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Sami Timimi is a British psychiatrist who is a consultant in Child and adolescent psychiatry at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and a visiting professor at the University of Lincoln. He is Director of postgraduate education for the NHS in Lincolnshire.[1]

Timimi grew up primarily in Iraq until the age of 14, then due to political difficulties moved to England; his mother is English and his father Iraqi. He has written of his experience in psychiatric training and practice.[2]

Timimi is patron to the charity Carefree Kids and has authored several books including 'A Straight-Talking Introduction to Children's Mental Health Problems'.[3] He gained an NHS England Regional Innovation Fund award for leading on an Outcome Orientated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (OO-CAMHS) project.[4] He is a member of the Council for Evidence Based Psychiatry which focuses on adverse effects of medications.[5]

Timimi uses group psychotherapy focused on building relationships, using some techniques from The Nurtured Heart Approach.[6][7]

Books

  • Timimi, S., Tetley, D., Burgoine, W. (2012) Outcome Orientated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (OO-CAMHS): A Service Transformation Toolkit. Author House UK.
  • Timimi S, Gardiner N, McCabe, B. (2010) The Myth of Autism: Medicalising Men’s and Boys’ Social and Emotional Competence . Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Timimi S (2009) A straight Talking Introduction to Children’s Mental Health Problems. Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books.
  • Cohen, C. and Timimi, S. (eds.) (2008) Liberatory Psychiatry: Philosophy, Politics and Mental Health. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Timimi, S. and Leo, J. (eds.) (2009) Rethinking ADHD: From Brain to Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Timimi S and Maitra B (eds.) (2006) Critical Voices in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. London: Free Association.
  • Timimi, S. (2007) Mis-Understanding ADHD: The Complete Guide for Parents to Alternatives to Drugs. Bloomington: Authorhouse.
  • Timimi S (2005) Naughty Boys: Anti-Social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Timimi S (2002) Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood Hove: Brunner-Routledge

References

  1. ^ School of Health and Social Care: Visiting Professors University of Lincoln, Retrieved 01 August 2016
  2. ^ Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood 2002/2014 by Sami Timimi. Chapter one: On becoming a child and adolescent psychiatrist: a personal account]
  3. ^ Carefree Kids: Out people
  4. ^ Culture and Equality in Mental Health: Sami Timimi
  5. ^ Council For Evidence-Based Psychiatry: Members Retrieved 01 August 2016
  6. ^ ADHD: 'Being different is not an illness' The Independent, William Sutcliffe, 21 September 2015. Note: The article's link to International Critical Psychiatry Network seems to be outdated.
  7. ^ Nurtured Heart tempers ADHD InMind, December 2011, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust
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