorders: A Scoping Review. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49 (1), 108-135. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbac114
Vickers, Mark, Ramineni, Vinay, Malacova, Eva, Eriksson, Lars, McMahon, Kirsten, Moudgil, Vikas, Scott, James and Siskind, Dan (2022). Risk factors for Clozapine‐induced myocarditis and cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 145 (5), 442-455. doi: 10.1111/acps.13398
Lawless, Robert, Vickers, Mark, Alawami, Moayed, Appasamy, Nivashen, Rajasingam, Vinod, Paviour, Sophie, El Washahy, Mohamed and Chew, Rusheng (2021). Antimicrobial prescribing and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in Australian hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study. Journal of International Medical Research, 49 (11), 1-11. doi: 10.1177/03000605211058366
Vickers, M. L., Seidl, B., Bigby, K., Chern, B., Eriksson, L., Hartnett, G., Gericke, C. and Chew, R. (2020). Inflammatory myeloradiculitis secondary to Pembrolizumab: a case report and literature review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2020 (1) 8819296, 1-5. doi: 10.1155/2020/8819296
Vickers, Mark L., Ballard, Emma L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Knibbs, Luke D., Jaiprakash, Anjali, Dulhunty, Joel M., Crawford, Ross W. and Parkinson, Benjamin (2020). Bacterial profile, multi-drug resistance and seasonality following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in tropical and subtropical Australian hospitals: an epidemiological cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 657, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020657
Vickers, Mark L., Malacova, Eva, Milinovich, Gabriel J., Harris, Patrick, Eriksson, Lars, Dulhunty, Joel M. and Cotta, Menino O. (2019). Modifiable risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in critically ill burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (10) ans.15393, 1256-1260. doi: 10.1111/ans.15393
Churchill, Agesilaus W., Malacova, Eva, Journeaux, Simon F., Richardson, Martin, Crawford, Ross and Vickers, Mark L. (2019). A decade of Australian and New Zealand orthopaedic publications: a bibliometric trend analysis from 2008 to 2018. International Orthopaedics, 43 (10), 2217-2226. doi: 10.1007/s00264-019-04359-1
Vickers, Mark L., Pelecanos, Anita, Tran, Marie, Eriksson, Lars, Assoum, Mohamad, Harris, Patrick N., Jaiprakash, Anjali, Parkinson, Benjamin, Dulhunty, Joel and Crawford, Ross W. (2019). Association between higher ambient temperature and orthopaedic infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (9) ans.15089, 1028-1034. doi: 10.1111/ans.15089
Armit, Drew, Vickers, Mark, Parr, Adam, Van Rosendal, Simon, Trott, Nicholas, Gunasena, Rivindi and Parkinson, Benjamin (2018). Humidity a potential risk factor for prosthetic joint infection in a tropical Australian hospital. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (12), 1298-1301. doi: 10.1111/ans.14916
Vickers, Mark L., Dulhunty, Joel M., Ballard, Emma, Chapman, Paul, Muller, Michael, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2018). Risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in burn patients. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (5), 480-485. doi: 10.1111/ans.14144
Vickers, Mark L., Coorey, C. P., Milinovich, G. J., Eriksson, L., Assoum, M. and Reade, M. C. (2018). Bibliometric analysis of military trauma publications: 2000-2016. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 164 (3), 142-149. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000858
Conference Papers
Ketheesan, S., Mudur, A., Vickers, M. L., Stjepanović, D., Chan, G., Lawford, B. R., Sarnyai, Z. and Connor, J. P. (2025). Allostatic load in anxiety and trauma and stressor-related disorders: a systematic review. RANZCP 2025, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 4-8 May 2025. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Ma, E., Baskin, C., Vickers, M. L., Eriksson, L., Byrne, G. and Siskind, D. (2024). Clozapine-associated respiratory disorders: a scoping review. RANZCP Congress 2024, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 19–23 May 2024. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.