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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Published in:Nordlit
Main Author: Fause, Åshild
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015
Subjects:
mentally ill
second world war
history of mentally ill
Northern Norway
Norway
Finnmark
Troms
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3638
https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3638
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spelling ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/3638 2023-05-15T16:13:33+02:00 The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway Fause, Åshild 2015-12-15 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3638 https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3638 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3638/3584 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3638 doi:10.7557/13.3638 Copyright (c) 2015 Åshild Fause http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Nordlit; No 37 (2015): Living the War; 1–29 Nordlit; Nr 37 (2015): Living the War; 1–29 1503-2086 0809-1668 mentally ill second world war history of mentally ill Northern Norway info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Fagfellevurdert artikkel 2015 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3638 2021-08-16T15:52:32Z 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 University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Norway Nordlit 37
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second world war
history of mentally ill
Northern Norway
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description 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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title_full The fate of the mentally ill during the Second World War (1940–1945) in Troms and Finnmark, Norway
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