David Healy qualified in Medicine in Dublin in 1979 and then did an MD in neuroscience in Galway on Biochemical Markers in Depression completing that in 1985. He studied psychiatry in University College Galway followed by Cambridge University Clinical School where he was a Clinical Research Fellow. In 1990 he came to North Wales as a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine and a Consultant Psychiatrist, then became a Reader in Psychological Medicine in 1996. He has authored 13 books on various aspects of psychopharmaceuticals as well as 110 peer-reviewed papers and approximately 100 other publications. Nine of these books are on the area of the history of psychopharmacology, two from Harvard University Press, and he has a leading role world-wide in this area. His other research interests include cognitive functioning in affective disorders and psychoses, circadian rhythms in affective disorders.