Psychology and the National Institute of Mental Health : a historical analysis of science, practice, and policy / edited by Wade E. Pickren and Stanley F. Schneider.

Other author Pickren, Wade E.
Other author Schneider, Stanley F.
Other author American Psychological Association.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 348 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents I. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- Science, practice, and policy : an introduction to the history of psychology and the National Institute of Mental Health / Wade E. Pickren -- Reflections on psychology and the National Institute of Mental Health / Stanley F. Schneider -- II. NIMH SUPPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE -- Comparative psychology : a case study of development of support for basic research by a federal agency with an applied mission, 1948-1963 / Donald A. Dewsbury -- The research grants program of the National Institute of Mental Health and the golden age of American academic psychology / Charles E. Rice -- Psychotherapy research and the National Institute of Mental Health, 1948-1980 / Rachael I. Rosner -- III. TRAINING PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR SCIENCE AND PRACTICE -- The historical context for National Institute of Mental Health support of American Psychological Association training and accreditation efforts / Ingrid G. Farreras -- Creating a profession : the National Institute of Mental Health and the training of psychologists, 1946-1954 / David B. Baker, Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. -- IV. PSYCHOLOGISTS ON SITE: PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY -- Services at the National Institute of Mental Health's Mental Health Study Center of Prince George's County, Maryland / Milton F. Shore, F. Vincent Mannino -- The National Institute of Mental Health and the founding of the field of community psychology / James G. Kelly -- National mental health policy and the community mental health centers, 1963-1981 / James W. Stockdill -- Prevention of mental disorders / George W. Albee.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004012361
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