Dr Giles Newton-howes
Senior Lecturer
Psychological Medicine
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
Giles trained in psychiatry at Imperial College in London, undertaking five years of clinical work in the Hawke’s Bay before accepting a role in the Department of Psychological Medicine. He is a general adult consultant psychiatrist with a sub-specialty in substance misuse psychiatry.
Research Interest
His research interests include the clinical understanding of personality disorders, particularly as they relate to psychiatric patients and mental state disorder. He is also interested in the interface between psychiatry and society, particularly the application of coercive practices.
Publications
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Newton-Howes, G., & Boden, J. M. (2016). Relation between age of first drinking and mental health and alcohol and drug disorders in adulthood: Evidence from a 35 year cohort study. Addiction, 111(4), 637-644. doi: 10.1111/add.13230
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Newton-Howes, G. (2017). Cannabis as medicine. BMJ, 357, j2130. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2130
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Newton-Howes, G., & Ryan, C. J. (2017). The use of community treatment orders in competent patients is not justified. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210(5), 311-312. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.193920
