Digby Tantam (born 15 March 1948) is a British

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their ...

and Professor of Psychotherapy. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychotherapy at the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth C ...

; a practitioner of psychodynamic psychiatry, and was a prolific advocate of

electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders.Rudorfer, MV, Henry, ME, Sackeim, HA (2003)"Electroconvulsive t ...

in the 1980s. More recently a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist at the Sheffield Care Trust; and a partner at Dilemma Consultancy Ltd. His main research interests are social and emotional wellbeing,

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nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication (NVC) is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body language. It includes the use of social cues, kinesics, distance (p ...

applied philosophy Applied philosophy (philosophy from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is a branch of philosophy that studies philosophical problems of practical concern. The topic covers a broad spectrum of issues in environment, medicine, ...

and

autism spectrum disorder The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...

Career

Tantam was educated at Rokeby School and St Paul's School in London, then at Oxford University. He has been providing a clinical service for people with autistic spectrum disorders since 1980, when he was awarded a training fellowship from the

Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), which came into operation 1 April 2018, and brings together ...

to study

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a former neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behav ...

. He created the Sheffield Asperger Assessment Service in 1995 when he moved to Sheffield from the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (202 ...

, where he had been appointed to the first chair in psychotherapy in the UK. Tantam is an Emeritus Professor at The School of Health and Related Research at The University of Sheffield. He has written 70 peer reviewed papers, 32 book chapters and 36 other publications, 7 websites, 5 videotapes, and 9 books (1 translated into Polish, Japanese, and Arabic). He is married to Professor Emmy van Deurzen.

Bibliography

Books

*Goldberg, D.P. & Tantam, D. (eds.) (1990) ''The Public Health Impact of Mental Disorder'', Hogrefe and Huber, Bern, 238pp *Greenberg, M., Shergill, S., Szmukler, G., Tantam, D. (2002) ''Narratives in Psychiatry'', Jessica Kingsley *Greenberg, M., Szmukler, G & Tantam, D. (1986) ''Making Sense of Psychiatric Cases'', Oxford: Oxford University Press *Strang, J., Donmall, M., Webster, A., Abbey, J., Tantam, D. (1991) ''A Bridge Not Far Enough: Community Drug Teams and Doctors in the North Western Region'', ISDD Research Monograph 3. London: Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence *Tantam, D. (1988, 1991, 2000) ''A Mind of One's Own''; National Autistic Society: London, 35pp, 1988. Polish translation 1996 in ''Autistic Child'' 4, 1, 4-19 and 4,2, 4-13, Japanese translation, Arabic translation 2005 *Tantam, D. and Birchwood, M. (eds. 1994) ''College Seminars in Psychology and Social Sciences'', London: Gaskell Press *Tantam, D., Duncan, A. and Appleby, L. (eds. 1996) ''Psychiatry for the Developing World'', Gaskell Press *Tantam, D. (ed. 1998) ''Clinical Topics in Psychotherapy'', Gaskell Press *Tantam, D. (2002) ''Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice'', Cambridge University Press *Tantam, D. (2012) ''Autism Spectrum Disorders Through the Life Span'', Jessica Kingsley Publishers 550pp *Tantam, D. (2014) ''Emotional Well-being and Mental Health: A Guide for Counsellors & Psychotherapists'', SAGE Publications Ltd

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