Title:

A Moral Monodrama: The Citizen and the Doctor

Creator:

Gorman, Mike

Date:

4 May 1964

Description:

For this presentation, Gorman was elected an honorary member of the American Psychiatric Association. Gorman reflected at length on the historical role of physicians as highly skilled servants of their society, then advised that modern physicians relinquish their God-complex, and start supporting policies that benefit society (such as Medicare coverage of mental health care), not just narrow professional interests. A shorter version of this speech was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in May 1965.

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 8

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Speeches

Subject:

Insurance, Health and Health Policy

Format:

Text

Extent:

19 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

TGBBCB

NLM ID:

101743403X22

Profiles Collection:

The Mike Gorman Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743403X22

Story Section:

Continuing the Mental Health Crusade, 1964-1973