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| Psychiatrist Anthony Clare dies | Psychiatrist Anthony Clare dies |
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| The psychiatrist and broadcaster Professor Anthony Clare has died suddenly at the age of 64. | The psychiatrist and broadcaster Professor Anthony Clare has died suddenly at the age of 64. |
| Professor Clare had been due to retire from St Edmonds Bury hospital in Lucan in County Dublin in two months' time. | Professor Clare had been due to retire from St Edmonds Bury hospital in Lucan in County Dublin in two months' time. |
| He became known to millions through his BBC Radio 4 show, In the Psychiatrist's Chair, and his extensive media work. | He became known to millions through his BBC Radio 4 show, In the Psychiatrist's Chair, and his extensive media work. |
| He has also written several popular books on psychiatry, and was professor of clinical psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. | He has also written several popular books on psychiatry, and was professor of clinical psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. |
| Problem solver | Problem solver |
| Widely hailed as having done more to popularise psychiatry than anyone since Sigmund Freud, Professor Clare came to public prominence on Radio 4's Stop the Week programme in the 1970s. | Widely hailed as having done more to popularise psychiatry than anyone since Sigmund Freud, Professor Clare came to public prominence on Radio 4's Stop the Week programme in the 1970s. |
| I can't really believe in a god that can suddenly and haphazardly intervene during one moment of history, causing air crashes, genocide and famine Anthony Clare | I can't really believe in a god that can suddenly and haphazardly intervene during one moment of history, causing air crashes, genocide and famine Anthony Clare |
| He hosted a feature on the show in which he interviewed various high-achievers about their past. | He hosted a feature on the show in which he interviewed various high-achievers about their past. |
| Eventually, one of his patients complained that he seemed to focus too much on people without any significant problems. | Eventually, one of his patients complained that he seemed to focus too much on people without any significant problems. |
| Professor Clare responded by launching the long-running In the Psychiatrist's Chair in 1982. | Professor Clare responded by launching the long-running In the Psychiatrist's Chair in 1982. |
| High-profile guests were frequently reduced to tears: Bob Monkhouse broke down after saying his mother had not spoken to him for 20 years, while Paddy Ashdown became similarly emotional over his father's death. | High-profile guests were frequently reduced to tears: Bob Monkhouse broke down after saying his mother had not spoken to him for 20 years, while Paddy Ashdown became similarly emotional over his father's death. |
| Professor Clare also helped explore the dark side of Spike Milligan's life in the book Depression and How to Survive It, which was co-written with the comedian. | Professor Clare also helped explore the dark side of Spike Milligan's life in the book Depression and How to Survive It, which was co-written with the comedian. |
| Losing faith | Losing faith |
| Educated by the Jesuits, Professor Clare lost his Catholic faith as a young man - which he put down in part to his medical training. | Educated by the Jesuits, Professor Clare lost his Catholic faith as a young man - which he put down in part to his medical training. |
| "I can't really believe in a god that can suddenly and haphazardly intervene during one moment of history, causing air crashes, genocide and famine," he once told an Irish newspaper. | "I can't really believe in a god that can suddenly and haphazardly intervene during one moment of history, causing air crashes, genocide and famine," he once told an Irish newspaper. |
| "I do miss the theatricality of the Catholic Church, however." | "I do miss the theatricality of the Catholic Church, however." |
| He married Jane Hogan in 1966, and the pair went on to have seven children together. | He married Jane Hogan in 1966, and the pair went on to have seven children together. |
| In the late 1980s, the family returned to Dublin. | In the late 1980s, the family returned to Dublin. |
| The head of Radio 4, Mark Damazer, paid tribute to the "unique interviewing style" of a "terrific broadcaster". | The head of Radio 4, Mark Damazer, paid tribute to the "unique interviewing style" of a "terrific broadcaster". |
| "He was perceptive, unafraid and yet courteous. It was a potent mix." | "He was perceptive, unafraid and yet courteous. It was a potent mix." |