Institutional Confinement: The Dark Origins of Psychiatry
The Founding and Early Purpose of Salpêtrière (1656) The establishment of the Hôpital Général de la Salpêtrière in Paris marks a critical, though often dark, period in the history of institutional care. Founded in 1656 by order of King Louis XIV, Salpêtrière was initially conceived not purely as a psychiatric facility, but as a vast […]