Background
Peter Charles Whybrow was born on June 13, 1939, in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of Charles Ernest and Doris Beatrice Whybrow. In 1964 he emigrated to the United States. In 1975 he became a naturalized citizen.
University College London, London, United Kingdom
From 1957 to 1959 Peter Charles Whybrow attended the University College London.
UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
Peter Charles Whybrow attended University College Hospital Medical School (now UCL Medical School) from 1959 to 1962, and holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in 1962.
2004
Bel Air, California, United States
Guest (L-R) Peter Whybrow director MBI with Mary Jane Rothman, and Art Bilger of Adventure Captial at the 10x10:100 ways to help our children charity fundraiser held at the home of Tara and Peter Guber on October 8, 2004 in Bel Air, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison
2004
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, California, United States
(L-R) Dr. Peter Whybrow, Director of the NPI, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Director Martin Scorsese and Dr.Jeffrey Schwartz pose at the Friends of NPI (National Neuropsychiatric Institute) pre-screening of "The Aviator" at the Egyptian Theatre on December 2, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison
2012
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Peter Whybrow, MD, a guest, Jane Semel, and Terry Semel attend 2012 ICON Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Brian To
2012
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and evening honoree Dr. Peter C. Whybrow speaks at the UCLA Longevity Center's 2012 ICON Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by David Livingston
2015
Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Jane Semel, Terry Semel, and Dr. Peter Whybrow attend UCLA's The Friends Of The Semel Institute Great Minds Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on April 19, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Michael Kovac
2015
Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Dr. Peter Whybrow presents onstage at UCLA's The Friends Of The Semel Institute Great Minds Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on April 19, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Michael Kovac
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Dr. Peter Whybrow, Chancellor Gene D. Block, Open Mind Gala Scholar Dr. Andrew F. Leuchter, Founder/President of The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Vicky Goodman, Jane Semel, honoree Demi Lovato, Director of the Adult Division & Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Michael Gitlin, Founding Chair of The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors Dr. Nancy Glaser, Open Mind Gala Scholar Dr. Thomas Strouse and Mike Bayer attend UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Presenter Dr. Peter Whybrow speaks onstage during UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Host Lisa Kudrow (L) and presenter Dr. Peter Whybrow speak onstage during UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez
2004
Bel Air, California, United States
Guest (L-R) Peter Whybrow director MBI with Mary Jane Rothman, and Art Bilger of Adventure Captial at the 10x10:100 ways to help our children charity fundraiser held at the home of Tara and Peter Guber on October 8, 2004 in Bel Air, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison
2004
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, California, United States
(L-R) Dr. Peter Whybrow, Director of the NPI, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Director Martin Scorsese and Dr.Jeffrey Schwartz pose at the Friends of NPI (National Neuropsychiatric Institute) pre-screening of "The Aviator" at the Egyptian Theatre on December 2, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison
2012
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Peter Whybrow, MD, a guest, Jane Semel, and Terry Semel attend 2012 ICON Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Brian To
2012
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and evening honoree Dr. Peter C. Whybrow speaks at the UCLA Longevity Center's 2012 ICON Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by David Livingston
2015
Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Jane Semel, Terry Semel, and Dr. Peter Whybrow attend UCLA's The Friends Of The Semel Institute Great Minds Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on April 19, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Michael Kovac
2015
Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Dr. Peter Whybrow presents onstage at UCLA's The Friends Of The Semel Institute Great Minds Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on April 19, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Michael Kovac
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
(L-R) Dr. Peter Whybrow, Chancellor Gene D. Block, Open Mind Gala Scholar Dr. Andrew F. Leuchter, Founder/President of The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Vicky Goodman, Jane Semel, honoree Demi Lovato, Director of the Adult Division & Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Michael Gitlin, Founding Chair of The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors Dr. Nancy Glaser, Open Mind Gala Scholar Dr. Thomas Strouse and Mike Bayer attend UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Presenter Dr. Peter Whybrow speaks onstage during UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez
2017
The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Host Lisa Kudrow (L) and presenter Dr. Peter Whybrow speak onstage during UCLA Semel Institute's 'Open Mind Gala' at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez
University College London, London, United Kingdom
From 1957 to 1959 Peter Charles Whybrow attended the University College London.
UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
Peter Charles Whybrow attended University College Hospital Medical School (now UCL Medical School) from 1959 to 1962, and holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in 1962.
https://www.amazon.com/Psychosomatic-Medicine-Current-Clinical-Appliations/dp/019502169X/?tag=2022091-20
1977
(In this book we present a conceptually integrated approac...)
In this book we present a conceptually integrated approach to disorders of mood. These disorders are defined narrowly as the clinical syndromes of mania and melancholia. The latter is our particular focus, for the simple reason that it is more common and thus more is known about it. Our approach owes much to Adolf Meyer, who first used the term psychobiology. It was he who emphasized in a practical way the importance of the clinician consider ing the joint contribution of psychosocial and biological factors in the genesis of mental disorders. However, until the 1960s, our relative ignorance of basic mechanisms that link brain and behavior prevented the development of a genuine psychobiological perspective.
https://www.amazon.com/Mood-Disorders-Psychobiology-Critical-Psychiatry/dp/0306415682/?tag=2022091-20
1984
(This book discusses the phenomenon of winter hibernation ...)
