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Aaron Esterson
Aaron Esterson (September 23, 1923 – April 15, 1999) was a British psychiatrist, practising in Glasgow.
Aaron Esterson (September 23, 1923 – April 15, 1999) was a British psychiatrist, practising in Glasgow.
Anthony Stevens (Jungian analyst)
Anthony Stevens (born 1933 or 1934) is a well-known Jungian analyst and psychiatrist who has written extensively on psychotherapy and psychology.
Anthony Stevens (born 1933 or 1934) is a well-known Jungian analyst and psychiatrist who has written extensively on psychotherapy and psychology.
Arthur Guirdham
Dr. Arthur Guirdham was an English physician, psychiatrist, novelist, and writer on the Cathar sect, alternative medicine, ESP and reincarnation.
Dr. Arthur Guirdham was an English physician, psychiatrist, novelist, and writer on the Cathar sect, alternative medicine, ESP and reincarnation.
Bob Johnson (psychiatrist)
Dr Bob Johnson is a psychiatrist and an outspoken opponent of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery in general.
Dr Bob Johnson is a psychiatrist and an outspoken opponent of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery in general.
Charles Rycroft
Charles Frederick Rycroft was a British psychologist and a well-known author.
Charles Frederick Rycroft was a British psychologist and a well-known author.
Charles Tannock
Dr Timothy Charles Ayrton Tannock (born 25 September 1957 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a British politician, psychiatrist, and Member of the European Parliament for London for the Conservative Party.
Dr Timothy Charles Ayrton Tannock (born 25 September 1957 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a British politician, psychiatrist, and Member of the European Parliament for London for the Conservative Party.
Clive Sherlock
Clive Sherlock is a British psychiatrist who founded Adaptation Practice (AP) in 1977 using Zen Buddhist daily life practice and mindfulness meditation.
Clive Sherlock is a British psychiatrist who founded Adaptation Practice (AP) in 1977 using Zen Buddhist daily life practice and mindfulness meditation.
Colin McEvedy
Colin Peter McEvedy, was a British psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author.
Colin Peter McEvedy, was a British psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author.
Colin Murray Parkes
Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928) is a British psychiatrist and the author of numerous books and publications on grief.
Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928) is a British psychiatrist and the author of numerous books and publications on grief.
Digby Tantam
Digby John Howard Tantam (born 15 March 1948) is a British Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychotherapy.
Digby John Howard Tantam (born 15 March 1948) is a British Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychotherapy.
Donald Winnicott
Donald Woods Winnicott was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory.
Donald Woods Winnicott was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory.
Eliot Slater
Eliot Trevor Oakeshott Slater MD (28 August 1904 – 15 May 1983), was a British psychiatrist who was a pioneer in the field of the genetics of mental disorders.
Eliot Trevor Oakeshott Slater MD (28 August 1904 – 15 May 1983), was a British psychiatrist who was a pioneer in the field of the genetics of mental disorders.
Elizabeth Tylden
Elizabeth "Betty" Tylden (1 August 1917 – 3 February 2009) was a British psychiatrist who specialized in working with adult survivors of child abuse, and those affected by religious cults ...
Elizabeth "Betty" Tylden (1 August 1917 – 3 February 2009) was a British psychiatrist who specialized in working with adult survivors of child abuse, and those affected by religious cults ...
Eric Cunningham Dax
Dr Eric Cunningham Dax, AO, BSc Lond, HonMD, FRACP, FRANZCP, HonFRCPsych (18 May 1908 – 29 January 2008) was a British psychiatrist resident in Australia from 1952.
Dr Eric Cunningham Dax, AO, BSc Lond, HonMD, FRACP, FRANZCP, HonFRCPsych (18 May 1908 – 29 January 2008) was a British psychiatrist resident in Australia from 1952.
Ernest Jones
Alfred Ernest Jones (1 January 1879 – 11 February 1958) was a British neurologist and psychoanalyst, and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer.
Alfred Ernest Jones (1 January 1879 – 11 February 1958) was a British neurologist and psychoanalyst, and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer.
