Abstract

LIMA, Andrea de Alvarenga  and  HOLANDA, Adriano Furtado. The consolidation of Psychiatry in Paraná, in the first half of the twentieth century. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp. 353-368. ISSN 1808-4281.

This article traces the writings and life story of the eminent psychiatrist from Paraná, Alo Ticoulat Guimaraes (1903-1985). It aims to show the interrelationships between the social context and the development of psychiatric knowledge in Curitiba. Among his many and varied positions, Dr. Alo was the first Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and for more than three decades he was the head of two major psychiatric hospitals in the state. Having the phenomenological method as philosophical ground, we used the procedures of historical research and consulted the documentary collections from the UFPR, Paraná Public Library and the Spiritist Federation of Parana. Based on the teachings of the sociologist Norbert Elias (1897-1990) on the relationship between the individual and society, the paper discusses the various interrelated aspects in the process that gave rise to a specific social configuration in Curitiba, concentrating a great deal of power in the hands of one individual, the ''expert''

Keywords : Mental health; History of Psychiatry; Paraná; Norbert Elias.

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