| Occupation: | Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifications: | MB,BS, MA, MRCPsych
| Explanation of | Qualifications: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Master of Arts Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Address: |
Psychotherapy Department |
Dadd Centre Broadmoor Hospital Crowthorne Berkshire RG45 7ES (View Location Map) (View Aerial Photo) Office Telephone: | 01344 754396 / 01344 754022 | Fax: | 01344 754334 | Email: |
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Article (1): | Psychological therapies for PTSD (Br J Psychiatry, Aug. 2000) | Article (2): | 'The Woman's Right to be Evil' (BBC Radio 3 talk, Oct. '09) | Google: | Search Google UK | Year of Graduation: | 1983 | NHS Trust: | West London Mental Health NHS Trust (web site) | Primary NHS Hospital: | Broadmoor Hospital (web site) | Publications: | Access Medline database | Legal references: |
(none at present) | Areas of Expertise: |
Forensic psychiatry | Trauma sequelae Post-traumatic stress disorder Assault, rape and sexual abuse victims (psychiatry) Munchausen by proxy Personality disorders and psychoses Psychiatric assessment Criminal responsibility (psychiatric assessment) Sex offenders (psychiatric assessment) Child abusers Mental disorder (psychiatric assessment) Psychiatry competence and misadventure Ethics in psychiatry Career :- Dr Adshead has specialised in forensic psychiatry, mental health law and trauma psychiatry since 1987. In addition to being a practising clinician, she is also the author of several papers and book chapters, regularly teaches students and lectures at professional conferences. She is the co-editor of 'Ethical Issues in Forensic Mental Health Research' (info) and 'A Matter of Security: The Application of Attachment Theory to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy' (info). Av. no. of new instructions a year : 12 - 24 No. of reports written in last 3 years : 20 - 30 No. of court appearances in last 3 years : 10 Geographical areas of work : London, South East, South and South West Memberships of other professional associations :- International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Institute : |
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