The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway
The article analyses the fate of the mentally ill living in northern Norway during the 2nd World War, and the way the war changed their lives. The study is the first to give a systematic account of how the mentally ill fared during the deportation of Finnmark and Northern Troms and afterwards. The r...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e1070f3de5584c88abdd16faec1fe0bd 2023-05-15T16:13:34+02:00 The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway Åshild Fause 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3638 https://doaj.org/article/e1070f3de5584c88abdd16faec1fe0bd EN NO eng nor Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3638 https://doaj.org/toc/0809-1668 https://doaj.org/toc/1503-2086 doi:10.7557/13.3638 0809-1668 1503-2086 https://doaj.org/article/e1070f3de5584c88abdd16faec1fe0bd Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, Iss 37 (2015) mentally ill second world war history of mentally ill Northern Norway Norwegian literature PT8301-9155 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3638 2022-12-30T23:58:49Z The article analyses the fate of the mentally ill living in northern Norway during the 2nd World War, and the way the war changed their lives. The study is the first to give a systematic account of how the mentally ill fared during the deportation of Finnmark and Northern Troms and afterwards. The reader is introduced to the general conditions for mentally ill persons living in the north, their households and communities, the mental care systems and psychiatric institutions. The article also draws comparisons between Nazi politics and actions towards mentally ill in Norway and Germany. The article is an important contribution to an understanding of the impact of war and deportation on this part of the population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Finnmark Northern Norway Finnmark Troms Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Nordlit 37 |
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The article analyses the fate of the mentally ill living in northern Norway during the 2nd World War, and the way the war changed their lives. The study is the first to give a systematic account of how the mentally ill fared during the deportation of Finnmark and Northern Troms and afterwards. The reader is introduced to the general conditions for mentally ill persons living in the north, their households and communities, the mental care systems and psychiatric institutions. The article also draws comparisons between Nazi politics and actions towards mentally ill in Norway and Germany. The article is an important contribution to an understanding of the impact of war and deportation on this part of the population. |
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The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway |
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The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway |
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The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway |
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The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway |
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The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway |
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fate of the mentally ill during the second world war (1940–1945) in troms and finnmark, norway |
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