All aspects of general adult and forensic psychiatry

Areas of clinical expertise The assessment and management of: • Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders • Personality disorders • Dual diagnosis/substance and alcohol use disorders • Mood disorders (depression and bipolar) • Intellectual/learning disability • Adult ADHD • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Dementia syndromes • PTSD Areas of experience in the Criminal Courts I have completed expert witness reports and provided oral evidence in court on a range of offences, including murder, manslaughter, sexual offences,...

Consultant in adult psychiatry • Experience as an expert in both civil & criminal proceedings related to psychiatric disorder, both reactions to injury & other mental illness • Trained as a single joint expert • Published on mood disorders, particularly manic depression • Book: Bipolar Disorder - Your Questions Answered • Affiliated Assistant Professor, University of Cambridge

General adult psychiatry • PTSD • Trauma

Trained in Oxford and London • General Adult Psychiatrist with over 23 years of experience in: PTSD, psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders, Court Diversion, LGBT and transcultural issues and personality disorders • As a medico-legal psychiatrist and expert witness, I have extensive experience in providing opinions to the Home Office, courts and tribunals on patients presenting with complex histories and presentations

Personal injury • Medical negligence • Family courts proceedings • Criminal & forensic reports • PTSD • Occupational health • Adult ADHD • Drugs & alcohol • Sexual abuse • Personality disorders • Mood disorders & psychoses

I have over 10 years of experience in the following areas: • Criminal matters • Personal injury • Clinical negligence • Parole-based reports • Capacity-based reports Typically, the report types I have produced during this time have included: • Desktop screening reports • Breach of duty reports • Condition and prognosis • Fitness to plead and court-based recommendation reports • Complex or serious injury reports Visiting Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Lincoln

Extensive experience of appearing at court & tribunals • Also instructed as a joint expert witness & assessor for insurance companies • Fields of expertise include: • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Personal injury • Psychosis • Addictive behaviour • Criminal responsibility • Fitness to plead • Witness assessment • Mental disorder • Dangerousness • Road traffic offences • Mental Health Act reviews • Regularly instructed in civil & criminal cases

Personal injury (adults) • PTSD • Anxiety disorders • Road traffic accidents • Work accidents • Housing stress • Psychological aspects of medical negligence, e.g. chronic pain • Extensive experience of working with interpreters • Experience of utilising psychometric assessments in assessing a wide range of mental health problems

Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust) & Member, Faculty of Law (University of Oxford) • Mental health problems of all kinds in older people • Capacity & incapacity (including current & retrospective testamentary capacity, & LPA & COP3 certificates) • Mental Health Act work • Psychopharmacology • Dementia, depression, psychosis & anxiety disorders • Negligence • Training provider • CUBS Expert Witness Certificate • Civil & criminal Mental Capacity Act work

I am a consultant general adult and forensic psychiatrist. My name is on the Specialist Register. I have provided expert witness services for over 40 years. I regularly receive instructions from solicitors, regulatory bodies, local authorities and others in relation to legal proceedings - criminal, civil and tribunal proceedings. I have received accredited training and have been an accredited trainer.

Diagnosis and management of complex mental disorders, including psychosis, mood disorders, autism, ADHD. I have expertise in the complexities of diagnosing cases that are at the border between pathology and normality, using my knowledge in psychopathology and diagnostic frameworks. I am a medical member of First Tier Tribunals and have extensive knowledge of the Mental Health Act. I have prepared several reports for courts, and have the necessary and desired proficiencies in this area.

Registered with the GMC as a Specialist in Forensic Psychiatry • Member of Royal College of Psychiatrists • Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists • Member of Expert Witness Institute • Holder of LLM in Mental Health Law from the University of Northumbria & Master of Medical Science (MMedSci) in Clinical Psychiatry from the University of Leeds I have expertise & experience in providing: (a) psychiatric reports to the courts in criminal, civil & family cases; (b) independent psychiatric reports for Mental Health Review...

Psychological reports in civil, family & criminal cases • Psychometric tests • Psychological assessments & therapies in relation to trauma, emotional & mental health problems • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)