I seem to have missed the first part of this conversation, but I am also looking at psychiatry in the U.S. (from 1920- ). Found a rather comprehensive bibliography on the Web, though the address is on my laptop and will have to wait till this afternoon. However, here are some people I've been reading: Walter Bromberg Zilboorg Rooy Porter Theodore Szasz There is an excellent collection by Micale and Porter, Discovering Psychiatry that really helped me as a neophyte to the area. Daniel Albert [log in to unmask]