The Prophet of Psychiatry

The Prophet of Psychiatry

The Prophet of Psychiatry was written by and Robert M. Kaplan. The 414 page book was published by BookBaby in 2014 with an ISBN 10 of 0992457904. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. The Prophet of Psychiatry mentions 1 serial killers including Arnold Sodeman. The author Robert M. Kaplan has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

Full length biographies of psychiatrists are rare. Reg Ellery was the most prominent Australian psychiatrist between the wars. The Prophet of Psychiatry is a fine-grained account of the working life of a distinguished psychiatrist, as well as his involvement with the Melbourne intellectual and cultural circles of his day. It provides an insight into the development of Australian psychiatry from the asylum era to the establishment of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry, in addition to an account of the life of a talented man prepared to stand up for his views but ultimately experiencing a degree of disillusionment before his death.