Additional Titles & Roles
- Vice Chairman for Education 1992-2022
- Director of Residency Training 1987-2007
Education & Training
- Chief Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1983
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1982
- MD: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1978
- PhD: Pharmacology: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1977
- BA: Psychology: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1971
Major Awards
- Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1996-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2009, 2010, 2011-2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020
- AOA, Washington University School of Medicine, 1978
- American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Medical Book Award, 1st place, Public/Healthcare Consumers Category (together with co-author, CF Zorumski), 2010
- Distinguished Educator Award for House Staff Teaching, Washington University School of Medicine, 2009
- Washington University School of Medicine Alumni/Faculty Award, 2008
- Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
Areas of Clinical Interest
Dementias
Depressions
Research Interests
As a clinical investigator associated with the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, my areas of emphasis included the psychopathology of Alzheimer’s dementia and the characterization of presymptomatic and very mild illness.
As the former Vice-chair for Education and Residency Director, I remain interested in both consumer and professional education. I have co-authored two books with Charles F. Zorumski, MD: Demystifying Psychiatry (2010) and Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: A Primer (2011). We also actively co-author the Demystifying Psychiatry blog on the Psychology Today website.
In 2022, I published a history of the Washington University Department of Psychiatry in the context of the history of the field of psychiatry in general.
Key Publications
- Freedland KE, Skala JA, Carney RM, Steinmeyer BC, Rubin EH, Rich MW, (2022 Aug). Sequential Interventions for Major Depression and Heart Failure Self-Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 15(8): e009422. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009422. Epub 2022 Jun 21.
Read publication »Sequential Interventions for Major Depression and Heart Failure Self-Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. - Carney RM, Freedland KE, Rubin EH, Rich MW, Steinmeyer BC, Harris WS. (2019). A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 and Sertraline in Depressed Patients With or at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease. J Clin Psychiatry. 80(4): pii: 19m12742. doi: 10.4088/JCP.19m12742.
Read publication »A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 and Sertraline in Depressed Patients With or at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease. - Carney RM, Freedland KE, Steinmeyer BC, Rubin EH, Rich MW. (2018 May). Residual Symptoms After Treatment for Depression in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Psychosom Med. 80(4): 385-392.
Read publication »Residual Symptoms After Treatment for Depression in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. - Rubin E. A History of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. (2022) RG037-S02-B03-F05, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
- Zorumski CF, Rubin EH. Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: A Primer. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Zorumski CF, Rubin EH. Demystifying Psychiatry: A Resource for Patients and Families. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.