Andrew Shepherd
Andrew is a doctoral research fellow at the University of Manchester and higher trainee in Forensic Psychiatry. His research interests include the nature of mental disorder, particularly personality disorder, and the meaning, or experience, of personal recovery. His research involves the use of qualitative methods including individual interviews and focus groups with service users and clinical staff. Outside of research he continues to work clinically within the NHS as a forensic psychiatrist in secure hospitals and prison clinics.