Sabshin, Melvin, 1925-2011
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Sources of Information
- Normality and the life cycle, c1984:CIP t.p. (Melvin Sabshin) list of contributors (M.D., medical director, Amer. Psych. Assoc.)
- LC data base, 1/31/84(hdg.: Sabshin, Melvin)
- NLM files, 5/8/92(hdg.: Sabshin, Melvin, 1925- )
- Washington post WWW site, June 10, 2011(Melvin Sabshin; d. June 4 [2011], London, at 85)
Wikipedia description:
Melvin Sabshin, M.D. (1925– 4 June 2011) was an American psychiatrist, the medical director of the American Psychiatric Association from 1974 to 1997, and a leader in psychiatry placing it firmly within the discipline of medicine. He worked quietly within many groups and organizations to attain the changes he believed necessary to advance the profession of psychiatry.
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