Descriptive Summary
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Acquisition Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Marvin Karno, M.D., professional papers,
Date (inclusive): 1965-2001
Collection number: 444
Creator: Karno, Marvin 1933-
Extent:
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: Dr. Marvin Karno, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, had an
illustrious career as clinician, researcher, teacher, and administrator. This small collection focuses mainly on his research
in community centered psychiatry, especially with Los Angeles Hispanic Americans, and on his administrative endeavors on behalf
of the Division of Social and Community Psychiatry. Most of the documents date from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Physical location: Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF)
Language of Material: Collection materials in English, Spanish
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All materials are stored off site and require advance notice for use.
Please contact History and Special Collections for the Sciences, UCLA Louise M. Darling
Biomedical Library, 310.825.6940, to arrange for use.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marvin Karno, M.D. professional papers (Manuscript collection 444). Louise M. Darling Biomedical
Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Acquisition Information
The materials were transferred from the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences to History & Special Collections
for the Sciences, UCLA Library Special Collections, 2001.
Biography
Dr. Marvin Karno (1933- ) was born and educated in Los Angeles. His UCLA B.A., plus one year of postgraduate study, focused
on Anthropology. Then he switched to the UCLA School of Medicine, with the eventual goal of combining social science and medicine
to gain understanding of human behavior. He received his M.D. in 1959, continued his Internship and Residency at UCLA, and
added a Fellowship and an M.S. in Social and Community Psychiatry from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. His first funded
research developed out of a class project for a seminar taught by Prof. Robert B. Edgerton: "The Perception of Mental Illness
in a Mexican-American Community" (1964-1966).
From 1966 to 1970 Dr. Karno served in the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, rising to Chief Deputy Director.
After an interval as Director of Residency Education at the University of California, San Diego, he returned to UCLA as Director
of the Training Program in Social and Community Psychiatry in 1974. Dr. Karno remained at UCLA until his retirement, combining
teaching, research, and administration and filling a variety of positions including Director, Adult Psychiatry Program, and
Associate Director, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Hospital and Clinics. From 1981 to 1986 he held an NIMH Research Scientist
Development Award. He was Board certified in 1970, and throughout his entire career maintained a clinical practice in parallel
with his other duties.
Scope and Content
The collection covers two main themes: 1. Research grants in community-centered psychiatry focused on the psychiatric needs
and behaviors of Hispanic-American populations, especially the Los Angeles "Hispanic/Anglo" site of the NIMH Environmental
Catchment Area (ECA) study. 2. Academic matters pertaining to the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
especially the Division of Social and Community Psychiatry. Most of the documents date from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
There is also interesting material on the endeavors of the UCLA campus, and specifically the Department of Psychiatry, to
meet community needs arising from the riots following the Rodney King-related jury verdict in 1992. The collection includes
two digital computer tapes.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
Karno, Marvin, 1933- , Archives
Catchment Area (Health) -- California
Community Mental Health Services -- utilization
Community Psychiatry
Hispanic Americans -- psychology
Mental Health
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales