Terry Brugha
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Terry Brugha | |
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| Born | Traolach Sean Brugha Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Known for | Epidemiology of mental disorders, Autism spectrum disorder research, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Member of the Academia Europaea, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy |
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| Fields | Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Public Health |
| Institutions | University of Leicester |
Traolach Sean Brugha MAE FRCPsych FHEA is an Irish psychiatrist and clinical epidemiologist who is professor of psychiatry at the University of Leicester. He is best known for his work in social psychiatry and the epidemiology of mental disorders, particularly his leadership in the first national prevalence studies of autism spectrum disorder in adults.[1]
In 1987, Brugha joined the University of Leicester, where he was appointed senior lecturer in psychiatry. He held this position until 2000.[2] In 2000, Brugha was appointed professor of psychiatry at the University of Leicester and was awarded a personal chair.[2] Alongside his academic post, he has held consultant psychiatrist appointments within the National Health Service in England.
From 1995 to 1997, he was seconded as senior medical officer to the UK Department of Health and NHS Executive. During this period, he contributed to national mental health policy, including work on psychiatric morbidity survey programmes and services for people with severe mental illness.[3]