Robert J. Spitzer

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thayne_Mc_Culloh
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Psychiatric_Association_Distinguished_Service_Award
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychiatric Association
gptkbp:birth_date 1932-03-11
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for mental health awareness
Influence on psychiatric education
Criticism of conversion therapy
Critique of psychoanalysis
Promotion of evidence-based psychiatry
Research on sexual orientation and mental health
Advancement of psychiatric research
Impact on mental health legislation
Debate on homosexuality in psychiatry
Revised psychiatric diagnosis
Role in the creation of DSM-5
Standardized diagnostic criteria
Support for LGBTQ+ rights in mental health
gptkbp:death_date 2021-12-25
gptkbp:field gptkb:psychologist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert J. Spitzer
gptkbp:influenced Mental health policy
Psychiatric diagnosis
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:David_Rosenhan
gptkb:Aaron_T._Beck
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkb:Carl_Rogers
gptkb:Thomas_Szasz
gptkbp:known_for Development of the DSM-III
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern psychiatry
Controversial figure in psychiatric history
Pioneer in psychiatric classification systems
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:DSM-IV
gptkb:DSM-III
gptkbp:research_focus Mental disorders
Epidemiology of mental disorders
Psychiatric classification
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Janet_Spitzer
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:New_York_State_Psychiatric_Institute