Geoffrey M. Reed
Geoffrey M. Reed, PhD is Professor of Medical Psychology and Director, World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Capacity Building and Training in Global Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City. From 2008 – 2018, Dr. Reed was Project Director for development of the classification of mental, behavioral and neurodevelopment disorders in the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This project involved coordination of more than a dozen working groups and hundreds of global experts tasked with reviewing the relevant evidence and making proposals for changes to the structure and content of ICD-10. A comprehensive diagnostic manual resulting from this process, Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements for ICD-11 Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CDDR), was published by WHO in March 2024 and has been downloaded more than 250,000 times. Dr. Reed also directed a systematic program of global field studies testing proposals for the ICD-11 mental disorders classification prior to the finalization of the CDDR.
Dr. Reed is currently responsible for the development and field testing of WHO’s Flexible Interview for ICD-11 (FLII-11), a structured diagnostic interview designed for use in national epidemiological surveys and other population-based and clinical studies to assess common and high-burden mental disorders. The FLII-11 also provides a detailed assessment of mental health service access, utilization, satisfaction and perceived effectiveness, which is critical in assessing health system and government progress toward the meeting population health targets. The FLII-11 is being tested in 17 countries in projects involving a total of approximately 300,000 interviews. Dr. Reed is also a member of the WHO ICD-11 Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (MSAC).
Dr. Reed has received numerous awards, including the Robert L. Spitzer, MD Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nosology and Diagnosis in 2017 and the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology in 2021.
