Gwen Adshead (born 1960) is a forensic psychotherapist,[1]Visiting Professor of Psychiatry at Gresham College, Jochelson visiting professor at the Yale School of Law and Psychiatry, and consultant forensic psychiatrist at Ravenswood House.[2]
Life
At the age of 11 Adshead flew alone to England from her native New Zealand to attend Cheltenham Ladies' College as a boarder.[3] She qualified in medicine in 1983 and holds two master's degrees; in medical law and ethics, and in mindfulness based cognitive therapy.[2] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2005.[2] She was previously a consultant at Broadmoor Hospital, where she treated people referred to by the media as "the violent insane", but whom she described as "not mad or bad, but sad".[1] She has written more than a hundred academic papers.[1]
In 2012 Adshead received a Jerwood Award to support the writing of A Short Book About Evil, published 28 Apr 2015.
The Devil You Know, which she co-wrote with Eileen Horne, was shortlisted for Best Nonfiction at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[4]
Personal life
She is the mother of two boys.[5] She is a Christian and enjoys singing as part of a choir.[3]
