Peter Lepping

Biography

I am a clinical psychiatrist and researcher who was appointed as Consultant Psychiatrist in Wrexham in 2004. I was brought up in Germany where I went to University in Münster (Westphalia). I decided to study medicine after my positive experiences working as an auxiliary nurse as part of my national service (instead of joining the army). I moved to Britain in 1995 and did my postgraduate psychiatric education in and around Liverpool. I have always had an interest in the interface between psychiatry and medicine and obtained accreditation as an adult and a liaison psychiatrist. I received a Masters in Medical Ethics from Liverpool University in 2003 and won several research prizes. I worked as an Associate Medical Director for clinical ethics in North Wales for several years.

Research Interest

My job allows me some time for research, and I have developed links with Bangor and Cardiff Universities as well as the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute in India. I have been a member of the European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG) since 2005. EViPRG is a network of international experts who work in the field of coercion and violence with the aim to reduce coercive measures and aggression in medical settings. My research interests include coercion, violence and aggression, clinical ethics, systematic reviews and various other projects. I am an international expert on delusional infestation. I have conducted many international comparison studies between various countries in the field of coercion. More recently I have started to get involved in research projects in India looking at systematic reviews, ethics, human rights and violence prevention.