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{"id":20950,"date":"2021-05-20T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=20950"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:10:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:10:42","slug":"nlm-collections-tour-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"NLM Collection Tour: Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical materials in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) collection. Today we are featuring materials about mental health.<\/p>\n<p>These materials document the history of social and scientific efforts to understand mental illness and support people and communities in maintaining mental health. They preserve stories\u2014of people who struggled with mental illness, of the impact on mental health of historical events, and of changes in understanding and attitudes surrounding mental health.<\/p>\n<p>NLM staff have selected these highlights from the collection for you to explore. We welcome questions! Use the comment feature below to share your thoughts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Selections from <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/\">NLM Digital Collections<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/\">NLM Digital Collections<\/a> is the National Library of Medicine&#8217;s free online repository of biomedical resources including books, manuscripts, and still and moving images.<\/p>\n<h2>Images<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/ihm\/index.html\">Images from the History of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0(IHM), within\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPIHM\">NLM Digital Collections<\/a>, illustrate a wide range of\u00a0 endeavors aimed at communicating, understanding, and coping with mental illness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/20\\\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 284px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"284\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 207px; height: 284px;\" data-original-width=\"207\" data-original-height=\"284\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/06\/30\/the-sheppard-and-enoch-pratt-hospital\/sp_frontelevation\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"203\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"105\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"7108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sp_frontelevation.png\" data-orig-size=\"1600,828\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sheppard Asylum Architectural Plans\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/06\/30\/the-sheppard-and-enoch-pratt-hospital\/&lt;br \/&gt; Painting : gouache and pen and ink ; image 54 x 86 cm. on mount 65 x&lt;br \/&gt; 103 cm.&lt;br \/&gt; http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101575485&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sp_frontelevation.png?fit=300%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sp_frontelevation.png?fit=840%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sp_frontelevation.png?w=203&#038;h=105&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"203\" height=\"105\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"203\" data-original-height=\"105\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sheppard Asylum Architectural Plans\" alt=\"A very large, sprawling, high windowed, four story building with two steeples.\" style=\"width: 203px; height: 105px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Calvert Vaux&#8217;s architectural design proposal for the Sheppard Asylum, Baltimore, Md., Front Elevation, ca. 1860 <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2018\/04\/12\/max-beckmann-the-faces-of-world-war-i\/hny\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"203\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"171\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hny.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1420,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prosit Neujahr 1917 (Happy New Year 1917), 1917\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hny.jpg?fit=300%2C254&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hny.jpg?fit=840%2C710&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hny.jpg?w=203&#038;h=171&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"203\" height=\"171\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"203\" data-original-height=\"171\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Prosit Neujahr 1917 (Happy New Year 1917), 1917\" alt=\"Six distorted figures are blowing horns, each with a mad or vacant expression\" style=\"width: 203px; height: 171px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Drypoint etching of six distorted figures are blowing horns, each with a mad or vacant expression. The dramatic angles and exaggerated facial features of the figures depict the physical and emotional impact of World War I on himself, and those that Beckmann knew <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 135px; height: 284px;\" data-original-width=\"135\" data-original-height=\"284\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2016\/12\/20\/dont-be-sad-a-very-brief-history-of-light-therapy\/attachment\/101401066\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"131\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"101\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10430\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/101401066.png\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1226\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alpine Light Treatment\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101401066&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/101401066.png?fit=300%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/101401066.png?fit=840%2C644&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/101401066.png?w=131&#038;h=101&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"131\" height=\"101\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"131\" data-original-height=\"101\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Alpine Light Treatment\" alt=\"A nurse in dark goggles sits by a patient lying with skin exposed to a bright electric light.\" style=\"width: 131px; height: 101px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Alpine light treatment, Physio-therapy Department, U.S. Army, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, CO, ca. 1930 NLM #101401066 <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/02\/10\/super-heroes-with-a-serious-message\/a026071\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"131\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"175\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3350\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/a026071.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1391768220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poster from National Association for Children of Alcoholics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Some moms and dads drink too much&#8230;and it hurts. If you want to learn more&#8230;ask someone you trust. &lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/a026071.