Background
Parkes, Colin Murray was born on March 26, 1928 in London. Son of Gwyneth Ann Parkes.
Parkes, Colin Murray was born on March 26, 1928 in London. Son of Gwyneth Ann Parkes.
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, Westminster Hospital Medical School, London, 1951. Diploma in Psychological Medicine, Westminster Hospital Medical School, London, 1959. Doctor of Medicine, Westminster Hospital Medical School, London, 1962.
Research staff Medical Research Council, London, 1960-1962. Social psychiatric unit staff Maudsley Hospital, 1960-1962. Project director Laboratory of Community Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1965-1969.
Research staff Tavistock Institute, London, 1969-1975. Senior lecturer London Hospital Medical College, 1975-1993. Consultant psychiatrist St. Christopher's Hospice, London.
President Cruse Bereavement Care.
Served to 1st lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1954-1956. Fellow Royal College Psychiatry.
Married Patricia Ainsworth, June 22, 1957. Children: Elizabeth, Jennifer, Caroline.