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

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

Description: Dr. Dorsey was a Minneapolis-bred, Minneapolis-trained psychiatrist, who practiced his entire career in Minneapolis. He was the earliest psychiatrist to be a part of the new programs to treat alcoholism effectively, helping to develop the program at St. Mary's hospital in Minneapolis, which became nationally known. He describes the early years of this program, where everyone learned by trial-and-error. Dr. Dorsey notes the learning curve in the community as well, and the gradual recognition of alcohol abuse in professionals and executives, and utilizing interventions to get people into treatment.

Dates

• 11/06/2009 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Manolis, Dr. Deane - Minnesota Psychiatric Society
• interviewee: Dorsey, George

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 124
• Accession Number: AV2011.14.7

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: 22 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

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