Buffalo State Hospital patient case files, 1881-1920.

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Buffalo State Hospital patient case files, 1881-1920.

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This accretion consists of official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessments, treatment planning, treatment and discharge of patients to the Buffalo State Hospital (later Buffalo Psychiatric Center). Casebooks (boxes 1-22) contain bound records pertaining to the admission and treatment of patients at the Buffalo State Hospital from 1881 to 1898. They range from case file #151 to #6449. Included are the official copies of medical certificates which were the evidence of lunacy that allowed commitment of patients to Buffalo. Admission records include patient and family histories and medical histories, and sumaries of medical and psychiatric examiniations given at admission.

99 cu. ft. (405 volumes)

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6686271

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New York (State). Dept. of Mental Hygiene.

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New York State Office of Mental Health

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