Psychiatric wards of Soochow Elizabeth Blake Hospital (1898–1937)
A missing piece in the history of modern Chinese psychiatry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19445014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ting-Wei Fan (0000-0001-6807-0724, Soochow University, corresponding author), Tingwei Fan (Soochow University), Qing Hu (0000-0001-8067-6569, Soochow University), Ming Liu (0000-0003-3177-4001, Soochow University), Liu Ming (0000-0002-3815-4705, Soochow University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-177 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-154X • E-ISSN: 1740-2360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957154x19898998 |
| PMID | 31965866 |
| OpenAlex | W3001477261 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The history of modern psychiatry in China began at the end of the nineteenth century, as a result of the work of missionaries. Soochow was one of the first cities to establish a hospital for the treatment of mental patients, but historians knew little about it. It provided a valuable service from 1898 to 1937. In the 1930s, there were 200 beds in the psychiatry and neurology section, making it the most influential psychiatric hospital in East China. After Soochow was occupied by the Japanese army in 1937, the hospital was destroyed and shut down
Archaeology · Business · China · Family medicine · General hospital · History of China · History of psychiatry · Mental hospital · Psychiatric hospital · Psychiatry · Engineering · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |