Michael First

First earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 1978. He then graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree, also in Computer Science, and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1983. He did his psychiatric residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship in biometrics at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is certified with the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.

First frequently writes on diagnostic criteria, particularly diagnostic controversies. He has written on several of these controversies, including depression,Carey, Benedict (April 3, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/health/psychology/03depr.html Many Diagnoses of Depression May Be Misguided, Study Says.] New York Times eating disorders,Goode, Erica (October 24, 2000). [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/24/science/watching-volunteers-experts-seek-clues-to-eating-disorders.html?scp=16&sq=%22michael%20first%22%20psychiatrist&st=cse Watching Volunteers, Experts Seek Clues to Eating Disorders.] New York Times and desire for amputation or paralysis, calling it body integrity identity disorder.Henig, Robin Marantz (March 22, 2005). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D61E3CF931A15750C0A9639C8B63 At War With Their Bodies, They Seek to Sever Limbs.]New York Times

He has provided expert opinion and testimony on several high-profile cases, including the federal trial of the accused Al Qaeda terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui.Roberts, Joel (April 19, 2006). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victims-kin-take-stand-for-moussaoui/ Victims' Kin Take Stand For Moussaoui.] CBS News First co-authored Am I Okay?: A Layman's Guide to the Psychiatrist's Bible with psychiatrist Allen Frances.Frances A, First MB (2000). Am I Okay?: A Layman's Guide to the Psychiatrist's Bible. Simon and Schuster, {{ISBN|978-0-684-85961-3}}

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• Kupfer DA, First MB, Regier DA (2002). A Research Agenda for DSM-V. American Psychiatric Publishing, {{ISBN|978-0-89042-292-2}}
• First MB, Pincus HA, Levine JB, Williams JB, Ustun B, Peele R (2004). Clinical utility as a criterion for revising psychiatric diagnoses. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;161(6):946-54. {{PMID|15169680}}
• Crawford TN, Cohen P, Johnson JG, Kasen S, First MB, Brook JS (2005). Self-Reported Personality Disorder in the Children in the Community Sample: Convergent and Prospective Validity in Late Adolescence and Adulthood. J Pers Disord. 2005 Feb;19(1):30-52. {{PMID|15899719}}
• First MB (2005). Desire for Amputation of a Limb: Paraphilia, Psychosis, or a New Type of Identity Disorder. Psychological Medicine, 2005, 35:919-928. {{PMID|15997612}}
• First MB, Westen D (2007). Classification for clinical practice: how to make ICD and DSM better able to serve clinicians. International Review of Psychiatry. 2007;19: 473-481. {{PMID|17896228}}
• First MB, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW, Gibbon M: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) - Research Version, Biometrics Research, New York, NY, USA
• First MB (2010). DSM-5 Proposals for Paraphilias: Suggestions for Reducing False Positives Related to Use of Behavioral Manifestations. Arch Sex Behav, 2010 Aug 10, {{PMID|20697936}}
• Kendler KS, First MB (2010). Alternative futures for the DSM revision process: iteration v. paradigm shift. Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Oct;197(4):263-5. {{PMID|20884947}}

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• Robert Spitzer

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• [http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mbf2&DepAffil=Psychiatry Michael First, M.D.] via Columbia University Medical Center
• [http://www.scid4.org/info/refscid.html Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV]

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