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/a026071.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/a026071.jpg?w=131&#038;h=175&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"131\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"131\" data-original-height=\"175\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Poster from National Association for Children of Alcoholics\" alt=\"If your mom or dad drinks too much, you&#039;re not alone. There are millions of kids with alcoholic parents.\" style=\"width: 131px; height: 175px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Spider-man, 1987 National Library of Medicine #101438361 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 498px; height: 284px;\" data-original-width=\"498\" data-original-height=\"284\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/04\/20\/illuminating-st-elizabeths-at-the-national-building-museum\/nbm-loan2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"494\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"280\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11497\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nbm-loan2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,907\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Therapudic image from St. Elizabeths Hospital\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nbm-loan2.jpg?fit=300%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nbm-loan2.jpg?fit=840%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nbm-loan2.jpg?w=494&#038;h=280&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"494\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"494\" data-original-height=\"280\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Therapudic image from St. Elizabeths Hospital\" alt=\"Wooden framed glass slide with color image.\" style=\"width: 494px; height: 280px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Nightmare Turtle Magic Lantern Slide National Library of Medicine #101594732 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW190362677 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Explore many more related images in NLM Digital Collections under these search terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW190362677 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&amp;search_field=all_fields&amp;q=mental+health\">Mental Health<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&amp;search_field=all_fields&amp;q=mental+illness\">Mental Illness<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&amp;search_field=all_fields&amp;q=mental+disorders\">Mental Disorders<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&amp;f%5Bdrep2.subjectAggregate%5D%5B%5D=Physicians&amp;q=vaccine\">Brain<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&amp;search_field=all_fields&amp;q=psychology\">Psychology<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also explore public domain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nlmhmd\/albums\/72157699008661572\">mental health<\/a> images from the NLM prints and photographs collection on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nlmhmd\/\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Historical Films<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146667988 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146667988 BCX9\">Recently added to NLM Digital Collections is the film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-101769438-vid\">The Mask<\/a>, produced in the mid-1960s by the Louisiana Association for Mental Health. The Mask was directed by George Stoney, a well-regarded documentary filmmaker and professor of film studies at New York University for more than 40 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mask (Louisiana Association for Mental Health, 1965)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y961EgtfXQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The title\u00a0is\u00a0timely,\u00a0as it addresses\u00a0the fact\u00a0that\u00a0police\u00a0are often called\u00a0upon to handle situations where a person\u2019s troubling or threatening behavior\u00a0is\u00a0due to a mental illness or addiction,\u00a0which may\u00a0require\u00a0a\u00a0specialized\u00a0response\u00a0from law enforcement.\u00a0The film\u2019s abstract states it clearly: \u201cThis training film is intended to make police officers aware that alcohol can disguise or mask serious physical and mental illnesses. Produced in concert with the Cleveland Police Department, it is one of a series of films that offer a view of police officers as instruments for social service rather than just law enforcers seeking to arrest and punish.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The NLM\u00a0has digitized three\u00a0other films in the\u00a0series\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-100895557-vid\">Cry for Help<\/a>,\u00a0which focuses on how police can best\u00a0assist\u00a0people who are suicidal,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-9717200-vid\">Booked for Safekeeping<\/a>,\u00a0which stresses the responsibility police have to keep people safe when they\u2019re in custody,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-101669045-vid\">Under Pressure<\/a>, a look at the mental pressures law enforcement officers face.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about mental health films from the NLM historical audiovisuals collection on <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?s=mental+health+film\"><em>Circulating Now<\/em><\/a>, in this online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/films\/mentalhealthguide\/index.html\">Guide to Mental Health Motion Pictures<\/a>, or watch selections from the collection on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=25FjB-2GUWY&amp;list=PL7dF9e2qSW0YN4GP_4y3f2CTDnJakSnHx\">NLM YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Books and Journals<\/h2>\n<p>Ideas about the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/emotions\/balance.html\">balance of the passions<\/a>&#8221; were popular in the Renaissance and early modern periods. One famous work showing how influential these ideas would become is Robert Burton&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2319038R\"><em>The Anatomy of Melancholy<\/em><\/a> which included the following observations about the possibly disastrous role of unchecked emotions:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;the mind most effectually works upon the body, producing by his passions and perturbations miraculous alterations . . . cruel diseases and sometimes death itself.