| On unsafe ground: the practices and institutionalization of Danish psychiatry, 1850-1920. | |
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PMID: 20617635 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The aim of this paper is to characterize the efforts of late nineteenth-century Danish psychiatrists to have their field recognized as a discipline in its own right, and their fight to be accepted as practitioners of science, following common scientific standards of exactness and proof. This struggle took place on two fronts: with colleagues in the somatic branches of medicine, and also with lay people and the general public. According to the psychiatrists, laymen persistently contested psychiatry's legitimacy in diagnosing and treating mentally ill patients. Criticism of its scientific objectivity made it difficult for psychiatry to gain respect on an equal footing with other branches of medicine. |
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Authors:
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Jette Møllerhøj |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: History of psychiatry Volume: 19 ISSN: 0957-154X ISO Abbreviation: Hist Psychiatry Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-08-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9013819 Medline TA: Hist Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 321-37 Citation Subset: QIS |
Affiliation:
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Copenhagen University, Denmark. jette@brillebo.dk |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Denmark History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Mental Disorders / history* Psychiatry / history* Public Opinion / history* Specialization / history* |
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