Rate My Professor Kate Eggleston

Kate Eggleston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Faculty of Medicine in the Health Sciences Division. She holds an MBChB degree and works clinically as a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist at Canterbury District Health Board. Her career includes prior roles as a psychiatry registrar and contributions to clinical teaching and research in mental health. Eggleston co-convenes fourth-year medical student teaching in Older Persons Health and serves as the convenor for the PSME401 paper, Nature, Extent and Assessment of Mental Disorders. She participates in departmental research projects focused on the longer-term outcomes of mood disorders and interventions aimed at increasing response and remission rates. Additionally, she has delivered public lectures, including at the 2024 University of Otago Christchurch Public Talks series.

Eggleston's research specializations encompass mood disorders, cognitive and functional recovery in mood disorders, women's mental health, and consultation liaison psychiatry, with particular emphasis on biological, hormonal, and cognitive aspects. Her scholarly output includes over 20 publications, cited more than 165 times. Key works feature 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between subjective and objective cognitive function in mood disorders' (2026, Bipolar Disorders, with K. Miskowiak, R. Porter, C. Frampton, K. Douglas); 'Experiences of functioning in mood disorders: Systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis' (2025, Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, with B. Thwaites, K.M. Douglas, R.J. Porter, M.T. Crowe); 'Cognitive predictors of response to interpersonal and social rhythm therapy in mood disorders' (2024, Bipolar Disorders, with S.J. Groves et al.); 'Changes in sodium valproate dispensing in women of childbearing age with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in Aotearoa New Zealand' (2024, New Zealand Medical Journal, with M. Tennant, C. Frampton, R. Mulder, B. Beaglehole); and 'Mental health and paid parental leave—what does the evidence say?' (2023, New Zealand Medical Journal). Her contributions advance understanding of cognitive impairments and functional outcomes in psychiatric conditions, informing clinical practice and policy in New Zealand.