EDINBURGH PRACTICE - Key Persons
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- Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
- Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Catherine Thomas has worked as a Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in East Anglia, and in Scotland since 2003. In her previous post in East Anglia Dr Thomas was joint Clinical Lead for the Norfolk Perinatal Infant Mental Health Attachment Service, which offered psychiatric care and psychotherapy for high risk mothers and infants. More recently, Dr Thomas worked in the Perinatal Community Mental Health Service in East Anglia where she offered assessment and treatment to mothers and their infants with perinatal illness. Her role included consultation and support to the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies, and development of the parent - infant therapy offer within the service.
Dr Thomas is on the specialist register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr Thomas's expertise and experience includes assessment and treatment of a wide range of child, adolescent and family difficulties, including neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD. As part of her role, Dr Thomas has worked in the Looked After and Adopted Children's Service for years, offering consultation and support to professionals, foster and adoptive families, as well as assessment and treatment of young people with complex trauma.
Dr Thomas is also trained in the assessment and treatment of Perinatal Disorders.
Dr Thomas's area of special interest is in attachment difficulties across the age span, including the parent - infant relationship and she has extensive training and experience in this area. Dr Thomas has offered supervision , training and consultation to a wide range of trainees and professionals throughout her career, with a focus on attachment and parent infant difficulties.
Dr David Rooke is a graduate of Dundee University and has been working as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Tayside since 2009. In addition to his core role as a Cognitive Psychiatrist his areas of clinical interest include Young Onset Dementia and Neuropsychiatry including Functional Disorders of the Nervous System. Dr Rooke has established the first tertiary young onset dementia assessment service in Tayside specialising in the wide and varied field of cognitive disorders in the younger age range.
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- Clinical Director
- Founder
- Protection Lead
Protection Lead, Dr Fiona Wilson. We will aim to provide the relevant data within 30 days.
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- Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
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- Educational Psychologist / EMDR Therapist
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- Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Graham has been practicing as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist since 2005, and prior to this he worked as a Paediatrician. He is on the specialist register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
His qualifications are:
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- Clinical Lead & Clinical Psychologist
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- Consultant
- Psychiatrist
- Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry
Dr Nadeem is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry, UK and is registered with the General Medical Council (4677754). He is recognised by Lothian Health Board under Section 22 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Scotland Act 2003 as being experienced in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.
Dr Nadeem has over 18 years of experience working with adults who have been struggling with a wide range of difficulties in inpatient, outpatient and community settings, in Acute Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Psychiatry and Psychiatry of Addictions. These include but are not limited to: Schizophrenia and other major psychotic disorders, Bipolar Affective Disorders, Major Depressive Disorders, Anxiety, Panic and Phobic Disorders and OCD. He is also developing expertise in diagnosing and managing Adult Neuro developmental disorders. Dr Nadeem has a special interest in severe and enduring mental illnesses, psychopharmacology and development and dissemination of knowledge based on the current best evidence based medicine. His special interests include the use of modern technology for effective psychiatric healthcare delivery, including telepsychiatry.
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- Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology ( Children & Young People )
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- Administration Supervisor
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- Accounts / Billing Advisor
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- Systemic Psychotherapist & Family Therapist
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- Speech & Language Therapist
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- QI Officer / Practice Administrator