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Finding Aid for the Roderic Gorney papers, 1974-1980
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Roderic Gorney (1924- ) is a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He is a practicing psychiatrist-psychoanalyst, a published author, and has focused his clinical teaching on psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy of adults. His book, The Human Agenda (1972), was nominated for the 1972 Pulitzer Prize. The research contained in this collection was conducted in the mid-1970s and concentrates on the impact of television adults. It contains grant proposal, and research documentation.
Background
Roderic Gorney (1924- ) is a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He received is Bachelor's and Medical Degrees from Stanford University, and earned a PhD from the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. Gorney entered private practice in San Francisco until 1962 when he was invited to join the faculty at UCLA's School of Medicine. He is a practicing psychiatrist-psychoanalyst, a published author, and has focused his clinical teaching on psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy of adults. Gorney is also the founder/director of The Ashley Montagu Institute (1997), a tax-exempt public charity whose mission is to disseminate, extend, and implement the life work of anthropologist Ashley Montagu. He is a member of various associations: American Medical Association, California Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and others.
Extent
36 boxes (36 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.