The impact of war and occupation in psychiatric hospitals in France, 1939 to 1944

Before the German occupation, mortality in French psychiatric hospitals was comparatively stable, the national annual average ranging from 3 to 10%. During the German occupation mortality rose precipitously to over 30% in some cases and total patient-deaths numbered more than 45,000. How and why thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Legg, Patricia Sinclair
Other Authors: Tumblety, Joan ; Talbot, Ian
Published: University of Southampton 2017
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759218