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Mixed feelings and milk siblings

A friend in need has a profound effect on Alev’s feelings about women sharing their milk in this final instalment of ‘The Breastmilk Market’.

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Tracing the roots of our fears and fixations

Kate Summerscale explores the history of our anxieties and compulsions, and the new phobias and manias that are always emerging.

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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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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web

Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.

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  • Features of a red face and a purple face combined. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Fragmented regions of the artist's body in juxtaposition (?). Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • Fragmented regions of the artist's body in juxtaposition (?). Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A bisected figure, one side female and the other side male. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1968.
  • A red face with a snarling mouth. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1971.
  • A red and a purple figure intertwined and holding each other by the throat. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • Features of a red face and a purple face combined. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A red and a purple figure intertwined and holding each other by the throat. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A bisected figure, one side female and the other side male. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1968.
  • Two faces confronting each other. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
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