MSc in War and Psychiatry `
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Edgar Jones Professor of the History of Medicine and Psychiatry
Rachael Gribble Lecturer, War & Psychiatry
2nd
in the world for Psychiatry & Psychology (US News, Best Global Universities)
Course Overview • Unique opportunity to study how people (civilians & Armed Forces) behave in extreme adversity, how they prepare for these events and the long-term effects • Multi-disciplinary & multi-national • Limited to approx. 30 students to ensure high standard of teaching • Consistently score highly in Post-graduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) for IoPPN • Student choice is important - students are encouraged to create their own essay questions and dissertation topics
Research & emerging trends • Latest findings from King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) are used in our teaching • Cross-nation comparisons - US, Germany, Russia, Japan, France, Israel, Palestine • Topical and responsive to emerging issues - Psychology of terrorism - Civilian response to terrorism - Violence amongst veterans - PTSD - Suicide & alcohol misuse in military • External speakers from key areas: hostages, treatment, law, charity sector and media
Core Modules
• Introduction to War and Psychiatry • Advanced concepts in military psychiatry • Civilians and Extreme Trauma • Dissertation
Who are our students? • Most are recent psychology graduates but also law, sociology, medical anthropology, war studies, history, English, philosophy • Encourage applications from • Mature students • Members of the Armed Forces • Members of the emergency services • Encourage students from overseas to add to cultural diversity that we explore • Increasing number of students from the EU, US, Canada, Middle East, Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore
Where do our students go next? • • • • •
Medical school Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Military charities or medical NGOs Research & academia Students with clinical appointments (e.g. therapists, nurses or psychiatrists) use the MSc to move into new areas & secure promotion • Senior NCOs in the Armed Forces often become officers
Thank you and look forward to seeing you in 2019/2020
Visit the course page HERE Get in touch: warandpsychiatry@kcl.ac.uk Professor Edgar Jones edgar.jones@kcl.ac.uk