Stanley Cobb

Stanley Cobb
Stanley Cobb
Born(1887-12-10)December 10, 1887
DiedFebruary 25, 1968(1968-02-25) (aged 80)
EducationJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School (M.D.)
Harvard
Years active1925-1954
Known forBiological psychiatry
Medical career
ProfessionNeurologist
InstitutionsMassachusetts General Hospital
Boston City Hospital
Harvard Medical School
ResearchNeuroanatomy
Neuropathology
Convulsive disorders
Somatic disorders
AwardsKober medal

Stanley Cobb (December 10, 1887 – February 25, 1968) was a neurologist and could be considered "the founder of biological psychiatry in the United States".[1]

  1. ^ Shorter, Edward (March 1998). A History of Psychiatry : From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac. Wiley. p. 263. ISBN 0-471-24531-3.