FROM THE FOUNDERS OF CHILD PSYCHIATRY

Autor: Hyman S. Lippman
Rok vydání: 1963
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 2:384-404
ISSN: 0002-7138
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-7138(09)61980-4
Popis: I was pleased when Dr. Helen Beiser asked me to talk to you about my experiences in the field of child psychiatry. It was a pleasant task and allowed me the privilege of describing some of the important experiences that were so meaningful to me. It was difficult to select the few experiences I shall relate to you from the many others which also had much significance and meaning. Most of this material is based on notes which I have kept. In a few instances I had to rely on my memory. Why does one choose child psychiatry as his lifework? What are the sources of gratification that come from helping solve the problems of conflicted children and parents? Is the decision based all where we feel our talents lie? Is it related to the social consciousness of our family? Is it based on unmet emotional needs in our early life? My indoctrination in the emotional aspects of a child's life came from an unexpected source. My first service as a Fellow in Pediatrics was in the Outpatient Department at the University of Minnesota (1920). I noticed that one of the workers, taking notes as she talked to mothers, was not wearing a nurse's uniform. When I asked her about her function in the Outpatient Department she told me that
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