Dr Chris Cocks is a Perth based specialist psychiatrist with consulting rooms in Subiaco.
He provides treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychotic illness and drug and alcohol related problems. Alongside his clinical practice Dr Cocks is a Forensic Psychiatrist. He has expertise in criminal and civil medico-legal psychiatry.
Dr Cocks takes a holistic approach to the management of mental illness. He works alongside general practitioners, medical specialists, psychologists and allied health professionals to optimise outcomes for his patients.
Patients are treated through his consulting rooms in Subiaco.
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Current Appointments:
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Oqea incorporating Salvado, Subiaco
- RANZCP Accredited Supervisor of Trainees in Psychiatry
- NSW WorkCover Trained Assessor of Permanent Impairment
- NSW Motor Accident Authority Trained Assessor of Permanent Impairment
Qualifications:
BMed, FRANZCP, Cert Forensic Psychiatry
- B.Med: Bachelor of Medicine, University of Newcastle (2005)
- FRANZCP: Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2013)
- Cert. Forensic Psych: RANZCP Advanced Certificate in Forensic Psychiatry (2014)
Research:
- Fazel S, Fimińska Z, Cocks C, Coid J. (2016): Patient outcomes following discharge from secure psychiatric hospitals: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry. 208(1):17-25.
- Full Article
- Jewell A, Cocks C, Cullen AE, Fahy T, Dean K. (2018): Predicting time to recall in patients conditionally released from a secure forensic hospital: A survival analysis. European Psychiatry. 2018. 49:1-8.
- Malhi GS, Fritz K, Allwang C, Burston N, Cocks C, Devlin J, Harper M, Hoadley B, Kearney B, Klug P, Meagher L, Rowe M, Samir H, Way R, Wilson C, Lyndon W. (2016): Are manic symptoms that 'dip' into depression the essence of mixed features? Journal of Affective Disorders. 1;192:104-8.
- Malhi GS, Fritz K, Allwang C, Burston N, Cocks C, Harper M, Kearney B, Klug P, Meagher L, Mimnagh J, Purayil S, Rowe M, Samir H, Way R, Wilson C, Lyndon W. (2015) Agitation for recognition by DSM-5 mixed features specifier signals fatigue? Australian and New Zealand Journal Psychiatry. Jun;49(6):499-501.
- Full Article
PERTH New address from 1st May 2023
Oqea Cares incorporating Salvado 230 Rokeby Road Subiaco WA 6008 +61 8 6559 6900
