Helen Boyle
Alice Helen Anne Boyle (1869 – November 1957) was an Irish-British physician and psychiatrist. She was Brighton's first female general practitioner, and the first female president of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association (now the Royal College of Psychiatrists). Boyle had a passion for helping women with mental illness in poverty and used this to begin an era of proper treatment for mental disorders.
Dr Helen Boyle | |
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Dr Helen Boyle in 1915 | |
| Born | Alice Helen Anne Boyle 1869 |
| Died | 1957 (aged 87–88) Pyecombe, West Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | London School of Medicine for Women |
| Occupation(s) | psychiatrist general practitioner |
| Known for | First woman president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| Honours | Order of St. Sava Queen Elisabeth Medal |
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