====== Tavistock Clinic ======

Founded in 1920 by Scottish physician and psychiatrist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Crichton-Miller|Hugh Crichton-Miller]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavistock_and_Portman_NHS_Foundation_Trust|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]] was the current assistant director.