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Luchins, Daniel Jonathan was born on July 1, 1948 in New York City. Son of Abraham Samuel and Edith (Hirsch) Luchins.
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Daniel Jonathan Luchins, American Psychiatrist. Achievements include development of means for seizure prevention for polydipsic, hyponatremic schizophrenics. Recipient A.E. Bennett award Society Biological Psychiatry, Geriatric Mental Health academic award National Institute of Mental Health, 1984-1987. Fellow American Psychiatric Association; member Illinois Psychiatric Association (councillor 1989-1991, president 1995).
Education
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1973.
Career
Visiting scientist, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, 1977-1981;
associate professor, University of Chicago, since 1981;
medical coordinator mental health, Illinois Department Mental Health, Chicago, 1989-1991;
chief of adult psychiatry, University of Chicago, 1991-1993;
associate director for clinical services, Illinois Department Human Superior vena cava syndrome, Chicago, since 1995. Member Illinois Governor's Advisory Committee on Alzheimer Disease, 1986-1990. Member Governor'sTask Force on Mental Health, 1986.
Member consensus panel on surgery for treatment of epilepsy National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member Illinois Psychiatric Association (councillor 1989-1991, president 1995).
Connections
Children: Kerith, Matthew.
