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Roland Kuhn

Swiss psychiatrist (1912-2005) · Switzerland · Academics · Died at 93

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Roland Kuhn was a Swiss psychiatrist who discovered that the drug imipramine had antidepressant properties. he was born in Biel and died in Scherzingen. In 1957, Kuhn published the results of his observations of the antidepressant properties of Imipramine in the Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift.

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VII1986

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Roland Kuhn was a Swiss psychiatrist who discovered that the drug imipramine had antidepressant properties. he was born in Biel and died in Scherzingen. In 1957, Kuhn published the results of his observations of the antidepressant properties of Imipramine in the Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift. More recently, it was discovered that he tested drugs on patients and children without informed consent and without proper approval by the authorities during his time at the psychiatric hospital in Münsterlingen, a practice that is highly unethical.

Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2005 · aged 93

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