Dr Lucy Maconick is a PhD student at UCL and a doctor completing her specialty training in psychiatry in London. She has previously completed a Masters in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her NIHR doctoral fellowship PhD starting in 2022 is focused on the outcomes and experiences of crisis care for people with complex emotional needs or a diagnosis of a ‘personality disorder’. Her interests include people with complex emotional needs or a diagnosis of a 'personality disorder', crisis care, women’s mental health and health services research in mental health.