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Jeffrey Lieberman

Jeffrey Alan Lieberman (born 1948) is an American

psychiatric drugs). He was principal investigator for CATIE, the largest and longest independent study ever funded by the United States National Institute of Mental Health to examine existing pharmacotherapies for schizophrenia.[2] He was president of the American Psychiatric Association from May 2013 to May 2014.[3]

Education

Lieberman graduated from

George Washington School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his medical residency in psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York Medical College
.

Career

Positions held

Lieberman is the Lawrence E. Kolb Professor of Psychiatry at the

Lieberman is or has been a member of the advisory committee for Neuropharmacologic and Psychopharmacologic Drugs of the Food and Drug Administration[citation needed], the Planning Board for the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health[citation needed], the Committee on Research on Psychiatric Treatments of the APA[citation needed], the APA Work Group for the Development of Schizophrenia Treatment Guidelines[citation needed], the Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience Review Committee[citation needed], the National Advisory Mental Health Council of the NIMH[citation needed], and currently[when?] chairs the APA Council of Research.[citation needed].

Research

Lieberman's research has focused on the

antipsychotic drugs.[citation needed
]

His research has been supported by grants from the

NARSAD, Stanley, and Mental Illness Foundations.[citation needed
]

CATIE study

Lieberman served as principal investigator for Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).[1] The investigators compared a "first-generation antipsychotic, perphenazine, with several newer drugs in a double-blind study".[5] "Probably the biggest surprise of all was that the older medication produced about as good an effect as the newer medications, three of them anyway, and did not produce neurological side effects at greater rates than any of the other drugs," Lieberman told The New York Times.[6]

Journals edited

Lieberman serves, or has served, as associate editor of the

]

Twitter Controversy

On February 21, 2022, Lieberman posted on

New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) asked for his resignation as Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and as of February 22, 2022, Lieberman was no longer affiliated with OMH or the State of New York.[8] Lieberman was suspended as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and removed from his position as Psychiatrist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (NYP/CUIMC) on February 23, 2022.[7]

Psychiatrist

New York Times op-ed, Columbia professor John McWhorter described Lieberman's actions as "an isolated Tweet" which must be weighed against his entire life and work.[12]

Publications

Lieberman has published over 500 research papers and edited or written ten books, including the textbook Psychiatry (currently in its second edition), Textbook of Schizophrenia, Comprehensive Care of Schizophrenia, Psychiatric Drugs and Ethics in Psychiatric Research: A Resource Manual on Human Subjects Protection.[4]

In 2015, he published the book Shrinks: the Untold Story of Psychiatry (Little Brown). A four-part series, tentatively titled "In Search of Madness: The Untold Story of Mental Illness," based on his book, Shrinks, is scheduled for broadcast on PBS in April 2022.[citation needed]

A new book by Lieberman on schizophrenia was published by Scribner in 2023.[13]

Awards and honors

Lieberman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences

Institute of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).[citation needed] He received the Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research from NARSAD,[14] the Adolph Meyer Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA),[15] the Stanley R. Dean Award for Schizophrenia Research from the American College of Psychiatrists,[16] the APA Research Award [citation needed], the APA Kempf Award for Research in Psychobiology [citation needed], the APA Gralnick Award for Schizophrenia Research [citation needed], the Ziskind-Somerfeld Award of the Society of Biological Psychiatry [citation needed], the Ernest Strecker Award of the University of Pennsylvania [citation needed], the Lilly Neuroscience Award from the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum for Clinical Research [citation needed], the Scientific Research Award,[17] the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness [citation needed], the Ed Hornick Memorial Award of The New York Academy of Medicine,[18] and the Strecker Award of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.[19]

Reception

In 2015, in response to journalist Robert Whitaker's view that psychiatry suffers from a conflict of interest with pharmaceutical companies, Lieberman described Whitaker as a "menace to society".[20]

A review of Lieberman's 2015 book Shrinks in The Guardian criticized the book for focusing almost entirely on American psychiatry, for its "triumphalist" narrative, and for failing to discuss Lieberman's financial relationship with pharmaceutical companies.[21]

During the presidency of Donald Trump, Lieberman cited the American Psychiatric Association's Goldwater rule, which forbids psychiatrists from diagnosing public figures without having personally assessed them, as grounds to criticize a book edited by psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee that argued that Trump's mental condition made him dangerous.[22][23][24] Lieberman also published his and seven colleagues' analysis of the president's mental state based on public information; they ruled out a series of diagnoses as unlikely and said incipient dementia was "most plausible", but concluded that Trump would have to allow for a full medical examination for any conclusions to be drawn.[25] Lee argued that Lieberman was hypocritical for condemning her book but publishing his own analysis.[26] Joshua Kendall also criticized Lieberman's stance and said it was inconsistent with Lieberman having written his Vice article.[27]

Personal life

Lieberman resides in New York City[4] with his wife, Rosemarie,[28] and two sons.[29]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE)". National Institute of Mental Health. 2005–2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Questions and Answers About the NIMH Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness Study (CATIE) — Phase 1 Results". National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. September 2005. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jeffrey A. Lieberman". Columbia University. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D." Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 2005–2008. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  5. PMID 16172203
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  6. ^ Carey, Benedict (September 20, 2005). "Little Difference Found in Schizophrenia Drugs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  7. ^ from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  8. ^ a b c Velasquez, Josefa (2022-02-24). "A Racist Tweet by Columbia Psychiatry Chair Ripples Through New York's Elite Medical Circles". THE CITY. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  9. ^ a b Watson, Elwood (5 March 2022). "The 'freak of nature' problem". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. ^ Changa, Anoa (2022-02-22). "Columbia University Psychiatry Department Chair Jeffrey Lieberman Deletes His Account After Backlash For Racist Comment About Black Model". NewsOne. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  11. ^ Hart, Carl (4 March 2022). "Want to eradicate racism and sexism? Define them first". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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  14. ^ "Prestigious Lieber Prize for Research Awarded to Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D". National Institute of Mental Health. October 12, 2006. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "Jeffrey Lieberman Receives Adolf Meyer Award From American Psychiatric Association". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  16. ^ "Dean Award Nominations and Past Winners". The American College of Psychiatrists. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  17. ^ "Reception and Presentation of the 2011 NAMI Scientific Research Award". National Alliance on Mental Illness. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  18. ^ "Jeffrey A. Lieberman Receives Hornick Award; Delivers Lecture on Early Interventions for Schizophrenia". The New York Academy of Medicine. January 12, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  19. ^ "Previous Strecker Award Recipients". The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  20. ^ "Listener mail - Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  21. ^ "Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry by Jeffrey Lieberman – review". the Guardian. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  22. .
  23. ^ "The Dangers of Speculating About Trump's Mental Health". Medscape. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  24. PMID 29281477
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  25. ^ Lieberman, Jeffrey A. (2017-09-08). "Trump's Brain and the 25th Amendment". Vice. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  26. ^ Lee, Bandy X. (2021-02-22). "[COMMENTARY] Trumpism Did Not End With Donald Trump". HillReporter.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  27. ^ Kendall, Joshua (2020-04-25). "Muzzled by Psychiatry in a Time of Crisis". Mad In America. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  28. ^ "Rainbow Light Home". Blessed Herbs. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  29. ^ "Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D." clintara.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

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