Former Soviet Dissidents Believed APA Pressure Forced Change

2010/11/19 by Mark Moran · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices #Medical History and Research

paper · doi:10.1176/pn.45.22.psychnews_45_22_023

openalex publication_date 2010/11/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06

Abstract

APA letters to incarcerated Soviet dissidents served notice to Soviet officialdom that the world was watching, and documents in Soviet archives reveal that authorities paid attention. This is the second article in a three-part series on psychiatry and the Cold War.

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