1968 : psychiatry in transition – psychiatry in history

Richert, Lucas (2018) 1968 : psychiatry in transition – psychiatry in history. British Journal of Psychiatry, 212 (2). p. 121. ISSN 0007-1250 (https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2017.59)

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Abstract

The year 1968 has been described as one that 'rocked the world'. 'changed everything' and 'made us who we are'. It was certainly a momentous year for psychiatry. On the semicentennial anniversary, a snapshot of the era helps us understand the present.