Isobel Heyman MBE FRCPsych is a British psychiatrist and consultant at the Great Ormond Street Hospital. She was named as the Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrist of the Year in 2015.
| Alma mater | UCL Medical School |
|---|---|
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Great Ormond Street Hospital Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
| Thesis | Morphogenesis and differentiation of rhombomere boundaries (1995) |
Early life and education edit
Heyman first studied pharmacology, before training in medicine at the UCL Medical School.[1] She trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital.[1] She earned a doctorate in developmental neurobiology at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, where she investigated rhombomere boundaries.[2] In 1995 she returned to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, where she specialised in child and adolescent psychiatry.[1]
Research and career edit
In 1998, Heyman founded the first United Kingdom (UK) clinic for young people with obsessive–compulsive disorder.[1] She was involved with the Tourette syndrome clinic and the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) epilepsy programme.[1][3][4]
One in five young people in the UK experience mental health disorders, and hospitals struggle with the demand for psychological services. In response, Heyman looked to provide young people already seeking medical care in hospital with a solution.[5] The psychological medicine team she led at GOSH was recognised by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for "The Lucy Project", a drop-in mental health booth that provided accessible, low-intensity early interventions for young people and their families who were concerned about mental health.[6] The booth was named after Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt, the character from Peanuts.[7] The booth was named The BMJ's Mental Health Team of the Year Award in 2021.[8][9]
Awards and honours edit
- 2012 Times Best Children's Doctors[10]
- 2015 Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrist of the Year[11]
- 2022 Member of the British Empire in New Year Honours[12]
Select publications edit
- Katya Rubia; Anna B Smith; James Woolley; Chiara Nosarti; Isobel Heyman; Eric Taylor; Mick Brammer (1 December 2006). "Progressive increase of frontostriatal brain activation from childhood to adulthood during event-related tasks of cognitive control". Human Brain Mapping. 27 (12): 973–993. doi:10.1002/HBM.20237. ISSN 1065-9471. PMID 16683265. Wikidata Q48549469.
- I Heyman; E Fombonne; H Simmons; Tamsin Ford; H Meltzer; R Goodman (1 October 2001). "Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the British nationwide survey of child mental health". British Journal of Psychiatry. 179: 324–329. doi:10.1192/BJP.179.4.324. ISSN 0007-1250. PMID 11581112. Wikidata Q51963265.
- Sharon Davies; Isobel Heyman; Robert Goodman (1 May 2003). "A population survey of mental health problems in children with epilepsy". Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 45 (5): 292–295. doi:10.1017/S0012162203000550. ISSN 0012-1622. PMID 12729141. Wikidata Q51948953.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "GOSH Isobel Heyman".
- ^ "Morphogenesis and differentiation of rhombomere boundaries | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Heyman, Isobel (3 August 2011). "Treating OCD • SEN Magazine". SEN Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "About". Mind & Body London. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "How one UK hospital used a cartoon character to boost mental health capacity". www.advisory.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Catanzano, Matteo; Bennett, Sophie D; Tibber, Marc S; Coughtrey, Anna E; Liang, Holan; Heyman, Isobel; Shafran, Roz (18 May 2021). "A Mental Health Drop-In Centre Offering Brief Transdiagnostic Psychological Assessment and Treatment in a Paediatric Hospital Setting: A One-Year Descriptive Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (10): 5369. doi:10.3390/ijerph18105369. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 8157880. PMID 34069973.
- ^ "The Lucy Project lands mental health award". 12 November 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 BMJ Awards Showcase | Watch our short minute videos". The BMJ Awards. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Award-winning mental health service is a "game-changer", say psychologists". BPS. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Naish, John. "Britain's top children's doctors 2012". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Roll of Honour 2022" (PDF).
- ^ "New Year MBE for services to child mental health". Cambridge University Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2022.