Tavistock Clinic
From Tatters of the King
Founded in 1920 by psychiatrist Hugh Crichton-Miller, the Tavistock Clinic made a significant contribution to the understanding of the traumatic effects of shell shock and how it could be treated by psychotherapy: talking, listening and understanding. Before that, soldiers who suffered these symptoms in battle were regarded as cowards and were punished, even shot.
Doctor Frederick Bartlett is the current assistant director.
