Anne Aboaja
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist/Visiting Research Fellow

Profile

Biography

Anne is a consultant forensic psychiatrist with an interest in research. She completed a PhD in Global Health at the University of Edinburgh, and now leads the Forensic Research Group at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust which has a partnership with the University of York.

Qualifications

• BMedSci
• BM BS
• MRCPsych
• MMedSci
• MPH
• PhD

Research

Overview

Anne's research interests include global aspects of mental health; the mental health and wellbeing of offenders; and the mental health experiences of females.

Projects

• NIHR Research Design Service funded project to explore carer involvement in research within forensic services
• Cochrane reviews of interventions for substance misuse among offenders
• Mental health and spirituality of female prisoners in Chile

Research group(s)

• Mental Health and Addiction

Teaching

Undergraduate

• 4th year medical students

Postgraduate

• Junior doctors (CT1-3)

External activities

Memberships

• Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Academic Secretary for the Royal College of Psychiatrists Northern and Yorkshire Division
• Chair of Forensic Research Group; Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
• Member of the World Psychiatric Association (Forensic Section)

Invited talks and conferences

• Anscombe Bioethics Centre – July 2018, “Decision-making in Forensic Psychiatry” Mind, Medicine and Morals Conference in Oxford
• Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust – October 2016, “Global Perspectives on Offender Health and Overseas Prison Research” Offender Health Conference in Durham
• University of Chile – October 2015, “Forensic psychiatry in the UK” Special seminar hosted by the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile
• Bolivian National Association of Psychiatrists – August 2014, “A systematic review of the prevalence of depression in prisoners in Latin America” National Congress of Psychiatry in Sucre, Bolivia

Media coverage

• Radio interview on mental health in Copiapó, Chile, in September 2015.

Publications

Selected publications

• Aboaja, A., Mack, F., Ensaldo-Carrasco, E. and Stirzaker, A. (2018) Accessing the latest medicines information and minimising error. Journal of Medicines Optimisation.4(1):3-9
• Aboaja, A., Rivera, G. & Grant, L. (2015) Mental health law in Bolivia. BJPsych International 12(4):89-92
• Aboaja, A., Myles, P. & Hughes, P. (2015) Mental health e-supervision for primary care doctors in Sudan using the WHO mhGAP intervention guide. British Journal of Psychiatry International 12: s16-19
• Carvajal, D., Aboaja, A. & Alvarado, R. (2015) Validation of Warwick-Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in Chile. Revista de Salud Pública. 1:13-21 (in Spanish)
• Aboaja, A., Duggan, C., & Park, B. (2011). An exploratory analysis of the NEO-FFI and DSM personality disorders using multivariate canonical correlation. Personality and Mental Health, 5: 1-11.
• Bickle, A., Abdelrazek, T., Aboaja, A. & Page, K. (2008). Audit of Statutory Urgent Treatment at a High Secure Hospital. Journal of Mental Health Law. 5: 66-74