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Journal Publications

The mourning process

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​The mourning process and its importance in mental illness: a psychoanalytic understanding of psychiatric diagnosis and classification. 
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Psychiatry still a psychological profession?

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Parity of esteem within the biopsychosocial model: is psychiatry still a psychological profession?
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Support following a suicide 

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Experiences and support needs of consultant psychiatrists following a patient-perpetrated homicide
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Eight 'truths' about suicide

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I describe my own emotional journey following impactful deaths and summarise personal ‘truths’ about suicide that have emerged over time. ​
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“Ashamed and alone”—healthcare staff need better support after a patient’s suicide

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After hearing from hundreds of clinicians across healthcare about the profound impact that the death of one of their patients by suicide had on them, I decided to work with colleagues to understand the scale of the problem.
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