Dr Richard Bowskill

Psychiatrist in Brighton and Hove

MA MB BChir MRCP MRCPsyc

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Dr Richard Bowskill is a leading consultant psychiatrist at Flint Healthcare in Brighton & Hove who specialises in the treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, ADHD and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Dr Bowskill read medicine at Cambridge University where also obtained a Masters Degree in experimental psychology. He completed his training at Guy’s Hospital in London where his interests in psychiatry developed. Dr Bowskill then completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

During his training, Dr Bowskill worked at the national unit for affective disorders at the Maudsley Hospital for two years. It was here where he developed an interest in the treatment of depression.

Dr Bowskill is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He works part-time at the Sussex Partnership NHS trust. Previously, he was Deputy Head of the Post Graduate Medical School and led the development of the psychiatry curriculum at Brighton and Sussex Medical School for the school’s first ten years. 

From 2006 to 2017, Dr Bowskill was Medical Director at the Priory Hospital Brighton & Hove, which is now know as Elysium Healthcare. Between 2015 to 2016, he was also the National Clinical Director of Addictions at the Priory Group. 

Dr Bowskill lead the Clinical Academic Group for Bipolar Affective Disorders and is the Deputy Chair for the Mood and Anxiety Clinical Academic Group at the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust from 2015 to 2019 and is now the Acute Clinical Lead for Brighton and Hove. 

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03/12/2023

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A detailed diagnosis was made on first meeting and it has proved 100% correct. His style suited me: partnership working to jointly bring about a cure

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30/11/2023

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Dr Bowskill has got me an ADHD diagnosis which has changed my life. he has also helped me manage my problems with binge eating.

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18/11/2023

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Receiving an ADHD diagnosis at age 52 has been liberating. I have been taking medication for a year now and It has helped me to achieve life-long goals.

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03/11/2023

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Richard is fab! (both professional and empathetic). Made me feel completely at ease/ gave me complete confidence throughout the whole process. Highly recommend!


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