George Hogben is a medical health professional based in Rye. His speciality is in providing psychiatric services including geriatric and forensic psychiatry. Geriatric psychiatry is a practice focused on dementia disorders while forensic psychiatry is largely a service to the field of law. Duties in forensic psychiatry include determining defendants' ability to stand trial, acting as an expert witness, and opinions on the mental state of the defendant at the time of the crime.