In Paris, the Foundation for Literature and Medicine is offering two courses. Paris is so rich in medical-literary material that we can not only fill two courses, but also many episodes of this blog. The layout for this is somewhat arbitrary. We will focus on novels, medical and literary figures, and the many old hospitals …
In this episode a film (If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You) about a mother who is burdened by caring for her young daughter who suffers from a serious eating disorder; and a comedy with a rather dark edge: the film The Last Viking.Final editing/correction: Cathri van de Haar FilmIf I Had Legs, I’d Kick …
A clinical lesson by Jean Martin Charcot
This episode features three films. Second Victims is about how a doctor can become the “second victim” after making a medical error, Die My Love is about a young woman who loses her mind after the birth of her child, and On Vous Croit is about how child abuse disrupts lives.Final editing/correction: Cathri van de …
After his stay in St Rémy de Provence, Vincent van Gogh left for the north again.
This edition focuses on the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). We recommend four documentaries. The reality of psychosisIn the documentaryThe Desert of the Real, director Luuk Bouwman gives a voice to six people who have experienced psychosis. What they have in common is that at certain points in their lives, they came under severe …