Dr Shakeel Ahmad B.Sc, M.B. B.S, M.R.C.Psych, M.Sc (Clinical Neuropsychiatry), F.R.C.Psych. Consultant Psychiatrist, UK • Dr Shakeel Ahmad has over 20 years of working as a consultant in different sub-specialties of adult psychiatry. • During this time, he has also served in senior operational roles including Clinical Director for General Adult Psychiatry in Surrey, UK; Medical Director with The Huntercombe Group, UK; and as Chair of London Division, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK. • He had an early interest in philosophy and development of human mind; as an undergraduate he co-founded an organisation to promote creative thinking amongst the youth through self-discipline. • Dr Ahmad trained at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and the Maudsley, Bethlem Royal and University College Hospitals. • He contributed towards setting up one of the first Outreach treatment programs in the country at Maudsley Hospital with the focus on understanding patients’ mental health in relation to their environment and life circumstances. • He also contributed in setting up an inpatient Neuropsychiatry and Brain Injury Service in South West London. • Dr Ahmad has been one of the contributors to WHO Guide on Mental Health to Primary Care, UK.