Richard Charles Harrington (1956-10-22 in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
– 2004-05-23 in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
) was professor of
child and adolescent psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry (or pediatric psychiatry) is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and their families. It investigates the biopsychosocial f ...
at the
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...
, England. His work on psychiatric disorders of children and adolescents, especially on children with
depressive illness
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Introduc ...
, is a milestone in this medical field.
External links
Article on his deathin the Bulletin of the
(Association Internationale de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent et des Professions Associées, IACAPAP), August 2004
British child psychiatrists
1956 births
2004 deaths
People from Birmingham, West Midlands
Academics of the Victoria University of Manchester
British psychiatrists
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