Cold War in Psychiatry

Human Factors, Secret Actors

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著者：
Robert van Voren
For 20 years Soviet psychiatric abuse dominated the agenda of the World Psychiatric Association. It ended only after the Soviet Foreign Ministry intervened. Cold War in Psychiatry tells the full story for the first time and from inside, among others on basis of extensive reports by Stasi and KGB – who were the secret actors, what were the hidden factors?
Based on a wealth of new evidence and documentation as well as interviews with many of the main actors, including leading Western psychiatrists, Soviet dissidents and Soviet and East German key figures, the book describes the issue in all its complexity and puts it in a broader context. In the book opposite sides find common ground and a common understanding of what actually happened.
Copyright Year:
2010
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978-90-420-3047-3
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01 Jan 2010
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Preliminary Material
页码： I–XVIII
Introduction
页码： 1–8
Meeting Mel Sabshin
页码： 9–15
Melvin Sabshin’s Roots
页码： 16–26
From Russia to the Statue of Liberty
页码： 27–37
Meeting Jochen Neumann
页码： 38–43
Growing up in Post-War Germany
页码： 44–54
Shaken Foundations
页码： 55–62
Political Turmoil at Tulane University
页码： 63–85
The Formation of a Communist
页码： 86–92
Origins of Soviet Political Psychiatry
页码： 93–121
Meeting Ellen Mercer
页码： 122–126
The Shield and Sword of the Party
页码： 127–139
Opposition at Home and Abroad
页码： 140–154
A Secret Actor
页码： 155–173
The End of the Working Commission
页码： 174–181
The WPA Becomes Involved
页码： 183–202
The Soviets Leave the WPA
页码： 203–219
Another Hidden Factor
页码： 220–232
Meeting Costas Stefanis
页码： 233–240
Soviet Actors
页码： 241–257
Secret Negotiations?
页码： 258–280
A Professional Career with Political Hurdles
页码： 281–296
Reporting for the DDR Leadership
页码： 297–307
Power Struggle in Moscow
页码： 309–315
Political Changes at Home
页码： 316–328
Irritation, Admiration and Disenchantment
页码： 329–341
Psychiatric Abuse and East-West Politics
页码： 342–352
the US Visit to the USSR
页码： 353–388
Granada
页码： 389–403
Athens
页码： 405–438
Aftermath
页码： 439–459
Siegerjustiz and its consequences
页码： 460–465
Victors and Losers
页码： 466–472
Lessons Learned. Any Lessons Learned?
页码： 473–481
Post Scriptum
页码： 482–484
List of Abbreviations
页码： 485–487
Bibliography
页码： 488–499
Index of Names
页码： 500–506
Index of Subjects
页码： 507–512
Robert van Voren (1959), a Sovietologist by education, has been a human rights activist since 1977 with a special interest in mental health issues. He is Chief Executive of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) and has written extensively on Soviet issues and, in particular, issues related to mental health and human rights, and published a dozen books. His memoirs, On Dissidents and Madness, were published by Rodopi in 2009.
"this is a highly detailed account of a still incompletely understood chapter in Cold war and psychiatric history. As such it should be of interest to scholars working on those topics." – in: The Russian Review 70/4 (October 2011)
"The use of psychiatry to silence political dissenters was undoubtedly one of the most pernicious sides of the Soviet regime. No wonder that the leaders of perestroika believed that stopping this criminal practice was one of the most urgent priorities. Robert van Voren’s book is the very first full investigation of this problem. I highly recommend this book." – Anatoly Adamishin, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
"Robert van Voren writes history in an innovative, effective, and vivid way. He weaves into the story of Western responses to the abuse of psychiatry in the USSR his probingly personal interviews with key players. Apart from presenting a skillfully interwoven succession of personal and institutional dramas, this book will also be valuable to students of the varied ways in which international professional bodies succeed or fail at upholding ethical standards of behavior by their members. In sum, this fast-paced and readable book combines the fruits of painstaking archival research with episodes of high-voltage human interest. It’s hard to put down." – Peter Reddaway, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, George Washington University
Leonidas Donskis: Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: Setting the Stage
Meeting Mel Sabshin
Melvin Sabshin’s Roots
From Russia to the Statue of Liberty
Meeting Jochen Neumann
Growing up in Post-War Germany
Shaken Foundations
Political Turmoil at Tulane University
The Formation of a Communist
Part 2: The Curtain Opens
Origins of Soviet Political Psychiatry
Meeting Ellen Mercer
The Shield and Sword of the Party
Opposition at Home and Abroad
A Secret Actor
The End of the Working Commission
Part 3: Act One
The WPA Becomes Involved 1977-1983
The Soviets Leave the WPA
Another Hidden Factor
Meeting Costas Stefanis
Soviet Actors
Secret Negotiations?
A Professional Career with Political Hurdles
Reporting for the DDR Leadership
Part 4: Act Two
Power Struggle in Moscow
Political Changes at Home
Irritation, Admiration and Disenchantment
Psychiatric Abuse and East-West Politics
The US Visit to the USSR
Granada
Part 5: The Final Act
Athens
Part 6: The Curtains Close
Aftermath
Siegerjustiz and its consequences
Victors and Losers
Part 7: Conclusion
Lessons Learned. Any Lessons Learned?
Post Scriptum
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
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出版社:
Brill
Language:
英语
Extent:
xviii, 512 pp., illustrations
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789042030473

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