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This text was current in Shakespeare&#8217;s day. The cold, dry temperament of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/shakespeare\/hamlet.html\">melancholy<\/a> was considered the most complex and least desirable of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/shakespeare\/fourhumors.html\">four humors<\/a> by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as it was for the ancients. Yet melancholy was also traditionally associated with genius and the life of scholarship. In <em>Hamlet<\/em>, Ophelia becomes a classic case of the melancholy virgin because of her isolation at court, her overbearing father\u2019s commands, and Hamlet\u2019s withdrawal of attention from her.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;They are apt to loathe, dislike, disdaine, to be weary of every object, eath thing almost is odious to them, they pine away, void of counsel, apt to weep and tremble, timorous, fearful, sad, and out of all hopes of better fortunes.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11514\" style=\"width: 974px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ob1612b-lg.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/05\/01\/a-new-look-for-circulating-now\/ob1612b-lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ob1612b-lg.jpg?fit=974%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"974,801\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"14. Robert Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy, 1628\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ob1612b-lg&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/shakespeare\/hamlet.html&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ob1612b-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ob1612b-lg.jpg?fit=840%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11514 size-full\" title=\"NLM holds several editions and copies of this early text on mental health.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ob1612b-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C691&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A book open to the illustrated frontispiece\" width=\"840\" height=\"691\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Anatomy of Melancholy<\/em> by Richard Burton, 1628. Printed in Oxford for Henry Cripps. <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/8909832\"><em>National Library of Medicine #8909832<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPINCUN\">Incunabula Collection<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Incunabula is a term coined in the 17th century to refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2018\/10\/11\/fifteenth-century-books-from-the-cradle-of-printing-in-the-west\/\">books printed \u201cin the cradle\u201d or infancy of the Western printing press<\/a>, generally from the early 1450s to 1500. The root word derives from the Latin for the leather straps that were used by the Romans to bind or swaddle infants in their cradles. This copy of Hippocrates work on mental health was printed in Augsburg, Germany around 1503.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2211049R\">De insania Democriti philosophi facetu[m] epistoliu[m] hipocratis medici<\/a><\/em>. Hippocrates. Augsburg: Johann Froschauer, not before July 1503<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPMIA\">Medicine in the Americas, 1610\u20131920 Collection<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This group of materials consists of selected digitized English language monographs which demonstrate the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the 20th century. Here are a few relating to mental health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/43030530R\"><em>A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography<\/em><\/a> by Clifford Whittingham Beers, Garden City, New York, 1923<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/66420610R\"><em>Memorial of Miss D. L. Dix: To the Honorable the General Assembly in Behalf of the Insane of Maryland<\/em><\/a> by Dorothea Lynde Dix, Annapolis, Maryland, 1852<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2566020R\"><em>The Prisoners&#8217; Hidden Life, or, Insane Asylums Unveiled<\/em><\/a> by E.P.W. (Elizabeth Parsons Ware) Packard, Chicago, Illinois, 1868<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/66550110R\"><em>Mental hygiene<\/em><\/a> by Isaac Ray, Boston, Massachusetts, 1863<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPWWI\">World War I, 1914\u20131918 Collection<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101509427\"><em>Shell-shock: A Digest of the English Language<\/em><\/a> by Henry R. Viets, 1917<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPWW2\">World War II, 1939\u20131949 Collection<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101583856\"><em>Combat Psychiatry: Experiences in the North African and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation, American Ground Forces, World War II<\/em><\/a> by Frederick R. Hanson, 1949<\/p>\n<h2>Archive and Manuscript Collections<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16229\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notes-0001.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/04\/11\/what-makes-a-murderer-dr-bernard-gluecks-psychological-evaluations\/notes-0001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notes-0001.jpg?fit=832%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"832,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Glueck&#8217;s Examination Plan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Page 1 of Dr. Glueck\u2019s 3-page outline for his approach to examining Leopold and Loeb. He initially writes \u201cpatients\u201d in item 3 before correcting it to\u201cdefendants.\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\nNational Library of Medicine, Bernard Glueck Papers, 1903-1972 MS C 630 &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notes-0001.jpg?fit=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notes-0001.jpg?fit=710%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-16229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/notes-0001.jpg?resize=250%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A handwritten list of objectives on Glueck's letterhead.\" width=\"250\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Page 1 of Dr. Glueck\u2019s 3-page outline for his approach to examining Leopold and Loeb. <br \/>National Library of Medicine, Bernard Glueck Papers, 1903\u20131972 MS C 630<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/821\">Bernard Glueck papers, 1903\u20131972<\/a>\u2014<span class=\"metadatavalue\">Correspondence, anonymized patient case histories, lecture notes and presentations, subject files, and writings document the professional life of psychiatrist and criminal mental health expert Dr. Bernard Glueck. He began practicing psychiatry with the U.S. Public Health Service at St. Elizabeth&#8217;s Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1909. In 1913 when he served as mental examiner of immigrants at Ellis Island. His reputation in criminal psychology led to his defense testimony in the Leopold and Loeb case in 1924. in 1928 established the Stony Lodge private mental hospital in Ossining, New York where he remained until his retirement 1947. He died on October 5, 1972 at Butner, North Carolina.