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Gaustad Hospital (Norwegian: Gaustad sykehus) is a psychiatric hospital in the neighborhood of Gaustad in Oslo, Norway. [1] Founded in 1855, it is Norway's oldest purpose-built psychiatric hospital. It opened as the nation's first insane asylum designed according to the guidelines in the Insane Act of 1848 ( Sinnssykeloven ).
Joan Gilabert Jofré (1364–1417), [1] also known as Padre Jofré or Pare Jofré, was a member of the Christian religious Order of Mercy and the founder of what is claimed [2] [3] [4] to be the first psychiatric care institution in Europe, in Valencia, Crown of Aragon, in medieval Spain. Joan Gilabert was born in Valencia on June 23, 1364. [5]
Psychiatric hospitals in the United Kingdom (8 C, 2 P) Psychiatric hospitals in the United States (3 C, 5 P) Psychiatric hospitals in Uruguay (1 P)
Neuroimaging was first utilized as a tool for psychiatry in the 1980s. [59] The discovery of chlorpromazine 's effectiveness in treating schizophrenia in 1952 revolutionized treatment of the disorder, [ 60 ] as did lithium carbonate 's ability to stabilize mood highs and lows in bipolar disorder in 1948. [ 61 ]
The National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) was launched in India. 1983. The European Psychiatric Association was founded. [22] 1987. The Indian Mental Health Act was drafted by the parliament, but it came into effect in all the states andunion territories of India in April 1993. This act replaced the Indian Lunacy Act of 1912, which had ...
Konradsberg or Konradsbergs hospital is a former mental hospital on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. The Stockholm Institute of Education now uses the old hospital building. [ needs update ] From August 2009 the charter school Stockholm's International Montessori School used the building.
Beckomberga Hospital (Swedish: Beckomberga sjukhus) was a Swedish psychiatric hospital, situated in Bromma west of Stockholm. Opened in 1932, Beckomberga was one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in Europe , at its peak housing some 2,000 mentally ill patients.
Kleppur or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic psychiatric hospital that is operated by The National University Hospital of Iceland. The first laws concerning Kleppur were nr. 33/1905, accepted by Christian IX on 20 October. The institution was opened in 1907, originally housing 50 patients. Kleppur was the first medical institution that was ...