Prof. John de Figueiredo | Loneliness and Demoralization | Best Researcher Award
Yale University School of Medicine | United States
Prof. John de Figueiredo is a highly accomplished psychiatrist, educator, and researcher whose career bridges clinical excellence, academic leadership, and international recognition in psychiatry and public health. He earned his medical degree from the University of Bombay, followed by advanced training in mental health at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and completed residency and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine. His academic career at Yale University School of Medicine has spanned decades, progressing from assistant professor to clinical professor, where he has supervised and mentored fellows, residents, medical students, and multidisciplinary teams. His research interests focus on cultural psychiatry, psychopathology, psychosomatic medicine, psychiatric epidemiology, and geriatric psychiatry, contributing significantly to understanding the interaction between culture, mental health, and clinical practice. He is recognized for skills in teaching, supervision, curriculum design, and cross-cultural clinical care, complemented by leadership roles in global psychiatric associations. Prof. de Figueiredo has been honored with numerous national and international awards, including recognition by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychopathological Association, and the Royal Society of Medicine, among others. In conclusion, his career reflects a lifelong commitment to advancing psychiatry, medical education, and patient care through scholarship, mentorship, and global collaboration.
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Featured Publications
de Figueiredo, J. M. (1993). Depression and demoralization: Phenomenologic differences and research perspectives. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 34(5), 308–311. Citations: 314
de Figueiredo, J. M., & Frank, J. D. (1982). Subjective incompetence, the clinical hallmark of demoralization. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 23(4), 353–363. Citations: 238
Cockram, C. A., Doros, G., & de Figueiredo, J. M. (2009). Diagnosis and measurement of subjective incompetence: The clinical hallmark of demoralization. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 78(6), 342–345. Citations: 106
de Figueiredo, J. M. (2013). Distress, demoralization and psychopathology: Diagnostic boundaries. The European Journal of Psychiatry, 27(1), 61–73. Citations: 97
Manuelidis, E. E., de Figueiredo, J. M., Kim, J. H., Fritch, W. W., & Manuelidis, L. (1988). Transmission studies from blood of Alzheimer disease patients and healthy relatives. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 85(13), 4898–4901.
Citations: 92
de Figueiredo, J. M. (2007). Demoralization and psychotherapy. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 76(3), 129–133. Citations: 86