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Hysteria
| Helen FosterEast Midlands Oral History ArchiveAsma Istwani
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
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Mary Bishop and the surveillant gaze
| Rose RuaneMary Bishop
Writer and artist Rose Ruane explores the paintings of Mary Bishop, created during a 30-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, which speak of constant medical surveillance and censorious self-examination.