Harold Irwin Kaplan (October 1, 1927; January 15, 1998) was a

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

and founding editor of the ''Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.''

Biography

Kaplan received his BA degree from

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. In 1949, at age 21, he received his

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from

New York Medical College New York Medical College (NYMC or New York Med) is a private medical school in Valhalla, New York. Founded in 1860, it is a member of the Touro College and University System. NYMC offers advanced degrees through its three schools: the School o ...

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

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. He was also an Attending Psychiatrist at

Bellevue Hospital Bellevue Hospital (officially NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and formerly known as Bellevue Hospital Center) is a hospital in New York City and the oldest public hospital in the United States. One of the largest hospitals in the United States b ...

Lenox Hill Hospital Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) is a nationally ranked 450-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, servicing the tri-state area. LHH is one of the region's many unive ...

, and

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. Kaplan was a Life Fellow of the

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, the

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, and the

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. 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 Helen Singer Kaplan (February 6, 1929 – August 17, 1995) was an Austrian-American sex therapist and the founder of the first clinic in the United States for sexual disorders established at a medical school. ''The New York Times'' described Kapl ...

. He was also married to ''

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'' actor

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. Kaplan died on January 15, 1998. He is survived by his children Phillip, Peter, and Jennifer in addition to his grandchildren Alexander and Wildon.

Works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplan, Harold I. American psychiatrists 1927 births 1998 deaths New York Medical College alumni New York University faculty 20th-century American physicians