iat ric ▁nos ology ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁lead ▁consult ant ▁in ▁the ▁A ffect ive ▁Dis orders ▁Unit ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁London ▁and ▁Ma ud s ley ▁N HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust ▁and ▁the ▁trust ' s ▁director ▁of ▁medical ▁education . ▁Far mer ' s ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁gen etic ▁research ▁in ▁affect ive ▁dis orders . ▁Far mer ▁was ▁previously ▁professor ▁of ▁psych iat ry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Anne ▁Far mer ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Fol k estone ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁and ▁Le eds ▁University . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Le eds ▁Medical ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁did ▁her ▁res iden cy ▁training ▁in ▁psych iat ry ▁in ▁Le eds ▁and ▁London , ▁UK . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁St ▁Louis , ▁with ▁D rs ▁Lee ▁Rob ins , ▁John ▁Hel zer ▁and ▁L inda ▁Cot ler , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ep ide mi ological ▁C atch ment ▁Area ▁( E CA ) ▁study ▁research ▁team . ▁Her ▁doctor ate , ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁applied ▁novel ▁statistical ▁procedures ▁to ▁the ▁psych op ath ology ▁of ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁to ▁ref ine ▁the ▁classification . ▁ ▁After ▁ 4 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁clin ical ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁in ▁London , ▁she