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Forensic psychotherapist, academic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gwen Adshead (born 1960) is a forensic psychotherapist,[1] Visiting Professor of Psychiatry at Gresham College, Jochelson visiting professor at the Yale School of Law and Psychiatry, and consultant forensic psychiatrist at Ravenswood House.[2]
Gwen Adshead | |
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Gwen Adshead delivering a Gresham College lecture in February 2015 | |
| Born | 14th September 1960 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, psychotherapist |
At the age of 11 Adshead flew alone to England from her native New Zealand to attend Cheltenham Ladies' College as a boarder.[3] She qualified in medicine in 1983 and holds two master's degrees; in medical law and ethics, and in mindfulness based cognitive therapy.[2] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2005.[2] She was previously a consultant at Broadmoor Hospital, where she treated people referred to by the media as "the violent insane", but whom she described as "not mad or bad, but sad".[1] She has written more than a hundred academic papers.[1]
In 2012 Adshead received a Jerwood Award to support the writing of A Short Book About Evil, published 28 Apr 2015.
The Devil You Know, which she co-wrote with Eileen Horne, was shortlisted for Best Nonfiction at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[4]
She is the mother of two boys.[5] She is a Christian and enjoys singing as part of a choir.[3]
She was the castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 1 July 2010.[3]
In August 2022 she was on BBC HARDtalk where she discussed her career, compassion and the concept of evil. [6]
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