The Belgian town of Geel is one big hospital

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Title:
The Belgian town of Geel is one big hospital
Description:
On the history of Geel as an exceptional outlier in the treatment of people with mental illness. Describing the the workings of the Central Hospital and the town's unique treatment methods including the use of "foster families" and "family nursing." Promoting Geel as a model that has been followed by a group in New Haven, Missouri and studied by researchers at Columbia University.
Creator:
De Backer, M.C.C.
Publisher:
Institut belge d'information et de documentation
Date:
1975
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Articles
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Judi Chamberlin Papers
Subjects:
Mental illness--Alternative treatment
Mental health services--Geel (Belgium)
Places:
Belgium > Flanders (region) > Antwerpen (province) > Geel
Extent:
6 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums768-b004-f054-i003
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brussels (Belgium)
Language:
English
Notes:
Digitization sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Identifier:
mums768-b004-f054-i003