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Ivor Browne : music and madness / Ivor Browne.

By: Browne, Ivor.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cork, Ireland : Atrium, 2008Description: xii, 364 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780955226120; 0955226120 .Subject(s): Browne, Ivor | Psychiatrists -- Ireland -- Biography | Social reformers -- Ireland -- BiographyDDC classification: 616.890092
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Ivor Browne, Professor Emeritus at University College, Dublin, has been a central and controversial figure in Irish life up until his retirement as Chief Psychiatrist of the then Eastern Health Board in 1994. Inspired by his studies in Public and Community Mental Health at Harvard University, he took the care of mental patients away from large institutions and put them into the community. He helped create many organizations that have helped young Irish people see beyond the Troubles to build stronger, united communities. This book charts the growth of one man's journey in relation to psychiatry and human development."A look into the mind and life of a great intellectual."--The Midwest Book Review.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-353) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements (p. viii)
  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Part 1 Shapings 1929-1949
  • 1 The Beginning (p. 11)
  • 2 Rathronan (p. 18)
  • 3 The Field (p. 21)
  • Part 2 Music and Medicine 1949-1962
  • 4 The Trumpet (p. 25)
  • 5 Medical School (p. 33)
  • 6 Becoming a Doctor (p. 48)
  • 7 Oxford (p. 54)
  • 8 St John of God's (p. 60)
  • 9 London (p. 69)
  • 10 USA: Massachusetts General (p. 77)
  • 11 Harvard (p. 85)
  • Part 3 Dublin 1962-1963
  • 12 St Brendan's (p. 99)
  • 13 St Loman's (p. 105)
  • 14 Connemara (p. 119)
  • 15 The Ballyfermot Psychiatric Clinic (p. 122)
  • Part 4 Chief Psychiatrist 1965-1985
  • 16 Chief Psychiatrist (p. 130)
  • 17 The Chair of Psychiatry (p. 135)
  • 18 Psychiatric Administration (p. 139)
  • 19 The Brendan Project (p. 151)
  • 20 Leros (p. 156)
  • Part 5 Irish Foundation for Human Development 1968-1979
  • 21 Starting Up (p. 161)
  • 22 The Tavistock Conferences (p. 179)
  • 23 Derry (p. 189)
  • 24 The Irish Conferences (p. 196)
  • 25 The Derry Youth and Community Workshop (p. 207)
  • 26 The Demise of the Irish Foundation (p. 220)
  • Part 6 A New Approach 1979-1994
  • 27 Breaking the Mould (p. 228)
  • 28 Definition of a Living System (p. 240)
  • 29 Pseudo-Living Systems (p. 247)
  • 30 Therapeutic Practice (p. 255)
  • 31 Phyllis Hamilton (p. 277)
  • 32 The Frozen Present (p. 284)
  • 33 Rebels and Reappraisals (p. 310)
  • Part 7 Spirituality and the Growth of Love 1994-
  • 34 India (p. 329)
  • 35 The Heart (p. 335)
  • Afterword (p. 341)
  • Appendix A Autopoiesis (p. 343)
  • Notes (p. 345)
  • Bibliography (p. 349)
  • Index (p. 355)