Stories
- In pictures
The lost art of convalescence
The efficacy of antibiotics and the demands of work mean we rarely convalesce after an illness. But in the past it was an important part of the return to health.
- Book extract
Permission to recover
When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Gavin Francis argues why being given permission to recover is so important.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Convalescence and nursing homes ephemera. Box 1.
- Books
Convalescence : historical and practical / by John Bryant, M.D.
Bryant, John, 1880-Date: 1927- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Convalescence for the psychiatric patient, Convalescent Homes Conference, King Edward's Hospital Fund
Date: April 1961Reference: PP/ADD/H/23/5Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Books
Convalescence and its stages, and some of the physical aids available for them / by William Ewart.
Ewart, William, 1848-1929.Date: [1908?]- Books
Convalescence normale de la fièvre typhoïde : alimentation--hygiène rééducation respiratoire (technqiue G. Rosenthal) / Maurice Langlois.
Langlois, Maurice.Date: 1906
