Authors
Citation
Cw. Hart, DUNBAR,HELEN,FLANDERS - PHYSICIAN, MEDIEVALIST, ENIGMA, Journal of religion and health, 35(1), 1996, pp. 47-58
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath",Religion
Journal title
ISSN journal
00224197
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
47 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4197(1996)35:1<47:D-PME>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Helen Flanders Dunbar was a psychiatrist, an early leader in the held
of psychosomatic medicine, and a prophetic proponent of supervised cli
nical training for clergy. She was a prolific writer educated in theol
ogy and medieval studies as well as medicine. Yet she remains largely
an enigma despite her achievements. This article explores Dunbar's lif
e and attempts an explanation of why her person and ideas are not wide
ly recognized today.