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APA Cases - [re referrals of Soviet abuse of psychiatry] - correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, photocopies of articles and official documents, 1981

 File — Box: MSS 95-4, Box 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Harvey Fireside Papers are concerned with the psychiatric abuse of Soviet dissidents between 1979 and 1987. The papers document the efforts of American psychiatrists, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Committee on Abuse of Psychiatry, Amnesty International, the United Nations, and other international organizations, to stop this abuse in the Soviet Union. In addition, there is mention of similar cases in South Africa, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina.

In particular, as a representative of Amnesty International, Fireside worked very closely with the APA in the effort to free Dr. Anatoly Koryagin, a psychiatrist imprisoned for many years. There is also some documentation of the work of European psychiatrists, principally from Sweden and England. A number of these documents are in Russian. Finally, there are photographs of many of the Soviet dissidents.

Along with the papers of Richard Bonnie, Saleem Shah, and Dr. Loren Roth, this collection is a valuable resource for scholars studying politically based psychiatric abuse.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 2.3 Linear Feet (6 archival boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Russian

Materials Specific Details

Includes some officials documents: CSCE: “A Thematic Survey of the Documents of the Moscow Helsinki Group.” Based on materials by Lyudmila Alekseeva, Moscow Helsinki group Representative. Translated and edited by staff of the CSCE Commission, May 12 1981.

Working Commission for the Investigation of the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes. The case of Vladimir Rozhdestvov. Moscow.” Prepared by the USSR Research Department of Amnesty International, February 1978

AI Index EUR 46/28/77: Punitive Medicine by Alexander Podrabinek: A Summary. 1 August 1977

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

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