Robert Higgo
I trained in Medicine at the University of Cape Town, before gaining further qualifications in Family Medicine, Public Health Medicine and Psychiatry. He is now an Honorary Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist.
Current Teaching
I teach Cardiff University medical students about the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and risk assessment.
I also teach History Taking and Mental State Examination to Bangor University medical students.
Books
- Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment Second Edition. Poole R, Higgo R . Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment Second Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 2017.
- Poole R, Higgo R, Robinson CA . Mental Health and Poverty. Cambridge University Press; 2014.
- Poole R, Higgo R. Clinical Skills in Psychiatric Treatment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2008.
Papers
- Poole R, Cook C, & Higgo, R. Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2019. 214(4), 181-182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.241
- Ryan, T., Carden, J., Higgo, R., Poole, R. & Robinson, C.A . An assessment of need for mental health rehabilitation amongst in-patients in a Welsh region. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2016. 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1213-8
Reports
- Carden, J.; Higgo, R.; Nafees, S.; Poole, R.; Janicka, J.; Ghufran, M.; Imroze, R.. Male Suicide Prevention A Review of Recent Evidence. 2025. Available from: https://cfmhas.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Scoping-Review-Male-Suicide-Prevention.pdf
