Christopher Dowrick

Christopher Dowrick is Professor of Primary Medical Care in the University of Liverpool, and a general practitioner with the Aintree Park Group Practice. He is a Senior Investigator with the National Institute for Health Research in England, and a Professorial Fellow with the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is editor of the international journal Chronic Illness. His research expertise is in the field of primary care mental health, with a portfolio of grants and over 100 publications on...See more

Christopher Dowrick is Professor of Primary Medical Care in the University of Liverpool, and a general practitioner with the Aintree Park Group Practice. He is a Senior Investigator with the National Institute for Health Research in England, and a Professorial Fellow with the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is editor of the international journal Chronic Illness. His research expertise is in the field of primary care mental health, with a portfolio of grants and over 100 publications on depression and medically unexplained symptoms. He leads a major NIHR R&D programme (2007 to 2012), designed to increase equity of access to high quality mental health services in primary care. See less