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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
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Questioning the psychoanalyst
| Maggie Robbins
Maggie Robbins gives her personal take on the common misconceptions around her field of work.
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The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
| Helen SpandlerSarah CarrJooney WoodwardDolly Sen
Being a lesbian has never been a crime in the UK, but 50 years ago, some psychologists experimented with treatments to try to ‘cure’ women of their orientation. Find out what this involved.
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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy
| Jules MontagueStephen Nestor Ostrowski
With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.
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How electromagnetic therapy inspired me
| Sarah James
Poet Sarah James explores how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treated her depression and influenced her art.