Dr James Alexander Culpin MacKeith

Henry R Rollin

doi:10.1192/pb.bp.107.019018

Abstract

Jim MacKeith (his universal and preferred name is in itself an index of hatred of pomposity) was born on 29 October 1938 at Leamington Spa, the eldest of six children. His family have a long history of distinguished medical practitioners: his grandfather was a doctor and his father, Stephen MacKeith

Highlights

Jim MacKeith was born on 29 October 1938 at Leamington Spa, the eldest of six children
His family have a long history of distinguished medical practitioners: his grandfather was a doctor and his father, Stephen MacKeith, an eminent psychiatrist, was active in the old Royal MedicoPsychological Association and was the physician-superintendent of Warlingham (Mental) Hospital, Surrey
Scott was an impressive figure and an excellent teacher, and it is a fair assumption that he suggested Jim concentrate on forensic psychiatry, a specialty in a somewhat embryonic state in the UK at that time

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Introduction

Jim MacKeith (his universal and preferred name is in itself an index of hatred of pomposity) was born on 29 October 1938 at Leamington Spa, the eldest of six children. Psychiatrist, Denis Hill Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Kent, and Consultant His family have a long history of distinguished medical practitioners: his grandfather was a doctor and his father, Stephen MacKeith, an eminent psychiatrist, was active in the old Royal MedicoPsychological Association and was the physician-superintendent of Warlingham (Mental) Hospital, Surrey.

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