title: [Lope de Vegas comedy "Los locos de Valencia" a view of a 16th century psychiatric institution].
abstract: With the comedy "Los locos de Valencia" (The Insane of Valencia) Lope de Vega left us valuable evidence of the nursing of the insane in the 16th century. After a summarizing presentation of the intricate plot of the play the manifold details about admission, general treatment of the mentally ill as well as the habits in the oldest psychiatric institution of the world are communicated and analysed by means of citations form comedy. Furthermore, an attempt is being made to demonstrate the nosolgic understanding of the Humanist and non-physician Lope de Vega for the psychiatric conditions and way of living from the same source.
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Lope de Vegas Komödie "Los locos de Valencia" - ein kulturhistorischer Einblick in eine psychiatrische Anstalt des 15.Jahrhunderts-