Robert Spitzer

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Psychiatrist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor Eliot Freidson
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Psychiatric_Association_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1932-03-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:White_Plains,_New_York
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Advancement of psychiatric research
Advocacy for evidence-based psychiatry
Development of diagnostic criteria
Establishment of diagnostic reliability
Promotion of scientific rigor in psychiatry
Standardization of psychiatric diagnosis
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-12-25
gptkbp:deathPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:field Psychiatry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Spitzer
gptkbp:influenced Clinical psychology
Mental health advocacy
Global mental health initiatives
Modern psychiatry
Mental health policy
Mental health legislation
Psychiatric epidemiology
Psychiatric education
Public understanding of mental health
Psychiatric training programs
Psychiatric diagnosis
Psychiatric treatment approaches
Mental health research methodologies
Psychiatric classification
Psychiatric diagnostic tools
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aaron_T._Beck
gptkbp:knownFor Critique of psychoanalysis
Controversial views on homosexuality
Developing the DSM-III
Research on the validity of psychiatric diagnoses
gptkbp:legacy Impact on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Creation of the DSM-IV
Revised criteria for schizophrenia
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_American_Journal_of_Psychiatry
gptkb:Archives_of_General_Psychiatry
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
The DSM-5
The DSM-III-R
gptkbp:publications gptkb:The_Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders,_Third_Edition
gptkbp:researchAreas Psychological assessment
gptkbp:researchFocus Mental disorders
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Janet_Spitzer