Anne Aboaja
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist/Visiting Research Fellow

Profile

Biography

Anne is a Chartered Forensic Psychiatrist with an interest in research, including leading the Forensic Research Group at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust which has a partnership with the University of York. She is also a member of the Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) and the Chair for the Latin America-UK Collaboration for Forensic Mental Health Research, Development, and Innovation (LATAM). Her transferable research skills enhance the development of partnerships across the UK and internationally, informing global forensic mental health initiatives with a strong commitment to prioritising and integrating lived experience throughout her research.

Qualifications

• PhD in Global Health, University of Edinburgh 

• MPH (Public Health), University of Nottingham 

• CCT in Forensic Psychiatry, East Midlands Deanery 

• MMedSci in Clinical Psychiatry, University of Nottingham 

• MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists 

• BM BS, BMedSci, University of Nottingham

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