We are seeking contributors to a session at the 2013
History of Science Society meeting, to be held this November in Boston, MA. If you
think that your work resonates with the summary below and you are
interested in getting involved, please send an abstract to Sean Cohmer (scohmer@asu.edu). Thanks!
"Authority in the Medical Sciences: Evolution of
Disciplinary Practices in the Mid-20th Century
This panel will focus on historical moments in the
mid-20th century during which practices in the medical sciences experience dramatic
change. Specifically, how scientific theories of causation and
attitudes of responsibility in society bring about such changes.
Biomedicine at this time is characterized by a rise in the use of statistics
and epidemiology, creation of new patient and professional group
identities, and the emergence of therapeutic and regulatory standards, which
dramatically altered the medical landscape.
Papers should discuss changing practices in either the
clinic or clinical definitions of disease or disorder, particularly as it
relates to an historical shift in medical authority. For instance, one
paper will focus on how changing views of autism’s etiology in the 1960s
served a catalytic role in the reformation of the third revision of the
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-III).
Sean Cohmer & Erica O’Neil (Center for Biology and
Society, Arizona State University)
If you are interested in participating in this session,
please send an abstract to Sean Cohmer, (scohmer@asu.edu)
by March 27th."
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