Well known psychiatrist Dr. Robert L. Spitzer who set first standards for describing mental disorders passes away
Q. What is Dr. Robert L. Spitzer known for?- Published on 28 Dec 15a. Setting first set of standards to describe mental disorders
b. Providing a framework for diagnosis, research and legal judgements
c. Lingua franca for social debate to distinguish between normal and abnormal behaviour
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Dr. Robert L. Spitzer who gave psychiatry the first set of rigorous standards for describing mental disorders and also provided a framework for diagnosis, research and legal judgements well as lingua franca for discussing mental disorders passed away on 26th December 2015. He died at the age of 83. He was the first to propose measurement, one of the most neglected aspects of psychiatry.
