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‘You don't read my papers anymore’: an investigation into the use of Barbra Streisand song titles in the psychiatric literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Simon Wessely
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Rd, London SE5 9RJ
Glyn Lewis
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Andrew Weiner
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
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As long standing fans of Barbra Streisand, we read with interest the papers from Drs Cunningham and Bromley entitled ‘You don't bring me flowers anymore: an investigation into the experience of stigma by psychiatric in-patients’ (Psychiatric Bulletin, October 2004, 28, 371-374). It seemed strangely familiar to us, a case of ‘Second Time Around’. Where had we seen that title before? In-depth research of our own curriculum vitae provided the answer - we had already published a paper on the same subject with the same title (Reference Weiner, Wessely and LewisWeiner et al, 1999). So could this be our first citation? Sadly not. What we thought was an ‘ Evergreen’ paper had failed to register in Drs Cunningham and Bromleys’ ‘Memory’. We were initially upset, it was indeed a ‘ Cryin’ Time’. ‘What Kind of Fool’ are they, to have ignored our efforts? But on reflection we decided that there should be ‘ No More Tears’. Provided that the Bulletin publishes this letter and gives us our citation, we can go back to ‘The Way We Were’. We can then all agree to a moratorium on the use of Streisand titles in the psychiatric literature, in which case it will be ‘Happy Days are Here Again’.

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Weiner, A., Wessely, S. & Lewis, G. (1999) ‘You don't bring me flowers anymore’: an analysis of gift giving to medical and psychiatric inpatients. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 34, 136140.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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