As a discipline, psychiatry has always walked a fine if not easily defined line between social and biological science. History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology traces this evolution in its social, political, and philosophical contexts, charting the rise of psychology as a legitimate field of scientific pursuit, and of psychiatry as a medical specialty. An interdisciplinary team of noted historians (including Sander Gilman, Dora Weiner, Hannah Decker, and the recently deceased dean of American psychiatric history, George Mora, M. D.) has distilled centuries of history - protracted debates, false starts, and missteps included - resulting in an engaging and inspiring narrative of history and methodology in the making. | History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology by Edwin R. Wallace, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters