Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)
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Robert Leopold Spitzer[1] (May 22, 1932 – December 25, 2015) was a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. He was a major force in the development of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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Born | Robert Leopold Spitzer (1932-05-22)May 22, 1932 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 25, 2015(2015-12-25) (aged 83) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BA), New York University School of Medicine (MD) |
Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, professor |
Known for | Modernizing classification of mental disorders, recognizing homosexuality as a non-mental disorder |
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Children | 5 |
Awards | Joseph Zubin Award (2001) |
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Fields | Psychiatry |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Doctoral students | Dan J. Stein Michael First |
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