Savage, Charles (1918-2007)
Biographical Information
Charles W. Savage was born on September 25, 1918 in Berlin, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from Yale in 1939, an M.D. from the University of Chicago in 1945, and an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College in 1999. He also attended the Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute in 1957 and served as a Lieutenant Mass Communication Specialist in the United States Navy from 1946-1953. He published fifty papers on psychopharmacology and psychoanalysis, several of which were co-authored with his wife, Ethel. He was a member of the editorial board of Psychiatry and a member of the American Psychiatric Association (fellow), American Psychoanalytic Association, American Electoencephlogram Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Psychoanalytic Society, Baltimore Psychoanalytic Society, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society. Savage was also a poet and published, in Spanish and English, Las Tinieblas en el Dia de Pentecostes. Upon his retirement, he became a medical missionary to Guatemala. At the age of 89, Savage passed away at his home on December 12, 2007.
Chronology:
Professional Chronology- 1945
- Intern at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- 1946
- Assistant resident in psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- 1947-1948
- Resident psychiatrist at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1948-1949
- Chief psychiatrist at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina
- 1949-1952
- Research Psychiatrist at the Naval Medical Research Institute and the National Naval Medical Center, both Bethesda, Maryland
- 1951
- Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 1953-1958
- Acting chief adult psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1957-1958
- Fellow of Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California
- 1958-1960
- Psychiatrist at the Livermore Sanitarium, Livermore, California
- 1961
- Research associate on Aro Project at Abeo Kuta, Nigeria at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- 1961-1962
- Psychiatrist at the Stanford Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California
- 1962-1964
- Medical director at the International Foundation for Advanced Study, Menlo Park, California
- 1964-1965
- Psychiatrist, County of Santa Clara, San Jose, California
- 1965
- Assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University
- 1965-1968
- Clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland
- Director of research at the Spring Grove State Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1967
- David C. Wilson Society Lecturer at University of Virginia
- 1968-1972
- Associate Director and Research Scientist at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
- Clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland
- 1972
- Chief of psychiatric services and chief of Drug Treatment Center at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Associate Professor at the University of Maryland
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Savage, Charles. "D. H. Lawrence, Oedipus, Dionysius, or Christ?", undated
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Savage, Charles et al. "An Evaluation of the Psychedelic Experience.", undated
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Savage, Charles (et al). "Current Status of Psychedelic Research," Prepared for the American Orthopsychiatric Association Meetings (photocopy), March 20 - 23, 1967
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles et al. "Drugs and the Brain." The Johns Hopkins Press, 1969
Two copies.
Savage, Charles et al. "Indications and Contraindications for LSD Therapy.", undated
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Savage, Charles et al. "LSD: Therapeutic Effects of the Psychedelic Experience." Psychological Reports., 1964
Two copies.
Savage, Charles et al. "Methadone/LAAM Maintenance: A Comparison Study." Comprehensive Psychiatry. Vol 17, No 3, May - June, 1976
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Savage, Charles (et al). "Process and Outcome Variables in Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy." (preprint), undated
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles et al. "Psychiatric Manifestations in Pancreatic Disease." Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopathology. Vol 13, No 1, January - March, 1952
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Savage, Charles (et al). "Psychotherapeutic Usages of LSD and Psilocybin." (typed manuscript), undated
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles et al. "Research with Psychedelic Drugs." Psychedelic Drugs, 1969
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Savage, Charles et al. "The Effectiveness of Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy: A Preliminary Report." The British Journal of Social Psychiatry. Vol 2, No 1, 1967
Two copies.
Savage, Charles (et al). "The Effects of Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy on Values, Personality, and Behavior," International Journal of Neuropsychiatry. Vol. 2, No. 3 (reprint), 1966
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles (et al). "Therapeutic Applications of LSD," Prepared for the Third Annual Conference of Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc (photocopy), March 30, 1967
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles, Mary Alice Hughes, and Robert Mogar. "The Effectiveness of Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy: A Preliminary Report," The British Journal of Social Psychiatry. Vol. 2, No. 1 (reprint), 1967
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles, O. Lee McCabe, and Albert Kurland. "LSD Therapy of Heroin Addicts: A Controlled Study." (photocopy of typed manuscript), undated
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Charles Savage papers
Savage, Charles. "Prevention-Education-Alternative." Substance Abuse, Public Health and the Pediatrician, undated
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Savage, Charles. "Psychedelic Therapy.", 1965
Two copies. Letter from the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association is attached to one copy. Both contain handwritten notes and editorial commments.
Savage, Charles. "Psychedelic Therapy." Psychotherapy. Vol 3, 1968
Two copies.
Savage, Charles. "Psychedelic Therapy," Research in Psychotherapy. Vol. 3 (reprint), 1968
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles. "Research with Psychedelic Drugs," Psychedelic Drugs (reprint), 1969
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Savage, Charles. "Residential Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy for the Narcotic Addict." Archives of General Psychiatry. Vol 28, June 1973
Two copies.
Savage, Charles. "Substance Abuse, Public Health and the Pediatrician." Paediatrician, 1982
Two copies.
Savage, Charles. "The Analysis of an 'Outsider'." The Psychoanalytic Forum. Vol 3py. Vol 3, 1969
Two copies.