History Of Modern Psychiatry Research Articles

Psychiatric wards of Soochow Elizabeth Blake Hospital (1898-1937): a missing piece in the history of modern Chinese psychiatry.

The history of modern psychiatry in China began at the end of the nineteenth century, as a result of the work of missionaries. Soochow was one of the first cities to establish a hospital for the treatment of mental patients, but historians knew little about it. It provided a valuable service from 1898 to 1937. In the 1930s, there were 200 beds in the psychiatry and neurology section, making it the most influential psychiatric hospital in East China. After Soochow was occupied by the Japanese army in 1937, the hospital was destroyed and shut down.

The simulators: truth and power in the psychiatry of José Ingenieros.

Using Michel Foucault's lectures on "Psychiatric power" as its starting point, this article analyzes the book Simulación de la locura (The simulation of madness), published in 1903 by the Argentine psychiatrist José Ingenieros. Foucault argues that the problem of simulation permeates the entire history of modern psychiatry. After initial analysis of José Ingenieros's references to the question of simulation in the struggle for existence, the issue of simulation in pathological states in general is examined, and lastly the simulation of madness and the problem of degeneration. Ingenieros participates in the epistemological and political struggle that took place between experts-psychiatrists and simulators over the question of truth.

Human Rights Progress in Psychiatry: More Apparent Than Real (Observations and Reflections on Life in the Texas Mental Health Courts)

The history of modern psychiatry includes a legacy of coercion and infamous physical and mechanical treatments, on the one hand, and progress in human rights, particularly patient rights, on the other. The purpose of this article is to remind readers that this modern progress in psychiatry is more apparent than real. The author’s experience with recent cases in the mental health courts is discussed in order to demonstrate the ongoing abuse of human rights in psychiatry. A brief look at other aspects of the current mental health climate in the United States is also provided, along with considerations of informed consent.

The history of modern psychiatry in India, 1858-1947.

This article presents an introduction to the history of Indian psychiatry. It suggests that this history can be divided into four main periods, 1795 to 1857, 1858 to 1914, 1914 to 1947 and 1947 to the present day. The focus of the piece is on the periods 1858-1914 and 1914-1947, as it traces the main trends and developments of the colonial era and argues that the foundations of modern psychiatry in India were laid down in the period of British rule. A brief consideration of the post-Independence period suggests that the patterns established in the years of British rule have continued to influence the psychiatric system of modern India. Research for these conclusions is based on extensive archival work in Indian mental health institutions and in Indian records offices, as well as work conducted at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh and at the India Office Library, the Wellcome Institute Library and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

«Parfois, La Nuit, Je Crie Quand J'écris»: Stratégies D'existence Des P.V.P.

The history of modern psychiatry has been written by people who have made a career of studying the world of mental health. Especially since the 1960s, many historians, journalists, sociologists and psychiatrists have described and analysed the contradictions of this new science and its applications to specific clienteles. What about psychiatric survivors themselves? How do they view their experience? What is their opinion of the care they have received? Few studies have looked at their written version of psychiatry. This article explores some of the writings signed by survivors of psychiatry to determine how they assess their experience. For this exploratory study, 5 sources are looked at: 1 in Ontario, 2 in Quebec, 1 in New Brunswick and 1 on the World Wide Web. The author stresses the potential of these "voices of experience" and the unique abilities of the victims of psychiatry to describe and analyse the oppression they have been through.

Julius Wagner von Jauregg: a reappraisal.

A little more than half a century has passed since the death of Julius Wagner von Jauregg, a significant figure in the history of modern psychiatry. We believe that after this passage of time the life and work of Wagner von Jauregg deserve reappraisal.

The legacy of Ewald Hecker: a new translation of "Die Hebephrenie". Translated by Marie-Louise Schoelly.

Early descriptions of schizophrenia may be found in the writings of Haslam and Morel, but the turning point in the development of the modern concept was Ewald Hecker's classic paper on hebephrenia in 1871. The syndrome he described--a psychosis of early onset with a deteriorating course characterized by a "silly" affect, behavioral peculiarities, and formal thought disorder--not only adumbrated Kraepelin's generic category of dementia praecox but quite specifically defined the later subtype of hebephrenic, or disorganized, schizophrenia as well. The present translation into English of Hecker's "Die Hebephrenie" makes accessible a crucial milestone in the history of modern psychiatry.

Traditional Magic and Medicine, and the History of Modern Psychiatry in the Philippines

Traditional Magic and Medicine, and the History of Modern Psychiatry in the Philippines