He was considered an expert in many aspects of psychological medicine, public health and social reform.

He referred to himself as "a physician in psychological medicine".

He was the founding editor of Psychological Medicine from 1969 until 1993.

He defined psychological medicine as including not only to psychiatry, but also to the study of abnormal behaviour.

His 2013 Knighthood was for services to Military healthcare and psychological medicine.

He obtained a diploma in psychological medicine in 1943.

In 1926 he accepted a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship in psychological medicine.

He then began his psychiatric training, and in 1957, he passed the Diploma of Psychological Medicine.

The original CEDU program did not believe in use of psychological medicine.

David Skae (1814-1873) was a Scottish physician who specialised in psychological medicine.