Norman Sartorius was born on 1935 and is a German-Croatian psychiatrist and university professor.
16 Facts About Norman Sartorius
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Norman Sartorius has been described as "one of the most prominent and influential psychiatrists of his generation" and as a "living legend".
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Norman Sartorius finished his specialization in psychiatry and neurology in 1963 and defended his Ph.
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Norman Sartorius then took the position of Medical Officer responsible for epidemiological and social psychiatry and in 1974 at WHO Headquarters became the Chief of the Mental Health Unit.
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Norman Sartorius served as the President of the World Psychiatric Association and of the European Psychiatric Association.
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Norman Sartorius became a professor at the University of Geneva in 1993.
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Norman Sartorius held professorships at the University of Zagreb and University of Prague.
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Norman Sartorius has worked as an honorary visiting or adjunct professor at the University of London, Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, the University of Beijing, Washington University in St Louis, the New York University, the University of Belgrade and the University of Florida.
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Norman Sartorius is a senior faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in the Mental Health Department.
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Norman Sartorius is an Honorary Doctor of Science of the University of Bath in 1990, the University of Florida and an honorary doctor of psychology of the University of Copenhagen.
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Norman Sartorius is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom, of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, of the European Psychiatric Association and of the World Psychiatric Association.
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Norman Sartorius is a Fellow or an honorary member of numerous other professional organizations.
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Norman Sartorius' work dealt with epidemiology of mental disorders and social psychiatry with public health matters as well as with various issues related to schizophrenia, depression, and health service delivery.
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Norman Sartorius has conducted more than 150 Leadership and Professional Skills courses involving more than 2000 early career psychiatrists from more than 60 countries.
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Between 1961 and 2022, Norman Sartorius published more than 500 papers in peer reviewed journals and more than 800 technical contributions, prefaces to books, interviews and brief articles.
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Norman Sartorius has authored, co-authored or edited more than 120 books.