Historical Transformation of Social Attitudes and Changements in Therapy and Assistance of Santa Maria della Pietà Hospital
Authors
A. Iaria
"Santa Maria della Pietà" Study and Research Center Rome, I.
M. A. Coccanari De' Fornari
Dept. Psyche Sciences Med. Psychology. "La Sapienza" University of Rome, I
Keywords:
Psychiatric Hospital, Santa Maria della Pietà , Psychiatric historiography
Abstract
In view of a rennovation of psychiatric assistance, the Authors briefly deal with the history of the social attitude to this issue. Some evidencies are taken from the archives of Santa Maria della Pietà, the major institutions in Rome for the control of "Madness".
