Harold Kaplan

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Harold Kaplan
Born
Harold Irwin Kaplan

October 1, 1927
DiedJanuary 15, 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 70)
EducationNew York University (1949)
OccupationPsychiatrist
Spouses
(m. 1953; div 1968)
(m. 1980; d. 1998)
Children3

Harold Irwin Kaplan (October 1, 1927; January 15, 1998) was a psychiatrist and founding editor of the Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.

Biography

Kaplan received his BA degree from

Doctorate in Medicine from New York Medical College
.

During his medical career, Kaplan was Professor of Psychiatry at the

NYU Langone Medical Center
.

Kaplan was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American College of Physicians, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He helped found the NYU-Bellevue Psychiatric Association of New York.

Personal life and death

From 1953 to 1968 he was married to sex therapist Helen Singer Kaplan.[1] He was also married to Dark Shadows actor Nancy Barrett.[2] Kaplan died on January 15, 1998.[1] He is survived by his children Phillip, Peter, and Jennifer in addition to his grandchildren Alexander and Wildon.[1]

Works

  • Synopsis of Psychiatry
  • Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
  • Study Guide and Self-Examination Review for Synopsis of Psychiatry
  • Comprehensive Group Psychotherapy
  • The Sexual Experience
  • Clinical Psychiatry
  • Pocket Handbook of Clinical Psychiatry
  • Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatment
  • Pocket Handbook of Emergency Psychiatric Medicine
  • Studies in Human Behavior, 1-5
  • The Human Animal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Paid Notice: Deaths KAPLAN, HAROLD I. M.D." The New York Times. January 17, 1998.
  2. ^ "The Academy Welcomes Harold I. Kaplan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-16.