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Freud Museum Annual Lecture 2013: How Well Does Freud’s Work Stand the Test of Time? (Allen Frances, MD)

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:54:18 +0000

Freud Museum Annual Lecture 2013 The Freud Museum and King’s College London present The Freud Memorial Lecture 2013 Dr. Allen Frances: How Well Does Freud’s Work Stand the Test of Time? 5 June 2013 7.30pm (doors open at 7.15pm) Edmond J Safra Theatre, King’s College London, The Strand, WC2R 2LS Allen Frances, MD, was the [&hellip

How I Became a Historian of Psychiatry: George Makari

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:47 +0000

We are delighted to present an interview with George Makari, M.D., as part of our “How I Became a Historian of Psychiatry” series. Dr. Makari is a historian, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, serves as Director of The DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry and the Oskar Diethelm Library at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he is also [&hellip

New issue: History of Psychiatry

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:38:47 +0000

The June 2013 issue issue of History of Psychiatry is now available online: Articles Ergotism in Norway. Part 2: The symptoms and their interpretation from the eighteenth century onwards (Torbjørn Alm and Brita Elvevåg) Ergotism, the disease caused by consuming Claviceps purpurea, a highly poisonous, grain-infecting fungus, occurred at various places scattered throughout Norway during the eighteenth and [&hellip

British Psychological Society History of the Psychological Disciplines Seminar Series

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:39 +0000

British Psychological Society History of the Psychological Disciplines Seminar Series Friday 17th May Dr. Fabio De Sio (Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf) and Dr. Chantal Marazia (Europa-Universität Viadrina) “The Psychic Hans Effect. Experimental Animal psi from Karl Krall to the present.” This paper explores the issue of animal psi experimentation in the twentieth century (ca. 1920s-1970s). The passage [&hellip

Case Studies of Medical Portraiture concluding workshop (King’s College London, July 2013)

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:57:26 +0000

Case Studies of Medical Portraiture concluding workshop July 12th 2013 King’s College London Strand Building, room S8.08 Programme 9:00 – Registration 9:30 – Panel 1 Keynote Address: Lucia Dacome (University of Toronto) – ‘The anatomy of the embroiderer: celebrity, domesticity and self-portraiture in eighteenth-century Italy’ Julia Rüdiger (University of Vienna) – ‘Surgeons’ Portraiture in historical [&hellip

A Symposium on Restraint in Mental Health Care, Past and Present (London)

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:53:53 +0000

A Symposium on Strong Clothing and Restraint in Mental Healthcare Wednesday 31 July, 5 – 8pm Book online: http://heldsymposium.eventbrite.co.uk Jane Fradgley’s evocative photographs of historical restraining garments from the Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives & Museum evidence her interest in fabric and utilitarian clothing, an intrinsic remnant of her past career as a fashion designer. Through held [&hellip

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

gae16802 — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:35:45 +0000

For those interested in European Union health policies, the University of Pittsburgh Library offers online resources with access to EU publications in the field since the 1970s. According to its website, some of the more prominent themes and topics covered include: • general health policies affecting the population at large • issues pertaining to various aspects [&hellip

Workshop-Ankündigung: “Madness on Stage – Staging Madness”

johannatietje — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:27:48 +0000

Madness on Stage – Staging Madness. Techniken der Inszenierung von ‘Krankheitsbildern’ und ‘Gefühlstönen’ Workshop der DFG-Forschergruppe “Kulturen des Wahnsinns”, Schwellenphänomene der urbanen Moderne (1870-1930) Veranstalter: Dr. Sophie Ledebur, Alexander Friedland und Dr. Rainer Herrn vom Institut für Medizingeschichte Berlin 07.06.2013-08.06.2013 Berlin, TMF, Charlottenstraße 42/Ecke Dorotheenstraße Programm Freitag, 7. Juni 2013 9. 00 Uhr Begrüßung und [&hellip

Maudsley Debates: Enabling or Labelling? (King’s College London)

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:51:29 +0000

This House believes that psychiatric diagnosis has advanced the care of people with mental health problems. Wednesday 5th June, 6pm (refreshments served from 5.30pm) To coincide with the publication of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), sometimes described as the “Bible” of American psychiatry, the Institute of Psychiatry [&hellip

Guardian article: “Interpretation of seams? Sigmund Freud’s couch needs £5,000 restoration”

Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:47:26 +0000

This past Sunday 5 May, The Guardian featured an article entitled “Interpretation of seams? Sigmund Freud’s couch needs £5,000 restoration”. It recounts how the Freud Museum in London has launched an appeal for funds to restore ‘possibly the most famous piece of furniture in the world’: It is possibly the most famous piece of furniture in the world, but [&hellip