Ronald Samuel Doctor
Qualifications
- 1977 MB BCh
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa - 1982 M Med (Psych)
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dissertation – Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy - 1989 MRCPsych
Royal College of Psychiatrists, London - 1993 Member
The British Psychoanalytical Society, London - 2006 FRCPsych
Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Present Appointments
- Jan 1995 – To date Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy
West London Mental Health NHS Trust, WLMHT - Nov 2002 – To date Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy
Ealing Forensic Psychiatric Services, WLMHT - Jul 2002 – To date Training Programme Director
West London Higher Training in Psychotherapy - Oct 2007 – To date Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Imperial College - Mar 2008 – To date Hounslow Site Co-ordinator
Undergraduate Medical Education, Imperial College
Previous Consultant Posts
- Feb 1997 – Oct 1998 Locum Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
Middlesex hospital - Jan 1995 – Mar 2002 Visiting Psychiatrist
Max Glatt Centre, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs - May 1993 – May 1995 Locum Consultant Psychiatrist
Whittington Hospital
Specialist Training in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in the NHS
- Mar 1990 – Aug 1994 Senior Registrar in Psychotherapy
Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust - Dec 1989 – Feb 1990 Locum Senior Registrar in Psychotherapy
Cassel Hospital - Apr 1985 – Nov 1989 Psychiatric SHO & Registrar (Psychiatric Rotation)
Middlesex and University College Hospital - Dec 1979 – Jun 1984 Psychiatric Training
Johannesburg, South Africa
Teaching and Training Positions
- 2008 – To date Hounslow Site Co-ordinator for Undergraduate Medical Education Imperial College
- 2007 – To date Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Imperial College - 2002 – To date Training Programme Director
West London Higher Training Scheme in Psychotherapy - 2005 – 2010 Academic Secretary, Psychotherapy Faculty
Royal College of Psychiatrists - Jan 1996 – Feb 2003 College Tutor
Charing Cross Psychiatric Training Scheme
West Middlesex and Ashford Hospitals - Jan 1996 – Feb 2003 Deputy Co-ordinating Tutor
Charing Cross Psychiatric Training Scheme
Western Sector - 1990 – 2000 Approved as Examiner
MRCPsych Examination Part 2 - 1990 – 2000 Honorary Clinical Lecturer and Supervisor of Medical Students University College Hospital and Imperial College
Management and Professional Bodies
- 2016 to date Member of the IPA Psychoanalysis and Law Committee
- 2015 – To date Member
Executive Council of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy - 2007 – To date Assessor and Supervisor
General Medical Council - 2000 – To date Chair
Hounslow Medical Advisory Committee
West London Mental Health NHS Trust - 2008 – 2012 Chair
NHS Liaison Committee, British Psychoanalytical Society - 2006 – 2010 Elected Member
Psychotherapy Faculty, Royal College of Psychiatrists - 2005 – 2012 Chair
Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists in the NHS - 2003 – 2006 Clinical Director
Hounslow Directorate, West London Mental Health NHS Trust
Lectures
- 1992 Aggression – a psychoanalytic perspective
Leo Baeck College, London - 1991-3 Introductory Course on Psychoanalytical Perspectives on Social Deviancy and Perversion (Lecture Series), Portman Clinic, London
- 1993 Psychodynamic Aspects of Sexual Disorders
Postgraduate academic session, Gordon Hospital, London - 1994 Dangerousness, Violence and Sexual Deviation
Department of Psychiatry, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow - 1994 Psychodynamic Aspects of Aggression
Whittington Hospital, London - 1994 Aggression and Sexual Deviance
West Middlesex University Hospital, London - 1995 Psychotherapy Assessment
Epsom College of Higher Education, Surrey - May 1998 Psychotherapy & the Prisoner – Impasse or Progress
The International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark - Aug 1998 The Setting in Medical Student Psychotherapy
International Conference on Psychosomatic Research, Manchester - Nov 1998 Erotic Dreams
European Federation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Conference on Dreams, Brussels - May 1999 Erotomania
St Bernard’s Hospital, London - Jun 1999 Erotic Transference
Maudsley Hospital, London - Jun 1999 Understanding the Erotic Transference
Charing Cross Hospital, London - Oct 1999 Lectures in Psychosis
South London Psychotherapy Training Group, London - Mar 2001 Understanding Violence
Three Bridges Regional Secure Unit, London - Mar 2001 Addiction & Crime
Three Bridges Regional Secure Unit, London - Jun 2001 Perversion as a Defence against Violence
Chase Farm Hospital, London - Mar 2003 Dangerous Patient: A Psychodynamic Risk Assessment
Nurses College, London - Apr 2004 Dangerous Patient: A Psychodynamic Risk Assessment
IAFP, Arnhem - 2007 – 2008 History of Murder
Various Academic Meetings and Conferences, UK - 2009 – 2011 How much smoke do you need for a smoking gun?
