Background
Philips, Irving was born on October 5, 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Simon and Sarah (Berkovitz) Philips.
Philips, Irving was born on October 5, 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Simon and Sarah (Berkovitz) Philips.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1948.
Intern, Michael Reese Hospital, 1948-1949; resident, Michael Reese Hospital, 1949-1952; resident, Menninger School Psychiatry, 1952-1953; resident, Langley Porter Institute, 1955-1957; director mental retardation, University of California, 1957-1975; professor psychiatry, director child and adolescent psychiatry, University of California-San Francisco, 1972-1992.
Served to captain United States Army, 1943-1946, 53-55. Fellow American Academy Child Psychiatry (president 1985-1987), American Orthopsychiat. Association, American Psychiatric Association (trustee 1966-1973, Royer ward 1987), American College Psychiatrists.
Member American Medical Association, Group for Advancement Psychiatry, California Medical Association, Northern California Psychiatric Society, International Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (treasurer since 1983).
Married Mary Gray Philips, June 10, 1949. Children: Laura, Daniel, Donald.