This book discusses the phenomenon of winter hibernation in humans, detailing the body's response to the colder weather and how these effects can be countered through diet and sleeping patterns.
https://www.amazon.com/Hibernation-Response-Miserable-Depressed-October/dp/0877959609/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on ...)
When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on the science of mood both redefined the field and - with compassion, understanding, and scientific rigor—made it accessible to those who would most benefit from the latest findings. Now, Peter Whybrow, one of the world's most distinguished psychiatrists, has updated his definitive account of mood disorders. In A Mood Apart he argues that disorders such as depression constitute afflictions of the self, exploring the human experience of manic depressive illness, and rediscovering the human being behind the diagnosis. Drawing on cutting-edge research and his experience as a clinician, he shows how the science and culture surrounding mood disorders have changed since the first edition. Nearly two decades since its original publication, A Mood Apart remains an essential book for anyone who has been affected by depression.
https://www.amazon.com/Mood-Apart-Depression-Mania-Afflictions-ebook/dp/B00X2ZW8M8/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Despite an astonishing appetite for life, more and more A...)
Despite an astonishing appetite for life, more and more Americans are feeling overworked and dissatisfied. In the world's most affluent nation, epidemic rates of stress, anxiety, depression, obesity, and time urgency are now grudgingly accepted as part of everyday existence they signal the American Dream gone awry. Peter C. Whybrow, director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA, grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the American nation in an understanding of the biology of the brain's reward system offering for the first time a comprehensive and physical explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism. American Mania presents a clear and novel vantage point from which to understand the most pressing social issues of our time, while offering an informed approach to refocusing our pursuit of happiness.
https://www.amazon.com/American-Mania-When-More-Enough/dp/039332849X/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(The Well-Tuned Brain is a call to action. Swept along by ...)
The Well-Tuned Brain is a call to action. Swept along by the cascading advances of today’s technology, most of us take for granted that progress brings improvement. Despite spectacular material advance, however, the evidence grows that we are failing to create a sustainable future for humanity. We are out of tune with the planet that nurtures us.
https://www.amazon.com/Well-Tuned-Brain-Remedy-Manic-Society/dp/0393353044/?tag=2022091-20
2015
Peter Charles Whybrow was born on June 13, 1939, in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of Charles Ernest and Doris Beatrice Whybrow. In 1964 he emigrated to the United States. In 1975 he became a naturalized citizen.
From 1957 to 1959 Peter Charles Whybrow attended the University College of London, then University College Hospital Medical School (now UCL Medical School) from 1959 to 1962, and got a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in 1962. In the same year, he received a licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians. In 1968 Whybrow obtained a diploma in psychological medicine from the Conjoint Board of Physicians and Surgeons of England.
In 1962 Peter Charles Whybrow was a house endocrinology officer at University College Hospital (now UCL Medical School), a senior house physician for psychiatry from 1963 to 1964. In 1963 he was a house surgeon at Saint Helier Hospital. In 1964 Whybrow was a house officer of pediatrics at the Prince of Wales Hospital. From 1965 to 1967 he was a psychiatry resident at the University of North Carolina Hospital and an instructor and research fellow from 1967 to 1968.
From 1969 to 1971 he was a director of residents training at Dartmouth Medical School (now Geisel School of Medicine), a professor of psychiatry from 1970 to 1984, a chairman of psychiatry department from 1970 to 1978, and an executive dean from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 to 1996 Whybrow was a professor and psychiatric department chairman at the University of Pennsylvania, the Ruth Meltzer professor of psychiatry from 1992 to 1996.
In 1997 he became a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and a psychiatry department chairman at the University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine (now David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), a director of Neuropsychiatric Institute in the same year, and also a physician-in-chief of Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Whybrow is the author of A Mood Apart: Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self, American Mania: When More Is Not Enough, The Well-Tuned Brain.
Currently, he is a director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California in Los Angeles. He is also the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor and Executive Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine and CEO of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA.
Peter Charles Whybrow is an international authority on emotion and its disorders, particularly depression and bipolar illness and the effects of thyroid hormone on brain and human behavior. He has lectured widely across the United States and Europe and is the recipient of many awards.
He is also best known for his book A Mood Apart: The Thinker’s Guide to Emotion and its Disorder, which is widely acclaimed as the definitive guide to the experience and science of mood and its disorder.
(When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on ...)
1997(This book discusses the phenomenon of winter hibernation ...)
1988(Despite an astonishing appetite for life, more and more A...)
2005(In this book we present a conceptually integrated approac...)
1984(The Well-Tuned Brain is a call to action. Swept along by ...)
2015Peter Charles Whybrow is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal Society of Medicine, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Society of Biological Psychiatry, the New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Neuroscience, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Cosmos Club, the Royal College of Psychiatry, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, American Psychopathological Association, Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologica, European Association of Neuroendocrinology, International Brain Research Organization, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, Authors Guild, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, Society for Psychosomatic Research.
Peter Charles Whybrow has two children: Katherine and Helen.
