PRESS RELEASE: Mad Hatter MD – non-fiction book about a West Australian doctor told her illness was in her head

About Dr Anita Campbell

Bio Dr. Anita Campbell was born in New Zealand, and moved, with her family, to Western Australia at age seven. She attended local, public, primary and high schools. She had always wanted to be a doctor, or, a forensic scientist. Following high school, (due to lack of real commitment or study), she didn’t achieve a score high enough for university entrance. So, she studied a Diploma of Laboratory Studies, and went on to university to complete a nursing degree. She enjoyed being a nurse, but ultimately wanted to achieve the goal of becoming a medical doctor. Once again, she put her head back into the books, and, at the age of thirty three, completed her medical studies in Fremantle, Western Australia. She completed her junior doctor training in urban, rural and remote locations, and achieved a Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, six years after graduating from medical school. She is a published non-fiction author with her first book Good Friends Bring Salad published by Wakefield Press in 2006. In 2014 she published research articles in both National and International medical and psychiatric journals on the topic of suicide and self-harm in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Subsequently, completing further training in the management of mental health, drug & alcohol related conditions and the use of medicinal cannabis in chronic health conditions. She continues to be passionate about ‘patient-centred’, trauma-informed and equitable health care. As a result of her journey, she is now focussing on health promotion and healing as a priority.