Stories
- Article
The enduring myth of the mad genius
There’s a fine line to tread between creativity and psychosis.
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Book extract
The meaning of happiness
What is happiness? Tiffany Watt Smith charts how its definition has changed over time, from chance emotion to something that can be measured and controlled.
- Article
The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Review from The Journal of Mental Science
Date: Jul 1950Reference: PENROSE/2/30/7Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
`The Bacillus Paralyticans' Journal of Mental Science Oct 1909
Date: 1909Reference: SA/PHC/F.17/1/1Part of: Pioneer Health Centre Peckham, with papers of George Scott Williamson MD (1884-1953) and Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)- Archives and manuscripts
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RG Rows, 'The development of psychiatric science as a branch of public health', Journal of Mental Science
Date: Jan 1912Reference: SA/MAC/H.5/7Part of: Mental After Care Association- Archives and manuscripts
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Obituary of Henry Rayner by R Percy Smith, Journal of Mental Science
Date: Apr 1926Reference: SA/MAC/H.5/10Part of: Mental After Care Association- Journals
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The Asylum journal of mental science.
Date: 1853-1858