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/821\">Finding Aid<\/a> | Read More about h<span class=\"metadatavalue\">is <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/04\/11\/what-makes-a-murderer-dr-bernard-gluecks-psychological-evaluations\/\">testimony in the Leopold and Loeb case<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Web Archive<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-it.org\/collections\/4254\/\">Disorders of the Developing and Aging Brain: Autism and Alzheimer\u2019s on the Web <\/a><\/h2>\n<p>When future researchers look back at our time, what resources will they want to explore? Of the news and information that is created and shared digitally over the web, what will remain to be examined one, ten, or even fifty years from now? This content is in a constant state of change and at high risk for loss.<\/p>\n<p>The NLM web archive collection on <a id=\"anch_16\" title=\"NLM's Gobal Health Events Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/archive-it.org\/collections\/4254\/\">Autism and Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a> is a c<span id=\"orgId\">ollection of websites that represent a sample of available web resources related to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease in 2013.\u00a0 Sites include perspectives from government and policymakers, researchers and health care workers, caregivers and individuals experiences. Learn more about the creation of this collection on <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/05\/30\/autism-and-alzheimers-on-the-web\/\"><em>Circulating Now<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>NLM Exhibitions and Events<\/h1>\n<p>The National Library of Medicine curates stories about the social and cultural history of science and medicine that enhance awareness of and appreciation for the collections and health information resources of the National Library of Medicine. This work encourages enthusiasm for history and nurtures young professionals in the fields of history, the health professions, and biomedical sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Explore scholarship around the history of Mental Health at NLM.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/about\/exhibition\/exhibitions.html\">Exhibitions<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/careandcustody\/index.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/care-and-custody_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?fit=520%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"520,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Care-and-Custody_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?fit=520%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20958 alignright\" title=\"Care and Custody\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Care-and-Custody_logo.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/careandcustody\/index.html\"><em>Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health<\/em><\/a> explores the treatment of people with mental health conditions throughout history. This traveling banner and online exhibition examines how the U.S. has moved away from custodial forms of treatment toward more inclusive approaches and worked to protect the rights of people with mental health conditions over the past 200 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/theliteratureofprescription\/index.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/literature-of-prescription_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Literature-of-prescription_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20957 alignleft\" title=\"The Literature of Prescription\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Literature of Prescription: Charlott Perkins Gilman and &quot;The Yellow Wall-paper&quot;\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Literature-of-prescription_logo.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/theliteratureofprescription\/index.html\"><em>The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and &#8220;The Yellow Wall-paper&#8221;<\/em><\/a> examines a short story that challenged 19th-century notions of female weakness and social conventions that restricted women&#8217;s professional and creative opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/\"><strong>Profiles in Science <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/spotlight\/tg\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-101743403X125-img\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/gorman_101743403x125\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?fit=799%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"799,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gorman_101743403X125\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?fit=799%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21144\" title=\"The Mike Gorman Papers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gorman on the phone, holding a reprint copy of his series on Oklahoma's state mental hospitals, &quot;Misery Rules in State Shadowland.&quot;\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=768%2C769&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gorman_101743403X125.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/spotlight\/tg\">Mike Gorman<\/a> (1913\u20131989) was a well-known journalist, author, publicist, and crusader for health policy reform. He won a Lasker Award in 1948 for his newspaper expos\u00e9s of state mental hospital conditions in Oklahoma, and from 1953 to 1989 directed the National Committee Against Mental Illness, a lobbying and advocacy group. He then traveled to other southern and midwestern states in order to examine their state mental hospitals. He eventually turned his findings into his best-selling 1956 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/nlmcatalog\/38799\"><em>Every Other Bed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/spotlight\/nl\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-101743402X85-img\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/sokoloff_101743402x85\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sokoloff_101743402X85\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21143 alignleft\" title=\"The Louis Sokoloff Papers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A color-coded autoradiograph of a brain section.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sokoloff_101743402X85.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/spotlight\/nl\">Louis Sokoloff<\/a> (1921\u20132015) worked in the Laboratory of Cerebral Metabolism at the National Institute of Mental Health from 1953 until his retirement in 2004. During that time, he used his extensive knowledge of medicine, biochemistry, physiology, neuroscience, mathematics, and kinetic modeling to transform the study of brain structure and function. And he was able to \u201ctranslate\u201d his laboratory discoveries into a clinical technology\u2014PET scanning\u2014that could show the human brain working in real time.