Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist)
Overview
Anthony Daniels (born 11 October 1949), who generally uses the pen name
Theodore Dalrymple, is an English
writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist
. He worked in places including a number of Sub-Saharan Africa
n countries and the east end of London
. Before his retirement in 2005, he worked in City Hospital, Birmingham
and Winson Green Prison
in inner-city Birmingham, England.
Daniels is a contributing editor
to City Journal, published by the Manhattan Institute, where he is the Dietrich Weismann Fellow.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Theodore Dalrymple, is an English
England
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writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
. He worked in places including a number of Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
n countries and the east end of London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
. Before his retirement in 2005, he worked in City Hospital, Birmingham
City Hospital, Birmingham
City Hospital is a major hospital in the city of Birmingham, England. It is located in the Winson Green area of the west of the city....
and Winson Green Prison
Birmingham (HM Prison)
HM Prison Birmingham is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, England. The prison was formally operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service...
in inner-city Birmingham, England.
Daniels is a contributing editor
Contributing editor
A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. The contributing editor regularly contributes articles to the publication but does not actually edit articles, and the title...
to City Journal, published by the Manhattan Institute, where he is the Dietrich Weismann Fellow.
Quotations
Where fashion in clothes, bodily adornment, and music are concerned, it is the underclass that increasingly sets the pace. Never before has there been so much downward cultural aspiration.
Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass (2001)
Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence. Children grow up very fast but not very far. That is why it is possible for 14 year olds now to establish friendships with 26 year olds - because they know by the age of 14 all they are ever going to know.
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