Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A.

Clinical/Research Interests

Robert E. Hales who also holds an M.B.A., is a renowned adult psychiatrist who specializes in neuropsychiatry, clinical psychopharmacology and mental health services research. The author or editor of 56 books, Hales investigates new treatments for depression, pharmaceutical controls of dementia-associated agitation, clinical algorithms for managing anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and brain injury. Hales is co-founder and deputy editor of The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, editor in chief of American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., and has received numerous professional honors and military accolades.

Title:

Professor and Joe P. Tupin Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Interim Director, MIND Institute

Specialty:

Psychiatry

Address:

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2230 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-7814

Education:

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, D.C.
M.D., M.B.A. 1977

United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
B.S. 1970

Internships:

Letterman Army Medical Center
San Francisco, California
1977-78

Residency:

Letterman Army Medical Center
San Francisco, California
1978-81
Psychiatry

Board Certifications:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1983

Professional Memberships:

American College of Psychiatrists
American Medical Association
American Neuropsychiatric Association
Association for Academic Psychiatry
California Medical Association

Honors and Awards:

Simanek Distinguished Service Award from the California Hospital Association, 2010
Hubbard E Williams Extraordinary Service Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009
Dean's Mentoring Award, 2000
Association for Adcademic Psychiatry's Outstanding Educator Award,
Judd Marmor Award from The American Psychiatry Association,

Select Recent Publications:

2009 Lim RF, Schwartz E, Servis M, Cox PD, Lau A, and Hales RE. The Chief Resident in Psychiatry: Roles and Responsibilities. Acad Psychiatry, 33:56-59.

2009 Hales RE, Shahrokh NC, Servis M. A Progress Report on a Department of Psychiatry Faculty Practice Plan Designed to Reward Educational and Research Productivity. Acad Psychiatry, 33: 246-251.

2009 Bourgeois JA, Hales RE, Young JE, Yudofsky SC. The American Psychiatric Publishing Board Review in Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Washington, DC.

2009 Chew RH, Hales RE, Yudofsky SC. What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC.

2008 Yudofsky SC, Hales RE: The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Washington DC.

2008 Hales RE, Yudofsky SC, Gabbard GO: The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Washington, DC.

2008 Hales RE, Bourgeois JA, Shahrokh NC: Study Guide to Substance Abuse Treatment. Companion to The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, Fourth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC.

2008 Hales RE, Bourgeois JA, Shahrokh NC: Study Guide to Psychiatry. A Companion to The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC.

2008 Onate J, Hales RE, McCarron R, Han J, Pitman D. A Novel Approach to Medicine Training for Psychiatry Residents. Acad Psychiatry, 32(6):518-520.

2008 Hales RE, McDuffie, JJ, Gabbard GO, Phillips K, Oldham J, Steward DE. Practical Strategies for Becoming a Successful Medical Book Author. Academic Psychiatry, 32:3 183-187.

To see if Robert E. Hales is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.