use of the eraâs psychotropic agents (most likely opiates for severe cases). Because physical disorders were thought to make patients vulnerable to mental disorders,the restoration of general health was ofTo THE EDITOR: On February 19, 1997, academic psychiatry in America will celebrate its sesquicentennial anniversary. On this date in 1847, Samuel M. Smith, M.D. (1816-1874), was appointed âprofessor of medical jurisprudence and insanityâ at the Wffloughby Medical College of Columbus (Ohio), a forerunner of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine (1). This event, the countryâs first professorship of psychiatry (or its equivalent), was noted and praised in the American Journal of Insanity(2). Smithâs professorshipprimary importance in his treatment of the mentally ill. Smithâs case reports demonstrate a nonjudgmental, compassionate attitude toward patients.This was evidenced by theended in 1848, when Willoughby Medical College was reorganized as Starling Medical College. College bulletins, however, document that he delivered his âlectures on insanityâ-covering the nature, causes, and treatment of mental disorders-for at least 6 years (3). Smith was an 1839 medical graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the nationâs first medical school and then its leading medical center. From 1840 to 1843, he was anassistant physician at the Ohio Lunatic
Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Academic Psychiatry
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use of the eraâs psychotropic agents (most likely opiates for severe cases). Because physical disorders were thought to make patients vulnerable to mental disorders,the restoration of general health was ofTo THE EDITOR: On February 19, 1997, academic psychiatry in America will celebrate its sesquicentennial anniversary. On this date in 1847, Samuel M. Smith, M.D. (1816-1874), was appointed âprofessor of medical jurisprudence and insanityâ at the Wffloughby Medical College of Columbus (Ohio), a forerunner of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine (1). This event, the countryâs first professorship of psychiatry (or its equivalent), was noted and praised in the American Journal of Insanity(2). Smithâs professorshipprimary importance in his treatment of the mentally ill. Smithâs case reports demonstrate a nonjudgmental, compassionate attitude toward patients.This was evidenced by theended in 1848, when Willoughby Medical College was reorganized as Starling Medical College. College bulletins, however, document that he delivered his âlectures on insanityâ-covering the nature, causes, and treatment of mental disorders-for at least 6 years (3). Smith was an 1839 medical graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the nationâs first medical school and then its leading medical center. From 1840 to 1843, he was anassistant physician at the Ohio LunaticPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Academic Psychiatry
Emil R. Pinta
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, Volume 21 (1): 48
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Mar 1, 1997
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