Dr. Samuel B. Woodward Autograph : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Dr. Samuel B. Woodward Autograph / Svadilfari
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| 説明 | An autograph of Dr Samuel B. Woodward that I recently purchased at auction.According to the University of Massachusetts Medical School:"Dr. Samuel B. Woodward was the medical superintendent of one of the first public hospitals for the mentally ill in the U.S., the Worcester State Hospital in Worcester, Mass. He overcame then-popular views of mental illness to champion compassionate, optimistic, and individualized treatment for patients. Dr. Samuel B. Woodward brought a significant paradigm shift to the dark world of mentally ill indigent citizens of Massachusetts in the early 19th century. When Dr. Woodward became the first superintendent of Worcester State Hospital in 1833, mentally ill patients were viewed with suspicion and fear and were usually relegated to prisons and poorhouses. Woodward rejected a supernatural explanation of mental illness that was very popular at that time. He believed mental illness was a somatic disease, not unlike other diseases. His approach, called “moral therapy,” consisted of kind, compassionate, individualized care that respected the patient as a human being. Dr. Woodward was also instrumental in the burgeoning field of psychiatry. He was a prolific writer and became the first president of the organization that would later become the American Psychiatric Association."More information on Dr. Woodward is available at:escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=100... |
| 撮影日 | 2011-02-10 12:08:38 |
| 撮影者 | Svadilfari , Douglas, Massachusetts, USA |
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