Stories
- Article
Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
- 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.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
Catalogue
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What chance have we got? : occupation & employment after mental illness - patients' views / Anne Birch.
Birch, AnneDate: [1983]- Books
Our life - a conference report.
Date: 1972- Books
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Return pursuant to an address of the Honourable House of Commons, dated the 4th of May 1818; for an abstract of returns from the clergy of Scotland, relative to the number of lunatics in that part of the United Kingdom.
Date: 1818- Books
Focus on - Acute admissions in adult mental health.
Date: 2006- Pictures
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A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798.Reference: 11867i