Stories
- Article
The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
- Article
What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
CONCERN for the Mentally Ill
CONCERN for the Mentally Ill (1989-1999)Date: 1989-1999Reference: SA/CON- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Closure of CONCERN
Date: 1999Reference: SA/CON/A/2Part of: CONCERN for the Mentally Ill- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
CONCERN publicity and publications
Date: c. 1989-c 1999Reference: SA/CON/D/1Part of: CONCERN for the Mentally Ill- Archives and manuscripts
Publications and publicity
Date: c 1989- c 2000Reference: SA/CON/DPart of: CONCERN for the Mentally Ill- Archives and manuscripts
Journal articles and press cuttings regarding mental illness and community
Date: 1988-1993Reference: SA/CON/EPart of: CONCERN for the Mentally Ill