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Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)
American psychiatrist (–)
Robert Spitzer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Leopold Spitzer ()May 22, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 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 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Joseph Zubin Award() |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral students | Dan J.
Stein |
Robert Leopold Spitzer[1] (May 22, – December 25, ) 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).
Education and early years
Spitzer was born in White Plains, New York,