Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist)

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Michael Shepherd
Born	(1923-07-30)30 July 1923 Cardiff, Wales
Died	21 August 1995(1995-08-21) (aged 72) London, England
Nationality	British
Education	Oxford University
Occupation(s)	Psychiatrist, author
Known for	Altering the course of psychiatric care in Britain Epidemiological psychiatry The creation of the journal Psychological Medicine
Spouse	Margaret Rock
Children	4

Michael Shepherd (30 July 1923 – 21 August 1995) was a British psychiatrist who was Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry and a consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London. He was author of a number of publications in the field of psychiatry, including the seminal work Psychiatric Illness in General Practice.