Neil Greenberg

Professor Neil Greenberg is a consultant academic, occupational and forensic psychiatrist based at King’s College London. He is the current President of the Society of Occupational Medicine. Neil served in the United Kingdom Armed Forces for more than 23 years and has deployed, as a psychiatrist and researcher, to a number of hostile environments including Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a past chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) Special Interest Group in Occupational Psychiatry and led the World Psychiatric Association position statement on mental health in the workplace. Neil has published more than 400 scientific papers and book chapters and has been the Secretary of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society and Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. During the COVID19 pandemic, Neil worked closely with various government organisations and published widely on psychological support for healthcare, and other key workers. As well as running March on Stress Ltd, a psychological health consultancy. In 2023 he was awarded a prestigious honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

Title of the speech

Mental health in times of war and trauma

Abstract

This talk will cover the psychological challenges faced by military personnel who carry out arduous and dangerous duties.