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“We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it.” Punch. Murder in ni……続きを見る

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary. Cancer is, after all, not catching. Even now, the idea of a virus ca……続きを見る

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Psychotherapy in the Wake of War presents the ways in which differing views of various psychoanalytic schools and traditionsーspanning developments for more than one hundred yearsーmay affect theore……続きを見る

Hungry for Ecstasy: Trauma, The Brain, and the Influence of the Sixties by Sharon Klayman Farber explores the hunger for ecstatic experience that can lead people down the road to self-destruction. I……続きを見る

This volume reflects the achievements in developing new concepts and models of family therapy and new approaches to special clinical issues and problems during the 1980s. Chapters by experts such as……続きを見る

Having spent decades in urban clinical practice while working simultaneously as an academic administrator, teacher, and writer, Frances Ward is especially well equipped to analyze the American healt……続きを見る

John Haslam’s Illustrations of Madness, written in 1810, occupies a special place in psychiatric history, it was the first book-length account of one single psychiatric case written by a British psy……続きを見る

The Deep South has seen a 36 percent increase in AIDS cases while the rest of the nation has seen a 2 percent decline. Many of the underlying reasons for the disease’s continued spread in the region……続きを見る

Therapeutic Revolutions examines the evolving relationship between American medicine, psychiatry, and culture from World War II to the dawn of the 1970s. In this richly layered intellectual history,……続きを見る

The vast majority of research in social psychology focuses on momentary events: an attitude is changed, dissonance is reduced, a cognition is primed, and so on. Little attention is a paid to the unf……続きを見る

The Lamaze method is virtually synonymous with natural childbirth in America. In the 1970s, taking Lamaze classes was a common rite of passage to parenthood. The conscious relaxation and patterned b……続きを見る

The History of Medicine is an amiable amble through medicine's past, designed as a primer for those taking history of medicine modules as part of their studies and for the wider public seeking a rel……続きを見る

Sigmund Freud (6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud qualified as a doctor of medicine at the University of Vie……続きを見る

First Published in 1994. Part of the series on the Development of American Feminism, Sandra Lewenson's Taking Charge is the first in this series, and the selection reflects the intent to assist in e……続きを見る

Professor William Nixon directed the obstetric unit at University College Hospital, London from 1946 to 1966. These were innovative times in obstetrics and gynaecology, with Nixon one of the more re……続きを見る

Ian Donald was a controversial character who was revolutionary in many aspects of obstetric practice. An inspirational teacher and a caring clinician, his greatest contribution to his profession was……続きを見る

This book describes the life and times of a physician-scientist over the last half-century. Part One is about the author's struggle with colon cancer and the lessons he learnt from the experience; P……続きを見る

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) : from A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague The Middle Age of European history has no naturally fixed beginning or ending. The period of Antiquity……続きを見る

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume II of II) : From the Extinction of Plague to the Present Time This volume is the continuation of ‘A History of Epidemics in Britain from a.d. 664 to the Ext……続きを見る

Esta Coletânea, editada originalmente em 1996, resultou das atividades do Grupo de Trabalho em História da Psicologia, instituído por ocasião do VI Simpósio de Pesquisa e Intercâmbio Científico da A……続きを見る

This book presents a series of informal biographies about major figures in the history of psychology. A unique combination of expertise and human appeal, the volume places the contributions of each ……続きを見る

François Rousset's sixteenth-century treatise was the first known text to promote the idea of caesarean birth. In its time, Rousset's book was translated into German and Latin, but until publication……続きを見る

Francis James Browne (1879–1963) is remembered as the foremost obstetrician of his day and is widely recognised as the founder of modern antenatal care. His book Antenatal and Postnatal Care became ……続きを見る

American social critics in the 1970s, convinced that their nation was in decline, turned to psychoanalysis for answers and seized on narcissism as the sickness of the age. Books indicting Americans ……続きを見る

A rich and wonderful history of quinine – the cure for malaria. In the summer of 1623, ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants, engaged in electing a new Pope, died from the 'mal'aria' or 'ba……続きを見る

The Long Struggle against Malaria in Tropical Africa investigates the changing entomological, parasitological and medical understandings of vectors, parasites and malarial disease that have shaped t……続きを見る

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In line with the British Psychological Society's recent recommendations for teaching the history of psychology, this comprehensive undergraduate textbook emphasizes the philosophical, cultural and s……続きを見る

Here is an insightful review of the origins of family medicine as an AMA-approved specialty, including the difficulties in developing the role of family physician. 続きを見る