Eve Johnstone
Eve Johnstone | |
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| Born | Eve Cordelia Johnstone 1 September 1944 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, clinical researcher, psychiatrist, academic |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| Sub-specialties | Schizophrenia |
| Notable works | Cerebral ventricular size and cognitive impairment in chronic schizophrenia |
Eve Cordelia Johnstone (born 1 September 1944) is a Scottish physician, clinical researcher, psychiatrist and academic. Her main research area is in the field of schizophrenia and psychotic illness. She is emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Honorary Assistant Principal for Mental Health Research Development and Public Understanding of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She is best known for her 1976 groundbreaking study that showed brain abnormalities in schizophrenic patients compared to a control group.