Patient admission histories, 1921-1941.

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Patient admission histories, 1921-1941.

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This series consists of summary information (carbon copies) for approximately 3800 male patients recorded at the time of their admission to Craig Colony. The files provide detailed information on the patient's family background and personal history (including birth, education, and childhood information); detailed accounts of the patient's epileptic history; results and observations of physical and mental examinations including mental age, I.Q., mental status, and classification; and supposed causes of the patient's condition.

3.5 cu. ft.

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6795533

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Craig Developmental Center (N.Y.)

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New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

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Prior to 1978, the Dept. of Mental Hygiene was responsible for various services to the mentally disabled and mentally ill and for treatment oversight. It received patient admission lists from various public and private treatment facilities throughout New York State. Despite the 1978 split of the department into the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), facilities under the jurisdiction of OMRDD continue...

Craig Colony for Epileptics (N.Y.)

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New York (State) Dept. of Mental Hygiene.

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