Dr. med. (GB) Tom Stockmann
Facharzt Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie FMH, Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (GB)
English speaking psychiatrist, psychotherapist and coach
in Zürich
about me
I studied medicine at the University of Oxford, and trained in psychiatry and psychotherapy in London, becoming a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2013. I previously worked as a UK National Health Service (NHS) consultant.I have held medical education and research fellowships, with honorary academic positions at various universities. I have multiple peer-reviewed academic publications.I am experienced in helping people with a wide spectrum of problems. These include stress, burn-out, depression and anxiety, as well as life dilemmas/crises not necessarily regarded as medical issues.I offer an integrated therapeutic approach.My psychotherapeutic influences include person-centred therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, clinical hypnosis, and open dialogue. I am also happy to explore situations from a philosophical or existential perspective, such as described by Yalom.I use an evidence-based and collaborative approach to psychiatric medication. It is often not necessary. When used, it is with the minimum effective dose and duration.The process of reduction and stopping (deprescribing) of psychiatric medications is just as important as starting it, and can be challenging. I offer expert advice on this.
publications
Stockmann, T., & Bajorek, T. (2018). Pocket Tutor Psychiatry (2nd Edition). London: JP Medical Ltd
Medication and DeprescribingAcknowledgement in: Taylor, D., & Horowitz, M. (2024) The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Z-drugs (The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Series).Moncrieff, J., & Stockmann, T (2019).
1. Introduction for therapists on how psychiatric drugs work;
2. What psychiatric drugs do by class.
Both in: Guidance for Psychological Therapists: Enabling conversations with clients taking or withdrawing from prescribed psychiatric drugs https://prescribeddrug.info/Stockmann, T., Odegbaro, D., Timimi, S., Moncrieff, J. (2018) SSRI and SNRI withdrawal symptoms reported online. International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine.
Open Dialogue and Relational PsychiatryRazzaque, R., Stockmann, T. (2020). Models of Care (Faculty of General Adult Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists)Stockmann, T., Wood, L., Enache, G., Withers, F., Gavaghan, L., & Razzaque, R. (2017). Peer-supported Open Dialogue: a thematic analysis of trainee perspectives on the approach and training. Journal of Mental Health.Razzaque, R., & Stockmann, T. (2016). An introduction to peer-supported open dialogue in mental healthcare. BJPsych Advances.
PsychotherapyKingsley, M. J., Stockmann, T., & Wright, D. (2017). Digital lives in psychotherapy: ‘the other in the room’. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.Stockmann, T. (2015). Qualitative Analysis of Medical Student Balint Groups during a Psychiatry Placement. Journal of the Balint Society.
PsychiatryMoncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2024) Difficult lives explain depression better than broken brains. Molecular Psychiatry 29, 206–209Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., Plöderl, M., & Horowitz, M. A. (2023). The serotonin hypothesis of depression: both long discarded and still supported?. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-4.Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2022). The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence. Molecular Psychiatry.Moncrieff, J., Crellin, N. E., Long, M. A., Cooper, R. E., & Stockmann, T. (2019). Definitions of relapse in trials comparing antipsychotic maintenance with discontinuation or reduction for schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Schizophrenia Research.
consultations
Unfortunately I do not have the capacity for further patients at present.