National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Robert H. Felix Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 331
Abstract
Includes talks, reprints, and miscellaneous publications through his retirement from St. Louis University.
Dates:
1943-1975
Tod Mikuriya Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 633
Abstract
Tod Mikuriya (1933-2007) was a psychiatrist and medical marijuana activist. In addition to his work in addiction medicine and biofeedback, he is well-known for compiling Marijuana: Medical Papers, 1839-1972, a master bibliography of historical resources on marijuana, and for campaigning for California Proposition 215 which legalized medical marijuana in the state in 1996. Dr. Mikuriya conducted research on marijuana use and founded the California...
Dates:
1933-2015
US/USSR Psychiatry Delegation Records
Collection
Identifier: MS C 626
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, drafts, psychological testing instruments, subject files, and audio and video recordings which document a 1989 joint NIMH/U.S. State Department delegation visit to the Soviet Union to assess the state of Soviet psychiatry. The delegation focused on the diagnosis status, treatment, and human rights protections given to political and religious dissidents who had been involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals.
Dates:
1976-2005 (bulk 1987-1991)