Stories
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Deciding a date for the end of the world
When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.
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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.
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Families fighting for justice
In 1962 a group of parents whose children had been affected by thalidomide began a decades-long battle in the law courts, the media and Parliament in order to win fair justice for all thalidomide survivors.
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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
- Online
AIDS and the church as a healing community : the Geneva consultation: June 1986 / Christian Action on AIDS, The World Council of Churches.
Date: 1986- Archives and manuscripts
Churches/Christian Medical Fellowship
Health Education CouncilDate: 1989-1991Reference: SA/HEC/A/43/10/7/1Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Roy-Williams, Emma
Date: 21/07/2009Reference: TP1/A/360Part of: One and Other Project- Books
Sustainable development : OECD policy approaches for the 21st century.
Date: [1997], ©1997- Ephemera
LGBTQ+ ephemera : Health & religion. Box 1.