Farnan, R. P., (died 7 Jan. 1962), late Gynæcologist, Mater Misericordiæ Hospital, Dublin; late Professor of Obstetrics and Gynæcology, National University, Dublin

The late Professor Collingwood claimed that the dance is the mother of all languages in the sense that every kind or order of language (speech, gesture, and so forth) is an offshoot from an original language of total bodily gesture; a language which we all use, whether aware of it or not—even to stand perfectly still, no less than making a movement, is in the strict sense a gesture. He also relates the dance to the artist's language of form and shape. He asks us to imagine an artist who wants to reproduce the emotional effect of a ritual dance in which the dancers trace a pattern on the ground. The emotional effect of the dance depends not on any instantaneous posture, but on the traced pattern. Obviously, he concludes, the sensible thing would be to leave out the dancers altogether, and draw the pattern by itself.

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Psychological Disorders in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the MRCOG and Beyond

10.1017/cbo9781139696913 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Khalid Ismail ◽

Ilana Crome ◽

Patrick OBrien

Keyword(s):

Psychological Disorders ◽

Obstetrics And Gynaecology

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Risk Management and Litigation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Edited by Roger V Clements, London, The Royal Society of Medicine Press, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 2001, pp 406, £29.95, ISBN1 8531 480 6 (Hardback)

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1017/s001216220123196x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 44 (03) ◽

pp. 215

Author(s):

Lewis Rosenbloom

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Royal College ◽

Royal Society ◽

Obstetrics And Gynaecology

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The Stigma of Suicide Scale

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000156 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 13-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Philip J. Batterham ◽

Alison L. Calear ◽

Helen Christensen

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Online Survey ◽

National University ◽

Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽

High Internal Consistency ◽

At Home

Background: There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community. The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a “typical” person who completes suicide. Aims: To validate the SOSS as a tool for assessing stigma toward suicide, to examine the scale’s factor structure, and to assess correlates of stigmatizing attitudes. Method: In March 2010, 676 staff and students at the Australian National University completed the scale in an online survey. The construct validity of the SOSS was assessed by comparing its factors with factors extracted from the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ). Results: Three factors were identified: stigma, isolation/depression, and glorification/normalization. Each factor had high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity with the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire. More than 25% of respondents agreed that people who suicided were “weak,” “reckless,” or “selfish.” Respondents who were female, who had a psychology degree, or who spoke only English at home were less stigmatizing. A 16-item version of the scale also demonstrated robust psychometric properties. Conclusions: The SOSS is the first attitudes scale designed to directly measure the stigma of suicide in the community. Results suggest that psychoeducation may successfully reduce stigma.

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