Realms of Healing
Psychiatric Becomings in Times of War. A Short History
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Dr Ukshini,
her back turned towards us in her white doctor’s coat, was busy preparing Turkish coffee over a small gas cooker. Laughing she remembered […]
When the Deserving Poor Refuse to be Virtuous and Humanitarian Aid Fails to Imagine a Good Life
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Humanitarian virtues
Wars change life conditions.
There are the sheer number of civilian deaths and the flow of forcibly displaced people. There is family disintegration, weakening […]
“I had accepted that I might die – this allowed me to continue helping.” The Testimony of a Doctor
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“Come in!” we hear in response to our gentle knock on the door. We enter Dr. Cena’s modestly furnished office in the heart of […]
Golden Bag. A story about fraud and magic
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She is ready. Upright, she stands in front of her modest house. Golden Bag is emblazoned across the small black sports bag she carries […]
The Game of Truth OR how to convince village women to seek mental health care
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“Women who come from rural areas don’t know how to explain their health problems to psychiatrists like me. When I tell them that their […]
On the quest for help: From kitchen cabinets to clinics to holy places
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Excruciating pains slowed many of the women survivors of war down, bound them to their couches, frustrated interactions with their children, and meant that […]