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Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)

Index Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)

Robert Leopold Spitzer (May 22, 1932 – December 25, 2015) was a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. [1]

42 relations: American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, Associated Press, Bachelor's degree, BBC, Bipolar disorder, Classification of mental disorders, Columbia University, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Conversion therapy, Cornell University, Decision tree, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Doctor of Medicine, DSM-5, Homosexuality, ICD-10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Kenneth Zucker, Medicalization, Michael First, Mood Disorder Questionnaire, New York (state), New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, New York University School of Medicine, Open-ended question, Operational definition, PHQ-9, Primary care, Prodrome, Psychiatric Times, Psychiatry, Psychology, Schizophrenia, Seattle, Sexual orientation change efforts, The Trap (TV series), Times Higher Education, Transparency (behavior), White Plains, New York, Wilhelm Reich.

American Journal of Psychiatry

The American Journal of Psychiatry is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of psychiatry and the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association.

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American Psychiatric Association

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood.

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Classification of mental disorders

The classification of mental disorders is also known as psychiatric nosology or psychiatric taxonomy.

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Columbia University

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

The Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research was founded in 1945.

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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of trying to change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual using psychological or spiritual interventions.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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Decision tree

A decision tree is a decision support tool that uses a tree-like graph or model of decisions and their possible consequences, including chance event outcomes, resource costs, and utility.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.

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Doctor of Medicine

A Doctor of Medicine (MD from Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

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Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

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ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the international "standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes." Its full official name is International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations System.

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Kenneth Zucker

Kenneth J. Zucker (born 1950) is an American-Canadian psychologist and sexologist.

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Medicalization

Medicalization or medicalisation (see spelling differences) is the process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment.

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Michael First

Michael B. First (born 1956) is an American psychiatrist who focuses on diagnostic criteria for mental disorders.

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Mood Disorder Questionnaire

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) is a self-report questionnaire designed to help detect bipolar disorder.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York Academy of Medicine

The New York Academy of Medicine (the Academy) is a health policy and advocacy organization founded in 1847 by a group of leading New York metropolitan area physicians as a voice for the medical profession in medical practice and public health reform.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York University School of Medicine

The New York University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of New York University.

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Open-ended question

An open-ended question cannot be answered with a "yes" or "no" response, or with a static response.

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Operational definition

An operational definition is the articulation of operationalization (or statement of procedures) used in defining the terms of a process (or set of validation tests) needed to determine the nature of an item or phenomenon (a variable, term, or object) and its properties such as duration, quantity, extension in space, chemical composition, etc.

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PHQ-9

The PHQ-9 is a 9-question instrument given to patients in a primary care setting to screen for the presence and severity of depression.

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Primary care

Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider.

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Prodrome

In medicine, a prodrome is an early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms), which often indicate the onset of a disease before more diagnostically specific signs and symptoms develop.

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Psychiatric Times

Psychiatric Times is a medical trade publication written for an audience involved in the profession of psychiatry.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

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Psychology

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Sexual orientation change efforts

Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) are methods used in attempts to change the sexual orientation of homosexual and bisexual people to heterosexuality.

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The Trap (TV series)

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom is a BBC television documentary series by English filmmaker Adam Curtis, well known for other documentaries including The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares.

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Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education (THE), formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a weekly magazine based in London, reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.

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Transparency (behavior)

Transparency, as used in science, engineering, business, the humanities and in other social contexts, is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.

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White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Wilhelm Reich

Wilhelm Reich (24 March 1897 – 3 November 1957) was an Austrian doctor of medicine and psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud.

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Redirects here:

Robert L. Spitzer, Robert Leopold Spitzer.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Spitzer_(psychiatrist)

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