Psychiatric care in Brazilian political history

Authors

  • Ana Teresa A. Venancio Fundación Oswaldo Cruz, Río de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2012.v64.i1.517

Keywords:

Psychiatric care, Psychiatry, History, Brazil

Abstract


This study analyzes the relationship between psychiatric care and Brazilian political history at different points in time: in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the creation of the first asylum served as an affirmation of Imperial power; at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the introduction of psychiatry was part of the new Brazilian Republic's pledge to become a «civilized » nation; in the 1940s, when a centralized Brazilian State boosted the expansion of psychiatric care; and as of the 1970s, in which case the Brazilian psychiatric reform has run parallel to political redemocratization.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

A. Venancio, A. T. (2012). Psychiatric care in Brazilian political history. Asclepio, 64(1), 167–188. https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2012.v64.i1.517

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