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.
The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry Records (0.25 linear feet) contain histories, reports, and newsletters from the Department.
A related item in the Medical Heritage Center Rare Book Collection is "A History of Psychiatry at The Ohio State University, 1847-1993" by Emil R. Pinta, call number LD4249.5 P77 P56 1994.
Records are arranged in chronological order.
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.
[Identification of item], The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry Records, SPEC.202324.OSUPSYCHIATRY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.