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Psychiatry past and present: do we need history?
2018
BJPsych Bulletin
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Historical evidence can be useful to inform debate about current dilemmas in health service policy. However, concepts of historical analysis may be problematic for doctors, for whom a model of 'history' is often based on clinical history-taking: a clinical history aims to explain the present, whereas a historical analysis aims to elucidate the past. This article discusses and illustrates these concepts, and highlights potential pitfalls of poor historical methodology. It also provides pointers
doi:10.1192/bjb.2018.102
pmid:30587267
fatcat:i4qezek3ojfndam2sugjqw6es4