Edward Nathaniel Brush

Edward Nathaniel Brush (April 23, 1852 – January 10, 1933) was an American physician, a mental hospital administrator, and an editor of psychiatric journals.

Early life Edward Nathaniel Brown was born on April 23, 1852, in Glenwood, Erie County, New York, to Myra Theresa (née Warren) and Nathaniel Howland Brush. He attended public and private schools, and entered studied medicine at the University of Buffalo. He graduated in 1874. His thesis was on syphilitic infections of the nervous system. He stayed until his retirement in 1920.

Awards and legacy In 1932, at the 40th meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, the annual dinner honored Brush on his 80th birthday. He was presented with a vellum scroll of appreciation for his 41 years on the editorial board The American Journal of Psychiatry, serving as editor from 1904 to 1931.

Works Brush, Edward N. Notes on Some Clinical Experiences with Insomnia. London: R. Clay & Sons, 1889. Brush, Edward N. “Syphilitic Affections of the Nervous System,” Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal 14(3) (October 1874): 81-91. Brush, Edward N. “Syphilitic Affections of the Nervous System,” Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal 14(4) (November 1874): 130-134. Brush, Edward N. “Feigned Insanity,” American Journal of Psychiatry 35(4) (April 1879):534-542. Brush, Edward N. “Notes of a Visit to Some of the Asylums of Great Britain,” American Journal of Psychiatry 39(3) (January 1883): 269-300. Brush, Edward N. “An Analysis of One Hundred Cases of Acute Melancholia,” British Medical Journal 2 (September 1897): 777-779. Brush, Edward N. “Our Work as Psychiatrists and its Opportunities,” The American Journal of Insanity 73(1) (July 1916): 1-17. Farrar, C.B. “Obituary: Edward Brush,” American Journal of Psychiatry 12(4) (January 1933): 853-854.