Simon Draycott

Dr Simon Draycott is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Surrey’s School of Psychology. He specializes in clinical and forensic psychology, focusing on personality disorders, aggression, and mental health treatment efficacy. His research often involves secure inpatient populations, forensic settings, and therapeutic interventions. He can be reached at simon.draycott@surrey.ac.uk and is available Tuesdays from 0900-1700.

Dr Draycott’s research interests span clinical psychology and forensic applications, including borderline personality disorder (BPD), psychopathic behavior, and treatment motivation. He examines risk management, staff-patient dynamics, and the efficacy of interventions like Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS). His work also addresses secondary traumatic stress in law enforcement and longitudinal outcomes of secure hospital treatment.

His recent articles (2020s) emphasize therapeutic components for BPD, mentalizing in psychosis, and patient experiences of risk management. Earlier work (2010s–2000s) explored predictive tools like HCR-20, DSPD longitudinal trends, and motivational interventions. Despite prolific output, no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the text.

No grants, advising roles, or lab affiliations are detailed here. His focus remains on bridging clinical practice and forensic research, particularly in high-risk populations.