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Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath (9 May 1915 – 24 September 1999) was an American psychiatrist. He followed the theory of biological psychiatry that organic defects were the sole source of mental illness,〔Heath, R.G. (1961) Reappraisal of biological aspects of psychiatry. ''Journal of Neuropsychiatry'' 3: 1-11.〕 and that consequently mental problems were treatable by physical means. Heath founded the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1949 and remained its chairman until 1980.〔In Memoriam: Robert Galbraith Heath, MD, DMSci (1915–1999). ''Neurology'' 54(2): 286.〕 He performed many experiments there involving electrical stimulation of the brain via surgically implanted electrodes.〔Heath, R.G. (1963) Electrical self-stimulation of the brain in man. ''American Journal of Psychiatry'' 120: 571-577.〕〔Moan, C.E., & Heath, R.G. (1972) Septal stimulation for the initiation of heterosexual activity in a homosexual male. ''Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry'' 3: 23-30.〕 This work was partially financed by the CIA and the US military. Heath also experimented with the drug bulbocapnine to induce stupor, using prisoners in the Louisiana State Penitentiary as experimental subjects.〔Scheflin, A.W. & Opton, E.M. (1978) ''The Mind Manipulators: a non-fiction account.'' (Paddington Press: New York) ISBN 0-448-22977-3 pp. 314-315.〕 He later worked on schizophrenia, which he regarded as an illness with a physical basis.〔Heath, R.G. (1967) Schizophrenia: pathogenetic theories. ''International Journal of Psychiatry'' 3(5): 407-10.〕 ==See also== *Taraxein *Tulane University *Unethical human experimentation in the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Galbraith Heath」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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