Albert Moll (Canadian psychiatrist)
Albert Edward Moll (1906 – February 8, 1992)[1][2] was a Canadian psychiatrist who pioneered the day treatment of psychiatric patients.[3]
Biography
[edit]Born in Italy as the son of a British silk broker,[1] Moll was educated at McGill University, earning a degree in law in 1932 before studying medicine, receiving his M.D. in 1937.[4] He became the Chief Psychiatrist at the Allan Memorial Institute and Chief of Staff at the Montreal General Hospital, establishing the first inpatient psychiatric unit there.[5] Moll lectured at McGill where he was considered one of the leading academic psychiatrists at the time.[6]
Besides his work in day treatment options in the treatment of psychiatric patients he also espoused a night treatment option.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Dr. Moll was married to a nurse, Patricia Mary Anthony Moll (née Moore). They had twin daughters Joan and Jill.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituaries: MOLL, Dr. Albert Edward", The Ottawa Citizen (February 10, 1992), p. 34.
- ^ "Obituary for Dr. Albert Edward MOLL", The Gazette (February 10, 1992), p. 45.
- ^ The News and Courier Center Gives Day Mental Care, page 1. Charleston, SC, May 13, 1952.
- ^ The Medical Directory: 1962, Vol. 118, Part 2 (J. & A. Churchill, Ltd., 1962), p. 1632.
- ^ Canadian Bulletin of Medical History The McGill Experience of Robert A. Cleghorn, MD: Recollections of D. Ewen Cameron., page 57. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Volume 7.
- ^ Peter Ostwald Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius, page 121. W. W. Norton & Company, 1998.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen "Good Progress" Pioneer Center Reports Good Progress In Treatment Of Mental Illness, page 39. Ottawa, ON, May 4, 1956.
- ^ "Patricia Moll Obituary". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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