In Sickness and in Health
Subtitle: Americans and Psychiatry in Korea, 1950-1962
Contributors: Eckert, Carter; Harrington, Anne; Gordon, Andrew
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Description: This dissertation begins with a simple set of questions: how and why did the Western discipline of psychiatry gain traction in the Republic of Korea? My answers point to the Korean War and the US-ROK alliance as the two most important factors enabling this phenomenon.
Notes: Keywords: American Psychiatry, Korean Psychiatry, Korean War, Military Psychiatry, US-Korean Relations.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2014