The Psychiatric Persuasion
| Author | : E. Lunbeck |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 455 |
| Release | : 2021-05-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781400844036 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1400844037 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (037 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Psychiatric Persuasion by : E. Lunbeck
Download or read book The Psychiatric Persuasion written by E. Lunbeck and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years between 1900 and 1930, American psychiatrists transformed their profession from a marginal science focused primarily on the care of the mentally ill into a powerful discipline concerned with analyzing the common difficulties of everyday life. How did psychiatrists effect such a dramatic change in their profession's fortunes and aims? Here, Elizabeth Lunbeck examines how psychiatry grew to take the whole world of human endeavor as its object.
