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Ronald R. Fieve (1930–2018)

Autore di Moodswing: The Third Revolution in Psychiatry

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Ronald Robert Fieve was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on March 5, 1930. He received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. While a resident at the New York State Psychiatric Institute in the 1950s, he began experimenting mostra altro with lithium to mitigate depression. He and Dr. Ralph N. Wharton went on to identify lithium as the first naturally occurring medication to prevent and control a specific psychiatric disorder and reduce the risk of relapses. In 1966, Fieve established the first lithium clinic in North America. In 1970, he and several other researchers persuaded the Food and Drug Administration to approve the prescription of lithium salts for acute mania. He wrote several books including Moodswing: The Third Revolution in Psychiatry; Prozac: Questions and Answers for Patients, Family and Physicians; and Bipolar Breakdown. He died from congestive heart failure on January 2, 2018 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Altri nomi
Fieve, Ronald Robert
Data di nascita
1930-03-05
Data di morte
2018-01-02
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Luogo di morte
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Istruzione
Harvard University (MD)
University of Wisconsin (BS)
Attività lavorative
psychiatrist

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Opere
7
Utenti
166
Popolarità
#127,845
Voto
3.0
ISBN
23
Lingue
2

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