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As a psychiatrist, you’ll draw on your medical, scientific and interpersonal skills to work with people of all ages and from all walks of life. The treatment and support you provide will change lives.

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Providing support in the justice system

Dr Kathleen Levick, an ST4 intellectual disability psychiatrist based in South London, reflects on her experiences getting to know inmates and defendants in the criminal justice system.

Choose Psychiatry team 13 November, 2019
A life-changing career

Dr Golnar Aref-Adib’s first encounter with psychiatry wasn’t exactly perfect – but thanks to a stimulating placement and supportive mentors, she found her way to a fantastic career spanning academia ...

Choose Psychiatry team 04 November, 2019
Psychiatry chose me

Dr Isaac Sundeep – a general adult psychiatrist working in Inverness – shows how witnessing the struggles of a family member led him to a rewarding career supporting others.

Choose Psychiatry team 22 October, 2019
Music therapy

Dr Molefi Dinga Mathe – aka Dj Levi Love – connects the dots between his role as a psychiatrist working in Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care, and the transformative power of ...

Choose Psychiatry team 22 October, 2019