Dr Ed Burns

Consultant Psychiatrist

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Dr Ed Burns

Dr Burns has been a doctor since 1999. He has specialised in Psychiatry since 2003 and has been a Consultant since 2011. Prior to specialising in psychiatry he worked in a variety of medical settings, including a number of A&E departments, and understands the importance of considering physical health problems in the context of people’s mental health.

Prior to working at the Priory Dr Burns was a Consultant Psychiatrist in South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. He has worked as a medical manager before and after becoming a Consultant as a “Darzi Fellow” and an Associate Medical Director. These leadership roles have instilled a desire to ensure he is involved in continually improving services so that everyone may benefit.

Research Interests

Dr Burns is dedicated to helping facilitate recovery for patients and involving families and carers in this process.

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Acquired Brain Injury

High dependency rehabilitation units (HDUs) - NHS

Acute Inpatient Services

Addiction Treatment

Adjustment Disorder

Adult Acute & PICU

Affective Disorders

Agoraphobia

Alcohol Rehabilitation

Alzheimer's Disease

Amphetamine Addiction

Anger Management

Anorexia Nervosa

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Asperger Syndrome

Attachment Disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Autism

Bereavement

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Bipolar Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

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Bulimia Nervosa

CAMHS

CAMHS Eating Disorders

CAMHS HDUs

CAMHS Low Secure Services

CAMHS PICUs

CAMHS Tier 4

Cannabis Addiction

Cocaine Addiction

Conduct Disorder

Dementia

Depression

Depression in Seniors

Drug Induced Psychosis

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Early Onset Dementia

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Services

Ecstasy / MDMA Addiction

Exercise Addiction

Food Addiction

Gambling Addiction

Gaming Addiction

Gender Dysphoria

Heroin Addiction

High Dependency Units - (HDUs)

Huntington's Disease

Internet Addiction

Ketamine Addiction

Korsakoff's Syndrome

Learning Disabilities

Legal High Addiction

Lewy Body Dementia

Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)

Mental Health Treatment

Motor Neurone Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)

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Neuropsychiatry, Older Adults and Dementia

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Online Therapy

Oppositional Defiance Disorder

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED)

Panic Attack Treatment

Parkinson's Disease

Perinatal Depression

Personality Disorders

Phobias

Pick's Disease

Porn Addiction

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Schizophrenia

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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Selective Mutism

Self Harm

Sex and Love Addiction

Sexual Dysfunction

Shopping Addiction

Sleep Disorders (Insomnia)

Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)

Spice Addiction

Stimulant Addiction

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Stroke

Tourette's Syndrome

Transitional Living Services for Young People and Young Adults

Trauma Counselling

Traumatic Brain Injury

Trichotillomania

Uncommon disorders in the elderly

Vascular Dementia

Work Addiction

Private CAMHS

Online Therapy

Community focused rehabilitation

Mental Health Treatment (18+)

Online Therapy Sessions

Newcastle network therapists

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Mental Health Treatment

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Qualifications

MBChB, MRCPsych, MSc