Dept. of Psychiatry (University of Michigan) publications 1959-1990
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The early history of the Department of Psychiatry corresponds to the career and numerous titular changes of William James Herdman. Herdman had been a faculty member at the university since 1875, and developed an interest in the new field of psychiatry. In 1888, his title became Professor of Practical Anatomy and Diseases of the Nervous System, and Demonstrator of Anatomy. When the Medical Department initiated the four-year program in 1890, Herdman was assigned to the new chair of ne...