Bio
Dr Russell Razzaque has been a practising psychiatrist in the UK for over fifteen years. He earned his medical degree from the University of London in 1996 and completed a diploma in psychotherapy two years later. He gained membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2004 and is on the Specialist Register of the UK General Medical Council. As a pioneer in his field, he was the first psychiatrist in the world to develop an online counselling service in 1998 and, after years of development, in 2009 he launched an innovative online meditation and self-help course. Dr Razzaque is a published author in human psychology - publishing in 2007 a widely acclaimed and definitive book on the psychology of suicide bombing, Human Being To Human Bomb: Inside The Mind Of A Terrorist - and he has since provided expert consultancy to the UK Prison Service, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office. Dr Razzaque also regularly writes for a number of national and international publications including The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wall Street Journal and USA Today, as well as regularly providing psychological opinion on international television news channels including the BBC and SKY. He also has a blog covering psychological issues and current affairs for Psychology Today. The author lives in UK. The author lives in UK.