Clinical psychiatry in imperial Germany
Subtitle: a history of psychiatric practice
By: Eric J. Engstrom
Edition: 1st ed
Series: Cornell studies in the history of psychiatry
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Psychiatry -- Germany -- History -- 19th century; Mental illness -- Germany -- History -- 19th century
Description: "The psychiatric profession in Germany changed radically from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War I. In a book that demonstrates his extensive archival knowledge and an impressive command of the primary literature, Eric J. Engstrom investigates the history of university psychiatric clinics in imperial Germany from 1867 to 1914, emphasizing the clinical practices and professional debates surrounding the development of these institutions and their impact on the course of German psychiatry."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-289) and index