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Key moments in the history of czech psychiatry
1Psychiatric Centre Prague, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatric University Department, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
1783 - The Austrian Emperor Joseph II. established a department for mentally ill priests in the hospital of the Merciful Brothers in Prague. 1790 - Based on the Emperors decision, a new hospital was opened in Prague. A new two-storey building was used exclusively for treatment of the mentally ill patients. 1821 - Lectures about insanity were opened at Prague University. 1844 - A New house (nowadays a psychiatric University department) was established. Building of psychiatric hospitals: 1863 Brno-Cernovice, 1870 Kosmonosy, 1880 Dobrany, 1887 Oparany, 1889 Opava, 1890 Horní Berkovice, 1892 Sternberk, 1906 Kromeríz, 1902 Jihlava, 1908 Praha-Bohnice. 1904 - A Journal, later called Czechoslovak Psychiatry was founded. 1919 - The Czech, later the Czechoslovak and latest the Czech Psychiatric Society were established. 1955 - Specialization for psychiatry. 1956 - Separation psychiatry and neurology. Progress in the out-patient care from 1, 0 psychiatrist per 100.000 inhabitants (1963) to 4, 5 (1995). Form 1989 accent on human and patient's rights and ethical principles, end of abuse of psychiatry. 1993 - First community based-services.
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