Wayne Fenton (March 24, 1953 – September 3, 2006) [1] was an American psychiatrist, well known for his academic contributions to the study of schizophrenia including key contributions to the classification of subtypes. [2] [3]
In 2006 he was killed at his office in Bethesda, Maryland, by a 19-year-old patient. [4] [5]
Dr Fenton obtained his medical qualification from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1979 and psychiatric qualification from Yale [6] and was a staff member at Chestnut Lodge for more than 15 years. [7]
He worked for the National Institute of Mental Health as researcher and academic, writing a chapter on therapy for schizophrenia in a leading psychiatry textbook [8] and had a significant impact on his clinical profession. [9] [10]
Wayne Fenton (March 24, 1953 – September 3, 2006) [1] was an American psychiatrist, well known for his academic contributions to the study of schizophrenia including key contributions to the classification of subtypes. [2] [3]
In 2006 he was killed at his office in Bethesda, Maryland, by a 19-year-old patient. [4] [5]
Dr Fenton obtained his medical qualification from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1979 and psychiatric qualification from Yale [6] and was a staff member at Chestnut Lodge for more than 15 years. [7]
He worked for the National Institute of Mental Health as researcher and academic, writing a chapter on therapy for schizophrenia in a leading psychiatry textbook [8] and had a significant impact on his clinical profession. [9] [10]