Cauterization, the application of heat, is a recognized form of treatment for certain mental disorders under the Tibetan system of medicine, which draws on both Ayurveda and Chinese traditional healing

Cauterization, the application of heat, is a recognized form of treatment for certain mental disorders under the Tibetan system of medicine, which draws on both Ayurveda and Chinese traditional healing

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Kurup, P, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Medicine, Traditional
Mental Disorders
Physicians
Patients
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A man is using a heated instrument on the forehead of another man. Verso: WHO/17766. SEARO. Traditional Medicine. SM 11-1977.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437075 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013691
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437075