Estela V. Welldon
Estela V. Welldon, MD, is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the Portman and Tavistock Clinic.
Estela V. Welldon, MD, is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the Portman and Tavistock Clinic.
Fiona Caldicott
Dame Fiona Caldicott, DBE, FRCPsych, FRCP, FRCPI, FRCGP, FMedSci, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and, previously, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford.
Dame Fiona Caldicott, DBE, FRCPsych, FRCP, FRCPI, FRCGP, FMedSci, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and, previously, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford.
Francis Reitmann
Dr. Francis Reitmann (died 1954) was a British psychiatrist.
Dr. Francis Reitmann (died 1954) was a British psychiatrist.
Frank Lake
Frank Lake was one of the pioneers of pastoral counselling in the United Kingdom.
Frank Lake was one of the pioneers of pastoral counselling in the United Kingdom.
Gerald Russell
Professor Gerald Francis Morris Russell is a British psychiatrist.
Professor Gerald Francis Morris Russell is a British psychiatrist.
Griffith Edwards
Griffith Edwards, CBE was born in India and received his M.D. from Oxford University, since which time he has focused on the study and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence and related ...
Griffith Edwards, CBE was born in India and received his M.D. from Oxford University, since which time he has focused on the study and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence and related ...
Gwyneth Rees
Gwyneth Rees is a British author of children's books.
Gwyneth Rees is a British author of children's books.
Herbert Rosenfeld
Herbert Alexander Rosenfeld was a British psychoanalyst, who was born in Germany in 1910 and died in London in 1986.
Herbert Alexander Rosenfeld was a British psychoanalyst, who was born in Germany in 1910 and died in London in 1986.
Hubert Lacey
John Hubert Lacey MD FRCPsych (born 4 November 1944) is a British psychiatrist who is professor of psychiatry at St George's, University of London.
John Hubert Lacey MD FRCPsych (born 4 November 1944) is a British psychiatrist who is professor of psychiatry at St George's, University of London.
Hugh Crichton-Miller
Dr. Hugh Crichton-Miller (1877-1959) was a psychiatrist and founder of the Tavistock Clinic in London.
Dr. Hugh Crichton-Miller (1877-1959) was a psychiatrist and founder of the Tavistock Clinic in London.
Hugh Welch Diamond
Hugh Welch Diamond was an early British psychiatrist and photographer who made a major contribution to the progress of the craft.
Hugh Welch Diamond was an early British psychiatrist and photographer who made a major contribution to the progress of the craft.
Humphry Osmond
Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 - 6 February 2004) was a British psychiatrist known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research on psychedelic drugs.
Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 - 6 February 2004) was a British psychiatrist known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research on psychedelic drugs.
Iain McGilchrist
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World is a detailed and extensively documented scientific study of the specialist hemispheric functioning of the ...
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World is a detailed and extensively documented scientific study of the specialist hemispheric functioning of the ...
Ian Brockington
Ian Brockington (born 1935) was the son of Colin Fraser Brockington, one of the top names in British medicine.
Ian Brockington (born 1935) was the son of Colin Fraser Brockington, one of the top names in British medicine.
Isaac Marks
Isaac Meyer Marks (born 1935) was born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Isaac Meyer Marks (born 1935) was born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Isabel Wilson
Isabel Grace Wilson, CBE, MD, FRCP (6 September 1895 — 8 December 1982) was a British psychiatrist, who was Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.
Isabel Grace Wilson, CBE, MD, FRCP (6 September 1895 — 8 December 1982) was a British psychiatrist, who was Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.
Isabella Frankau
Isabella McDougall Frankau (died May 1967), née Robertson, was a British psychiatrist who specialised in alcohol and drug addiction.
Isabella McDougall Frankau (died May 1967), née Robertson, was a British psychiatrist who specialised in alcohol and drug addiction.
James Crichton-Browne
Sir James Crichton-Browne MD FRS was a leading British psychiatrist famous for studies on the relationship of mental illness to brain injury - and for the development of public health policies...
