David Kingdon MD, FRCPsych

David Kingdon is a Professor of Mental Health Care Delivery at the University of Southampton, UK, and an honorary consultant adult psychiatrist for Southern Health NHS Trust. He has previously worked as Medical Director for Nottingham Health Care Trust and Senior Medical Officer (Severe Mental Illness) in the UK Department of Health. He now does policy and implementation work for NHS England and is the editor of their mental health websites. He chaired the Expert Working Group leading to the Council of Europe’s Recommendation 2004(10) on Psychiatry and Human Rights (1996-2003). His research interests are in cognitive therapy of severe mental health conditions and mental health service development on which he has published over 150 papers, chapters, and five books translated into languages including Mandarin, Japanese, Greek, Italian, and French.