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Routledge Soviet Psychiatric Abuse: Shadow Over World Psychiatry

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This comprehensive historical account examines the documented response to psychiatric abuse in the Soviet Union and traces the significant Western activities that challenged Soviet psychiatric practices between major world psychiatric congresses. The book provides essential context for understanding how the international psychiatric community responded to reports of misuse of psychiatry as a tool of political repression, offering readers insight into a critical period in modern medical ethics and human rights advocacy.

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Published by Routledge, a leading academic publisher specialising in health and medical history texts.

Covers the major Western activities and responses against Soviet psychiatric practices during a pivotal era in psychiatric history.

Examines the intersection of psychiatry, politics, and human rights within the Cold War context.

Provides historical assessment and analysis of psychiatric abuse and its international implications for the medical profession.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
13 September 2019
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12 September 2019

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