Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Rania Awaad, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University
Date:
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 08:00 to 09:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Zoom
Streaming Link:
Contact Person:
Lisa Parker
Contact Email:
lisap@pitt.edu
The first psychiatric hospitals in the world were established as early as the 8th century during the Islamic Renaissance. Despite the emergence of a highly sophisticated and interdisciplinary system of understanding the human psyche in early Islamic history, most students of modern psychology are unfamiliar with this rich history. This lecture will provide a historical and contemporary review of the Islamic intellectual heritage as it pertains to modern behavioral science and how mental illness was historically perceived and treated in the Muslim world. (Continuing medical education credit will be available.) Register on the Zoom link!
UCIS Unit:
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors:
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Department of Religious Studies
Jewish Studies Program
Non-University Sponsors:
Palliative and Supportive Institute of UPMC
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Continuing Education Program
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
No