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Judith L. Rapoport
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| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Harvard Medical School |
| Awards | Blanche F. Ittleson Award for Research in Child Psychiatry (1987) Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award (1991) American Psychiatric Association Award for Research (1992) Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research (2002) Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience (2005) |
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| Fields | Child Psychiatry Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Childhood Onset Schizophrenia |
| Institutions | National Institute of Mental Health |
Judith L. Rapoport is an American doctor who specializes in helping children and teenagers with their mental health. She is the head of the Child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). This institute is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Rapoport's work focuses on understanding and treating conditions like ADHD and OCD. Her team at NIMH also studies a rare condition called childhood-onset schizophrenia. She has written many scientific papers and a popular book about OCD.
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Education and Early Training
Dr. Rapoport earned her first degree in 1955 from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. She graduated with high honors. In 1959, she received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
After medical school, Dr. Rapoport completed special training. She worked at the National Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. and a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. She also did internships and residencies in psychiatry in New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C. She gained more research experience at NIMH.
Career and Research Focus
Dr. Rapoport's main work at NIMH involves studying mental health conditions in young people. Her research group looks at how these conditions appear, what happens in the brain, and how to treat them. They have done important work on childhood-onset schizophrenia.
In 1984, Dr. Rapoport became the chief of NIMH's Child Psychiatry Branch. Besides her research, she also teaches psychiatry at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and Georgetown University School of Medicine. She has been part of many important medical groups. She has also helped edit several medical journals. Dr. Rapoport has written hundreds of scientific papers and books. In the 1960s and 1970s, she conducted research involving school-aged children at Georgetown University.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Rapoport is a respected member of the National Academy of Medicine. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Some of her notable awards include:
- The Blanche F. Ittleson Award for Research in Child Psychiatry (1987).
- The Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award (1991).
- The American Psychiatric Association Award for Research (1992).
- The Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research (2002).
- The Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience (2005).
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Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, a leading expert in child psychiatry.
