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Mental Health Becomes a Public Concern in the late 1940s

A brief video highlighting developments in mental health treatment as motivated by World War II.

Mental: A History of the Madhouse

A BBC documentary about the history of psychiatric institutionalization and changes in treatment.

Shell Shock and World War I

A documentary on the discovery of shell shock after World War I and the developments in clinical psychology as a result.

First Combat Psychologist Awarded Bronze Star

A short piece on the awarding of a bronze star to psychologist Richard Blum.

65 Years at the Heart of Psychotherapy

Robert Wallerstein discusses his long career as a psychologist with special attention to the psychological diaspora after World War II.