: A Short History of India and Pakistan: From Ancient Times to the Present . T. Walter Wallbank.

In ancient times, ‘melancholia’ rather than ‘depression’ was used to describe mood disorders characterized by despondency. ‘A very short history of melancholia’ highlights the descriptions of melancholia and theories about its causes that held sway from ancient times until about the 19th century. It begins with Hippocrates’ black bile theory in the 4th century bc. From about ad 500 there was a shift away from the notion that mental disorders had similar causes to physical ones and a revival of beliefs that mental disorders were signs of immorality, sin, and evil. From the 1500s new attitudes towards melancholia emerged. The birth of modern psychiatry in the 19th century is also described.

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Book Review: A Short History of Ancient Times for Colleges and High Schools

Journal of Education ◽

10.1177/002205741007102314 ◽

1910 ◽

Vol 71 (23) ◽

pp. 662-662

Keyword(s):

High Schools ◽

Short History ◽

History Of ◽

Ancient Times

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Plaster of Paris–Short History of Casting and Injured Limb Immobilzation

The Open Orthopaedics Journal ◽

10.2174/1874325001711010291 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 291-296 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

B. Szostakowski ◽

P. Smitham ◽

W.S. Khan

Keyword(s):

Successful Treatment ◽

Recent Trend ◽

Operative Management ◽

Short History ◽

Injured Limb ◽

Plaster Of Paris ◽

History Of ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Non Operative Management

Various materials have been used since ancient times to help immobilise fractures. In this review, we discuss the history and developments of these materials as well as plaster of Paris. There has been a recent trend away from non-operative management of fractures, and skills in the use of plaster of Paris are declining. For the successful treatment of patients, it is important to appreciate how plaster works, how it should be used, and what can go wrong. In this review, we also discuss principles of applications and complications of plaster of Paris.

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