Psychiatry in Indiana: The First 175 Years

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In Psychiatry in Indiana: The First 175 Years, authors Philip M. Coons, M.D., and Elizabeth S. Bowman, M.D., paint a captivating, compelling, and vibrant portrait of the history of psychiatry in Indiana from its beginnings when Indiana was once a territory up through present day, relying on meticulous research and personal anecdotes from former psychiatric employees of Indiana’s mental health facilities for their intriguing exploration. Psychiatry in Indiana gives a brief history of psychiatry in america and describes the plight of Indiana’s mentally sick who were hidden away in poorhouses and jails all through the primary half of the nineteenth century. The authors trace the history of Indiana’s public mental hospitals and state developmental centers all through the following 125 years, discussing private psychiatric hospitals, child psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, the move towards community mental health centers, and child psychiatry. Additionally they explore the wealthy history of the Indiana Psychiatric Society and the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. Descriptions of notable psychiatrists, landmark legal cases, and famous patients are sure to intrigue any individual with a professional or local interest in Psychiatry in Indiana.

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