Finding aid for the Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry Records

Biography of Biography or History

In 1909, the Starling-Ohio Medical College in Columbus, Ohio, was the first school to use the word ‘psychiatry’ to describe a department of study. Starling-Ohio Medical College became The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1914. In 1946 the College of Medicine created the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry. The two specialties remained in the same department until 1951. The new Department of Psychiatry utilized the Columbus Receiving Hospital, completed in 1951, for treating patients. This facility underwent several name changes until 1963 when it was christened Upham Hall in memory of Dean John H. J. Upham. Another development in the 1960s was the formation of the Division of Child Psychiatry. In 2014 the Department of Psychiatry changed its name to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health to recognize the interdisciplinary nature of treating mental health problems.

Scope and Content

The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry Records (0.25 linear feet) contain histories, reports and newsletters from the Department.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.

Related collections within the Medical Heritage Center holdings are The Rare Book Collection :A History of Psychiatry at The Ohio State University, 1847-1993 by Emil R. Pinta, call number LD4249.5 P77 P56 1994

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry, Spec.202324.OSUPsyciatry, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the Medical Heritage Center in January 2018 by Emil R. Pinta, MD in memory of Ralph M. Patterson, MD.

Processing Information

Lisa Wood processed the collection in December 2023.

Detailed Description of The Collection