Markus Wahl is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the History of Medicine at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart, Germany. In his current project, he investigates the experiences of patients with diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, and alcohol addiction in the socialist healthcare system of East Germany. In 2017, he received his PhD from the University of Kent. His most recent publication is ‘The Workhouse Dresden-Leuben After 1945: A Microstudy of Local Continuities in Postwar East Germany’, Journal of Contemporary History (Online First: published 26 July 2018). In general, his research interests include Modern German History, Social History of Medicine, Socialist History, Memory and Addiction Studies as well as broader studies of sexual health in the past and around the world.

• List of FiguresList of Tables AcknowledgementsAbbreviations Introduction: Medical Memories and ExperiencesChapter 1 Treating the Past: Narratives of the Medical Profession after 1945Chapter 2Treatments from the Past: Continuities in Treating Venereal DiseasesChapter 3Treatments for the Past? ‘War Children’ and the New StateChapter 4Institutionalised Treatments of the Past: The Fürsorgeheim Leuben in Postwar DresdenEpilogueAppendixIndex