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I am adding links to Dr. Leon Eisenberg's research concepts, since I am his Assistant. Maynard S. Clark 04:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)vegetarian
When he finished my adult psychiatry training at Sheppard Pratt, he spent two years with Leo Kanner as his Fellow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 14:05, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
There needs to be a more complete bibliography (Leon Eisenberg's published and refereed writings number well over a thousand), and an outline of his historical contributions to various fields, including his longstanding criticisms of psychoanalysis and the several platforms from which those criticisms of psychoanalysis have been developed, not only by others, but also by him over 50+ years of writing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 17:16, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
If we develop the discussion of his longstanding criticisms of psychoanalysis, we should also develop a section on his longstanding commitments to affirmative action, which he cites as his greatest and most profound contribution. There seems to be substantial intellectual foundation for doing so, not merely a moral commitment to equal treatment for all persons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 17:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
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Dr. Eisenberg received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1946), interned at Mount Sinai in New York City, then completed a residency in psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital (1952), and subsequently received a Fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Hospital under Professor Leo Kanner (1954). He became Chief of Child Psychiatry at Hopkins in 1961 and moved to Harvard in 1967 as Chief of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1980, he became Chair of the Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy. In July of 1993, Dr. Eisenberg reached Emeritus status at Harvard Medical School but continues to work full time. The scientific contributions of Dr. Eisenberg are of particular importance and illustrate how well his work corresponds to the intentions of the Pinel Prize. They include
- the first longitudinal follow-up of Leo Kanner’s original cases of autism - a study that identified the roots of social phobia in parental anxiety - the first clinical trial of the effectiveness of psychiatric consultation in a social agency - the first randomized controlled trial in childhood psychopharmacology - the first randomized controlled trial of stimulant drugs in adolescents - the first randomized clinical trial of brief psychotherapy - a forceful critique of Lorenz’s theory of instincts and imprinting - an early statement of the distinction between “disease” (what doctors deal with) and “illness” (what patients suffer) - a widely-cited critique of the oscillation of psychiatry between brain-centered and mind- entered approaches arguing for the integration of the two - a synthesis of the evidence on the importance of training primary care physicians to recognize and treat depression - papers that highlight the molding of the brain structure by social experience - publications putting inheritance in an environmental context as a determinant of risk and resilience.
Specific publications referring to the above achievements are contained in his bibliography which is not attached but can be made available.
Dr. Eisenberg has served as consultant to the Division of Mental Health at the WHO in multiple capacities since 1964 and to the Pan American Health Organization since 1988. He participated in numerous WPA meetings, lectured in many countries and served as an adviser on numerous projects whose focus ranged from human ecology and stress to neurosciences and the development of the World Mental Health Report 2001. He has received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Manchester (UK) and the University of Massachusetts. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Greek Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, of the Ecuadorian Academy of Neuroscience, and of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). He received numerous awards for his work in psychiatry, paediatrics, schizophrenia and public health. However, he is proudest of the Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award he received in 2001 for his role in inaugurating affirmative action at Harvard Medical School in 1968 and sustaining it as Chairman of the Admissions Committee from 1969 to 1974. He has published widely: more than 240 articles in refereed journals, 130 chapters in books, and 11 edited books. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 17:16, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
