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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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When depression is worse than physical illness
Chronic physical illnesses can be accompanied by troubling depressive symptoms. Elly Aylwin-Foster urges doctors to treat every aspect of her condition with the same care.
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A reflection on art in a mental hospital
Artist Beth Hopkins explains how she used her experience of researching the Adamson Collection to create an embroidered wall hanging.
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How hip-hop can save your mental health
Hip-hop is an unusual tool in the mental health professional’s armoury. But fans and performers can testify to the sympathetic and restorative powers of the genre.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Patient studies and analysis
Date: 1912 - 1913Reference: SA/BIO/R/1/1Part of: The Biochemical Society- Books
Social class and mental illness in Northern Europe / edited by Petteri Pietikäinen and Jesper Vaczy Kragh.
Date: 2020- Archives and manuscripts
Casenotes detailing patients names, mental health status and date and including details of Army personnel.
Date: September 1917 - February 1922Reference: SA/BIO/R/1/9Part of: The Biochemical Society- Archives and manuscripts
Calcium and phosphorus research
Date: 1924 - 1926Reference: SA/BIO/R/1/16Part of: The Biochemical Society- Archives and manuscripts
"Micro-Combustions" report
Date: 1915 - 1920Reference: SA/BIO/R/1/7Part of: The Biochemical Society