Stories
- Article
The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
- Article
Found items
Books leave their traces in our minds, but we leave traces of ourselves in books too, as these fascinating items found inside old works show.
- Article
Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think
Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.
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Providing care across languages
When medics are taught in English but their patients speak other languages, effective communication becomes fraught. Niyoshi Shah explores the linguistic gaps between patient and doctor.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Thirty Year Follow Up Study of Obsessions in Schizophrenia: literature
Date: c.1980Reference: PP/ROS/C/3/12/2Part of: The Archive of Ismond Rosen (1924-1996)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on medical and psychological conditions, literature and clinical case summaries
Date: 1954-1956Reference: PP/ROS/C/3/1Part of: The Archive of Ismond Rosen (1924-1996)- Books
Art in hospitals : conference report.
Date: 1983- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Brent and Harrow Health Authority
Date: 1999-c.2004Reference: SA/SCT/B/2/2Part of: Brent Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre- Archives and manuscripts
"Paintings in Hospital"
Date: 1992-2001Reference: ART/AFH/A/16/1Part of: Arts for Health: archive