In Colonizing Madness Jacqueline Leckie tells a forgotten story of silence, suffering, and transgressions in the colonial Pacific. It offers… Read more Book: Colonizing Madness, Asylum and Community in Fiji by Jacqueline Leckie

This conference aims to reconfigure our understanding of the ‘madwoman’ in England’s long nineteenth century, asking key questions about the diagnosis,… Read more CfP: The ‘Madwoman’ and the Institution (Leicester, April 2020)

This book traces the historical roots of the problems in India’s mental health care system. It accounts for indigenous experiences… Read more Book: Lunatic Asylums in Colonial Bombay Shackled Bodies, Unchained Minds by Sarah Pinto

This open access book investigates psychiatry in Uganda during the years of decolonisation. It examines the challenges facing a new… Read more Book: Psychiatry and Decolonisation in Uganda by Yolana Pringle

This book provides an overview of a diverse array of preventive strategies relating to mental illness, and identifies their achievements… Read more Book: Preventing Mental Illness Past, Present and Future by Despo Kritsotaki, Despo, Vicky Long and Matthew Smith (Eds)