Posts Tagged ‘history of psychiatry’
Globalizing Schizophrenia: The History and Legacy of the WHO Studies of Schizophrenia
Convener: Alfred Freeborn, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science The World Health Organization studies of schizophrenia were unique in their international, temporal and technical scale. Beginning with the…
Read MoreHHH column: Accepting the spatial potential of a problematic past by Eline Van Leeuwen
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts on research, current affairs, or anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
Read MoreJob vacancy: professor in the history of psychiatry at Utrecht University
Utrecht University is looking for a chair in the History of Psychiatry. The chair is part of a partnership between the faculties of Humanities and Medicine. The professor will be…
Read More“Suicide and its prevention” conference, an impression
Cecile aan de Stegge and Manon Parry On May 19-21, 2022, the conference “Suicide and its Prevention: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives in Nursing, 1890-2020” took place at the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave…
Read MorePsychiatry and addictions in Europe in the 20th century
On 26-27 January 2023, the University of Strasbourg is organising an international colloquium entitled “Psychiatry and addictions in Europe in the 20th century”. The goal of this colloquium is to…
Read MoreA pioneer in the history of psychiatry: Joost Vijselaar retired
This spring, Joost Vijselaar retires from the chair of professor of the history of psychiatry at Utrecht University. To honour Joost, his great achievements in the field, and his justified…
Read MoreHHH column: A problematic legacy by Joost Vijselaar
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts: on research, current affairs, and anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
Read MoreEuropean Society for the History of the Human Sciences (ESHHS) conference
The European Society for the History of the Human Sciences (ESHHS) invites submissions to its 41st conference to be held from August 30 to September 2, 2022. The conference is…
Read MoreEen pionier in de geschiedenis van de psychiatrie: Joost Vijselaar met emeritaat
Dit voorjaar heeft Joost Vijselaar afscheid genomen als hoogleraar geschiedenis van de psychiatrie aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Ter ere van Joost, zijn grote verdiensten voor het veld en zijn terechte…
Read MoreHHH column: Going beyond the scientific persona of the psychiatrist by Eva Andersen
The HHH column is a blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts: on research, current affairs, and anything to do with medical history. Each author will…
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