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Charles Prudhomme
1908–1988
United States
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Biography
Charles Prudhomme, M.D. (1908–1988), an African-American physician and psychoanalyst, entered the field of psychiatry in the 1930s. He served as the vice-president of the American Psychiatric Association in 1970–1971, the first African-American to gain elected office in the organization. Prudhomme was born in Opelousas, Louisiana.
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