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Erick Messias MD, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences

Professional summary

I am a practicing psychiatrist in an academic medical center, where I currently function as associate director of residency training in psychiatry. I've also a PhD in epidemiology.

Specialties and Interests

  • Psychiatry, 
  • Preventive Medicine, 
  • Epidemiology

Education

Universities

Federal University of Ceara

MD, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

University of Maryland

Psychiatry Residency

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Preventive Medicine Residency

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Master in Public Health

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

PhD Mental Health Epidemiology

Licenses/Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

2002

Experience

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Medical College of Georgia

Associate Director of Psychiatry Residency

Medical College of Georgia

Honors and Awards

Education for Excellence Award

Medical College of Georgia – Department of Psychiatry
2008

Clinical Supervisor of the Year Award

Medical College of Georgia – Psychiatry Residency Training
2008

Didactic Teacher of the Year Award

Medical College of Georgia – Psychiatry Residency Training
2008

Didactic Teacher of the Year Award

Medical College of Georgia – Psychiatry Residency Training
2007

The General Preventive Medicine Endowment Award

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
2002

Dr. Russell Monroe Award for Excellence in Research

University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt Residency Program
2001

Janssen 2000 Excellence in Residency Training Award

Janssen
2000

American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators

American Psychiatric Association
2000

Memberships

American Psychiatric Association

Publications

Articles

"Bearing grudges and physical health: relationship to smoking, cardiovascular health and ulcers."

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
2009;
PubMed ID: 19387519

"Is schizophrenia a syndrome of accelerated aging?"

Schizophrenia bulletin
Vol. 34 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18156637

"Schizoid-like features and season of birth in a nonpatient sample."

Schizophrenia research
Vol. 103 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18261884

"Asthma and suicidal ideation with and without suicide attempts among adults in the United States: what is the role of cigarette smoking and mental disorders?"

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College
Vol. 100 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18517075

"Epidemiology of schizophrenia: review of findings and myths."

The Psychiatric clinics of North America
Vol. 30 - 2007;
PubMed ID: 17720026

"Psychiatrists' ascertained treatment needs for mental disorders in a population-based sample."

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
Vol. 58 - 2007;
PubMed ID: 17325111

"Season of birth and schizophrenia in Northeast Brazil: relationship to rainfall."

The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Vol. 194 - 2006;
PubMed ID: 17102713

"Comorbidity of medical illnesses among adults with serious mental illness who are receiving community psychiatric services."

The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Vol. 192 - 2004;
PubMed ID: 15167405

"Summer birth and deficit schizophrenia: a pooled analysis from 6 countries."

Archives of general psychiatry
Vol. 61 - 2004;
PubMed ID: 15466671

"A comparison of type 2 diabetes outcomes among persons with and without severe mental illnesses."

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
Vol. 55 - 2004;
PubMed ID: 15292539
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Books

Psychiatric Clinics of North America: topic Schizophrenia

Epidemiology of schizophrenia: review of findings and myths
Elsevier
2007

American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Schizophrenia

Non-psychiatric comorbid disorders
American Psychiatric Publishing
2006

Curriculum Vitae

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