Minnesota Psychiatry in the Mid-to-Late Twentieth Century Oral History Project: Interview with William Brauer, M.D.

Titles: Minnesota Psychiatry in the Mid-to-Late Twentieth Century Oral History Project: Interview with William Brauer, M.D. (Supplied title)

Description: Dr. Brauer practiced for 35 years in Minneapolis, and ten more years in surrounding rural communities. He gives a fascinating, far-ranging interview, exploring his multifaceted treatment approaches. His theme is that his patients teach him - and this led him over the years to some very unusual experiences, with "white" witches, cults, and even demon possession. Dr. Brauer had arguably the largest psychiatric practice in Minnesota, as he was a self-described "workaholic." He organized this interview ahead of time, and spoke from notes, so the interviewer has some difficulty managing the interview. Nevertheless, the reader should glean a great deal of information about multiple psychiatric treatment approaches, some of them community "firsts," in the latter 20th century.

Dates

• 05/04/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Manolis, Dr. Deane - Minnesota Psychiatric Society
• interviewee: Brauer, Dr. William

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 124
• Accession Number: AV2011.14.2

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Psychiatry in the Mid-to-Late Twentieth Century Oral History Project' <OH 124>

Quantity: 21 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

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