The life and work of Felix Post (1913-2001): pioneer in the psychiatry of old age.
Felix Post was a refugee from Nazi Europe. Appointed psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London in 1947, he pioneered treatment of mental illness in older people clinically and through meticulous research. He had a reputation as a brilliant clinical teacher. His work helped set the scientific foundations for the development of the specialty of old age psychiatry in Britain and he inspired junior doctors who worked with him to specialize in the newly emerging discipline.
Hilton
Claire
C
Mental Health Centre, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK. claire.hilton@nhs.net
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*; D028683:National Socialism; D012036:Refugees