Simon Wessely

I'm a clinical psychiatrist who's interested in the boundaries of medicine and psychiatry. Also, I'm a Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

In my research career, I've been interested in how people, organisations and societies react to trauma and adversity.

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Publications

Holmes, E. A., O’Connor, R. C., Perry, V. H., et al. (2020). Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), 547–560.
Smith, L. E., Duffy, B., Moxham-Hall, V., et al. (2020). Anger and confrontation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional survey in the UK. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 114(2), 77–90.
Wild, J., Greenberg, N., Moulds, M., et al. (2020). Pre-incident Training to Build Resilience in First Responders: Recommendations on What to and What Not to Do. Psychiatry, 83(2), 128–142.
Greenberg, N., & Wessely, S. (2017). Mental health interventions for people involved in disasters: what not to do. World Psychiatry, 16(3), 249–250.
Wessely, S., Lloyd-Evans, B., & Johnson, S. (2019). Reviewing the Mental Health Act: delivering evidence-informed policy. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(2), 90–91.
Smith, G., & Wessely, S. (2015). The future of mental health in the UK: An election manifesto. Lancet, 385(9970), 747–749.

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Shell Shock to PTSD: Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War

Chronic Fatigue and its Syndromes