The History and Influence of the American Psychiatric Association

By Walter E. Barton and Dr Walter E Barton M.D.

Beginning with the history of mental health care in the 1840s--before the advent of organized psychiatry--this book traces the development of the profession and the subsequent care of its patients. The History and Influence of the American Psychiatric Association covers the impact on psychiatry of historical events such as the Civil War, communist expansion, and the civil rights movement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880482311
• ISBN13: 9780880482318
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher