David Goldberg (psychiatrist) explained

Sir David Paul Brandes Goldberg (28 January 1934 – 5 September 2024) was a British academic and social psychiatrist.

Life and career

Goldberg was born to Jewish parents in Hampstead, London on 28 January 1934.^[1] He trained at the Maudsley Hospital in South London under Sir Aubrey Lewis and Sir Michael Shepherd. After nearly a quarter of a century as Professor at the University of Manchester, and head of the Department of Psychiatry, in 1993 Professor Goldberg returned to the Maudsley as both Director of Research and Development, and of Education, to run the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London.^{[2] [3]}

His prolific research output included the widely-adopted 'Clinical Interview Schedule' and 'General Health Questionnaire', validated tools for psychiatric research, and influential epidemiological work on psychiatric morbidity in the community.^{[4] [5] [6]} He was a long-term advisor to the World Health Organization.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} In 1996 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.^[11]

Goldberg retired in 2000, as a professor emeritus. He had four children and nine grandchildren, and he took up residence in south London. Goldberg died on 5 September 2024, at the age of 90.^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Bhugra . Dinesh . Sir David Goldberg obituary . 9 October 2024 . The Guardian . 9 October 2024.
2. 2017-01-01 . An erudite encounter with: Sir David Goldberg . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry . en . 51 . 1 . 103–104 . 10.1177/0004867416684553 . 0004-8674 . 28030979 . free.
3. Web site: King's College London - Professor Sir David Goldberg wins Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 . 2021-07-02 . www.kcl.ac.uk.
4. Book: Goldberg . David . Mental Illness in the Community: The pathway to psychiatric care . Huxley . Peter . Routledge . 1980 . 978-0-203-71490-4 . 1st . London . 10.4324/9780203714904.
5. Web site: Google Scholar DP Goldberg . 2024-11-03 . scholar.google.com.
6. Web site: David Goldberg King's College London . 2 November 2024 . Research Gate.
7. Web site: Professor Sir David Goldberg . 2021-07-02 . Hertford College University of Oxford . en.
8. Fannon . Dominic . 2010 . Professor Sir David Goldberg . The Psychiatrist . en . 34 . 2 . 80 . 10.1192/pb.bp.109.029058 . 1758-3209 . free .
9. Web site: 2018-07-02 . 'We felt we were special': 70 years of saving lives on the NHS frontline . Photography by Canter, Alicia . Rachel . Obordo . Sarah . Johnson . Caroline . Bannock . 2021-07-02 . The Guardian . en.
10. Goldberg . David . 2009 . Looking back over my professional life . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica . en . 119 . 5 . 333–337 . 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01348.x . 1600-0447 . 19351345 . free .
11. News: 28 January 1997 . CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD . London Gazette . 1095.