Malaria fever therapy and general paralysis of the insane in Denmark

Jesper Vaczy Kragh

Malaria fever therapy and general paralysis of the insane in Denmark

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Abstract

This article explores the history of general paralysis and malaria fever therapy in Denmark. I argue that the small size of the country gave Danish psychiatrists excellent opportunities for performing statistical studies of general paralysis in the 19th century. In the early 1920s malaria fever therapy was introduced in Danish mental hospitals and raised hopes of a cure for paralytics. Malaria fever therapy became popular among Danish psychiatrists, but the new therapy also raised ethical questions and led to the first regulations concerning informed consent in the history of Danish psychiatry.

Originalsprog	Dansk
Tidsskrift	History of Psychiatry
Vol/bind	21
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	471-486
ISSN	0957-154X
Status	Udgivet - dec. 2010

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