Relevance of the history of psychiatry to practising clinicians

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Beveridge
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Medical History ◽  
History Of Psychiatry ◽  
Genetic Inheritance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Treatment

Do busy psychiatrists need to pay any attention to the history of their discipline? Surely clinicians should concentrate on keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in their field. Medical history may provide amusing anecdotes about practice in the past, but can it inform modern treatment? Such a response, although familiar, seems rather strange, coming from psychiatrists, who, after all, spend their clinical day, taking ‘histories'. By doing so, they seek to understand their patients' problems in the context of their life history. They try to make sense of the present by reference to the past, whether it be events in the patient's childhood, previous conflicts or the individual's genetic inheritance. Given such a perspective, it seems reasonable that psychiatrists might also take an interest in the history of their profession. By attending to the history of its development, its past disputes and its intellectual inheritance, the psychiatrist can reach a deeper understanding of the current state of psychiatry.

Reflections on Thirty Years of Muqarnas

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülru Necipoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Board Members ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Current State ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Art And Architecture ◽  
State Of The Field

In this volume marking the thirtieth anniversary of Muqarnas, the Editor reflects on the evolution of the journal over the years. To that end, the members of the Editorial and Advisory Boards were sent a questionnaire, asking them to comment on the contributions of Muqarnas and its Supplements series to the field of Islamic art and architecture studies over the past three decades, and to provide suggestions for future directions. Their observations, thoughts, and hopes for Muqarnas have been anonymously incorporated into this essay, which, in conversation with their comments, looks back on the history of the publication and offers some possibilities for the path it might take going forward.
The goal here is neither to assess the historiography nor to examine the current state of the field thirty years after the opening essay of volume 1. Instead, the focus is on the development and impact of both Muqarnas and the Supplements series in a highly specialized field with relatively few and short-lived or sporadic journals, before turning to the successes and shortcomings of these publications, as outlined by some of the board members. 


Scotland, Malawi and Medicine: Livingstone's Legacy, I Presume? An Historical Perspective.

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
John Lwanda
Keyword(s):  
Medical History ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Future Role ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of

In this personal short historical perspective I reflect on aspects of the medical history of Malawi, formerly Nyasaland, highlighting the role of Scotland and its people in the development of the Malawi medical services in both the colonial as well as the postcolonial period which began in 1964. The paper, after discussing the history of medical training in Malawi and current constraints and challenges, goes on to make some suggestions - based on historical lessons - about future role of Scottish involvement in Malawi's medical development. It would be unfortunate if, in a rush to ‘help or do something’ the mistakes of the past are repeated.

scholarly journals Milestones in Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering History: A Comparative Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel M. del Águila ◽  
José Palma ◽  
Samuel Túnez
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Engineering ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
History Of ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Software Development Methodologies

We present a review of the historical evolution of software engineering, intertwining it with the history of knowledge engineering because “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This retrospective represents a further step forward to understanding the current state of both types of engineerings; history has also positive experiences; some of them we would like to remember and to repeat. Two types of engineerings had parallel and divergent evolutions but following a similar pattern. We also define a set of milestones that represent a convergence or divergence of the software development methodologies. These milestones do not appear at the same time in software engineering and knowledge engineering, so lessons learned in one discipline can help in the evolution of the other one.

scholarly journals Memory and Alterity in Zar: Religious Contact and Change in the Sudan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life History Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Ninteenth Century ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in the Blue Nile town of Sennar, supported by archival and historical documentation, this article explores the history of Zar spirit possession in Sudan, and the light this throws on the interplay of religions over the past 150 years. Life history data supports the argument that contemporary Zar is grounded in forms and rituals derived from the ranks of the ninteenth-century Ottoman army, and these remain the basis of ritual events, even as they accommodate ongoing changes in this part of Africa. Many of these changes are linked to the dynamic interplay of Zar with forms of Islam, on the one hand, and Christianity, on the other. In the former colonial periods, political power resided with the British, and Khawaja (European) Christian Zar spirits are remembered as far more important. Today that authority in Zar has shifted to spirits of foreign Muslims and local holy men, on the one hand, and to subaltern Blacks, on the other. These speak to concerns of new generations of adepts even as changes in the larger political and religious landscapes continue to transform the context of Zar.

scholarly journals The Current State and 125 Kyr History of Permafrost in the Kara Sea Shelf: Modeling Constraints

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gavrilov ◽  
Vladimir Pavlov ◽  
Alexandr Fridenberg ◽  
Mikhail Boldyrev ◽  
Vanda Khilimonyuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Ice Sheets ◽  
Forward Modeling ◽  
Kara Sea ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of

