Clifford Whittingham Beers

Clifford Whittingham Beers
Beers in 1908, from the frontispiece
of his book
Born
Clifford Whittingham Beers

(1876-03-30)March 30, 1876
DiedJuly 9, 1943(1943-07-09) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
Occupation(s)Founder of the "National Committee for Mental Hygiene" (1909)
Founder of New Haven's Clifford Beers Clinic (1913), the first outpatient mental health clinic in the United States
Known forFounder of the American Mental Health Movement
Author of A Mind That Found Itself (1908)
SpouseClara (Jepson) Beers
Parent(s)Robert Anthony Beers
Ida (Cooke) Beers
HonorsHonorary President of the World Federation for Mental Health
Chevalier Legion d'Honneur (1933)

Clifford Whittingham Beers (March 30, 1876 – July 9, 1943) was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement.[1]

  1. ^ Thomas Szasz (2008). Psychiatry:The Science of Lies. p. 98.