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h-madness

This blog follows the history of psychiatry

Author: gae16802

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.

History of Bipolar Diagnosis in Children

Posted on February 12, 2010 by gae16802

National Public Radio has aired a story that examines the history of the increasing diagnosis of children with bipolar disorder… Read more History of Bipolar Diagnosis in Children

United States v. Comstock

Posted on January 31, 2010January 31, 2010 by gae16802

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last month in the case of the United States v. Comstock.  The case involves… Read more United States v. Comstock

From Madness to Mental Health

Posted on January 28, 2010February 18, 2010 by gae16802

Available beginning February 15, this anthology of primary sources chronicles the history of madness and psychiatry in western civilization, from… Read more From Madness to Mental Health

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