Martin Roth (psychiatrist)

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Martin Roth
Born6 November 1917
DiedSeptember 26, 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 88)
Burial placeCambridge City Cemetery
Occupation(s)Academic and research
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Academic background
EducationSt Mary's Hospital, London
Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases
Maudsley Hospital
Academic work
DisciplineMedicine
Sub-disciplinePsychiatry
InstitutionsNewcastle University
University of Cambridge

Sir Martin Roth FRS (6 November 1917 – 26 September 2006) was a British psychiatrist, academic, and researcher. He was a leading figure in British psychiatry, especially in the study of mental illness and mental disorders of the elderly. He was the co-author of Clinical Psychiatry, an influential textbook that was used in England from 1954 through the 1980s.