Helen Flanders Dunbar: Physician, medievalist, enigma
Helen Flanders Dunbar was a psychiatrist, an early leader in the field of psychosomatic medicine, and a prophetic proponent of supervised clinical training for clergy. She was a prolific writer educated in theology and medieval studies as well as medicine. Yet she remains largely an enigma despite h...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1996]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
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| Further subjects: | B
Clinical Training
B Medieval Study B Psychosomatic Medicine B Early Leader |
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| Summary: | Helen Flanders Dunbar was a psychiatrist, an early leader in the field of psychosomatic medicine, and a prophetic proponent of supervised clinical training for clergy. She was a prolific writer educated in theology and medieval studies as well as medicine. Yet she remains largely an enigma despite her achievements. This article explores Dunbar's life and attempts an explanation of why her person and ideas are not widely recognized today. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF02354944 |