Background
Silove, Derrick Michael was born on October 12, 1951 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Willie and Sophia (Datt) Silove. arrived in Australia, 1979.
educator psychiatrist researcher
Silove, Derrick Michael was born on October 12, 1951 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Willie and Sophia (Datt) Silove. arrived in Australia, 1979.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honors, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1976; Doctor of Medicine, U. NSW, Australia, 1995.
Intern, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1977;
senior house officer, Cambridge Psychiatry Training, United Kingdom, 1978;
medical officer, Dora Nginza Hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1979;
psychiatry registrar/senior registrar, Prince of Wales/Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 1980-1983;
academic psychiatrist School Psychiatry, U. NSW, 1984-1990;
professor, director Psychiatry Research and Training Unit, School Psychiatry, U. NSW, since 1990;
director mental health, Southwest Sydney, since 1990. Chair management committee Svc. for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, Sydney, since 1988. Chair research committee, member steering committee Transcultural Mental Health Center, Sydney, since 1994.
Liaison officer international committee for migrant and refugee mental health World Federation Mental Health,1991-. Chair committee for human rights Royal College Psychiatrists, Australia, 1994-1995.
Member Coalition on Asylum Seekers, Sydney, since 1993. Fellow Royal Australian and New Zealand College Psychiatrists.
Married Jackie Eve Curtis. Children: Nina, Neil.