Patient care by VA psychologists in the 1950s and 1960s

Psychol Serv. 2012 Nov;9(4):417-26. doi: 10.1037/a0029515. Epub 2012 Jul 30.

Abstract

In 1946, the Veterans Administration, now the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), underwent extensive organizational and professional changes to accommodate the health care needs of veterans returning from World War Two. In addition to an introduction and brief history of these changes, three psychologists who began their careers in the VA in the first years after that reorganization discuss their patient care experiences, both as trainees and as staff psychologists.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • History, 20th Century
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / history*
  • Hospitals, State / history*
  • Hospitals, Veterans / history*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / history*
  • Mental Health Services / history*
  • Psychology, Clinical / history*
  • United States
  • Veterans Health / history*
  • World War II*