Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, McLean Hospital And Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of… Read more Fall Colloquium on the History of Psychiatry and Medicine (Harvard)
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The Pharmaceutical Industry Leaving Psychiatry?
As noted by Vaughan Bell over at the blog Mind Hacks, Science magazine correspondent Greg Miller has just published a… Read more The Pharmaceutical Industry Leaving Psychiatry?
APA condemns psychologist implicated in torture
In an unprecedented move, the American Psychological Association is taking steps to sanction one of its members, psychologist James Mitchell,… Read more APA condemns psychologist implicated in torture
The History of the Nervous Breakdown
The New York Times has a small piece discussing the history of the notion of “the nervous breakdown.” Quoting historians… Read more The History of the Nervous Breakdown
Gender and the History of Integrated Wards
Coverage of some recent violent attacks on female patients in mental health facilities in Milwaukee County in the U.S., prompted… Read more Gender and the History of Integrated Wards
