Diseases of the Mind: Highlights of American Psychiatry through 1900

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Diseases of the Mind: Highlights of American Psychiatry through 1900

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https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/diseases/index.html

Publisher:

National Library of Medicine (U.S.). History of Medicine Division

Description: The National Library of Medicine's History of Medicine site has plumbed the various corners of American medicine for years, and this latest offering takes a look at the history of early American psychiatry through primary documents including photographs, biographies, and other items. The sections offered on the site cover early psychiatric hospitals and asylums, 19th century psychiatrists of note, and Benjamin Rush, who is known as "the father of American Psychiatry." The section on hospitals and asylums provides a timeline of important dates and activities, including the creation of the first asylum in America by Quakers in 1752. Visitors should also not miss the section on 19th century psychiatric debates as it covers debates about patient restraint and European influences on American psychiatry.

LC Classification:

History (America) -- United States -- Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 -- Biography (Late eighteenth century) -- Individual, A-Z -- Rush, Benjamin
Medicine -- Internal medicine -- Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry -- Psychiatry -- History
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion -- Psychology -- History

GEM Subject:

Health
Social studies
Social studies -- United States history
Health -- Family life
Health -- History
Health -- Mental/emotional health

Key Concept:

Health -- Mental disorders
Health -- Psychiatry

Date Issued:

2006

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material
Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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