Karl Menninger

Karl Menninger with former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], February 1959 Karl Augustus Menninger (July 22, 1893 – July 18, 1990) was an American psychiatrist, author, and activist. He was a member of the Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.

He wrote many books including ''The Human Mind'' (1930), ''Man Against Himself'' (1938), ''Love Against Hate'' (1942), ''The Vital Balance'' (1963) and ''The Crime of Punishment'' (1968). During his life he advocated for a number of causes including children suffering from abuse or neglect, Native Americans, women's rights, prisoners, the elderly, the environment, wildlife, and against nuclear weapons.

Despite being one of the most famous psychiatrists during his time, he was an outsider to mainstream psychiatry, calling the DSM-II a modern “Witches Hammer Manual” Provided by Wikipedia
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    Published 1969
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