Mood Disorders CARE Clinic
Clinical Assessments & Research in Edinburgh
Meet our team of psychiatrists:
Dr Donald MacIntyre
Donald is a consultant general psychiatrist in NHS Lothian and Associate Medical Director (Mental Health) at NHS 24. He has combined research and clinical practice throughout his career. He was awarded MD in 2013 and promoted to Honorary Reader in 2017. He was a member of the NHS Digital Academy. He was appointed Director of the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Mental Health Network in 2022. He was made a Fellow of the Generative AI Lab and of the British Computer Society in 2024. He was appointed NIHR Senior Investigator in 2025.
Dr Ally Rooney
Dr. Ally Rooney is an NHS consultant Neuropsychiatrist and honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Edinburgh. He is the local lead for the CARE clinic. His clinical and academic interests include mood disorders, functional conditions, chronic pain, brain injury, neuromodulation, and the psychiatric symptoms of brain tumours.
Dr Morven Baker
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Dr Morven Baker is a clinical research fellow in psychiatry, working at the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. Her work is centred on mood disorders, her current primary research focus being the ENERGISE-BD trial which is examining the use of two dietary interventions in the treatment of bipolar depression. She gained membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2024
Dr Bruno Teixeira da Silva
Bruno is currently a General Adult Psychiatry registrar working both at NHS Tayside and NHS Lothian. Throughout his career he has combined an interest in research and clinical work. Bruno has a degree in Clinical Psychology (2000) and both an MSc. (2004) and PhD (2009) by Research in Neuroscience. He was awarded his MD in 2017 and became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2025.