[150 years of the Central Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Luxemburg. Dr. Pierre Schmit: a psychiatrist in spite of himself?].
The author discusses a "case of traditional hysteria" reported by Pierre Schmit, the first physician (1855-1866) of the Centre Hospitalier Neuropsychiatrique of Ettelbruck (Luxemburg), founded in 1855. Like Louise Lateau, a celebrated Belgian mystic living in the second half of the XIXth century, the patient suffered from ecstasy and stigma. The therapies of hysteria in this time are discussed: blood-letting, electrotherapy, clitoridectomy...
De Smet
Yves
Y
Centre Hospitalier Neuropsychiatrique, Ettelbruck.
Spautz
Jean-Marie
JM
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008189:Luxembourg; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*