Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital
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Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital is a notable psychiatric institution in Algeria, historically recognized for its role in colonial-era mental health care and as the workplace of influential psychiatrist and anti-colonial theorist Frantz Fanon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical institution
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psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blida-Joinville Asylum
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Blida-Joinville Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Algerian War of Independence context
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French colonial psychiatry ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| employedAs |
Frantz Fanon, department head
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Frantz Fanon, psychiatrist ⓘ |
| employedFrom | Frantz Fanon, 1953 ⓘ |
| employedUntil | Frantz Fanon, 1956 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | French colonial authorities ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfStudy |
colonial psychiatry
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social psychiatry ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
institutional violence in colonial settings
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relationship between colonialism and mental illness ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major colonial-era psychiatric institution in Algeria
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site of early anti-colonial psychiatric critique ⓘ site of experimentation with institutional psychotherapy ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on racism in psychiatry
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development of anti-colonial psychiatric thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Frantz Fanon’s clinical and political work
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colonial segregation in mental health care ⓘ use as a case study in postcolonial psychiatry ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blida
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French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| notableEmployee | Frantz Fanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | French colonial period in Algeria ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial health system in Algeria ⓘ |
| patientPopulation |
Algerian patients
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European settlers in Algeria ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
scholarship on colonial medicine
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writings of Frantz Fanon ⓘ |
| specialty |
mental health care
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psychiatry ⓘ |
| treats |
psychiatric disorders
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war-related trauma ⓘ |
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