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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
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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.
Catalogue
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Mental diseases in ancient Mesopotamia / J.V. Kinnier Wilson.
Kinnier Wilson, J. V.Date: 1967- Books
Mental diseases / Theodore M. Brown.
Brown, Theodore M., 1942-Date: 1993- Books
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Mental diseases / by Frederick Peterson.
Peterson, Frederick, 1859-1938.Date: 1899- Books
Mental diseases / by Charles F. Folsom.
Folsom, Charles Follen, 1842-1907.Date: 1886- Books
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Mental diseases / by Charles F. Folsom.
Folsom, Charles Follen, 1842-1907.Date: 1886