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A theatre company will capture the history of former Victorian asylum in Ipsiwch with a play
Tue, 01 May 2012 21:26:30 -0700 -
Soulpepper hits Home with comic portrait of madnes
Playwright David Storey?s sly game is to make us see modern England in the microcosm of the lunatic asylum
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:39:22 -0700 -
Legislators, experts laud 125th anniversary of Southwestern Va. institut
Legislators, experts laud 125th anniversary of Southwestern Va. institute
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:42 -0700 -
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The World Health Organisation tells us there are about 20 million Indians suffering from mental illnesses. An estimated 1-2% of India?s 1 billion-plus population suffer from major mental disorders. There are about 3,500 psychiatrists and 1,500 psychiatric nurses to treat them.
Sat, 12 May 2012 14:49:08 -0700 -
?There are bits of me scattered in these books
Timeri N. Murari, author of The Taliban Cricket Club, in conversation with novelist Tulsi Badrinath, at his century-old ancestral home in Chennai.
Sat, 05 May 2012 08:51:36 -0700 -
Anders Behring Breivik argues his Islamophobic ideology doesn?t mean he?s insan
Breivik is seeking to convince an Oslo court that he is sane so that his anti-Islam ideology will be taken seriously and not considered the ravings of a lunatic, even though it would mean a prison sentence rather than psychiatric care
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:31:54 -0700 -
Empire one of six top Historic Places listing
It may be an unassuming building, but music academic Dr Graeme Downes says to those who know its significance in music circles, heritage recognition for Dunedin's Empire Hotel is "a pretty amazing thing". read more
Tue, 08 May 2012 10:41:27 -0700 -
Breivik accuses experts of lies as he pleads for his sanit
OSLO (AFP) - Anders Behring Breivik, who wants to be found accountable for his massacre of 77 people in Norway last July, on Wednesday accused a team of psychiatric experts of making things up to prove him insane.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:34:15 -0700 -
150 YEARS AGO: Burglar steals items from professor?s apartmen
COLUMBIA — A burglar stole "sundry articles of children's clothing" from the rooms occupied by George Mathews, professor of ancient languages and literature at the University of Missouri until its closure, the Columbia Missouri Statesman reported.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:17:42 -0700 -
The Monday After: Aultman widow defends sanit
Cornelius Aultman?s widow, Katherine, was not crazy. The community was sure of it and the court ruled she was sane. But, the fact that she had to go on trial in 1896 to prove her sanity incensed the people of Canton and made voices cry out in her defense.
Mon, 07 May 2012 09:09:59 -0700 -