Dr Michael Hadjulis MD, PhD, MRCPsych

I am an academic psychiatrist in the field of General Adult and Addiction Psychiatry. I have extensive experience in both the private and public sector in the UK and Greece, with 15 years of clinical experience in Community and Liaison Psychiatry / Psycho-oncology settings. I have an interest in the interface of medical and psychiatric conditions, integrative psychiatry and mind-body approaches in treating mental health conditions

2000-2003 Clinical Research Worker in the "The Maudsley Early Onset Schizophrenia Study" & "The Maudsley Bipolar Disorder Project"

2000 - 2001 Clinical Research Worker in the "International Suicide Prevention Trial (InterSePT)" sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

2001 - 2002 Clinical Research Worker in the  "CN-138-008, A Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Aripiprazole and Haloperidol In The Maintained Response To Treatment For An Acute Manic Episode" sponsored by Bristol - Myers Squibb Co.

2012 - 2014 PI in the study "Burnout and its association with and its correlation with empathy and emotion regulation in a sample of medical nurses funded by the Special Account for Research Grants (S.A.R.G.), University of Athens

2012-2014 Co-investigator in the study "Representations and ways of managing disease in a sample of cancer patients and their treating physicians: A dyadic approach" funded by the Special Account for Research Grants (S.A.R.G.), University of Athens

2013- 2014 PI in the study "Empathy and Theory of Mind in Bipolar Disorder. A Family Study" funded by the  Special Account for Research Grants (S.A.R.G.), University of Athens

2013 - 2014 Co-investigator in the study "The role of the relationship between diabetes patients and their treating physicians on representations and management of their disease" funded by the Special Account for Research Grants (S.A.R.G.), University of Athens

2016 -2018 Sub-investigator in the multicentre study "R092670SCH3015 REMISSIO. A 52-Week, Open-Label, Prospective, Multicenter, International Study of a Transition to the Paliperidone Palmitate 3-Month Formulation In Patients with Schizophrenia Previously Stabilized on the Paliperidone Palmitate 1-Month Formulation" sponsored by Janssen-Cilag Limited

2021-2023 Sub-investigator in the multicentre study "A phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group trial to examine the efficacy and safety of BI 425809 once daily over 26 week treatment period in patients with schizophrenia (CONNEX-1)" sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

2018 - now PI in the study "Clinical Characteristics and Course of Bipolar Disorder in the Community: A Systematic Retrospective Record Review Study" sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

2012- now
As part of my appointment as an academic psychiatrist at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens:

• I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students from the School of Health Sciences, University of Athens
• Lecturer in the MSc in Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing , School of Health Sciences, University of Athens
• Lecturer in the MSc in Crisis Management And Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing , School of Health Sciences, University of Athens
• Lecturer in the MSc in Liaison Psychiatry, Medical School, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens
• I have been appointed as supervisor for over 14 MSc students (MSc in Mental Health, MSc in Crisis Management And Public Health Nursing) and 2 PhD students in their postgraduate studies.
• As part of my clinical duties, I have supervised specialty doctors and psychiatric trainees in their placements.

2010-2011
As part of my appointment as a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry at Archway Community Mental Health Team:

• Trainer for third year medical students at University College Hospital (UCL) Medical School.
• Training supervisor for trainee psychiatrists (Senior House Officers, SHOs & Specialist Registrars, SpRs)

2005 – 2009

As part of my appointment as a Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry & Specialist Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London & the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust:

• Lecturer & Clinical Tutor in the “MSc in Clinical & Public Health Aspects of Addiction", Institute of Psychiatry
• Research supervisor for postgraduate students in the “MSc in Clinical & Public Health Aspects of Addiction", Institute of Psychiatry
• Trainer for third year medical students from GKT School of Medicine during their clinical psychiatry placements at the Maudsley NHS Trust
• Lectured third year medical students from GKT School of Medicine (Phase 3 Introductory Course "Psychiatry")
• Lecturer on the MRCPsych course for psychiatry trainees (SHOs) at the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust:
• Lecturer on the “MSc in Mental Health Studies”, University of Kent

• Athens Medical Association, Greece License# 043695 (Current)
• General Medical Council, UK (Past)

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Matsumoto Η, Simmons A, Williams S, Hadjulis M, Pipe R, Murray R, Frangou S. Superior temporal gyrus abnormalities in early-onset schizophrenia: similarities and differences with adult-onset schizophrenia.   American Journal of Psychiatry. 2001 Vol 158(8): 1299-304.

