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About William Battie
William Battie was an English physician who published, in 1758, A Treatise on Madness, a highly influential book on the use of institutionalisation and shock therapy as methods of treating mental illness. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1764.
Everything about William Battie →- Occupation
- psychiatrist, physician
- Position held
- President of the Royal College of Physicians
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- September 1, 1703
- Died
- June 13, 1776