Amir A Afkhami
Biographic Data
| ID | 205499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amir A Afkhami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amir A |
| FAMILY NAME | Afkhami |
| SIGNATURE | AFKHAMI A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Washington University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3211-7620 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spinning lobotomy: A conventional content analysis of articles by the pioneers of the procedure in the United States
Frontal lobotomy, one of the most controversial procedures of the modern era, was pioneered and promoted by Walter J. Freeman and James W. Watts in the United States. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of bias and spin in their most impactful medical articles on lobotomy. A summative qualitative content analysis of their articles written between 1944 and 1971 reveals that, despite the lack of endorsement by the U.S. medical establis…
Mortality Matters: Sources on Population Health and Mortality during the First World War in Iran
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Medicine and Public Health in Modern Iran: Historical and Sociological Perspectives
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Addressing the Invisible Affliction: An Assessment of Behavioral Health Services for Newly Resettled Refugees in the United States
A Modern Contagion: Imperialism and Public Health in Iran's Age of Cholera
From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran
This chapter analyzes the issue of addiction. It argues that after the Revolution the treatment of substance abuse began to be seen by the government outside the previously held medical paradigm. In accordance with the government's new standards of morality, which were drawn along the Islamic religious precepts, and in accordance with new ideological rhetoric, stringent antidrug campaigns were launched; elements of these campaigns included the fi…
Compromised Constitutions: The Iranian Experience with the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
The global demographic impact of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic continues to fascinate researchers and scholars. This paper examines the social and demographic effects of this outbreak on Iranian society, through a comprehensive investigation of the modes of transmission and propagation, mortality rates, and other distinctive features of the region, and reveals the importance of taking a country's unique sociopolitical settings into account. Iran…
The Sick Men of Persia: The Importance of Illness as a Factor in the Interpretation of Modern Iranian Diplomatic History
Studies of Iranian Political History often Assume that the Repercussions of physical or mental illness on leadership are inconsequential in determining the course of history. Globally, very few scholars have attempted to systematically examine the effects of illness on leaders and Iranian historians seem to evade this topic entirely. One reason may be a reluctance to grapple with medical issues that they might feel exceed their expertise. Another…
Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran
Research Article| May 01 1999 Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran Amir Arsalan Afkhami Amir Arsalan Afkhami Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1999) 19 (1): 122–136. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-19-1-122 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation A…
Addressing the Invisible Affliction: An Assessment of Behavioral Health Services for Newly Resettled Refugees in the United States
Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran
Research Article| May 01 1999 Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran Amir Arsalan Afkhami Amir Arsalan Afkhami Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1999) 19 (1): 122–136. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-19-1-122 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation A…
Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran
Research Article| May 01 1999 Defending the Guarded Domain: Epidemics and the Emergence of an International Sanitary Policy in Iran Amir Arsalan Afkhami Amir Arsalan Afkhami Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1999) 19 (1): 122–136. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-19-1-122 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation A…
Compromised Constitutions: The Iranian Experience with the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
The global demographic impact of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic continues to fascinate researchers and scholars. This paper examines the social and demographic effects of this outbreak on Iranian society, through a comprehensive investigation of the modes of transmission and propagation, mortality rates, and other distinctive features of the region, and reveals the importance of taking a country's unique sociopolitical settings into account. Iran…
The Sick Men of Persia: The Importance of Illness as a Factor in the Interpretation of Modern Iranian Diplomatic History
Studies of Iranian Political History often Assume that the Repercussions of physical or mental illness on leadership are inconsequential in determining the course of history. Globally, very few scholars have attempted to systematically examine the effects of illness on leaders and Iranian historians seem to evade this topic entirely. One reason may be a reluctance to grapple with medical issues that they might feel exceed their expertise. Another…
From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran
This chapter analyzes the issue of addiction. It argues that after the Revolution the treatment of substance abuse began to be seen by the government outside the previously held medical paradigm. In accordance with the government's new standards of morality, which were drawn along the Islamic religious precepts, and in accordance with new ideological rhetoric, stringent antidrug campaigns were launched; elements of these campaigns included the fi…
A Modern Contagion: Imperialism and Public Health in Iran's Age of Cholera
Addressing the Invisible Affliction: An Assessment of Behavioral Health Services for Newly Resettled Refugees in the United States
Mortality Matters: Sources on Population Health and Mortality during the First World War in Iran
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Medicine and Public Health in Modern Iran: Historical and Sociological Perspectives
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Spinning lobotomy: A conventional content analysis of articles by the pioneers of the procedure in the United States
Frontal lobotomy, one of the most controversial procedures of the modern era, was pioneered and promoted by Walter J. Freeman and James W. Watts in the United States. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of bias and spin in their most impactful medical articles on lobotomy. A summative qualitative content analysis of their articles written between 1944 and 1971 reveals that, despite the lack of endorsement by the U.S. medical establis…
Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · History (3 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works)