The prize was established in 1989 from funds donated in the
memory of the late Dr Morris Markowe, Honorary Fellow, and
Registrar of the Royal College of Psychiatrists from
1972-78. An award of £1,000 will be made in 2008 to
the successful entrant. The prize is open to all members of
the College, including trainees.
Regulations:
The Morris Markowe Prize is awarded annually for:
- An original article on a psychiatric topic of approximately
1,000 words, aimed at the general public and suitable for
publication in a national/local newspaper, lay journal, or on the
internet;
OR
- An article on a psychiatric topic of approximately 1,000 words,
aimed at the general public and published in the last year (between
May and April annually) in a national/local newspaper, lay journal,
or on the internet;
OR
- An article on a psychiatric topic of approximately 1,000 words,
aimed at the general public, commissioned by the Public Education
Committee for publication in a national/local newspaper, lay
journal, or on the internet.
Entries will be judged on their readability, originality and
newsworthiness by designated members of the College’s Public
Education Committee.
Members who submit entries for the Morris Markowe Prize will
be considered for membership of the Public Education Editorial
Board. This Board produces the College's award-winning mental
health information materials.
Closing date:
Entries can be submitted electronically to
Deborah Hart, Director of
Communications and Policy, or in typescript, indicating the
target publication/audience (e.g. local newspaper)
by
1st May of each year.
Previous Morris Markowe prize winners:
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2011
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Dr Val Yeung: "Dispelling
Dyslexia with Omega-3: Fishy or For Real?"
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2010
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Dr Kamran Ahmed: "Beards and Bow
Ties: The Recruitment Crisis in Psychiatry"
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2009
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Dr Ashley McKimm: "Making Crystal Clear: The Myth of
Methamphetamine"
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2008
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Dr Gillian Doody: "Dying for a fag: whose choice is it
anyway?"
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2007
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Dr Julius Bourke: "God opens the floodgates in our brains"
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2006
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Dr Alex Shand: "Trust me I’m a junior doctor"
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2005
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Dr Raj Persaud: “Who needs their head examined?”
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2004
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Prize not awarded
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2003
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Prize not awarded
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2002
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Dr James MacCabe: "Psychiatric wards: breaking the cycle of
decay"
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2001
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Dr Bhargavi Chatterjea Bhattacharyya: "When your child asks for
moon"
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2000
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Prize not awarded
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1999
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Dr Robert Clafferty: “Alzheimer’s Disease – should patients be
told their diagnosis?"
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1998
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Dr Jonathan D Chick: “Medical students and alcohol: many
students drink, but what if there are problems?”
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1997
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Dr Maureen Johnston: “What’s the point” (article on suicide in
young people)
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1996
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Prize not awarded
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1995
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Prize not awarded
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1994
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Dr Peter M Haddad: "Post natal depression: why getting help is
important"
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1993
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Prize not awarded
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1992
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Dr Ros Ramsay: “The trauma of psychosis: a personal
disaster”
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1991
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Dr Clare Hilton: “Alcohol in the elderly – a neglected
problem”
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1990
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Dr Paul Harrison: “Searching for the cause of Alzheimer’s
disease”
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