Open AccessHistory of psychiatry in Bengal
Author(s) -
Gautam Bandyopadhyay,
Malay Kumar Ghoshal,
Gautam Saha,
Om Prakash Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.224323
Subject(s) - bengal , psychiatry , lunatic , medicine , history , archaeology , bay
The history of psychiatry in Bengal mirrors the history of psychiatry in India. With Bengal being an important location for the East India Company, it became the locus for much infrastructure development, including the setting up of lunatic asylums. This article traces the development of psychiatric care in Bengal, from the early time of private asylums exclusively for Europeans, to psychiatric care in the present time.