THE POLITICS OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE VICISSITUDES OF FAITH CIRCA 1950: KARL STERN'S PSYCHIATRIC NOVEL.
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| Title: | THE POLITICS OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE VICISSITUDES OF FAITH CIRCA 1950: KARL STERN'S PSYCHIATRIC NOVEL. |
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| Authors: | Burston, Daniel |
| Source: | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Fall2015, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p351-365. 15p. 3 Black and White Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Stern, Karl, Pillar of Fire, The (Book), Greene, Graham, 1904-1991, Catholic converts, History of psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis & literature, Literature & history, Twentieth century, History, Biography (Literary form) |
| Geographic Terms: | Montréal (Québec) |
| Abstract: | Karl Stern, MD (1906-1975) was the author of The Pillar of Fire (1951) and three nonfiction books on psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and religion. His novel, Through Dooms of Love (1960), written with the assistance of his friend and admirer Graham Greene, covers a number of topics that were to psychiatric theory, treatment, and research at mid-century, and reflects several features of his own personal and professional vicissitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Karl Stern, MD (1906-1975) was the author of The Pillar of Fire (1951) and three nonfiction books on psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and religion. His novel, Through Dooms of Love (1960), written with the assistance of his friend and admirer Graham Greene, covers a number of topics that were to psychiatric theory, treatment, and research at mid-century, and reflects several features of his own personal and professional vicissitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00225061 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jhbs.21742 |
