After a first degree in philosophy, Sebastian Kraemer qualified in medicine in 1970. He trained in paediatrics in Glasgow, Manchester and London, then in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and the Tavistock Clinic, London.

From 1980 he was a consultant psychiatrist at the Tavistock Clinic (until 2003) and in the Paediatric department

at the Whittington Hospital London (until 2015).

He is an honorary consultant at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust and continues to write, teach and work with staff in NHS and children's services.

Contact

E-mail: kraemer@doctors.org.uk