ERNST Waltraud, MUELLER Thomas (ed.), Transnational Psychiatries. Social and Cultural Histories of Psychiatry in Comparative Perspective c.1800-2000 (Newcastle, Cambridge Scholars… Read more Book Announcement – Transnational Psychiatries
Book announcement – History of Danish Lobotomy
Until recently, the history of lobotomy has been linked to psychiatry. As noted in several studies, lobotomy was frequently employed… Read more Book announcement – History of Danish Lobotomy
New Issue of History of the Human Sciences
The latest issue of History of the Human Sciences has been published online. Included in this issue is an article… Read more New Issue of History of the Human Sciences
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”
Review – Jonathan M. Metzl. The Protest Psychosis: How schizophrenia became a black disease (Beacon 2009)
By Suman Fernando It is well known that black people, compared to white people, are much more likely to be… Read more Review – Jonathan M. Metzl. The Protest Psychosis: How schizophrenia became a black disease (Beacon 2009)
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