Professor John O’Brien, Foundation Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, was awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award in Older People’s Mental Health.

The award was presented at the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry annual meeting in Bristol in March. Professor O’Brien was considered by the College to be an‘obvious and highly qualified candidate for this award, having contributed in so many ways to the practice of old age psychiatry through his research, his teaching and his service on many important national and international groups. His rigorous and creative approach to the understanding of neuro-degenerative diseases has directly positively impacted on patient care…and made an outstanding contribution to old age psychiatry.’ Read more…