WORLD ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL PSYCHIATRY
CURRENT OFFICERS (2009-2012)

Kamaldeep BHUI (UK)
President-Elect
Qualifications
- FRCPsych.
- MD in Psychiatry. Institute of Psychiatry.
- Diploma in Clinical Psychotherapy (UMDS) (Distinction)
- Anthropology, Sex & Marital Therapy (Distinction)
- MSc Epidemiology (LSHTM)
Post (May 2003-present)
Since 2003: Professor of Cultural Psychiatry & Epidemiology & Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry
2000 – 2003: Senior Lecturer St Bartholomews & Royal London School of Medicine &
1999 – 2000: Consultant Psychiatrist Oxleas NHS Trust, Institute of Psychiatry
1995 – 1999: Wellcome Training Fellow & Senior Registrar, Maudsley Hospital.
Publications
Rüdell K, Bhui K, Priebe S. Concept, development and application of a new mixed method assessment of cultural variations in illness perceptions: Barts Explanatory Model Inventory. J Health Psychol. 2009;14:336-47.
Bhui K, Rüdell K, Priebe S. Assessing explanatory models for common mental disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006;67:964-71.
Bhui K, Bhugra D, Goldberg D, Dunn G, Desai M. Cultural influences on the prevalence of common mental disorder, general practitioners' assessments and help-seeking among Punjabi and English people visiting their general practitioner. Psychol Med. 2001;31:815-25.
Bhui KS, McKenzie K. Rates and risk factors by ethnic group for suicides within a year of contact with mental health services in England and Wales. Psychiatr Serv. 2008;59:414-20.
Klineberg E, Clark C, Bhui KS, Haines MM, Viner RM, Head J, Woodley-Jones D, Stansfeld SA. Social support, ethnicity and mental health in adolescents. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2006;41:755-60.
McKenzie K, Bhui K, Nanchahal K, Blizard B. Suicide rates in people of South Asian origin in England and Wales: 1993-2003. Br J Psychiatry. 2008;193:406-9.
Rüdell K, Bhui K, Priebe S. Do 'alternative' help-seeking strategies affect primary care service use? A survey of help-seeking for mental distress. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:207.
Bhui K, McKenzie K, Rasul F. Rates, risk factors & methods of self harm among minority ethnic groups in the UK: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2007;7:336.
Bhui K, Warfa N, Edonya P, McKenzie K, Bhugra D. Cultural competence in mental health care: a review of model evaluations. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007;7:15.
Grants
- Co PI on NIMHE suicide and pathways to care projects: (2005-7); in partnership with Royal Free/UCL med school £340 000
- MRC PhD studentship Deliberate Self Harm and Ethnicity. (2005-8) £64 000
- Co PI with Prof. Weich. NIMHE National Evaluation of focused Implementation sites as part of BME programme. 2006-9 £164 000
- PI Ethnicity and Chronic Fatigue. MRC 2006-9. £160, 000
- Co applicant with Prof. Hitman (PI): Pilot trial of oral hypoglycaemics among Predisposed Bangladeshi people with metabolic syndrome MRC 2006-9 £330 000
- PI: Mental Health Outcome Development: A compendium of instruments, their validity and cultural properties. Department of Health 2007-2009 £80 000
- PI: Work place stress & interventions to reduce this: what works and why: a systematic review and pilot implementation project in the voluntary and health sector. 2007-2011 £150 000
- PI: Mapping young peoples care providers in the UK. 2008/9 Department of Health £75 000
- PI: Health Care Commission: Delivering Race Equality Performance Indicators 2008 £56 000.
- PI Ethnic care pathways. An evaluation of EPIC DH. 2008-2010 £80,000
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