Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Bernardo Ng

  • Ángeles Mastretta’s life ripped apart

    Bernardo Ng Imperial County, California, United States   Ángeles Mastretta. Photo by Salvador García Bardón. 2009. Via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0. Ángeles Mastretta, born in 1949 in the city of Puebla, Mexico, is a poet, journalist, and author who was brought to fame by her novel Arráncame la vida, which was translated as Tear this…

  • Haunted by a living spirit

    Bernardo Ng San Diego, California, United States   Witchcraft has been present in the Mexican culture for centuries, both in and out of the context of disease, with witches practicing either white or black magic. The most nationally recognized site for witchcraft is the city of Catemaco, Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico. The white…

  • Mean dudes and mean deeds: Tarantino’s vision

    Bernardo Ng San Diego, California, United States     Cinema as an educational method for psychiatric trainees, medical students, and other mental health specialists has been successfully used for decades. Films portray mental illness and mental health problems in a variety of ways. Watching a film can be useful when learning to examine a patient,…