JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization. Harry Yi-Jui Wu.

  • Published In: Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences, 2023, v. 78, n. 2. P. 221 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Flowers, James 3 of 3

Abstract

Keywords: Postwar psychiatry; Mental health; World Health Organization; ICD-9; Global health EN Postwar psychiatry Mental health World Health Organization ICD-9 Global health 221 223 3 04/11/23 20230401 NES 230401 In I Mad by the Millions i , Harry Yi-Jui Wu analyzes the role of post-1945 psychiatrists in creating Chapter V of ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases, ninth edition) in 1975, the first ever internationally ratified classification system for mental disorders. Postwar psychiatry, Mental health, World Health Organization, ICD-9, Global health The book is essentially a history of international psychiatry from 1946-1975, even though Wu also concisely traces the role of psychiatry in global health from the late nineteenth century. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences. 2023/04, Vol. 78, Issue 2, p221
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0022-5045
  • DOI:10.1093/jhmas/jrac051
  • Accession Number:162974962
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