Dr. Derek Bolton

Professor

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Biography

Derek Bolton is a Professor of Philosophy and Psychopathology at King's College London, part of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. He earned a Ph.D. in Moral Sciences from Cambridge University. His career has focused on clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley Hospital in London. Bolton has authored multiple influential papers addressing themes such as health sciences, genetics, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, philosophy, medicine, and psychiatry. Notable publications include 'Approach to Wittgenstein’s Philosophy' (1979, reprinted 2013), 'Mind, Meaning, Mental Disorder: Nature Causal Explanation Psychology Psychiatry' (2004), and 'Biopsychosocial Model Health Disease: New Philosophical Scientific Developments' (2019). Recently, he has been engaged in planning training for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), aiming to improve access to quality mental health support for children and young people within educational settings. He works closely with NHS England and Health Education England on these initiatives.

Research Interests

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
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  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.