Thomas Story Kirkbride

Thomas Story Kirkbride
Kirkbride in 1861
Born	(1809-07-31)July 31, 1809 Morrisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 16, 1883(1883-12-16) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Trenton Academy The College of New Jersey University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Physician, alienist
Known for	See list Kirkbride Plan American Psychiatric Association Kirkbride Center Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital State Hospital System
Children	6

Thomas Story Kirkbride (July 31, 1809 – December 16, 1883) was a physician, alienist, hospital superintendent for the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, and primary founder of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (AMSAII), the organizational precursor to the American Psychiatric Association.^[1][2] Along with Benjamin Rush he is considered to be the father of the modern American practice of psychiatry as a specific medical discipline. His directive and organization of institutions for the insane were the gold-standard of clinical care in psychiatry throughout the 19th century.