MBChB (commendation), MMedSc, MRCPsych, BA Phil, LLM (commendation)
Enys is an academic psychiatrist who has a particular interest in the interface between children and the law.
Alongside his role in the university, Enys also works as a Consultant in Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry at Nga Taiohi (national adolescent forensic inpatient service) in Porirua.
He is originally from the UK and has worked in various capacities in the past including as Lead Doctor and Clinical Director and has also held an Associate Professor role for a number of years in the UK at the University of Nottingham.
Contact details
Email enys.delmage@otago.ac.nz
Positions
- Consultant Psychiatrist, St Andrew’s Healthcare, 2010–2017
- Lead Doctor, St Andrew’s Healthcare 2012–2015
- Clinical Director, St Andrew’s Healthcare 2015–2017
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Nga Taiohi Unit, 2017–
Research summary
- Minimum age of criminal responsibility internationally
- Harmful online activity in children
- Secure inpatient beds internationally for children
Research interests
Enys’ academic and clinical interests include:
- The minimum age of criminal responsibility internationally and how this is set
- Moral judgements made by children
- Children placed in conditions of security internationally
- Children at risk of harm to others
- Radicalisation of children and extremism in this group
Publications
Delmage, E., Taylor, P. J., & Hales, H. (2026). How do we treat a child who kills? A pragmatic consideration of the prosecution of young children. BJPsych Bulletin. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2026.10225 Journal - Research Article
Delmage, E., Anderson, P., Blower, A., Brown, A., Davoren, M., Enell, S., … Hales, H. (2026). The minimum age or criminal responsibility internationally: History, systems and the future. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 36, 21-32. doi: 10.1002/cbm.70024 Journal - Research Article
Ali, S., Delmage, E., Hales, H., & Theodorou, A. (2024). Child and adolescent forensic mental health services. In M. Davoren & H. Kennedy (Eds.), Seminars in forensic psychiatry. (2nd ed.) (pp. 379-392). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623809.018 Chapter in Book - Research
Crofts, T., Delmage, E., & Janes, L. (2023). Deterring children from crime through sentencing: Can it be justified? Youth Justice, 23(2), 182-200. doi: 10.1177/14732254221104896 Journal - Research Article
Souverein, F., Hales, H., Anderson, P., Argent, S. E., Bartlett, A., Blower, A., Delmage, E., … Oostermeijer, S. (2022). Mental health, welfare or justice: An introductory global overview of differences between countries in the scale and approach to secure placements of children and young people. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 32(3), 238-247. doi: 10.1002/cbm.2234 Journal - Research Article