Stories
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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy
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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Is it really OK to not be OK?
Our mental healthcare system is still the poor relation of services that treat physical illness, and the pandemic has shone a spotlight on this situation. Campaigner James Downs argues for fundamental change.
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A story of death, trauma and austerity
Marienna Pope-Weidemann, whose teenage cousin Gaia died after going missing, advocates a rethink of our systems, which currently fail many in mental distress.
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Diagnosing OCD in the past
Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.
Catalogue
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Mental Health : issues of prevention and primary health care / editors: I Temkov, A. Jabelenski and T. Tomov.
Date: 1985- Books
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Insanity in ancient and modern life : with chapters on its prevention / by Daniel Hack Tuke.
Date: 1878- Books
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The domestic guide, in cases of insanity. : Pointing out the causes, means of preventing, and proper treatment, of that disorder. Recommended to private families, and the notice of the Clergy.
Bakewell, Thomas, 1761-1835.Date: 1805- Videos
Brainwaves.
Date: 1991- Books
Twenty-seventh annual report of the trustees of the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth : October, 1874.
Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth.Date: 1875