Tag Archives: psychiatry

Current and Future Applications of Phenomenology in Psychiatry (Workshop, Durham, 20 July 2013)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Current and Future Applications of Phenomenology in Psychiatry Durham University 20th July 2013 As part of the celebrations marking the centenary of Karl Jaspers’ General Psychopathology, we are pleased to announce a one-day workshop at Grey College, Durham University exploring … Continue reading →

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“What is ‘mental illness’ today – five hard questions” Nikolas Rose (Public Seminar, University of Nottingham, 15 May 2013)

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

What is ‘mental illness’ today – five hard questions Professor Nikolas Rose 4.30pm, Wednesday 15 May B63, Law & Social Sciences Building, University Park, University of Nottingham Abstract:  In this talk I want to characterize the ‘territory’ of mental illness … Continue reading →

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DSM-5 and the Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis (Conference, London, 4-5 June 2013)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The conference will be held at the Institute of Psychiatry, London on 4-5 June 2013. CMH staff member Dr Felicity Callard is one of the invited speakers. Her talk is entitled: “Dissecting diagnosis: producing patients”. Information about the conference, and how to register, … Continue reading →

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Two Medical Humanities Talks from the Institute of Arts and Ideas

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Diagnoses of clinical depression are on the rise. Are we medicalising necessary emotions? In Psychiatry and the Meaning of Pain, Consultant Psychiatrist, filmmaker and writer Mark Salter makes the case for the value of sadness. Even though the successes of … Continue reading →

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What exactly is ‘mental health’ and how globalisable is it? Derek Summerfield Lecture (Glasgow, 22 March 2013)

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

You are invited to a lecture on Global Mental Health by Dr Derek Summerfield on Friday 22nd March at 2pm at the University of Glasgow: “What exactly is ‘mental health’ and how globalisable is it?”  Please register for the event … Continue reading →

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Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa – Dr Philip Thomas (Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Public Lecture, Edinburgh, 11 March 2013)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

The Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland is delighted to announce its second public lecture: Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa Dr Philip Thomas 11 March 2013 Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, … Continue reading →

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Asylum and Post-Asylum Spaces: Contemporary and historical perspectives on ‘shelter, treatment and care’ (Workshop, Glasgow, 30 January 2013)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Dr Jennifer Laws (postdoctoral researcher in the Centre for Medical Humanities) is one of the co-organizers of the second of a 2-part collaborative seminar between the Universities of Durham and Glasgow on ‘Asylum and Post-Asylum Spaces’. The purpose of the … Continue reading →

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Deinstitutionalisation and After: Post-War Psychiatry in Global Perspective (CfP, Conference, Glasgow, 9-10 May 2013)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Deinstitutionalisation and After: Post-War Psychiatry in Global Perspective Glasgow, UK, 9-10 May 2013 Submissions deadline: 31 January 2013 Despite the popularity of the history of psychiatry, and twentieth-century psychiatry in particular, little attention has been paid to the history of … Continue reading →

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‘Medicated’ and ‘McMadness’ (Two Poems by Sandy Jeffs)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Medicated Roll up, roll up Join me on the medication trolley I’ve been on it for years I’ve been Largactiled with bitter syrup I’ve been Pimozided & Mellarilled & numbed I was so Stelazined I was like a cat on … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric patients and treatments on screen: militantism, care and processes of subjectivation (Conference, Paris, 5-6 Dec 2012)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Psychiatric patients and treatments on screen is an International conference organized by Nausica Zaballos (EHESS Paris), Jean-François Coffin (Paris V Descartes, Centre Alexandre Koyré), Alessandro Manna (IRIS). The aim of the conference is to provide the opportunity for scholars from … Continue reading →

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