Bethlehem Asylum

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Bethlehem Asylum

…In Western countries, the mentally ill were treated like criminals, and in the 16th and 17th centuries, they were even treated as witches. In 1547, the Bethlehem Asylum was established at St. Mary's Abbey in Bethlehem, London, but until the end of the 18th century, almost no medical treatment was provided. St. Luke's Asylum, established in London in 1751, is said to be the first psychiatric hospital. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bethlehem Asylum" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…西欧諸国では,精神障害者は犯罪者同様に取り扱われ,16~17世紀には魔女の扱いを受けたこともある。1547年にロンドンのベスレヘムのセント・メリー僧院にベスレーム収容所Bethlehem Asylumが創立されたが,18世紀末までは医学的な処置はほとんど施されなかった。1751年にロンドンに設立されたセント・ルーク収容所が精神病院の嚆矢(こうし)といわれる。…

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