Psychiatrist joins Medicolegal Partners team

We are pleased to announce that Dr Priscilla Kent has joined our team of medicolegal experts.

Dr Kent is a Consultant Psychiatrist, currently providing clinical lead to a busy Community Mental Health Team in South Hackney, London.

In her current role Dr Kent assesses new patient referrals and provides follow up with patients with severe mental illness, including patients on restriction orders and community treatment orders. She also works alongside inpatient colleagues to provide continuing care, including home visits, outpatient appointments and online assessments. Dr Kent has particular interest in psychotherapeutic approaches as well as working within the biopsychosocial model.

Dr Kent’s particular areas of expertise include:

• The diagnosis and treatment of depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Stress-related disorders
• Bipolar affective disorders
• Psychosis
• Personality disorders
• Adult ADHD