Enoch Callaway
Enoch Callaway | |
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| Born | July 12, 1924 La Grange, Georgia |
| Died | August 18, 2014 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, MD) |
| Known for | Contributions to biological psychiatry |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Psychiatrist |
| Institutions | Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute San Francisco VA Medical Center |
Enoch "Noch" Callaway III (July 12, 1924 – August 18, 2014) was an American psychiatrist and a pioneer in biological psychiatry.[1][2]
Biography
Callaway was born on July 12, 1924, into an old southern family of doctors in
He graduated from
In 1959, Callaway was appointed director of research of the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute in San Francisco and continued in that capacity as professor until 1986, when he moved to San Francisco VA Medical Center and remained there until his retirement in 1994. Among the students he mentored was Monte Buchsbaum, professor at the University of California, San Diego and founder and editor-in-chief of Psychiatry Research. Callaway is known for his contributions to psychophysiology, cognition and psychopharmacology.[2]
He was made a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 1982. He also co-founded the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.[5]
After leaving UCSF, he co-founded Neurobiological Technologies, a biotech company that sought to develop drugs to treat strokes and brain cancer.[6][7]
In 2007, his book Asylum: A Mid-Century Madhouse and Its Lessons about Our Mentally Ill Today was published by Praeger. (Confirmed on Wolrdcat.org, where it is OCLC 123029478)
Callaway died on August 18, 2014, in his home in Tiburon, California.[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 41045520.
- ^ PMID 25537621.
- ^ "COLUMBIA COLLEGE HONORS BAY AREA ALUMNI - Seven Presented with Awards for Achievement in Life After Graduation". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Blackwell, Barry (April 10, 2014). "ASYLUM: A Mid-Century Madhouse and It's Lessons about Our Mentally Ill Today by Enoch Callaway and reviewed by Barry Blackwell". inhn.org. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Enoch Callaway, III by Thomas A. Ban". studylib.net. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Neurobiological Technologies to raise $6.6M in private placement". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Neurobiological Tech halts enrollment, prepares cuts". FierceBiotech. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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