2. Hadjulis M, Pipe R, Frangou S. Normal Cerebral Volume Asymmetries in Early Onset Schizophrenia.   Biological Psychiatry. 2004 Vol 55(2): 148-53

3. Frangou S, Donaldson S, Hadjulis M, Landau S, Goldstein LH.The Maudsley Bipolar Disorder Project: executive dysfunction in bipolar disorder I and its clinical correlates. Biological Psychiatry. 2005 Dec l;58(ll):859-64.

4. Frangou S, Hadjulis M, Vourdas A. The Maudsley early onset schizophrenia study: cognitive function over a 4-year follow-up period. Schizophr Bull. 2008 Jan;34(l):52-9.

5. Sarnicola A, Kempton M, Germana C, Haldane M, Hadjulis M, Christodoulou T, Koukopoulos A, Girardi P, Tatarelli R, Frangou S No differential effect of age on brain matter volume and cognition in Bipolar Patients and Healthy Individuals. Bipolar Disord. 2009 May;ll(3):316-227

6. Germana C, Kempton MJ, Sarnicola A, Christodoulou T, Haldane M, Hadjulis M, Girardi P, Tatarelli R, Frangou S. The effects of lithium and anticonvulsants on brain structure in bipolar disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2010 Dec;122(6):481-7.

7. Paschali AA, Hadjulis M, Papadimitriou A, Karademas EC. Patient and physician reports of the information provided about illness and treatment: what matters for patients' adaptation to cancer during treatment? Psychooncology. 2015 Aug;24(8):901-9.

8. Karademas EC, Paschali A, Hadjulis M, Papadimitriou A.  Maladaptive health beliefs, illness-related self-regulation and the role of the information provided by physicians.J Health Psychol. 2016 Jun;21(6):994-1003

Other Publications

1. Frangou S, Hadjulis M, Murray RM
Chapter 4: Genetic And Other Risk Factors in Findling R.L, Schulz S.C (eds.) 'Juvenile- Onset Schizophrenia, Assessment, Neurobiology, and Treatment'
The Johns Hopkins University Press, April 2005

2. A Curious Intimacy, Art and Neuro-psychoanalysis by Lois Oppenheim (Routledge Press). Book Review in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Volume 21, Issue 1 March 2007 , pages 107 -111

"Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder", Dr Lois W. Choi-Kain, Hellenic Psychiatric Association, Athens, Greece, 8.10.2019

“Orientation to WHOmhGAP, International Psychiatry Teaching Skills Course”, World Health Organisation Mental Health Gap Action Programme & Royal College of Psychiatrists, Aberdeen, UK, 14-15.9.2019

“5 Day Silent Mindfulness & Self - Compassion Retreat” Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, Trigonos Center, North Wales, UK, 25-30.6.2018

“The Way of Silence and Listening”, Motus Mundi Centro Per La Mindfulness & Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Rome, Italy, 17-22.1.2017

“Mindful Self- Compassion”, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, Trigonos Center, North Wales, UK, 8-13.1.2017

“LEVEL 1 Training to Teach Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Courses”, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, Dublin, Ireland, 8-15.2.2014

“Professional 5 day Residential Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course”, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, Belfast, UK, 22-27.10.2011

“BAP Masterclasses in Clinical Psychopharmacology: Bipolar / Perinatal / ADHD”, British Association for Psychopharmacology, London, UK, 17-19.10.2011

“Educational Supervision”, London Deanery Faculty Development, London, UK, 13.6.2011

“Clinical Leadership and the Educational Supervisor”, London Deanery Faculty Development, London, UK, 25.2.2011

“Psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder: a brief training in the Mentalization Based Treatment approach”. Anna Freud Center, London, UK, 17-19.12.2008

"Developing Teaching Skills", Center for Postgraduate Professional Education, King’s College London, London, UK 26-27.4.2007

"Coaching skills for psychiatrists", Prof. John Wattis, College Education and Training Centre, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK, 26.2.2007

"Conceptualizing complex cases: how to work with co-morbid Axis I and Axis II disorders", Dr Stirling Moorey
Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK, London 11.1.2007

"The Science of Psychotherapy", A workshop with Professor Alan Schore, The Brunei Gallery, London, UK, 25-26.5.2006

"Research Methods in Psychiatry", Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK, 9.10 – 11.12.2000 

"Promoting Evidence Based Medicine Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine & King’s College NHS Trust, London , UK, 12-14.10.2000

• Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
• Psychopharmacological management of Mood, Anxiety, Sleep and Addiction Disorders
• Psychotherapeutically informed psychiatry
• Mindfulness Based- Approaches and Integrative Psychiatry