Helmuth Ehrhardt
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Helmuth Ehrhardt was a German
psychiatrist
.
Ehrhardt was a student of Werner Villinger
. In a biography on Villinger, which Ehrhardt authored, he commended Villinger and Max De Crinis
. Ehrhardt downplayed the seriousness of the crimes these men had committed with the Nazi
T-4 Euthanasia Program.
Ehrhardt was also on the executive board of the World Federation of Mental Health.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
.
Ehrhardt was a student of Werner Villinger
Werner Villinger
Werner Villinger was a Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist, eugenicist and the leading physician at the Bethel Institution . Villinger's specialities included juvenile delinquency, child guidance and group therapy...
. In a biography on Villinger, which Ehrhardt authored, he commended Villinger and Max De Crinis
Max de Crinis
Professor Max de Crinis held a Chair in psychiatry in Cologne and Berlin, and was a medical expert for the Action T4 Euthanasia Program....
. Ehrhardt downplayed the seriousness of the crimes these men had committed with the Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
T-4 Euthanasia Program.
Ehrhardt was also on the executive board of the World Federation of Mental Health.
See also
- PsychiatryPsychiatryPsychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
- Max De CrinisMax de CrinisProfessor Max de Crinis held a Chair in psychiatry in Cologne and Berlin, and was a medical expert for the Action T4 Euthanasia Program....
- Werner VillingerWerner VillingerWerner Villinger was a Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist, eugenicist and the leading physician at the Bethel Institution . Villinger's specialities included juvenile delinquency, child guidance and group therapy...