Jesper Váczy Kragh
Biographic Data
| ID | 5895185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesper Váczy Kragh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesper Váczy |
| FAMILY NAME | Kragh |
| SIGNATURE | KRAGH J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5228-279X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dangerous Men
In 1918, Denmark opened its first high-security ward for the ‘most dangerous criminally insane and feebleminded men’. Between 1918 and 1962, 203 men were admitted to the institution. This article investigates the discussions that led to the founding of the ward and examines the social and diagnostic profiles of its inmates. Drawing on patient records and archival sources from the Danish National Archives, it traces the ward’s emergence, instituti…
Challenging behaviour or everyday resistance? Experienced power and physical restraints at Danish residential homes for people with intellectual disabilities
The Danish welfare state is often praised for its foundational principles of solidarity, equality, and liberalism. However, for individuals with disabilities, the use of force has consistently been a part of their experience. Most recently, a revision of the Social Service Act in 2024 broadened the legal framework for the use of physical restraint on individuals with intellectual disabilities living in residential care settings. Against this back…
The final step
A number of Danish studies on the history of mental disability have been published in recent years, yet little attention has been devoted to the issue of euthanasia. It has been assumed that the Danes generally opposed radical German ideas about euthanasia of people with disabilities, especially after 1945. This article, however, will contend that a breeding ground for euthanasia was created during the early twentieth century and that many Danes …
Malaria fever therapy for general paralysis of the insane in Denmark
This article explores the history of general paralysis and malaria fever therapy in Denmark. I argue that the small size of the country gave Danish psychiatrists excellent opportunities for performing statistical studies of general paralysis in the 19th century. In the early 1920s malaria fever therapy was introduced in Danish mental hospitals and raised hopes of a cure for paralytics. Malaria fever therapy became popular among Danish psychiatris…
The final step
A number of Danish studies on the history of mental disability have been published in recent years, yet little attention has been devoted to the issue of euthanasia. It has been assumed that the Danes generally opposed radical German ideas about euthanasia of people with disabilities, especially after 1945. This article, however, will contend that a breeding ground for euthanasia was created during the early twentieth century and that many Danes …
Malaria fever therapy for general paralysis of the insane in Denmark
This article explores the history of general paralysis and malaria fever therapy in Denmark. I argue that the small size of the country gave Danish psychiatrists excellent opportunities for performing statistical studies of general paralysis in the 19th century. In the early 1920s malaria fever therapy was introduced in Danish mental hospitals and raised hopes of a cure for paralytics. Malaria fever therapy became popular among Danish psychiatris…
The final step
A number of Danish studies on the history of mental disability have been published in recent years, yet little attention has been devoted to the issue of euthanasia. It has been assumed that the Danes generally opposed radical German ideas about euthanasia of people with disabilities, especially after 1945. This article, however, will contend that a breeding ground for euthanasia was created during the early twentieth century and that many Danes …
Challenging behaviour or everyday resistance? Experienced power and physical restraints at Danish residential homes for people with intellectual disabilities
The Danish welfare state is often praised for its foundational principles of solidarity, equality, and liberalism. However, for individuals with disabilities, the use of force has consistently been a part of their experience. Most recently, a revision of the Social Service Act in 2024 broadened the legal framework for the use of physical restraint on individuals with intellectual disabilities living in residential care settings. Against this back…
Dangerous Men
In 1918, Denmark opened its first high-security ward for the ‘most dangerous criminally insane and feebleminded men’. Between 1918 and 1962, 203 men were admitted to the institution. This article investigates the discussions that led to the founding of the ward and examines the social and diagnostic profiles of its inmates. Drawing on patient records and archival sources from the Danish National Archives, it traces the ward’s emergence, instituti…
Danish (4 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Art (1 work)