Richard Bentall

Richard Bentall (1956 -) is a professor of Clinical psychology at the University of Manchester, UK.

He is particularly well known for his work on psychosis, delusions and hallucinations and has published extensively in this area.

In 1989 he was awarded the British Psychological Society's 'May Davidson Award' for contributions to the field of clinical psychology.

He has edited and authored several books, most notably the recent Madness Explained.

Bibliography

• Bentall, R. P. (2003) Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature. London: Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN 0713992492
• Bentall, R. P. & Slade, P.D. (eds) (1992) Reconstructing Schizophrenia. London: Routledge. ISBN 041501574X
• Bentall, R. P. & Slade, P.D. (1988) Sensory Deception: A Scientific Analysis of Hallucination. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 080183760X

Links

• Richard Bentall's home page http://www.psy.man.ac.uk/staff/bentall.htm