H. R. Lamb , MD

Research Interests

My research has focused on chronically and severely mentally ill persons in various settings including the criminal justice system, on the streets and in various community settings. I have also studied extensively the benefits and problems of deinstitutionalization of persons with chronic and severe mental illness.

Clinical Interests

Treatment of Schizophrenia
Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of Schizo-Affective Disorder

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Memberships

Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

Clinical Affiliation

LAC+USC Medical Center

Lamb, HR, Weinberger, LE, Gross, BH, "Community Treatment of Severely Mentally Ill Offenders Under the Jurisdiction of the Criminal Justice System: A Review." Psychiatric Services, Vol. 50, 907-913, July 1999.

Lamb, HR, "Deinstitutionalization at the Beginning of the New Millennium." Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Vol. 6, 1-10, May/June 1998.

Lamb, HR, Weinberger, LE, "The Mentally Ill in Jails and Prisons: A Review" Psychiatric Services, Vol. 49, 483-492, April 1998.

Lamb, HR, Bachrach, LL, Kass, FI(EDS.) Treating the Homeless Mentally Ill Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1992.