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/lectures\/index.html\"><strong>NLM History Talks<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/05\/20\/nlm-collections-tour-mental-health\/schultheiss-lecture-2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?fit=717%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"717,382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Schultheiss-lecture-2020\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Girl in the Lion Cage: Regulating Hypnotism in 19th Century France&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?fit=717%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21198 size-medium\" title=\"&quot;The Girl in the Lion Cage&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?resize=300%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman stands at a podium taking questions from the audience.\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Schultheiss-lecture-2020.jpg?w=717&amp;ssl=1 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a id=\"anch_100\" href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/watch=35435\">The Girl in the Lion Cage: Regulating Hypnotism in Nineteenth Century France<\/a>\u2014Katrin Schultheiss, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of History, The George Washington University, February 27, 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2020\/02\/20\/the-girl-in-the-lion-cage-regulating-hypnotism-in-19th-century-france\/\">Read an Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/summary.asp?live=29010&amp;bhcp=1\">Mind-Body Problems: Lobotomy, Science, and the Digital Humanities<\/a>\u2014Miriam Posner, PhD, Assistant Professor, Information Studies Department, University of California Los Angeles, September 19, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/09\/11\/scientists-mind-body-problems-lobotomy-science-and-the-digital-humanities\/\">Read an Interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/09\/11\/scientists-mind-body-problems-lobotomy-science-and-the-digital-humanities\/lobotomy-101415449_feature\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?fit=900%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lobotomy-101415449_feature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?fit=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?fit=840%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17371 size-full\" title=\"Prefrontal Lobotomy in the Treatment of Mental Disorders, 1942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?resize=840%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A still of a close-up of hands pointing out features of a dissected brain.\" width=\"840\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lobotomy-101415449_feature.jpg?resize=840%2C373&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Other Resources on the History of Mental Health<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/\">Finding Aids<\/a> to Archive and Manuscript Collections<\/h2>\n<p>Finding aids are the main access point and research support tool provided for the <a id=\"anch_24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/archives.html\">Archives and Modern Manuscripts<\/a>, <a id=\"anch_25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/photos.html\">Prints and Photographs<\/a>, and <a id=\"anch_26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/films.html\">Films and Videos<\/a> collections. These aids offer detailed descriptions of large aggregations of materials. Collections that contain content related to mental health include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/958\">Bertram Brown Papers 1884<\/a>\u2014Dr. Brown at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where he was a key figure in the national effort to redefine and expand mental health services during the 1960s and 1970s.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/661\">NIMH oral history collection<\/a>\u2014I<span class=\"metadatavalue\">nterviews with 42 former directors and other individuals significant to the foundation and early history of the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Eli A. Rubenstein conducted the interviews between the years 1975\u20131978, with the hope of publishing a book about the institute. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/383\">Germany, Heer, Sanitatsinspektion Reports<\/a>\u2014Documents issued by Beratender Psychiater beim Heeres-Sanitatsinspekteur in Berlin, 1943\u20131944. Documents pertain to psychiatric problems and care of German soldiers in German field hospitals in World War II. Reports convey information on German war effort and possible problems resulting from release of soldiers from hospitals and their reentry into the community.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/559\">Wayne Dennis Papers<\/a>\u2014Dr. Dennis <span class=\"metadatavalue\">was known as one of the most distinguished psychologists and child development specialists of his generation. A sizable portion of the collection consists of children&#8217;s drawings collected by Dr. Dennis in his cross-cultural studies of behavior and intelligence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/780\">US\/USSR Psychiatry Delegation Records<\/a>\u2014<span class=\"metadatavalue\">Correspondence, reports, drafts, psychological testing instruments, subject files, and audio and video recordings which document a 1989 joint NIMH\/U.S. State Department delegation visit to the Soviet Union to assess the state of Soviet psychiatry. The delegation focused on the diagnosis status, treatment, and human rights protections given to political and religious dissidents who had been involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Current Information on Mental Health<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/\">MedlinePlus<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>For current, trusted information about mental health please visit NLM&#8217;s online health information resource <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/mentalhealth.html\">MedlinePlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/PastEvents\">NIH Lectures<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/watch=41236\">Demystifying Medicine: Suicide and Depression in Time of COVID-19<\/a>, Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/watch=41456\">The Mental Health Impact of the COVID Pandemic: A Major Life Stressor<\/a>, COVID-19 Scientific Interest Group, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/\">NIMH<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/\">National Institute of Mental Health<\/a> (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The NLM Collection Tours series provides highlights from the diverse historical collections of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) on a variety of contemporary topics in health and medicine. <\/em><em>Some library services, such as our scan on demand service are temporarily suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but <a href=\"https:\/\/support.nlm.nih.gov\/support\/create-case\/\">staff are available<\/a> to answer questions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. 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