Personal profile
Biography
- General Adult and Old Age Psychiatrist. Sakina, Seha. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, since Septmber 2025. https://sakina.seha.ae/
- Psychiatrist for the Asylum Seekers and Refugees Clinic- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust from April 2022- January 2024: Together with Dr Hannah Fox (General Practitioner in Norwich, UK), we sat up and ran a specialist clinic for asylum seekers and refugees in Norfolk. These clinics provided specialist input into the care of forced migrants in order to improve their access to mental health support. The clinics were part of the Advancing Mental Health Equalities (AMHE) Collaborative of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Unfortuantely, due to funding issues, the clinics stopped in 2024. For more informations about this initiative, please see: Healing and Hope
- Consultant in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry (Older People Community Team, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK) from June 2017 to Septmber 2025. I worked as part of a multidisciplinary team of mental health nurses, psychologists and support workers providing medical input to the care of older patients (those aged 70 years and above) with dementia and mental health problems and also younger patients with early-onset dementia.
- Honorary Associate Professor and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) since August 2017. I provide input into medical students' training and am also involved in the interview process for MBBS candidates. I am also a clinical and educational supervisor to junior doctors.
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych), Royal College of Psychiatrists
Award Date: 1 Nov 2020
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), Royal College of Psychiatrists
Award Date: 27 Feb 2013
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Baghdad
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
External positions
Consultant Psychiatrist, https://sakina.seha.ae/
15 Sept 2025 → …
Consultant Psychiatrist, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Keywords
- Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry
- Medicine (general)
- Other systems of medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lamotrigine-induced hallucination in patient with bipolar disorder and no history of epilepsy or psychosis: A case report and literature review
Hameed, Y. & Hamelijnck, J., 2014, In: British Journal of Medical Practitioners. 7, 2, a714.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced rehabilitation and care models for adults with dementia following hip fracture surgery
Smith, T., Hameed, Y., Cross, J., Henderson, C., Sahota, O. & Fox, C., 15 Jun 2015, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 6, CD010569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychiatrists’ attitudes and knowledge towards treating asylum seeker and refugee subjects in the UK
Tham, D., Yeskendir, A., Grant-Peterkin, H., Hameed (FRCPsych), Y., Pillay, M. & Kirkbride, J. B., 22 Aug 2025, In: BJPsych Open. 11, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personality disorder in an Early Intervention Psychosis cohort: Findings from the Social Epidemiology of Psychoses in East Anglia (SEPEA) study
Ban, K-Y., Osborn, D. P. J., Hameed, Y., Pandey, S., Perez, J., Jones, P. B. & Kirkbride, J. B., 5 Jun 2020, In: PLoS One. 15, 6, 13 p., e0234047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of environment with the risk of developing psychotic disorders in rural populations: Findings from the social epidemiology of psychoses in East Anglia Study
Richardson, L., Hameed, Y., Perez, J., Jones, P. B. & Kirkbride, J. B., Jan 2018, In: JAMA Psychiatry. 75, 1, p. 75-83 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile45 Citations (Scopus)26 Downloads (Pure)