On the outskirts of Havana lies Mazorra, an asylum known to--and at times feared by--
ordinary Cubans for over a century. Since its founding in 1857, the island's first psychiatric …

Schizophrenia was 20th century psychiatry's arch concept of madness. Yet for most of that
century it was both problematic and contentious. This history explores schizophrenia's …

Therapy and empowerment, coercion and punishment. Historical and contemporary
perspectives on work, psychiatry and society Page 1 Introduction Therapy and empowerment …

Motherhood holds a special place in Argentinian culture. Representing Argentinian Mothers
examines the historical intersections of medicine and culture that have underpinned the …

This article on the early detection of cervical cancer focuses on the development of two
leading diagnostic techniques-colposcopy and the Pap smear test-and their histories in …

This paper analyses the buildings, spaces and interiors of Bangour Village public asylum for
the insane, near Edinburgh, and compares these with an English asylum, Whalley, near …

Introduction: The literature on the history of occupational therapy refers to the fact that it is
preceded by a knowledge built from the administration of activities, especially work, to …

Introducción La literatura sobre historia de la terapia ocupacional refiere que a esta le
precede un saber construido a partir de la administración de actividades, especialmente el …

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Western physicians and missionaries
opened several psychopathic hospitals in urban China, including the John Kerr Refuge for …

A principios del siglo XX, la laborterapia fue la modalidad terapéutica más extendida para el
tratamiento de la locura dentro de las instituciones Open-Door argentinas. En el caso del …