John De Figueiredo ScD, MBBS, MD, ScD

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Research Interests

Demoralization; depression; anxiety; epidemiology; geriatrics; cultural psychiatry; consultation-liaison psychiatry; health systems.

Research Summary

Dr. de Figueiredo's research is primarily on emotional problems experienced in the context of stressful situations such as depression, anxiety and demoralization, particularly in patients with medical illnesses.
A related area of research is the study of health care systems and the delivery of mental health services.