Sir James Crichton-Browne MD FRS was a leading British psychiatrist famous for studies on the relationship of mental illness to brain injury - and for the development of public health policies...
Jeremy Holmes
Jeremy Holmes is a British psychiatrist, born in London in 1943.
Jeremy Holmes is a British psychiatrist, born in London in 1943.
John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice
John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice is a Northern Ireland politician.
John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice is a Northern Ireland politician.
John Bowlby
Edward John Mostyn "John" Bowlby was a British psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory.
Edward John Mostyn "John" Bowlby was a British psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory.
John Charles Bucknill
Sir John Charles Bucknill FRS (1817–1897) English mental health reformer.
Sir John Charles Bucknill FRS (1817–1897) English mental health reformer.
John Cutting (psychiatrist)
Dr. John Charles Cutting, who writes as Dr. John Cutting (and variations), is a British psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia research.
Dr. John Charles Cutting, who writes as Dr. John Cutting (and variations), is a British psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia research.
John McGhie
Major-General John McGhie CB (1914-1985), was a Scottish-born leading Army psychiatrist, author, former Director of Army Psychiatry and President of the Ministry of Defence Army Medical Board.
Major-General John McGhie CB (1914-1985), was a Scottish-born leading Army psychiatrist, author, former Director of Army Psychiatry and President of the Ministry of Defence Army Medical Board.
John Padel
John Hunter Padel (1913-1999) was a British psychoanalyst and classicist.
John Hunter Padel (1913-1999) was a British psychoanalyst and classicist.
John Rawlings Rees
John Rawlings Rees OBE MD RAMC was a wartime and civilian psychiatrist.
John Rawlings Rees OBE MD RAMC was a wartime and civilian psychiatrist.
L. Forbes Winslow
Lyttelton Stewart Forbes Winslow MRCP (31 January 1844- 8 June 1913) was a British psychiatrist famous for his involvement in the Jack the Ripper and Georgina Weldon cases during the late Victor...
Lyttelton Stewart Forbes Winslow MRCP (31 January 1844- 8 June 1913) was a British psychiatrist famous for his involvement in the Jack the Ripper and Georgina Weldon cases during the late Victor...
Leon Redler
Leon Redler is a doctor of medicine, a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, and teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Leon Redler is a doctor of medicine, a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, and teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Lionel Penrose
Lionel Sharples Penrose, FRS (11 June 1898 – 12 May 1972) was a British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician and chess theorist, who carried out pioneering work on the genetics ...
Lionel Sharples Penrose, FRS (11 June 1898 – 12 May 1972) was a British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician and chess theorist, who carried out pioneering work on the genetics ...
Margaret Lowenfeld
Margaret Frances Jane Lowenfeld (4 February 1890 - 2 February 1973) was a British-born pioneer of child psychology and psychotherapy, a medical researcher in paediatric medicine, and an author o...
Margaret Frances Jane Lowenfeld (4 February 1890 - 2 February 1973) was a British-born pioneer of child psychology and psychotherapy, a medical researcher in paediatric medicine, and an author o...
Martin Roth
Professor Sir Martin Roth FRS (6 November 1917, Budapest - 26 September 2006, Cambridge) was a British psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Professor Sir Martin Roth FRS (6 November 1917, Budapest - 26 September 2006, Cambridge) was a British psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Maurice O'Connor Drury
Maurice O'Connor Drury (known as 'Con Drury' to his friends) (1907 – 1976) was an English psychiatrist born in Exeter, Devon, England, of Irish parents.
Maurice O'Connor Drury (known as 'Con Drury' to his friends) (1907 – 1976) was an English psychiatrist born in Exeter, Devon, England, of Irish parents.
Michael Balint
Michael Balint or Bálint Mihály was a Hungarian psychoanalyst and proponent of the Object Relations school.
Michael Balint or Bálint Mihály was a Hungarian psychoanalyst and proponent of the Object Relations school.
Michael Bond (physician)
Sir Michael Richard Bond FRSA FRSE FRCPsych FRCPGlas FRCSE is a British physician and medical researcher, whose specialism lies in the study of pain.
