Realms of Healing
Psychiatric Becomings in Times of War. A Short History
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 how […]
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
Excruciating pains slowed many of the women survivors of war down, bound them to their couches, frustrated interactions with their children, and meant that […]