Stories
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Reversing the psychiatric gaze
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists were keen to categorise their patients’ illnesses reductively – by their physical appearance. But we can see a far more complex picture of mental distress, revealed by those patients able to express their inner worlds in art.
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The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
Being a lesbian has never been a crime in the UK, but 50 years ago, some psychologists experimented with treatments to try to ‘cure’ women of their orientation. Find out what this involved.
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Daniel Regan on using photography to manage emotions
Artist Daniel Regan manages his emotions and stays grounded through photography, allowing him to engage in the world around him.
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Picturing mental health
Ron Hampshire created artworks while resident at Netherne psychiatric hospital. What can we learn from them?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Neurosciences and Mental Health: Correspondence re Scientific Group on Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Date: 1987-1989Reference: SA/ILE/J/1/3/5Part of: Archive of the International League Against Epilepsy- Journals
International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology : official organ of the Association for Psychiatric Treatment of Offenders (APTO).
Date: ©1972-- Archives and manuscripts
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'Psychiatric treatment in general teaching hospitals': ts drafts
Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)Date: c.1958Reference: PP/WWS/C/1/18Part of: Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)- Archives and manuscripts
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'Psychiatric treatment here and in England', Atlantic Monthly: journal issue
Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)Date: Jul 1964Reference: PP/WWS/C/2/8Part of: Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)- Archives and manuscripts
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'Psychiatric treatment in general hospitals', National Association of Mental Health: ts drafts
Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)Date: 1961Reference: PP/WWS/C/1/23Part of: Sargant, William Walters (1907-1988)