St. Cross College, University of Oxford held a conference in March 2010 entitled “Madness Between Medieval Islamic and Contemporary Perspectives.” The… Read more Podcast: Madness Between Medieval Islamic and Contemporary Perspectives
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Greg Eghigian is Professor of History at Penn State University (USA), where he conducts research and teaches about the history of the human sciences and medicine. He is presently writing a history of UFOs and alien contact as a global cultural phenomenon in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Debate: Should Psychoanalysis Be in the Science Museum in London?
To be sure, this is likely familiar territory to many readers of H-Madness, but the New Scientist features a debate… Read more Debate: Should Psychoanalysis Be in the Science Museum in London?
Syllabus: Loughran, “Managing the Mind: Psychiatry, Psychology, and British Culture, 1800-2000”
This is another installment in our series on university and college courses dealing with the history of madness, mental illness,… Read more Syllabus: Loughran, “Managing the Mind: Psychiatry, Psychology, and British Culture, 1800-2000”
September Psychiatric Times Post: Who’s Haunting Whom? The New Fad in Asylum Tourism
The most recent monthly essay from H-Madness for the online magazine Psychiatric Times has been posted. For those of you… Read more September Psychiatric Times Post: Who’s Haunting Whom? The New Fad in Asylum Tourism
Some Reflections on Electroconvulsive Therapy, Past and Present
The online magazine Psychiatric Times features an exchange between two respected psychiatrists on the history and status of electroconvulsive therapy… Read more Some Reflections on Electroconvulsive Therapy, Past and Present
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