Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Toby Winton-Brown is a psychiatrist raised in rural NSW and trained in Sydney, Melbourne and London, with particular interests in mental health problems in young people, and in those with medical and neurological problems. Toby now works in consultation-liaison and neuropsychiatry in a large Melbourne teaching hospital, and recently was also at headspace helping those with psychosis, mood and personality problems and trauma. He has trained in several psychotherapies including Mentalisation based therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses these together with pharmacotherapy to help patients with a wide range of mental health problems on their journey to recovery.
Research area keywords
- Psychiatry
- Neuropsychiatry
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Feasibility of Outpatient Measurement of Eyelid Movements in Non-epileptic Seizure Patients.
Winton-Brown, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Thomas, J. (Project Manager)
4/04/22 → 1/04/24
Project: Research
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Cerebral blood flow during psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Kanaan, R. A. A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Olver, J. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O’Keefe, G. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winton-Brown, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Allebone, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Breath Control Training for Non-Epileptic Seizures
Winton-Brown, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Burn, K. (Project Manager)
30/04/19 → 30/04/20
Project: Research
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Development of a qualitative data analysis codebook for peri-ictal behavior in suspected functional seizures
Higson, L., Finnin, N., Nurse, E., Cook, M. J., Winton-Brown, T., Rayner, G. & Coleman, H., Sept 2025, In: Epilepsia. 66, 9, p. 3385-3397 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Human development, inequality, and their associations with brain structure across 29 countries
Medel, V., Alliende, L. M., Bethlehem, R., Seidlitz, J., Ringlein, G., Arango, C., Arnatkevičiūtė, A., Asmal, L., Bellgrove, M., Benegal, V., Bernardo, M., Billeke, P., Bosch-Bayard, J., Bressan, R., Busatto, G., Castro, M., Chaim-Avancini, T., Costanzi, M., Czepielewski, L. & Dazzan, P. & 59 others, , 16 Jul 2025, In: European Psychiatry. 68, 1, 13 p., e100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Preliminary psychometric validation of a novel patient-based measure evaluating outcomes following treatment for functional seizures
Higson, L. (Leading Author), Chen, Z., O'Brien, T. J., Rayner, G., Alpitsis, R. & Winton-Brown, T., Oct 2025, In: Epilepsy & Behavior. 171, 7 p., 110673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Presenting to emergency departments with functional seizures: Motivators for attendance and experiences of care
Higson, L., Mitra, B., Hope, R., Colclough, J. & Winton-Brown, T., Oct 2025, In: Epilepsy & Behavior. 171, 6 p., 110609.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Breathing control training for functional seizures: A multi-site, open-label pilot study
Duncan, R., Berlowitz, D. J., Mullen, S., Bondarenko, J., Winton-Brown, T. T., O'Brien, T. J., Zaloumis, S., Braat, S., Oliver, G. & Kanaan, R. A., May 2024, In: Epilepsy & Behavior. 154, 4 p., 109745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Winton-Brown, T. (Recipient), 24 Apr 2009
Prize: Competitive Fellowships