Title: Henderson and Meyer in correspondence: a transatlantic history of dynamic psychiatry, 1908–29
Abstract:Charting a transatlantic movement of so-called ‘dynamic psychiatry’ during the early twentieth century, this paper reads against the grain of established historiographies. Comparing biographical and a...Charting a transatlantic movement of so-called ‘dynamic psychiatry’ during the early twentieth century, this paper reads against the grain of established historiographies. Comparing biographical and autobiographical sources with contemporary correspondence, a history is told which considers the evolution of psychiatric knowledge and clinical practices ‘from below’. Revealing a period and place when a ‘dynamic’ counter-culture challenged the established materialist views of Scottish psychiatry, the longevity of this challenge is considered in the concluding paragraphs.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-10-28
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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