#WhoCares2025

A large lecture hall screen dominates the photo. In front of it sit a seven people, five of who are part of a panel. The backs of the heads of several members of the audience can be seen. They are sat in tiered rows.

Lots of great panels at #WhoCares2025. This one included Hilary Marland, Len Smith, Han Dee and two of the organisers! Thanks to Cécile Birks @clairedeligny.bsky.social @laurencedubois.bsky.social @embfauquert.bsky.social and Laetitia Sansonetti for a great couple of days.

A view of the old Salpêtrière hospital. A domed roof is in the middle with low rise wings to the left and right. In the foreground is a lawned area and a few trees.

The ‘new’ Salpêtrière hospital. A modernish high rise block dominates the picture. The low rise entrance has a sign which reads Hospital Universitaire La Pitie Salpêtrière.

A modern map of the Salpêtrière hospital site for current patients and service users. Block and departments are coloured in blue, green and orange.

A one story Terrance type building used for psychiatric patients at the Salpêtrière hospital. Each room or cell consists of one window and one door with a small stool to the front. The front of the building is covered by a verandah supported by columns with a lawned area.

Final day at #WhoCares2025 and an opportunity to think about old and new paradigms of ‘care’.

The freezing survivors of the Salpêtrière tour! Thank you everyone, whether you made it until the end or not! #whocares2025 🙏 @sshmedicine.bsky.social @creananterre.bsky.social

3rd and last day of our great #WhoCares2025 conference on the history of psychiatry: guided tour of la Salpêtrière and time to say goodbye! 🤗Season 2 coming soon... in 2026!
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Other bits from our conference Who Cares? #whocares2025 as our last panel is about to start! Many thanks again to @sshmedicine.bsky.social @creananterre.bsky.social for their kind support!

Day 2 of our great #WhoCares2025 conference at Paris Nanterre! Many thanks to the speakers for this wonderful exploration of the history of psychiatry! 🤓 With @clairedeligny.bsky.social, @embfauquert.bluesky.social & with the kind support of @sshmedicine.bsky.social & @creananterre.bsky.social

In a lecture theatre the speaker sits in front of a large screen which includes the text of a poem called ‘Crichton’. It reads inspiration, a scene of great beauty, to paint to write to learn to play, to comprehend those labelled lunatic, ease minds in trouble and confusion, a model example, of how to heal, Crichton.

Great panel on art and creativity at #WhoCares2025. Papers by Rachel Wilson and Fabienne Moine. This slide from the latter maybe of interest @valbold.bsky.social

First day of our #WhoCares2025 conference at Paris Nanterre! Fascinating presentations on various aspects of the history of psychiatry...
With @clairedeligny.bsky.social, @embfauquert.bluesky.social & with the kind support of @sshmedicine.bsky.social & @creananterre.bsky.social

Dr Rory Du Plessis stands to the left of this photo as he delivers his keynote lecture. To his right a large screen shows a ppt slide of case book text. The chair of the session (seated) and the backs of the heads of some of the delegates can be seen,

On the left of this photos is ‘I See You’ a collection of poems by Rory Du Plessis. To the right is the cover of the Who Cares conference programme. It includes a colour image of Bethlem Hospital taken from Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress.

Great to be at the #WhoCares2025 conference at Paris Nantererre. An interesting programme kicks off with a key note by an old friend, Rory Du Plessis. Thanks to @clairedeligny.bsky.social, @laurencedubois.bsky.social and the organising committee. @sshmedicine.bsky.social