William Sargant
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William Walters Sargant (24 April 1907 - 27 August 1988) was a controversial British psychiatrist who is remembered for the evangelical zeal with which he promoted treatments such as psychosurgery, deep sleep treatment, electroconvulsive therapy and insulin shock therapy.
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Books written by William Sargant
- 1944 (with E Slater) An introduction to physical methods of treatment in psychiatry. Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone. 2nd edition (1948) Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone. 3rd edition (1954) Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone. 4th edition (1963) Edinburgh: Livingstone. 5th edition (1972) Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 0-443-00868-X. Published in the US (1944) as An introduction to somatic methods of treatment in psychiatry. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins
- 1957 Battle for the mind: a physiology of conversion and brainwashing. London: Heinemann. Reprinted in the US (1997) Battle for the mind: a physiology of conversion and brainwashing.Cambridge, MA: Malor Books, ISBN 1-883536-06-5
- 1967 The unquiet mind: the autobiography of a physician in psychological medicine. London: Heinemann
- 1973 The mind possessed: a physiology of possession, mysticism, and faith healing. London: Heinemann
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