Email

joldham@bcm.edu

Positions

Distinguished Emeritus Professor

Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

BS from Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

MS from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

MD from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Internship at St. Luke's Hospital

New York, New York

Residency at Columbia University

New York, New York

Certifications

Diplomate in Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Diplomate in Forensic Psychiatry

(01/01/1999 - 01/01/2009)

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Interests

• Research
• Teaching
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Severe Personality Disorders

Professional Statement

John M. Oldham, M.D. is currently Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. Previously, he held the Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. Endowed Chair for Personality Disorders. Dr. Oldham previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff of the Menninger Clinic. Earlier in his career, Dr. Oldham was Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Office of Mental Health, and the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Psychiatry and the Law, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 2002, Dr. Oldham became Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Executive Director of the Institute of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina, and he relocated to Houston in 2007.

Dr. Oldham is Past President of the following organizations: American Psychiatric Association, American College of Psychiatrists, New York County District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association, South Carolina Psychiatric Association, International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and Association for Research on Personality Disorders.

Dr. Oldham is involved in teaching and research. His research interests are focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with severe personality disorders. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice, joint editor-in-chief of Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, joint editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders, and he has published extensively.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Oldham JM, Morris LB "The New Personality of Self-Portrait." 1995;
• Oldham JM, Skodol AE "Personality and Personality Disorders, and the Passage of Time." American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2013;
• Oldham JM, Skodol AE, Bender DS "American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Personality Disorders, 2nd Edition." American Psychiatric Publishing,. 2014;
• Morey LC, Skodol AE, Oldham JM "A Comparison of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders and the Alternative Model for DSM-5 Personality Disorders." Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 2014;

Memberships

American College of Psychiatrists

American Psychiatric Association

Benjamin Rush Society

International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders

Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh

Fellow (09/2017)

Intellectual Property

NPSP25

Copyright (Approved)

The NPSP25 showcases the wide range of personality styles that combine to create each individual’s complex personality profile. It is based on the scientific system used by mental health professionals worldwide to diagnose personality disorders. Developed by one of the world’s leading medical experts in personality pathology, the NPSP25 reveals the rich pattern of non-pathological personality styles that makes each of us unique. Copyright © 2019, John M. Oldham, Lois B. Morris, Alok Madan