Southard Clinic outpatient case files, 1912-1963.

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Southard Clinic outpatient case files, 1912-1963.

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Under the supervision of the Dept. of Mental Health, the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and its predecessors have been responsible for providing residential and outpatient care and treatment for mentally ill persons--prior to 1967 specializing in acute psychotic disorders and since then serving more generaly the Boston metropolitan area. The outpatient department, known as the Southard Clinic since the mid-1940s, is responsible for providing outpatient, diagnostic, and emergency services. After diagnosis, patients seen there are treated through continuing outpatient visits, commitment to a state hospital, or care at a private facility; they include persons recently discharged from state hospitals requring after-care visits, as well as those referred by physicians, hospitals, and courts; also persons presenting themselves voluntarily. Outpatient case files are created to provide a record of diagnosis and treatment.

320 cubic ft. (256 record center cartons)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8286148

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Southard, Elmer Ernest, 1876-1920

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Southard (Harvard, M.D. 1901) was Bullard Professor of Neuropathology at Harvard Medical School from 1909 to 1920 and first director of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, 1912-1920. He had broad theoretical interests in the areas of mental illness and social pathology and instituted the team approach in clinical activities at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital. He was skilled in clinical pathology, gross anatomy and histology, and did research work on correlating behaviorial problems with lesions o...

Boston State Hospital. Psychopathic Dept.

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Boston Psychopathic Hospital

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The Psychopathic Dept. of Boston State Hospital was established in 1912. It became Boston Psychopathic Hospital in 1920; that was renamed Massachusetts Mental Health Center in 1956. From the description of V.D. clinic outpatient case files, 1918-1956 (bulk 1930-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79151737 From the description of Administrative correspondence, 1929-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81483206 ...

Massachusetts Mental Health Center

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The Psychopathic Dept. of Boston State Hospital was established in 1912. It became Boston Psychopathic Hospital in 1920; that was renamed Massachusetts Mental Health Center in 1956. From the description of Psychometric testing case files, 1939-1963 (bulk 1954-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83026717 From the description of Inpatient case files, 1951-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82211131 From the description of Case files, 1961-1970 (bulk 1967-1970). (U...