Psychiatrists Say He Was Angry
Susannah Cahalan: When people imagine psychiatrists, what comes to mind? Perhaps an image of Freudian psychoanalysis dominating American culture comes to mind – such as someone smoking a pipe while sitting on a couch discussing someone’s dreams with them? Freudian psychoanalysis was pervasive across medical schools and psychiatry departments nationwide, often led by Freudians or sympathetic to psychoanalysis; most departments even fought hard for approval of DSM III in an attempt to legitimize psychoanalysis – this would serve as modern psychiatry bible; many would ask themselves questions such as, Does this pass Rosenhan test?