a joint award of the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Consisting of a prize of 1,500 USD and a plaque, the first winner of the award was Winfred Overholser. References Bibliography Adapted from public domain text at Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (1876) , Philadelphia 1807 births 1881 deaths American psychiatrists Bowdoin College alumni Harvard Medical School alumni Presidents of the American Psychiatric Association