Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler | |
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| Born | April 26, 1947 |
| Education | New York University (Ph.D. Sociology 1975), Temple University (B.A. Sociology 1970) |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | psychiatric epidemiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychiatric epidemiology |
| Institutions | Syracuse University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Hawaii, Lehigh University, University of California, Irvine |
| Website | scholar |
Ronald C. Kessler (born April 26, 1947) is an American professor at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the precision treatment of mental illness to determine the appropriate intervention for specific patients. He ranks among the most highly cited researchers in the world, with an h-index of 349 as of June 2025. He developed the Kessler psychological distress scale, which is designed to measure non-specific psychological distress.