Prof. Dr. Carlos Gabriel Chada Castro is a psychiatrist and psychopathologist who has trained and practised in Argentina, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany. Doctor Europæus from the University of Salamanca and from the Università degli Studi di Venezia, Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and Full Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom, his work lies at the meeting point of phenomenological psychiatry, clinical psychopathology and philosophy.
Professional profile
Internationally trained psychiatrist and psychopathologist, specialising in phenomenological psychiatry, clinical psychopathology, adolescent psychiatry and the philosophy of psychopathology. He has extensive hospital, academic and research experience in France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Germany, developed continuously since 1993.
Areas of expertise
- Phenomenological psychiatry
- Adolescent and adult psychiatry
- Clinical psychopathology
- Psychopharmacology
- Emergency psychiatry
- Transcultural psychiatry
- University teaching and research
Professional experience
| 2021 – 2024 | Head of the Neurology and Psychiatry Department La Teppe Medical Institution, France |
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| 2020 – 2021 | Locum psychiatrist in several French hospitals and visiting professor France |
| 2016 – 2020 | Psychiatrist Narbonne Hospital, France |
| 2015 – 2016 | Full-time hospital psychiatrist Sainte Marie Hospital, Nice, France |
| 2013 – 2014 | Contract psychiatrist Léon-Jean Grégory Hospital, Thuir, France |
| 2007 – 2012 | Hospital psychiatrist Mateu Orfila Hospital, Menorca, Spain |
| 2005 – 2007 | Staff psychiatrist Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, United Kingdom |
| 2001 – 2004 | Staff psychiatrist Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| 1993 – 2000 | Associate Professor of Psychopathology National University of Córdoba, Argentina |
He also works as a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry, as a regular visiting lecturer (visiting lecturer, professor visitante, Gastprofessor) and as a psychiatrist and associate lecturer in a chair of clinical psychiatry.
See his professional activity in detail
Academic qualifications
Sixteen university degrees, postgraduate diplomas and professional accreditations, awarded by institutions in Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Argentina:
- Doctor Europæus in Medicine and Psychiatry — University of Salamanca, Spain. Graded sobresaliente cum laude (highest distinction).
- Doctoral Vítor in Medicine and Psychiatry cum laude — University of Salamanca, Spain.
- Grado de Salamanca (Salamanca Degree) — University of Salamanca, Spain. Graded sobresaliente cum laude.
- Master of Philosophy in Medical Sciences and Psychiatry — University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) — Università degli Studi di Venezia, Italy. Graded cum laude.
- Full Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists — United Kingdom.
- Specialist in General Adult Psychiatry — Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges (STA), United Kingdom.
- Diplôme d’Université en Phénoménologie Psychiatrique (University Diploma in Psychiatric Phenomenology) — Université de Nice, France.
- Laurea specialistica in Medicina e Chirurgia (Specialist Degree in Medicine and Surgery) — Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
- University Specialist in Psychiatry — National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- University Teaching Qualification in Medicine, Psychiatry — National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Licentiate in Philosophy — National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy — National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Biological Psychiatry — National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Diplôme d’Université en Géronto-Psychiatrie (University Diploma in Geriatric Psychiatry) — Université de Montpellier, Faculty of Medicine, France.
- Medical Degree — Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina.
See the qualifications grouped by university, with the diplomas
Academic and professional affiliations
- Full Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom.
- Visiting professor of psychiatry and psychopathology.
- Academic collaborations with Cambridge, Salamanca, Barcelona and Venice-Padua.
Selected publications
- Schizophrenia and sexuality. A review and report of 80 cases — British Journal of Psychiatry.
- Sexuality and psychoses. A phenomenological approach — Comprehensive Psychiatry.
- Fenomenologia e Psichiatria. Una revisione critica sulle fonti filosofiche della Psicopatologia Generale di Karl Jaspers — European research doctorate, 347 pp., Edizioni della Università degli Studi di Venezia, Ca’ Foscari, Venice, March 2007.
- Borderline Personality Disorder. A conceptual history — MPhil supervised by Prof. G. E. Berrios, University of Cambridge, October 2003.
- La psichiatria e la fenomenologia al tempo di Jaspers — in «Ritorno ad Atene». Studi in onore di Umberto Galimberti, edited by Gianluigi Pasquale, Carocci editore, Rome, 2012.
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Languages
Spanish, French, English, Italian and German.
Download the full curriculum vitae
- Curriculum vitae in English (PDF)
- Currículum en español (PDF)
- Curriculum vitae en français (PDF)
- Curriculum vitae in italiano (PDF)
- Lebenslauf auf Deutsch (PDF)
- Multilingual curriculum vitae (PDF)
Contact
For professional or academic enquiries, or about publications, presentations and collaborations: info@carloschadacastro.com — or through the contact form.