Trouble in Mind: The History of Psychiatry in the United States
HIST 295
Spring 2025
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This is a class in the history of psychiatry (and to a lesser degree, the disciplines that comprise clinical psychology). Many of us experience disturbances of mood, thought, and behavior over the course of our lives. When we do, we sometimes seek help from those with training in medicine or psychology. This has not always been the case, however. The question we explore in this seminar is how this came to be. In so doing, we will consider how theories seeking to explain the mind and therapies seeking to treat its invisible wounds have evolved over the past two-plus centuries. And how that evolution has shaped and been shaped by the shifting ways we see, hear, imagine, react to, and -- ultimately -- attempt to relieve mental anguish. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
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| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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1. Scull, Andrew. (2023). Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry¿s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
2. Grob, Gerald N. (1994). The Mad Among Us: A History of the Care of America's Mentally Ill.
3. Kaysen, Susannah (1993) Girl Interrupted
4. Cahalan, The Great Pretender (2019)
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| Instructor(s): Caplan,Eric Michael Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: JUDD113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 12 | SO: 5 | FR: 3 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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