Patricia Berglund | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Northwestern University, BA, MBA |
Known for | Research in mental health, substance abuse in youth, survey methodology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Data management and analysis, psychology, psychiatry |
Institutions | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research |
Patricia A. Berglund is a researcher at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.[1] She was included in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Clarivate Analytics lists of "highly cited researchers" in the fields of psychiatry and psychology.[2][3]
She is an advocate for the expansion of screening and improvement in treatment quality for major depressive disorder, arguing that failure to make prompt initial treatment contact is a pervasive shortcoming of mental health care in the United States.[4]
Berglund's hometown is Waukesha, Wisconsin, and she earned a BA in Music from Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1988.[5][6] Before joining the University of Michigan in 1993, she worked as a tennis teacher and research analyst.[6]
Berglund has authored or co-authored several books and publications and is an instructor for courses in data analysis and SAS software.[6] Currently, her research focuses on mental health using national and global mental health surveys such as Monitoring the Future, the National Comorbidity Survey, and the World Mental Health survey initiative.[5][7]
The SAS Institute has awarded her its Best Contributed Paper title in Statistics and Data Analysis.[6]