John Callender (psychiatrist)

John Callender (MB Chb, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPsych) is a Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher born in 1954.

For the English soccer player, see John Callender (footballer).

Callender graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1977. He is a consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen, the associate director of Grampian Medical Health Services and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.[1] He was one of the four entry-points for transgender healthcare in Scotland, serving the Grampian, Orkney and Shetland areas,[2] but has now retired.

His philosophical research is primarily focused on the application of Kantian ethics and aesthetics to psychiatric disorders and therapeutic treatment. He has published articles in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology.

He lives in Aberdeen with his wife and three children.

Papers

Books
  • Callender, John (29 April 2010). Free will and responsibility: A guide for practitioners. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0199545551.[1]

References
  1. "University of Glasgow – Schools – School of Critical Studies – Research – Funded Research Projects – Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (MHRNS) – Who we are – Affiliates".
  2. "CEL 26 – Gender Reassignment Protocol" (PDF). July 2012. Appendix 6 – Supporting information for GPs. Retrieved 9 July 2013.


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