The General Psychiatry Section of the APP is committed to the integration of analytic thinking into general psychiatry. In a situation in the NHS, with current high workloads, bed shortages, increasing administrative pressures and high rates of burn out, providing forums for discussion of stressful and problematic areas of work remain the central aspect of the section's activities.
New committee members are very welcome - if you are interested please contact one of the current members, below.
Marcus Evans, Chairman. Maudsley Psychotherapy Unit
Anne Patterson, Secretary, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
Siobhan O'Connor, Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychiatrist at Guys Hospital.
Anis Janmohammed, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Mel Mahadevan, Psychiatry Specalist Registrar Representative on Committee.
Marcus Evans, Head of Nursing, Tavistock Clinic, London.
Laura Forrest, SHO in Psychiatry, Charing Cross Scheme, London.
Anthony Garelick, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Tavistock Clinic, London.
Steve Halford, Clinical Psychologist, The Gordon Hospital, London.
Dieneke Hubbeling, SpR in Psychiatry, London.
Leonard Fagin, Consultant Psychiatrist, NELMH NHS Trust, London.
John Meehan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
Brian O'Neill, Consultant Psychotherapist, Edinburgh.
Maria Falzon, Consultant Psychiatrist, Fife.
Debbie Mountain, Consultant Psychotherapist, Edinburgh.
Sue Mizen, Consultant Psychiatrist in psychotherapy, Exeter.
David Tait, Consultant Psychotherapist, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.
Maureen Watson, Northern Ireland.
Steve Pearce, Consultant Psychiatrist in psychotherapy, Oxford.
Richard Laugharne, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cornwall.
Ravi Lingam, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Newcastle.
Educational: The committee considers initiatives both at local, regional and national levels relating to the integration of an analytic contribution within the field of general psychiatry. Projects are being undertaken in conjunction with the APP Nursing Section, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and in clinical teaching of the psychiatric trainee.
Administrative: Research/ Publications.Reports related to activity in the section can be found in the APP Newsletter. Individual members research papers may be published in the APP journal, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
Clinical: Members of the section are available to offer advice on clinical educational issues.
Liason: The subsection liases with other sections of the APP, especially the Nursing section over considered joint activities. It also liases with the general and psychotherapy sections of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. General Psychiatry Chairman is APP representative to ISPS (U.K.).
Further activities are in various stages of evolution including:
June 2005: Royal College of Psychiatrists Annual Conference (Edinburgh): The Psychodynamic Formulation in Depression
Handbook on psychodynamic formulation
Joint conference with Child Section of the APP
It is to be hoped that APP members located in other regions in the country might wish to set up their own interest days. The General Psychiatry Section remains available to give full support to any such initiatives.
Anne Patterson, Secretary of Section: South Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Centre, 1, Nightingale Place, London, SW10 9NG. Tel: 0208 846 6024 Fax: 0208 237 5282 Email: a.patterson@.nhs.net
At our last national conference, "Risk Assessment: Forms or Feelings?" on December 6th 2002 we announced the launch of a new "virtual" committee for the General Psychiatry Section allowing you to receive minutes, suggest agenda items and contribute to the debate.
Please email the committee if you want to join at: a.patterson@.nhs.net
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