Kamaldeep Bhui
OccupationProfessor of Psychiatry
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire (2017)
Academic background
Alma materUnited Medical & Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals (UMDS)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford; Queen Mary University of London

Kamaldeep Bhui is an expert on cultural psychiatry, ethnic disparities in psychiatric disorders,[1] and cultural competency in mental health care. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford[2] and Honorary Professor in the Center for Psychiatry at Queen Mary University of London.[3] In 2017, Bhui was named a Commander of Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's New Years' Honors List in honor of his services to mental health care and research.[4]

Bhui has served as Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Psychiatry,[5] as Editor of the International Journal of Culture and Mental Health,[6] and as Director of the World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centre.[7]

Biography

Bhui was born in Kenya to a family of Punjabi Sikh background, and educated in the United Kingdom.[8]

Bhui graduated from the United Medical & Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals with a medical degree in 1988. He holds postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry, mental health studies, epidemiology, and psychotherapy. He completed clinical training in London, secured a first Consultant appointment in 1999, followed in 2000 and 2003 by Consultant/Senior Lecturer and Consultant/Professorial posts in East London Foundation Trust and Queen Mary University of London.[9] Bhui was subsequently appointed Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology at the Research Centre for Psychiatry at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the London School of Medicine.[8]

Bhui is co-founder of Careif, an international mental health charity.[10]

Books

  • Bhugra, D., & Bhui, K. (2001). Cross-cultural psychiatry: a practical guide. Arnold.
  • Bhugra, D., & Bhui, K. (Eds.). (2018). Textbook of cultural psychiatry. Cambridge University Press.
  • Bhugra, D., Bhui, K., Wong, S. Y. S., & Gilman, S. E. (Eds.). (2018). Oxford textbook of public mental health. Oxford University Press.
  • Bhui, K. E. (Ed.) (2002). Racism and mental health: Prejudice and suffering. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Bhui, K. (Ed.). (2013). Elements of culture and mental health: critical questions for clinicians. RCPsych Publications.
  • Bhui, K. and Bhugra, D. (Eds.) (2020). Terrorism, Violent Radicalisation and Mental Health. Oxford University Press.

References

  1. ↑ "Mental Health and the South Asian heritage community". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Kam Bhui — Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford". www.phc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Kamaldeep Bhui, CBE MD (Lon) FRCP(Edin) FRCPsych FRSA PFHEA - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine - Barts and The London". www.qmul.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ↑ "2017 New Year Honours for health and social care services". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  5. ↑ "The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. ↑ Bhugra, Dinesh; Bhui, K S; Henderson, David (2008). "Editorial". International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 1 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1080/17542860802265153. ISSN 1754-2863. S2CID 214651970.
  7. ↑ Bhui, Kamaldeep S.; Fiorillo, Andrea; Stein, Dan; Okasha, Tarek; Ndetei, David; Lam, Linda; Chaturvedi, Santosh; Maj, Mario (2016). "Improving education, policy and research in mental health worldwide: the role of the WPA Collaborating Centres". World Psychiatry. 15 (3): 300. doi:10.1002/wps.20360. PMC 5032491. PMID 27717249.
  8. 1 2 "Kamaldeep Bhui – WPA-TPS". Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  9. ↑ "Professor Kamaldeep Bhui CBE | Centre for Mental Health". www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Careif Co-Founder and Director, Professor Kam Bhui Receives a CBE". Psychreg. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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