| Code | BPS/GB/178 |
| Name | Spencer; Seymour Jamie Gerald (1920-2011); Dr; KSG, AFBPsS, FRSM, MRCPsych, FRCPsych |
| Title | Dr |
| Forenames | Seymour Jamie Gerald |
| Surname | Spencer |
| Dates | 1920-2011 |
| Epithet | KSG, AFBPsS, FRSM, MRCPsych, FRCPsych |
| Parallel Name | Dr Seymour JG Spencer |
| Other Names | S J G Spencer |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford 1943-1944
British Royal Army Medical Corps, 1944-1947
Warneford and Park Hospitals, Oxford 1947-1954
Dept.of Psychological Medicine, King's College Medical School, University of Durham, 1954-1958
Exeter Clinical Area and Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, 1958-1961
Oxfordshire Health Authority, Warneford Hospital Oxford, 1961
University of Oxford since 1962
Oxfordshire Health Authority (nd)
After retirement:
Our Lady of Victory, Brownhill
Swalcliffe Park
Ampleforth College
Oxford and Wessex Mental Health Review Tribunal
HM Prison Grendon. |
| Address | Oxford |
| Activity | Date of Birth: 04/05/1920
Place of Birth: London
Died 27 May 2011
University and Professional Training:
BA (Oxon), 1941
MA (Oxon), 1947
BM., BCh. (Oxon), 1943
DM (Oxon), 1958
DPM (University of London), 1951
MRCPsych, 1971
FRCPsych, 1975
Other Honours and Awards:
Associate of the BPS (nd)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (nd)
Knight of St George (KSG) Papal Knighthood (nd)
Professional career:
Junior House Surgeon (Gynaecological), Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford 1943
House Physician (Cardiology and General Medicine), 1944
British Royal Army Medical Corps, Captain, 1944-1947
Postgraduate trainee in Psychiatry, Warneford and Park Hospitals, Oxford 1947
Assistant Medical Officer, Warneford and Park Hospitals, Oxford 1947 to 1951
Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, Warneford and Park Hospitals, Oxford 1951-1954
First Assistant, Dept.of Psychological Medicine, King's College Medical School, University of Durham, 1954-1958
Consultant Psychiatrist, Exeter Clinical Area and Psychiatrist to Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, 1958-1961
Consultant Psychiatrist to the Oxfordshire Health Authority, Warneford Hospital Oxford, 1961
Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Oxford since 1962
Present Posts:
Honorary Consulting Psychiatrist, Oxfordshire Health Authority
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxfordshire Health Authority
Visiting Psychiatrist, Our Lady of Victory, Brownhill
Psychiatrist to Swalcliffe Park
Consultant Psychiatrist to Ampleforth College
Medical member of Oxford and Wessex Mental Health Review Tribunal
Visiting Psychotherapist, HM Prison Grendon.
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations:
Associate of the British Psychological Society (nd)
Graduate member BPS West Midlands Branch.
Sources: S J G Spencer's CV.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
(Jointly) "The Detection of Psychological Vulnerability among Students", J.Ment.Sci., 1955
'Physique and Personality among Oxford Undergraduates', paper read at BPS Annual Conference, Durham, 1955
'Academic Revoice among Oxford Undergraduates', Lancet, 1958
'Homosexuality among Oxford Undergraduates', J.Ment.Sci., 1959
'Occupational Health Problems of Oxford Students', Trans.Soc.Occupat.Med., 1968
'Warneford "College" Mental Health, Autumn, 1968
'The Good that I Would' (Where we Stand series); Darton, Longman & Todd, 1967
'The Healthy Mind', C.T.S. Pamphlet, 1970
'Playing God', Psychotherapy and Religion. Christian 1975, 2,227
'Psychological Medicine, Responsibility and Crime' Month 1977, 238,301
'Homicide, Mental Abnormality and Offence' Chapter 7, Mentally Abnormal Offenders, Edited Craft, M & Craft, A. Balliere Tindall, 1984
Management of patients in persistent vegetative state: Inconsistency and confusion cloud the debate. BMJ. 1993 July 17; 307(6897): 202.
Problems of a Temporary Adolescent Psychiatrist, International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Volume 21 (2): 98 SAGE – Jun 1, 1975 |
| Source | S J G Spencer's CV |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |