
Expert witness training completed
Dr Priscilla Kent has completed Bond Solon training and also has experience providing medical reports for court to support immigration appeals. She accepts instructions for personal injury and clinical negligence cases for both claimant and defendant.
Dr Kent has particular interest in psychotherapeutic approaches as well as working within the biopsychosocial model.
Her 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
MA: Popular Culture, Open University, 2006
Diploma in Philosophy of Medicine, Society of Apothecaries, London, 2002
MRCPsych, London, 2000
MBBS, London Hospital Medical College, 1994
Intercalated BSc Psychology, London, 1990
Dr Priscilla Kent is a Consultant Psychiatrist, currently providing clinical lead to a busy Community Mental Health Team in South Hackney, London.
Dr Kent trained as a medical doctor at Barts and the London Medical college, graduating in 1994. She became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2000 and has been a substantive NHS Consultant Psychiatrist since 2013.
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.
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The medicolegal implications of the suicidal patient in psychiatric practice
The loss of a family member by suicide is often extremely traumatic for those left behind and litigation in these circumstances is very common. However, as with every medicolegal case, it is necessary to prove that the treating psychiatrist and/or hospital staff were negligent and it was this negligence that led to the patient’s death.
Locations
She is available for claimant consultations in London.
Location | Specialism | Date available | |
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London | Psychiatry | Weekly |
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