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Della pazzia in genere, e in specie, trattato medico-analitico, con una centuri di osservatzioni. 3 vols.
Publication Details
Florence: Luigi Carlieri, 1793 CE–1794 CE.
Chiarugi was the first in Europe to abandon chains and fetters in a mental hospital. He required a case history for each patient, hygienic rooms with segregation of the sexes, no restraint beyond strait jacket and cotton strips, and regard for the patient as a person. He encouraged the patients to work and their attendants to practice kindness towards them. First edition in English: On Insanity and its Classification, translated with a foreward and Introduction by George Mora (1987).
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #4921 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6112 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | della-pazzia-in-genere-e-in-specie-3-vols |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Florence