From October 8, 2010 till May 8, 2011 the Dr Guislain Museum in Ghent (Belgium) presents the exhibition ‘The weighty… Read more New Exhibition: “The Weighty Body – Fat or Thin, Vanity or Insanity”
September Psychiatric Times Post: Who’s Haunting Whom? The New Fad in Asylum Tourism
The most recent monthly essay from H-Madness for the online magazine Psychiatric Times has been posted. For those of you… Read more September Psychiatric Times Post: Who’s Haunting Whom? The New Fad in Asylum Tourism
Some Reflections on Electroconvulsive Therapy, Past and Present
The online magazine Psychiatric Times features an exchange between two respected psychiatrists on the history and status of electroconvulsive therapy… Read more Some Reflections on Electroconvulsive Therapy, Past and Present
Seminar: Et si Foucault n’avait pas tort?
The Institut de Recherches Philosophiques de Lyon (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3) has put together a seminar focusing on Foucault’s… Read more Seminar: Et si Foucault n’avait pas tort?
Syllabus: Eghigian,”History of Madness and Psychiatry in the Western World”
This is another installment in our series on university and college courses dealing with the history of madness, mental illness,… Read more Syllabus: Eghigian,”History of Madness and Psychiatry in the Western World”
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