Dr. Kenneth Kendler (Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University, Roanoke, VA) discusses the history and emergence of psychiatry as a discipline, and how the conception of mind, body, and soul evolved. Afterwards, Journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the May issue of AJP, and the past, present, and future of psychiatry.

Kendler interview [00:45]
Why is it important to look at the history of psychiatry? [10:28]
The emergence of mental asylums [12:58]
The mixed legacy of asylums [16:24]
What’s next? [18:07]
Kalin interview [21:14]
Brennand [23:07]
Erwin and Weinberger, Cruceanu et al. [24:29]
Pretzsch et al. [26:04]
Roberts et al. [27:17]
Meier et al. [28:52]
Pedersen et al. [32:02]
In conclusion [33:55]

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May 2022: The Emergence of Psychiatry: 1650–1850

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