Abstract. The evolution of permafrost in the Kara shelf is reconstructed for the past 125 kyr. The work includes zoning of the shelf according to geological history, compiling sea-level and ground temperature scenarios within the distinguished zones, and forward modeling to evaluate the thickness of permafrost and the extent of frozen, cold and unfrozen rocks. The modeling results are correlated to the available field data and are presented as geocryological maps. The formation of frozen, cold, and unfrozen rocks of the region is inferred to depend on the spread of ice sheets, sea level, and duration of shelf freezing and thawing periods.

scholarly journals Syair Perahu Karya Hamzah Fansuri Dalam Kaitannya Dengan Budaya Maritim di Singkel

PANALUNGTIK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Abdul Jalil ◽  
Nuralam
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Historical Archaeology ◽  
Research Use ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Past ◽  
Maritime Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Hamzah Fansuri lived in the early era of the peak of the Aceh Darussalam kingdom. The Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam at that time visited by many traders from Arab, Parsi, Turkish, Bengal (India), Siamese, Portuguese, and Spain. Hamzah Fansuri is a Sufism scholar who developed Islamic teaching trough his poems. One of his poems is Syair Perahu. Syair Perahu besides containing Sufism also is related to the trade and wealth of Singkel sea. The discovery of foreign ceramics along the Singkel river is one proof of trade in the past. This research use method of manuscript study. The reason for choosing text studies is because Hamzah Fansuri produced many literary works in the form of poetry. The approach used in this study is historical archaeology to reveal the maritime culture of Singkel trough Syair Perahu by Hamzah Fansuri. Data collection is done trough literature study by collecting books, documents, and paper relating to the life history of Hamzah Fansuri and and literary works that he produces. The purpose of this reseach is to determine the relationship between Syair Perahu and maritime culture of Singkel. Based on a study of Syair Perahu, it is known that Hamzah Fansuri not only discusses the Sufism but also provides information about Singkel and trade in its time.

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Global History ◽  
Current State ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medical Traditions

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. In recent decades, the history of medicine has emerged as a rich and mature sub-discipline within history, but the strength of the field has not precluded vigorous debates about methods, themes, and sources. Bringing together over thirty international scholars, this book provides a constructive overview of the current state of these debates, and offers new directions for future scholarship. There are three sections: the first explores the methodological challenges and historiographical debates generated by working in particular historical ages; the second explores the history of medicine in specific regions of the world and their medical traditions, and includes discussion of the ‘global history of medicine’; the final section analyses, from broad chronological and geographical perspectives, both established and emerging historical themes and methodological debates in the history of medicine.

A Century of Psychiatry in the Punjab

1939 ◽  
Vol 85 (356) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Lodge Patch
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
History Of Psychiatry ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mental Hospitals ◽  
Logical Connection ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Remote Past

The choice of my subject for this address has been determined by two factors: firstly, the precedent set by many Presidents of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association, when, as medical superintendents of modern mental hospitals which have emerged from ancient asylums, they spoke fascinatingly of their institutions' more remote past. Secondly, it has always been a cause for regret that I was not able to complete the centennial cycle in a book which I published eight or nine years ago entitled, A Critical Review of the Mental Hospitals in the Punjab from 1840 to 1930. It would be possible now, in this year of grace 1939, to hold a psychiatric centenary and to publish a new, revised and up-to-date edition, but the contents of a volume cannot be conveniently condensed into a few pages of typescript. All that can be done is to indicate retrospectively some of the ups and downs of the past century, to paint rapidly some of the high-lights and shadows which have alternately illuminated and darkened the history of psychiatry in this province. So if my recital seems disjointed, if there is little logical connection between one silhouette and the next, if there appears to be a flight of ideas, I beg that you will not regard this address as more maniacal than chairmaniacal.

Leprosy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Neglected Tropical Disease ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Global View ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Books

Leprosy is an infection and neglected tropical disease that is steeped in myths, and, although it is described in history books, it can remain a challenge to manage today. Written in an accessible manner for professionals and the public alike, this book takes a global view of leprosy past and present. As a backdrop, it starts with exploring what we actually know about leprosy from medicine, how it is spread to humans, and its effects on the body. It then moves to consider its diagnosis and treatment in people, past and present. The focus switches next to the ways in which leprosy is diagnosed in skeletons (paleopathology), from just looking at the bones to analyzing the DNA of the bacteria preserved in the bones. By doing so, information on skeletons with evidence of leprosy across the globe is synthesized with the aim of considering the current state of global knowledge regarding the origin, evolution, and history of leprosy. In particular, the book explores how all the people diagnosed with leprosy in their skeletons in the past were buried, and the myth that everybody was ostracized and segregated into leprosy hospitals, due to stigma, is dismissed. It concludes with thoughts on a future for leprosy, the need to continue to dispel its myths and to seriously reconsider the use of the word “leper” when discussing leprosy today and in the past.

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