Kaplan and Sadocks Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 11e

About the Editors

R obert J. B oland , M.D. Dr. Boland is the chief of staff and senior vice president at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas. He is also a vice-chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the Brown Foundation Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at BCM. Before coming to Houston, he served as vice-chair of education and director of the psychiatry residency program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and as an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in psychiatry with expertise in medical education, consultation-liaison, and geriatric psychiatry. He is an alumnus of Georgetown University, where he earned his undergraduate and medical degrees. Before joining Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Boland had an 18-year tenure at the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. For more than 30 years, he has been an active member of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Boland is the former president of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and the Association for Academic Psychia try. He is currently a Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neu rology and a member of the Board of Regents for the American College of Psychiatrists. Dr. Boland has authored or co-authored over 100 publications and is a fre quent speaker at grand rounds and national meetings. In addition, he is the co editor of the Kaplan and Sadock series of textbooks, which are the most popular texts in psychiatry. Dr. Boland is also the co-host of the Menninger Clinic’s Mind Dive Podcast.

M arcia L. V erduin , M.D. Dr. Verduin is the Associate Dean for Students and a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency training and addiction psychiatry fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and a Distinguished Fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the Asso ciation for Academic Psychiatry. In 2007, Dr. Verduin became the first psychiatry faculty member at UCF’s new medical school, where she played an integral role in developing the overarching undergraduate medical education curriculum and securing LCME accreditation. In addition to her roles at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Verduin is a Past President for the Association for Academic Psychiatry, Past Chair of the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) Southern Group on Student Affairs, prior Associate Editor of the Psychiatry Residency In-Training Examination, and has served as a member of the Board of Regents for the American College of Psychiatrists and an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is currently the First Vice President of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Chair for the AAMC’s Group on Student Affairs. Dr. Verduin has a special interest in combatting the burden of stigma associ ated with mental health disorders, particularly in faith-based communities. She has been invited to speak around the world, including in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and Nigeria. Her contributions to advancing mental health care in those areas of the world have been covered in various U.S. and international media.

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