Sidney Zisook, MD - Psychiatry
Dr. Zisook is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Zisook is an associate editor for the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry and serves on the board for Family Practice Recertification. He actively reviews for a multitude of journals including the American Journal of Psychiatry and the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Zisook is actively involved in a variety of research projects related to mood and anxiety disorders and a variety of psychopharmacologic agents.
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology–1975
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
- Grief
Education
- MD: Stritch-Loyola, Chicago, IL - 1969
- Internship: Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago, IL–1970
- Residency: Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA–1973
- Fellowship: Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA–1973
Academic Appointments
- Academic/Professional Appointments Board Examiner—American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1980–present
- University of California, San Diego Medical Center Hospital, San Diego, CA
- Director, Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1995–present
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1987–present
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychiatric Association
- San Diego Psychiatric Society
- American Academy of Clinical Psychiatry
- American College of Psychiatry
- American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Selected Publications
- Zisook S & Downs N (1999). Death, dying and bereavement. In: B.J. Sadock, & V.A. Sadock (Eds.), Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (7th Edition). (pp. 1963-1981). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins
- Zisook, S. Grief and Bereavement. In: The Health Education Network, Tampa, Florida. (in press).
- 3. Jacobs S & Zisook S (1998). Treatment of major depressions during bereavement. In: J.C. Nelson (Ed.), Geriatric Psychopharmacology (pp. 115-126). New York: M. Dekker Press.
Financial Disclosure
No financial report received from reviewer.
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