Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist)

Michael Shepherd
Born(1923-07-30)30 July 1923
Died21 August 1995(1995-08-21) (aged 72)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford University
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist, author
Known for
  • Altering the course of psychiatric care in Britain
  • Epidemiological psychiatry
  • The creation of the journal Psychological Medicine
SpouseMargaret Rock
Children4

Michael Shepherd (30 July 1923 – 21 August 1995) was a British psychiatrist, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry (King's College London), and a consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London. He was the author of numerous publications in the field of psychiatry.