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Asylum psychiatry, neurology, social work, and mental hygiene: An exploratory study in interprofessional history
Author(s) -
Quen Jacques M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(197701)13:1<3::aid-jhbs2300130102>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - mental health , mental hygiene , exploratory research , social work , psychology , public health , psychiatry , neurology , medicine , sociology , nursing , political science , social science , law
The author proposes that an adequate appreciation of the American mental health movement will require, ultimately, an appreciation of the concurrent developments in the histories of related professions (e.g., asylum psychiatry, neurology, social work, and public mental health). In this exploratory review, the author demonstrates some reciprocal influences between these professions which were significant determinants for their present positions. Suggestions are offered for other needed interprofessional historical studies in this area.