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Sick - Psychology

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  • Six scenes narrating the fuss caused by a man's progression from minor cold to supposed major illness and then sudden recovery. Etching by J. Lisle after himself.
  • Six scenes narrating the fate of a cork leg, the invention of a Dutch artist. Etching by Joe Lisle.
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Catalogue

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    Creativity and disease : how illness affects literature, art, and music / Philip Sandblom.

    Sandblom, Philip, 1903- | Date: 1992
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    Evolution of sickness and healing / Horacio Fábrega, Jr.

    Fabrega, Horacio, Jr., 1934- | Date: [1997], ©1997
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    Role theory and illness : a sociological perspective / by Gerald Gordon.

    Gordon, Gerald A., 1931- | Date: [1966]
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    Stories of sickness / Howard Brody.

    Brody, Howard. | Date: [1987], ©1987
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    Loss and grief in medicine / Peter W. Speck.

    Speck, Peter W. | Date: 1978
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