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WORLD ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL PSYCHIATRY
CURRENT OFFICERS (2009-2012)



Kamaldeep BHUI (UK)
President-Elect

Qualifications

  • FRCPsych.
  • MD in Psychiatry. Institute of Psychiatry.
  • Diploma in Clinical Psychotherapy (UMDS) (Distinction)
  • Anthropology, Sex & Marital Therapy (Distinction)
  • MSc Epidemiology (LSHTM)

Post (May 2003-present)
Since 2003:  Professor of Cultural Psychiatry & Epidemiology & Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry

2000 – 2003: Senior Lecturer St Bartholomews & Royal London School of Medicine &

1999 – 2000: Consultant Psychiatrist Oxleas NHS Trust, Institute of Psychiatry

1995 – 1999: Wellcome Training Fellow & Senior Registrar, Maudsley Hospital.

 

Publications
Rüdell K, Bhui K, Priebe S. Concept, development and application of a new mixed method assessment of cultural variations in illness perceptions: Barts Explanatory Model Inventory. J Health Psychol. 2009;14:336-47.

Bhui K, Rüdell K, Priebe S. Assessing explanatory models for common mental disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006;67:964-71.

Bhui K, Bhugra D, Goldberg D, Dunn G, Desai M. Cultural influences on the prevalence of common mental disorder, general practitioners' assessments and help-seeking among Punjabi and English people visiting their general practitioner. Psychol Med. 2001;31:815-25.

Bhui KS, McKenzie K. Rates and risk factors by ethnic group for suicides within a year of contact with mental health services in England and Wales. Psychiatr Serv. 2008;59:414-20.

Klineberg E, Clark C, Bhui KS, Haines MM, Viner RM, Head J, Woodley-Jones D, Stansfeld SA. Social support, ethnicity and mental health in adolescents. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2006;41:755-60.

McKenzie K, Bhui K, Nanchahal K, Blizard B. Suicide rates in people of South Asian origin in England and Wales: 1993-2003. Br J Psychiatry. 2008;193:406-9.

Rüdell K, Bhui K, Priebe S. Do 'alternative' help-seeking strategies affect primary care service use? A survey of help-seeking for mental distress. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:207.

Bhui K, McKenzie K, Rasul F. Rates, risk factors & methods of self harm among minority ethnic groups in the UK: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2007;7:336.

Bhui K, Warfa N, Edonya P, McKenzie K, Bhugra D. Cultural competence in mental health care: a review of model evaluations. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007;7:15.

 

Grants

  • Co PI on NIMHE suicide and pathways to care projects: (2005-7); in partnership with Royal Free/UCL med school £340 000
  • MRC PhD studentship Deliberate Self Harm and Ethnicity. (2005-8) £64 000
  • Co PI with Prof. Weich. NIMHE National Evaluation of focused Implementation sites as part of BME programme. 2006-9 £164 000
  • PI Ethnicity and Chronic Fatigue. MRC 2006-9. £160, 000
  • Co applicant with Prof. Hitman (PI): Pilot trial of oral hypoglycaemics among Predisposed Bangladeshi people with metabolic syndrome MRC 2006-9 £330 000
  • PI: Mental Health Outcome Development: A compendium of instruments, their validity and cultural properties. Department of Health 2007-2009 £80 000
  • PI: Work place stress & interventions to reduce this: what works and why: a systematic review and pilot implementation project in the voluntary and health sector. 2007-2011 £150 000
  • PI: Mapping young peoples care providers in the UK. 2008/9 Department of Health £75 000
  • PI: Health Care Commission: Delivering Race Equality Performance Indicators 2008 £56 000.
  • PI Ethnic care pathways. An evaluation of EPIC DH. 2008-2010 £80,000

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