Donald Ewen Cameron
Donald Ewen Cameron (pronounced: /ˈdɒnəld ˈjuːən ˈkæmərən/) was a Scottish-born psychiatrist who served as President of the American Psychiatric Association, Canadian Psychiatric Association, American Psychopathological Association, Society of Biological Psychiatry and World Psychiatric Association.
Etymology
The name "Donald" is of Scottish origin and means "ruler of the world". "Ewen" is a variant of the Gaelic name "Eoghan", meaning "born of the yew tree". "Cameron" is a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose".
Career
Cameron was involved in the MKUltra project, a covert CIA operation that researched methods of mind control. His work, controversial and heavily criticized, involved techniques of psychic driving and depatterning that were considered unethical and inhumane.
Related Terms
- Psychiatry: The branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.
- Psychopathology: The scientific study of mental disorders, including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes.
- Biological Psychiatry: A branch of psychiatry where the focus is chiefly on researching and understanding the biological basis of major mental disorders.
- MKUltra: A covert operation by the CIA which researched methods of mind control.
- Psychic Driving: A psychiatric procedure in which patients are subjected to a continuously repeated audio message on a looped tape to alter their behavior.
- Depatterning: A psychiatric treatment used by Cameron where he attempted to erase the minds of patients and then reprogram them.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Donald Ewen Cameron
- Wikipedia's article - Donald Ewen Cameron
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