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Rajendra 'Raj' Persaud FRCPsych (born 13 May 1963) is an English consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster and author of books about psychiatry. He is known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media, has published five books and received numerous awards. In October 2008, Persaud resigned from his position as consultant psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, following a three month suspension by the General Medical Council for dishonesty in plagiarising other sources in his book From the Edge of the Couch.

In 2008, Persaud was suspended from practising psychiatry for three months by the General Medical Council, having admitted being guilty of nine cases of plagiarism. He subsequently left his consultant position with the South London and Maudsley NHS trust. His book From the Edge of the Couch contained material plagiarised from four academic articles written by nine authors. Four of his articles also contained plagiarised passages from an article and book by Thomas Blass, The Man Who Shocked the World. The case against him began after a complaint by the Church of Scientology.

Persaud regularly appeared on radio and TV programmes, as either interviewee or presenter and was resident psychiatrist on the daytime television programme This Morning. In addition to writing regularly for The Daily Telegraph and The Independent, Persaud also had columns in the Times Educational Supplement, Cosmopolitan and Canary Wharf City Life magazine. He is a former presenter of the BBC Radio 4 psychology and psychiatry programme All in the Mind. He was a presenter for Travels of the Mind for BBC World Service. He is the joint editor of the Royal College of Psychiatrists "discover psychiatry podcasts". Persaud has appeared on talk shows such as Richard and Judy and Good Morning with Anne and Nick, promoting psychiatric treatments for mental health issues. With the general practitioner Mark Porter, he co presented the live medical talk and phone in TV programme Doctor, Doctor on Channel Five. Persaud's media work has earned him a mixed reception. Francis Wheen, then a Guardian columnist, wrote that he is "paid a lot of money for stating the obvious". In contrast, the comedian, GP and columnist Phil Hammond applauded Persaud for his populist appeal, saying Persaud is a "good media communicator" for the psychiatric industry, albeit lacking the sophistication of the late Anthony Clare. Persaud has worked in the NGO sector. He is a patron of OCD UK, a British charity for people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He also works with ActionAid and visited Bangladesh with the charity.

He lives in Central London and is married to Francesca Cordeiro, an eye surgeon of Goan descent who works at Moorfields Eye Hospital. They have a son and daughter.

Staying Sane: How to Make your Mind Work for You. September 1997 (Metro). From the Edge of the Couch. March 2003 (Bantam Press). The Motivated Mind. March 2005 (Bantam Press). Simply Irresistible: The Psychology of Seduction – How to Catch and Keep Your Perfect Partner. January 2007 (Bantam Press). The Mind: A User's Guide. July 2007 (Bantam Press).