William Menninger

William Menninger, a psychiatrist who served as chief consultant to the surgeon general of the army, became convinced that the culture of the wartime army rapidly increased homosexual activity.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, an influential organization founded in 1946 by William Menninger, among others, sought to practice prevention psychiatry, in which the social conditions that could make people mentally ill were as much a focus as the individual patient.

MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010

During World War II, when the army psychiatrist Col. William Menninger first coined the term "passive-aggressive" to refer to insubordinate soldiers who ignored and resisted orders, little did he think that this unwieldy, seemingly contradictory phrase would make its way into the mainstream.

Sugarcoated Hostility 2008

In a deeper sense, however, William Menninger and his allies may have lost the battle, but they surely won the war.

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994

In a deeper sense, however, William Menninger and his allies may have lost the battle, but they surely won the war.

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994

The term “passive-aggressive” was first coined during World War II by an Army psychiatrist, Colonel William Menninger, who had been trained to deal with strong negative reactions to military life.

Living with the Passive—Aggressive Man Ph.D. Scott Wetzler 1992

The term “passive-aggressive” was first coined during World War II by an Army psychiatrist, Colonel William Menninger, who had been trained to deal with strong negative reactions to military life.

Living with the Passive—Aggressive Man Ph.D. Scott Wetzler 1992

In 1974 Father William Menninger, a Trappist monk and retreat master at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, found a dusty little book in the Abbey library titled

SharperIron 2010

In 1974 Father William Menninger, a Trappist monk and retreat master at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, found a dusty little book in the Abbey library titled

SharperIron 2010