Professor Gareth Owen
Professor of Psychological Medicine, Ethics and Law
- Honourary Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests
- Psychiatry
Contact details
Biography
Professor Gareth Owen is a Professor of Psychological Medicine, Ethics and Law at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London and Honourary Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
His research has focused on decision-making capacity and related areas, spanning theoretical to practical issues as well as policy impact. He leads the Wellcome Trust Mental Health and Justice Project.
As a consultant psychiatrist Gareth works in liaison psychiatry at King’s College Hospital. He is also a founding member and trustee of the Maudsley Philosophy Group Charity.
Research
Mental Health, Ethics & Law Research Group
The group is concerned with problems which psychiatry, ethics and law have in common and with devising interdisciplinary strategies to research them.
News
A systematic review of the reasons behind self-binding directives
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Ruhr-Universität Bochum has explored the pros...
Do service users with bipolar disorder want to choose enforced treatment ahead of future episodes?
A new study from the Institute for Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London, in partnership with the charity Bipolar UK, explores...
Research
Mental Health, Ethics & Law Research Group
The group is concerned with problems which psychiatry, ethics and law have in common and with devising interdisciplinary strategies to research them.
News
A systematic review of the reasons behind self-binding directives
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Ruhr-Universität Bochum has explored the pros...
Do service users with bipolar disorder want to choose enforced treatment ahead of future episodes?
A new study from the Institute for Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London, in partnership with the charity Bipolar UK, explores...