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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.

CfP: Life Sciences After World War II (University of Pittsburgh)

Posted on October 29, 2013October 12, 2017 by gae16802

“The Life Sciences after World War II: Institutional Change and International Connections” May 16-17, 2014 University of Pittsburgh This conference,… Read more CfP: Life Sciences After World War II (University of Pittsburgh)

The History of Stockholm Syndrome

Posted on August 22, 2013 by gae16802

BBC News has published a piece by Kathryn Westcott on the history of Stockholm syndrome.  As Westcott points out, the… Read more The History of Stockholm Syndrome

Recent Dissertations in the History of Psychiatry and Psychology

Posted on July 21, 2013 by gae16802

Thanks again to Jonathon Erlen (History of Medicine Librarian, Health Science Library System at the University of Pittsburgh), a list… Read more Recent Dissertations in the History of Psychiatry and Psychology

Dean Brooks (1916-2013)

Posted on June 6, 2013October 16, 2017 by gae16802

The New York Times recently posted an obituary for Dean Brooks, the former superintendent of the Oregon psychiatric hospital where… Read more Dean Brooks (1916-2013)

European Union Health and Medicine Policy Resources (University of Pittsburgh)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by gae16802

For those interested in European Union health policies, the University of Pittsburgh Library offers online resources with access to EU publications… Read more European Union Health and Medicine Policy Resources (University of Pittsburgh)

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