Milhorn, H(oward) Thomas, Jr.

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MILHORN, H(oward) Thomas, Jr.

MILHORN, H(oward) Thomas, Jr. American, b. 1936. Genres: Novels, Medicine/Health, Self help. Career: Pressure Vessel Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, CA, mechanical drafter, 1956-57; Sandford Process Co., Los Angeles, junior engineer, summers, 1958-59; Eastman Kodak Co., Tennessee Division, Kingsport, mechanical drafter, summer, 1964; University of Mississippi, School of Medicine, Jackson, faculty member, 1964-92, retiring as associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior and professor of family medicine, physiology, and biophysics, also resident in family practice, 1977- 80; Laurel Wood Center, Meridian, MS, medical director for Chemical Dependency Services, 1992-97. Private practice of addiction medicine and general medicine, 1997-2001. Publications: The Application of Control Theory to Physiological Systems, 1966; Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, 1982; Chemical Dependence: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention, 1990; Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors, 1994; Caduceus Awry (novel), 2000. Contributor to scientific journals. Writings have been translated into Japanese. Address: 1900 45th Ct, Meridian, MS 39305, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]