Newsletters

Here you can read past and present issues of News and Notes, the College's History of Psychiatry Special Interest Group (HoPSIG) newsletter.

Latest issue

Issue 21 (Autumn 2025)

This issue's coverage includes:

• Core reports and reflections - Updates from the Chair, Historian in Residence, and a major piece by retiring College Archivist Francis Maunze reflecting on his 19‑year tenure.
• Event and meeting coverage - Reports on the Women in Psychiatry meeting, the Autumn Meeting in Bristol, and activities from The Ethics of Medical Photography Network.
• A wide range of historical feature articles - Topics from addiction exhibitions and sleep studies to notable legal and literary histories within psychiatry.
• Announcements and opportunities - A for member‑led presentations, notices of upcoming meetings, and full details of the 2026 Essay Prize on “Paradigms of the Past.”

Past issues

Contributing to the newsletter

If you would like to contribute to our newsletter, please contact Nicol Ferrier.

We welcome contributions including:

• articles: relating to the history of psychiatry and its study. 500-1500 words is about right for the newsletter. Please follow BJPsych referencing format or any other system as long as it is internally consistent.
• reflections and memories: inspiring, interesting or even shocking, ideas, people, or places of historical interest
• reviews: old or new books, exhibitions, conferences or websites, etc.
• puzzle corner questions
• letters
• pictures, provided that there are no copyright issues
• favourite items in the archives.

Please include a two-line autobiographical note.