Famine: the distant shadow over French psychiatry

Famine: the distant shadow over French psychiatry

Discusses the death of many patients in psychiatric hospitals in France in the period between 1940 and 1944 due to famine. Examines whether there was a deliberate policy by the Vichy government to 'exterminate' such patients. Suggests that there is a need for apologies concerning what happ...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2002-04 (180), p.298-299
1. Verfasser: Birley, J L T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Death
Famine
France
Patients
Policy
Psychiatric hospitals
World War 2
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses the death of many patients in psychiatric hospitals in France in the period between 1940 and 1944 due to famine. Examines whether there was a deliberate policy by the Vichy government to 'exterminate' such patients. Suggests that there is a need for apologies concerning what happened during this period.
ISSN:0007-1250