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Dr. Peter Breggin, now in his 80s, is frequently referred to as “the conscience of psychiatry” because of his work in reforming the psychiatric profession, abolishing lobotomies and other harmful psychosurgeries, speaking out against prozac and spearheading drug-free psychiatry. In this fascinating interview, he talks to Dr Joseph Mercola about his work.
Jerome Groopman on challenges to the legitimacy of the profession which have forced it to examine itself, including the fundamental question of what constitutes a mental disorder.
Insel says he has the answer—the same emphasis on neuroscience and genetics, which he admits led to no improvements under his leadership.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
In 2013, about two weeks before the APA released the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual’s 5th Edition (DSM-5; a $25 million dollar project), Tom Insel, then Director of the National Institute of Mental…
Do you take yourself too seriously? Are you in major need of a sense of humour? A lobotomy may help lighten you up so you can enjoy life, instead of spending the rest of your days as an angry troll! Cruising around the country in his “Lobotomobile,” Dr. Walter Freeman coined the visited mental institutions […]
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
THESE are the heartbreaking images that show the bleak conditions faced by disturbed and desperate patients at an American mental hospital in the 1940s. The harrowing photographs show the rundown a…
This listing is for a Vintage 1960s book in the Pelican series 'Psychiatry Today' by David Stafford Clark Details Format: Paperback Published: 1964 Pages: 303 Size: 18 x 12 cm Condition: Good, clean inside, strong bindings Psychiatry 1964 Science Pelican Series Vintage Factual book paperback Medical science gift x3372
The book Material Cultures of Psychiatry, edited by Monika Ankele and Benoît Majerus might be of interest to h-madness readers. Below you find the abstract of the book. The PDF version of the book …
Symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions and hallucinations, Learn about the symptoms of schizophrenia so you can seek treatment for yourself or a loved one.
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Over half a century ago, change was brewing in Paris. Right outside my window in the Latin Quarter, from where I write this post to you, violent street battles were turning the city upside down and bringing the country to a standstill. They joke about how the French love to protest and go on strike
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This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of the 17th century physician and scientist Thomas Willis, MD from "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", engraved by Jacobus Houbraken and George Vertue and published by John & Paul Knapton in London in 1742. The portrait of Willis is within an ornate oval topped by dramatic feathered wings and a staff of Asclepius with one snake enticed around it. Flanking the lower portion of the oval are a skull, spine and ribs, bottles containing liquids, manuscripts and quills for writing, books and a coat of arms. Thomas Willis, MD (1621-1675) was an English doctor and anatomist, who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology and psychiatry. He was a founding member of the Royal Society. Willis was a pioneer in research into the anatomy of the brain, nervous system and muscles. His most notable discovery was the "Circle of Willis" (named after him), which is a circle of connected arteries at the base of the brain. It receives blood from the heart via the cerebral arteries and gives off major arterial branches which supply blood to the brain. Willis was the first to number the cranial nerves at the base of the skull in the order still in use today. His major publication "Cerebri Anatome" was published in 1664. In it he coined the term neurology. The great English architect Sir Christopher Wren provided drawings, as did Thomas Millington, and the anatomist Richard Lower. In 1667 Willis published "Pathologicae cerebri, et nervosi generis specimen", an important work on the pathology and neurophysiology of the brain. In it he developed a new theory of the cause of epilepsy and other convulsive diseases, and contributed to the development of psychiatry. In 1672 Willis published the earliest English work on medical psychology. He also promoted a new theory of the cause of epilepsy and other convulsive diseases and he contributed to the development of the field of psychiatry. This beautiful engraved portrait measures 15.88" in height by 10" in width. It has very wide margins. There is faint spotting in the margins, but the print is otherwise in excellent condition. less
