Name Elizabeth Casson Education University of Bristol | Died December 17, 1954 | |
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Elizabeth Casson (14 April 1881 – 17 December 1954) was the first female doctor to graduate from the University of Bristol. She set up a residential clinic for women with mental disorders at Dorset House in Bristol in 1929. In 1930 Dr Casson founded the first school of occupational therapy in the UK at Dorset House.
Elizabeth Casson House is a psychiatric intensive care service for women provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in Bristol.
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