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Robert Factor, MD, Psychiatry, Madison, WI, UnityPoint Health Meriter

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Psychiatry • Madison, WI

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Education & Training

  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthFellowship, Community Psychiatry, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1983
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1979
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaPhD, Biology, 1969 - 1975
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoAB, Biology, 1963 - 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Inspirational Physician Award Women Physicians Section, American Medical Association, 2015
  • Exemplary Psychiatrist Award National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1992

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Psychiatric nursing roles in a community mental health center  
    Davidson RE, Factor RM, Gundlach E, Adler K, Community Mental Health Journal, 1988
  • Managing the violent patient in the emergency department  
    Factor, RM, Emergency Care Quarterly, 1/1991
  • Supernatural beliefs of graduate students: a critique  
    Factor RM, Meyer R, Nature, 12/10/1971

Books/Book Chapters

  • Clinical Sports Psychiatry: An International Perspective 
    Chapter: The use of psychiatric medication by athletes 
    Reardon CL, Factor RMEditors: Baron DA, Reardon CL, Baron SH.Wiley-Blackwell, London2013
  • Practicing Psychiatry in the Community: A Manual 
    Chapter: Emergency Psychiatry and Crisis Resolution 
    Page 51 - 76Factor RM, Diamond RJEditors: Vaccarro JV and Clark Jr GH.American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, DC1996
  • Handbook of Schizophrenia, Volume 4: Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia 
    Chapter: A system approach to the care of persons with schizophrenia 
    Page 213 - 246Stein LI, Diamond RJ, Factor RMEditors: Herz MI, Keith SJ, Docherty JP.Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam1990

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Robert Factor, Dr. Robert Factor, MD, Dr. R Factor, Dr. Robert M. Factor