Henri Baruk
Encyclopedia
Henri Baruk was a French
neuropsychiatrist of Jewish descent, an apostle of moral psychiatry, whose studies have been used to advance concepts such as Marxism
and other liberal movement
s of the 1960s.
where his father, Jacques Baruk, was the chief doctor. Baruk served in World War I
and was awarded the Croix de guerre
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
neuropsychiatrist of Jewish descent, an apostle of moral psychiatry, whose studies have been used to advance concepts such as Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
and other liberal movement
Liberal Movement
The Liberal Movement was a minor South Australian political party in the 1970s. Stemming from discontent within the ranks of the Liberal and Country League , it was organised in 1972 by former premier Steele Hall as an internal group in response to a perceived resistance to sought reform within...
s of the 1960s.
Biography
Baruk spent his childhood among patients at the Lesvellec's AsylumPsychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
where his father, Jacques Baruk, was the chief doctor. Baruk served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was awarded the Croix de guerre
Croix de guerre 1914-1918 (France)
The Croix de guerre 1914–1918 is a French military decoration.-Creation:Soon after the outbreak of World War I, French military officials felt that a new military award had to be created...
.