James V. Lucey Email & Phone Number

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

Inspection of Mental Health Approved CentresRegulation in accordance with the MHA (2001) with responsibility to promote and enhance mental health services in Ireland

Dublin 2

Honorary Role

Dublin 2

Prof Lucey has been a clinical professor at TCD since 2008. His research interests include the biology and treatment of anxiety disorders. He completed an MD on the study of OCD using neuroendocrine techniques under the supervision of Prof TG Dinan. Later with the late Prof RW Kerwin he used functional neuro imaging (SPECT) to examine the brain basis of anxiety disorders including Panic Disorder and PTSD. Prof Lucey teaches at TCD. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at RCSI Health Sciences University where he was consultant to the Student Welfare team. He is a clinician, researcher, teacher, writer and broadcaster with more than 50 peer- reviewed research publications and three best selling books on mental health.

St Patricks University Hospital, Po Box 136, James St, Dublin 8

Professor James V. Lucey joined St. Patrick`s senior management team in 2008. In fulfilment of the hospitals strategy to modernise and expand into the community (Mental Health Matters, and Empowering Recovery) he was Medical Director during a period when St.Patrick`s MH Services (SPMHS) were completely reorganised- introducing multidisciplinary teams operating on a recovery basis with enhanced quality and governance structures. St Patrick’s Hospital achieved University Status becoming ‘St Patrick’s University Hospital’ with increased teaching and research roles. All St. Patrick`s approved centres became fully compliant with the standards of the Mental Health Commission from whom SPMHS obtained commendation for excellence. Seven new community clinics were opened (Dean Clinics) bringing independent sector community mental health care to Dublin, Cork and Galway. A further three new Associate Dean Clinics were added after 2012. A brand new service for young people (Willow Grove) was opened with integrated community adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) located at the Dean Clinic in Lucan in County Dublin. A fully integrated Electronic Record was established and Wellness and Recovery Day services were introduced to improve access and support for service users in their community.

St Patrick'S University Hospital

Dr Lucey provided a busy consultant led general adult psychiatry service to patients attending St Patrick’s Hospital. He established a new Department for the treatment of Anxiety Disorders and championed the role of nurse delivered CBT. He was responsible for the reform of the Department of ECT and led the MDT which obtained the first ECTAS rating of ECT in Ireland. He became Chair of the Irish Psychiatric Training Committee (Eastern Region) and Secretary of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Irish Division). He taught at TCD medical school at Senior Lecturer level and commenced his training in leadership at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.

Dublin Ireland

Dr Lucey was Consultant Psychiatrist and MDT team leader in a rapidly expanding community mental health service in west Dublin based at Connolly Hospital at its psychiatric inpatient ward, OPD, Day Hospital and community supported hostel facilities. He taught undergraduate students at RCSI Medical School and completed his PhD studies for the University of London - Kings College - on the neuro imaging of patients with OCD, Panic Disorder and PTSD.

Homerton Hospital Hackney London

Dr Lucey was a Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine at St Bartholomews Hospital in London. He led the first MDT to establish a new inpatient psychiatric intensive care service at Homerton Hospital in East London. He taught clinical students at Bart’s Medical School and at Queen Mary & Westfield College. His research into the management of psychosis with novel agents with reduced use of high dose antipsychotic medication was published during this time.

Kings College University Of London

Dr Lucey was awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship at the IOP to study the SPECT neuro imaging of Anxiety Disorders under the supervision of Prof RW Kerwin and Prof Lyn Pilowsky. Working in collaboration with Prof Isaac Marks at the Maudsley Behaviour Therapy Department he recruited patients with OCD, PD and PTSD to examine brain-behaviour relationships in each form of anxiety. During this time he supervised research produced by MSc students in neuroscience. His work on SPECT imaging of patients with anxiety was published.

Camberwell, London

Dr Lucey was a Senior Registrar at the Bethlem Royal and The Maudsley Hospitals where his educational supervisors were; Prof G Russell & Prof Janet Treasure (Eating Disorders), Prof Anthony Mann (Personality Disorder), Prof Sir Robin Murray (The Schizophrenias) and Prof Sir Graham Thornicroft (Community Psychiatry).

St Patricks University Hospital

Dr Lucey was a Registrar at St Patrick’s Hospital and St James Hospital in Dublin. During his pre-membership training at the Dublin University Psychiatry Rotation Training Program he was appointed Tutor to the Dept of Psychiatry at TCD and awarded a Norman Moore Research Fellowship to work with Prof Ted Dinan and Prof Anthony Clare. His research led to several peer- reviewed publications and a thesis entitled ‘classic neuro endocrine responses in OCD’ for which he was awarded an MD from TCD

Phd, Functional Neuroimaging And Psychiatry

Activities and Societies: Wellcome Training Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, Kings College, University of London.

Executive And Continuing Professional Education, Program For Chiefs Of Clinical Services 12/1/2014 To 24/1/1014, Certificate Course

Activities and Societies: This intensive course led By Professor Eoin Trevelyan and his colleagues at the Department of Health Policy.

Certificate Courses, Leadership Development For Physicians In Academic Medical Centres

Activities and Societies: Forces of Change; Intensive course for new and emerging clinical leaders, Course Director Professor David Shore.

Md, Neuroendocrinology And Psychiatry

Activities and Societies: Tutor at TCD Dept.of Psychiatry and Norman Moore Research Fellow at St.Patrick`s between 1989 and 1990..

Mb, Lrcpsi, Medicine

Activities and Societies: Biological Society 1980 Seaton Pringle Prize for Public Speaking;Overseas Elective to Ghanzi Field Hospital.

Leaving Certificate 1977, Primary & Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Edmund Burke Gold Medal,Best Individual Speaker, Irish Times All Ireland Schools Debating, Historical Society.