Lewis Judd
Lewis Judd | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Institute of Mental Health | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Shervert H. Frazier |
| Succeeded by | Alan I. Leshner (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1930 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Education | University of Utah University of California, Los Angeles |
Lewis Lund Judd (February 10, 1930 – December 16, 2018) was an American neurobiologist and psychiatrist. He served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1988 to 1992, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego from 1977 to 2013, and as a vice president of the American Psychiatric Association. As NIMH director he helped develop the "Decade of the Brain", a research plan designed "to bring a precise and detailed understanding of all the elements of brain function within our own lifetime."