Sir Michael Richard Bond FRSA FRSE FRCPsych FRCPGlas FRCSE is a British physician and medical researcher, whose specialism lies in the study of pain.
Michael Rutter
Sir Michael L. Rutter (born 1934) is the first consultant of child psychiatry in the United Kingdom.
Sir Michael L. Rutter (born 1934) is the first consultant of child psychiatry in the United Kingdom.
Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist)
Michael Shepherd, CBE, FRCP, FRCPsych (Hon), FAPA (Corr), FAPHA (30 July 1923–21 August 1995) was one of the most influential and internationally respected psychiatrists of his time, formerly Pr...
Michael Shepherd, CBE, FRCP, FRCPsych (Hon), FAPA (Corr), FAPHA (30 July 1923–21 August 1995) was one of the most influential and internationally respected psychiatrists of his time, formerly Pr...
Nick Bouras
Nick Bouras is a professor (emeritus) of psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom.
Nick Bouras is a professor (emeritus) of psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom.
Patricia Rashbrook
Dr Patricia Rashbrook, also known as Patti Farrant, is the oldest woman to give birth in the United Kingdom.
Dr Patricia Rashbrook, also known as Patti Farrant, is the oldest woman to give birth in the United Kingdom.
Peter McGuffin
Peter McGuffin is a psychiatric geneticist from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Peter McGuffin is a psychiatric geneticist from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Pierre Turquet
Pierre Maurice Turquet was an English psychiatrist based at the Tavistock Clinic with an interest in group relations.
Pierre Maurice Turquet was an English psychiatrist based at the Tavistock Clinic with an interest in group relations.
Robin Murray
Sir Robin MacGregor Murray (born 1944) is Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, United Kingdom.
Sir Robin MacGregor Murray (born 1944) is Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, United Kingdom.
Roland Littlewood
Roland Littlewood is Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at University College London.
Roland Littlewood is Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at University College London.
Ronald A. Sandison
Ronald Arthur Sandison (1 April 1916 – 18 June 2010) was a British psychiatrist and psychotherapist who was a well-known early pioneer in Britain of the clinical use of LSD in psychiatry.
Ronald Arthur Sandison (1 April 1916 – 18 June 2010) was a British psychiatrist and psychotherapist who was a well-known early pioneer in Britain of the clinical use of LSD in psychiatry.
Ruth Darwin
Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883-15 October 1972) was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of eugenics.
Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883-15 October 1972) was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of eugenics.
Sameer P. Sarkar
Sameer P. Sarkar is a consultant in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, almost entirely in private practice.
Sameer P. Sarkar is a consultant in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, almost entirely in private practice.
Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins
Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, is a professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London, and a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords since October 2010.
Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, is a professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London, and a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords since October 2010.
Stephen Potts
Stephen Potts is a British author of children’s books, particularly historical adventure novels set at sea.
Stephen Potts is a British author of children’s books, particularly historical adventure novels set at sea.
Sula Wolff
Sula Wolff (1 March 1924 – 21 September 2009) was a German-born British considered one of the founders of child psychiatry in Britain.
Sula Wolff (1 March 1924 – 21 September 2009) was a German-born British considered one of the founders of child psychiatry in Britain.
Theodore Dalrymple
Anthony Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist.
Anthony Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist.
Tim Crow
Tim Crow is a British psychiatrist and researcher from Oxford.
Tim Crow is a British psychiatrist and researcher from Oxford.
William A. F. Browne
Dr William A. F. Browne was one of the most significant psychiatrists of the nineteenth century.
Dr William A. F. Browne was one of the most significant psychiatrists of the nineteenth century.
William Sargant
William Walters Sargant was a controversial British psychiatrist who is remembered for the evangelical zeal with which he promoted treatments such as psychosurgery, deep sleep treatment, electro...
William Walters Sargant was a controversial British psychiatrist who is remembered for the evangelical zeal with which he promoted treatments such as psychosurgery, deep sleep treatment, electro...