Neel Burton

Dr Neel L. Burton (born 3 June 1978 in Mauritius, Indian Ocean) qualified in medicine from King's College London, UK in 2002. He is currently specialising in psychiatry in Oxford, UK.

As the author of two medical textbooks, Clinical Skills for OSCEs and Psychiatry, he has made a notable contribution to medical education.

Medical textbooks

Clinical Skills for OSCEs is a preparation guide for medical students preparing to take their "OSCE" (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) or practical exam. It contains 112 clinical scenarios covering medical histories, physical examinations, investigative procedures, and communication skills. It is currently in its second edition, and has been translated into a number of foreign languages.

Psychiatry is an innovative textbook of psychiatry employing artistic and literary excerpts to stimulate the reader to think more deeply about the subject matter of psychiatry and, in so doing, challenge the stigma attached to mental illness. In his foreword, Professor John Cox, Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association, praised the textbook for providing a fresh perspective to the field. In a review in the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice (11(1): 79), Dr Khalil Ajel of Southampton University called the textbook "excellent, enjoyable, and enlivening". In September 2007, the textbook was short-listed for the Society of Authors and Royal Society of Medicine Richard Asher Prize.

Living with Schizophrenia

Living with Schizophrenia, Neel Burton's third book (co-authored with Dr Phil Davison), is an information and self-help guide for schizophrenia-sufferers and their friends, relatives, and carers. Living with Schizophrenia is due to be published in December 2007, and has been endorsed by Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of the UK mental health charity SANE.

Bibliography

- Clinical Skills for OSCEs (2003, 2006) ISBN 1859963404
- Psychiatry (2006) ISBN 1405136529
- Living with Schizophrenia (2007)

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