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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 10

Articles | October 01, 1974

The History of Psychiatry from the Patient's Viewpoint

PETER BUCKLEY; FRED SANDER

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:1147-1150.

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Clinical Instructor, Departments of Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. 10461

Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. 10461

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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The authors describe a course in the history of psychiatry in which patients' autobiographies are used to illustrate different eras and approaches to the treatment of the mentaly ill. They feel that this approach highlights recurrent historical themes and provides a perspective on the present transitional state of psychiatry.

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