Nathan Kline
Nathan Kline · Science & Medicine
Psychiatrist who pioneered the use of drugs to treat depression and psychosis.
1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — 1983, New York City, USA
New York · Philadelphia
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Nathan Kline was a psychiatrist who pioneered the use of drugs to treat mental illness, helping introduce reserpine for psychosis and the first antidepressants (MAO inhibitors) for depression. His work in psychopharmacology earned him two Lasker Awards and transformed the treatment of severe mental illness. He was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia.
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Psychiatrist who pioneered the use of drugs to treat depression and psychosis.
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