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UC Davis Health System

Peter Yellowlees, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Peter Yellowlees has a number of research interests and is presently working on projects involving robotic surgery, electronic record implementation, data mining and disease management protocols, Internet e-mail and video consultation services, the use of virtual reality for health education on the Internet, and electronic death record certification processes. Yellowlees is a psychiatrist who has worked in public and private sectors, in academia, and in rural settings. He has published three books and about 100 scientific articles and book chapters, and has been involved regularly in media presentations. He has consulted to governments and private-sector companies in several countries, and has received about $5 million in research grants. His main interests are in improving access to health and education services using information technologies.

Title:

 Professor

Specialty:

 Psychiatry

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Center for Health and Technology

Education:

 Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
London, England
UK
M.D. 1979

University of London
London, England
England
B.S. 1976

Select Recent Publications:

Hilty, DM, Marks, SL, Urness, D, Yellowlees, PM, Nesbitt, T. Clinical and Educational Applications of Telepsychiatry: A Review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Jan 49(1);12-23, 2004.

Yellowlees, P., Mackenzie, J., Telehealth Responses to Bio-Terrorism and Emerging Infections. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 9(Suppl 2): 80-82, 2003.

Tichon, J., Yellowlees, P. Internet social support for children and adolescents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 9: 238-240, 2003.

Malhi, GS, Parker, GB, Parker, K., Carr, VJ, Kirkby, KC, Yellowlees, P., Boyce, P., Tonge, B. Attitudes toward psychiatry among students entering medical school. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 107(6): 424-429, 2003.

Banks, J., Ericksson, G., Burrage, K., Yellowlees, P., Ivermee, S., Tichon, J. Constructing the hallucinations of psychosis in virtual reality. Journal of Network & Computer Applications. Available online via ScienceDirect. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 27:1-11, 2003.

Howgego, IM., Yellowlees, P., Owen, C., Meldrum, L., Dark, F. The Therapeutic Alliance: the key to effective patient outcome? A descriptive review of the eveidence in community mental health case management. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37(2): 169-183, 2003.

Kennedy, C., Yellowlees, P. The effectiveness of telepsychiatry measured using the Health of the National Outcome Scale and the Mental Health Inventory. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 9(1): 12-16, 2003.