title: [Josephinism in medicine: the General Hospital in Vienna and the "Narrenturm" (insane asylum)].
abstract: The spirit of enlightened absolutism was realized through the personal engagement of Emperor Joseph II in the foundation of the Vienna General Hospital, the asylum for the insane called "Narrenturm" and the maternity home.
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftliche Landesakademie für Niederösterreich, Krems.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sablik
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000266:history; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Josephinismus in der Medizin: Das Allgemeine Krankenhaus in Wien und der Narrenturm.