{"product_id":"pathologist-of-the-mind-s-d-lamb-9781421414843","title":"Pathologist of the Mind: Adolf Meyer and the Origins of American Psychiatry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlluminating the contributions of Adolf Meyer, the pioneering father of modern American psychiatry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Adolf Meyer was the most authoritative and influential psychiatrist in the United States. In 1908, when the Johns Hopkins Hospital established the first American university clinic devoted to psychiatry--still a nascent medical specialty at the time--Meyer was selected to oversee the enterprise. The Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic opened in 1913, and Meyer served as psychiatrist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins until 1941. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePathologist of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, S. D. Lamb explores how Meyer used his powerful position to establish psychiatry as a clinical science that operated like the other specialties at the country's foremost medical school and research hospital. In addition to successfully arguing for a scientific and biological approach to mental illness, Meyer held extraordinary sway over state policies regarding the certification of psychiatrists. He also trained hundreds of specialists who ultimately occupied leadership positions and made significant contributions in psychiatry, neurology, experimental psychology, social work, and public health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough historians have long recognized Meyer's authority, his concepts and methods have never before received a systematic historical analysis. \u003ci\u003ePathologist of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003eaims to rediscover Meyerian psychiatry by eavesdropping on Meyer's informal and intimate conversations with patients and colleagues. Weaving together private correspondence and uniquely detailed case histories, Lamb examines Meyer's efforts to institute a clinical science of psychiatry in the United States--one that harmonized the expectations of scientific medicine with his concept of the person as a biological organism and mental illness as an adaptive failure. The first historian ever granted access to these exceptional medical records, Lamb offers a compelling new perspective on the integral but misunderstood legacy of Adolf Meyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. D. Lamb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421414848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421414843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.43w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 1352","brand":"S. D. Lamb","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088212078847,"sku":"9781421414843","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cee7394-e774-4f91-a2c4-7532158511da.jpg?v=1769103677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pathologist-of-the-mind-s-d-lamb-9781421414843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}