Narratives of the body and history; illness in judgemehnt on the Soviet past

Article Abstract:

The practice in Russia's past history of classifying the group of the politically discontended as mentally ill is discussed, a practice which was politically unsuccessful. State-perpetrated violence is described, and individual ills are connected to a shared history and the whole people's suffering. The life story of a Latvian countrywomanh is offered to the history of these practices.

Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Russia

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Treatment decision-making during the early stages of heart attack: a case for the role of body and self in influencing delays

Article Abstract:

Most people experiencing early symptoms of impending heart attack tend to ignore them, a delay that often compromises therapeutic efforts. Decision about seeking medical help in this context has been found to have five stages, with body and self experienced differently at each stage.

Scotland, Psychological aspects, Decision-making, Decision making, Heart attack, Thrombolytic therapy

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Body Worlds: clinical detachment and anatomical awe

Article Abstract:

The article critiques the Body Worlds exhibition, and posits that the exhibition is a shrine to the wonders of human anatomy as accessible to lay people, encouraging them to view the body in new and different ways.

Exhibitions, Criticism and interpretation, Art, Art exhibitions, Human anatomy

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