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This blog follows the history of psychiatry

CfP: The ‘Madwoman’ and the Institution (Leicester, April 2020)

Posted on November 21, 2019November 18, 2019 by Filippo M. Sposini

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)

Book: Lunatic Asylums in Colonial Bombay Shackled Bodies, Unchained Minds by Sarah Pinto

Posted on November 20, 2019November 8, 2019 by Filippo M. Sposini

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

Book: Psychiatry and Decolonisation in Uganda by Yolana Pringle

Posted on November 19, 2019November 8, 2019 by Filippo M. Sposini

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

Book: Preventing Mental Illness Past, Present and Future by Despo Kritsotaki, Despo, Vicky Long and Matthew Smith (Eds)

Posted on November 18, 2019November 8, 2019 by Filippo M. Sposini

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)

Book: Psychiatry and its Discontents, by Andrew Scull

Posted on November 15, 2019November 7, 2019 by Maia Woolner

Andrew Scull‘s recently published Psychiatry and its Discontents may be of interest to H-Madness readers. An excerpt from the University of California… Read more Book: Psychiatry and its Discontents, by Andrew Scull

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