Abstract
After the World War I Latvia proclaimed its independence. Following
the industrialization and urbanization, the attitude towards mental illness
and psychiatry began to change. Previously dominant home and commu-
nity care for mental illness was replaced by medical care in psychiatric
institutions. The request for institutionalized psychiatric care started to
grow rapidly. It was followed by ongoing expansion of inpatient treatment
facilities. Despite the efforts of state, local governments, psychiatrists and
the public to deal with problems in this area, access to psychiatric care
remained difficult throughout the entire period, with the hospitals them-
selves always having too many patients. This was mostly down to poorly
organized social care for psychiatric patients
the industrialization and urbanization, the attitude towards mental illness
and psychiatry began to change. Previously dominant home and commu-
nity care for mental illness was replaced by medical care in psychiatric
institutions. The request for institutionalized psychiatric care started to
grow rapidly. It was followed by ongoing expansion of inpatient treatment
facilities. Despite the efforts of state, local governments, psychiatrists and
the public to deal with problems in this area, access to psychiatric care
remained difficult throughout the entire period, with the hospitals them-
selves always having too many patients. This was mostly down to poorly
organized social care for psychiatric patients
| Translated title of the contribution | Psychiatric Health Care in Latvia in the 1920s and 1930s |
|---|---|
| Original language | Latvian |
| Pages (from-to) | 57-89 |
| Journal | Acta medico-historica Rigensia |
| Volume | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Field of Science*
- 3.5 Other medical sciences
Publication Type*
- 1.2. Scientific article included in INT1 or INT2 category journal of ERIH database