Psychotherapy Faculty, Royal College of Psychiatrists Conference, London - 2012 Psychoanalytical Understanding of Murder
Lional Monteith Lecture, London - 2014 – 2017 Lectures in Utrecht, Belfast, Florence, Sicily, St Petersburg, Yekaterinberg.
- 2017 Murdered father: Interface between Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
Maudsley Hospital, London
Publications and Research
Doctor, R. (2017) An individualised approach to using the ID consultation: elucidation of psychosis. In: Gordon, J. and Kirtchuk, G., Consulting to Chaos; an approach to patent centred reflective practice. Karnac, London
Doctor, R. (2015) History, Murder and the Fear of Death. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytical Studies. 12:2, 153-160
Doctor, R. and McAlister, M. (2012) Boundaries and Homicide. In: Aiyegbusi, A., Kelly, G., (eds.), Professional and Therapeutic Boundaries in Forensic Mental Health Practice, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
Darnley, B., Doctor, R., Gordon, J. and Kirtchuk, G. (2011) Psychotic processes in forensic Institutions. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the NHS. 25:1, 55- 68
McQueen, D., Pennybacker T. and Doctor, R. (2010) Complexity of referrals to a specialist psychotherapy service. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the NHS. 24:2, 168-173
McQueen, D. and Doctor, R. (2010) Attachment and women’s mental health. In: Kohen, D. (ed.) Oxford Textbook of Women and Mental Health, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Aleman, K. and Doctor, R. (2010) Lesbianism and mental health. In: Kohen, D. (ed.) Oxford Textbook of Women and Mental Health. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Darnley, B., Doctor, R., Gordon, J. and Kirtchuk, G. (2010) Staff groups: Reflection, Rupture and Restraint. In: Kluttig, T. (ed.) Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. 17 Jahrgang, 2010 Heft 3
Doctor, R. and Lucas, R. (2009) (eds.) The Organic and Inner World, Karnac, London
Doctor, R. (2008) (ed.) Murder: A Psychotherapeutic Investigation, Karnac, London
Doctor, R. (2007) A Schema for the Transition from Cruel Object to Tender Object Relations Among Drug Users in a Prison Therapeutic Community. In: Parker , M. (ed.) Dynamic Security: the Democratic Therapeutic Community in Prison. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
Doctor, R. (2004) Psychodynamic lessons in risk assessment and management. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 10, 267-276
Doctor, R. (2004) Assessing and Managing Risk: Psychodynamic Aspects. In: Duncker, H. et al., (ed.) Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. 17 Jahrgang, 2010 Heft 3
Doctor, R. (2003) (ed.) Dangerous Patients: A Psychodynamic Approach to Risk Assessment and Management, Karnac, London
Doctor, R. (2001) Psychotherapy in Prisons – Impasse or Progress. In: Williams-Saunders, J. (ed.) Life within Hidden Worlds : Psychotherapy in Prisons, Karnac, London
Doctor, R. (2000) Understanding the Erotic Transference. In: Mann D. (ed.) Erotic Transference & Counter-transference: Clinical Practice in Psychotherapy, Routledge, London
Doctor, R. (1998) Addiction and Crime in Prison Psychotherapeutic Community. Recht & Psychiatrie. 15:4, 155-159
Doctor, R., Curtis, D. and Isaacs, G. (1994) Psychiatric Morbidity in Policemen and the effect of Brief Psychotherapeutic Intervention – a pilot study. Stress Medicine. 10: 151-157
Doctor, R. (1992) Psychodynamic lessons in liaison psychiatric teaching for medical students. Psychiatric Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 16:11, 696-697
Book Reviews
Doctor, R. (1993) The Moscow Lectures on Psychoanalysis. In: Rothstein, A. and Madison, C.T. International University Press. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 162: 145-146
Doctor, R. (1998) Berke, J. et al. Even Paranoids have Enemies: New Perspectives on Paranoia & Persecution, Routledge. Institute of Psychoanalysis Book Review Bulletin
Doctor, R. (1998) Deserno, H. The Analyst & the Working Alliance, International Universities Press. Institute of Psychoanalysis Book Review Bulletin
Doctor, R. (2004) Casement, P. Learning from our Mistakes, Brunner-Routledge. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. 18: 3460-3473
Conference Reports
Doctor, R. (1998) Medical Students as Psychotherapists – New Direction. 22nd European Conference on Psychosomatic Research, Manchester. A.P.P. Newsletter. 22
Correspondence
Doctor, R. (2001) Violence on Psychiatrists. Hospital Medicine: The International Review Journal, 62:11