The exhibition tells the story of psychiatry over the last 150 years. It provides an insight into patient histories from the Basel clinic and shows the changes in diagnoses and therapy methods. And: What kind of psychiatry do we want today? Patients and experts have their say and discuss current questions about psychiatry.
Insanely Normal
This exhibition is available in
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The History of Psychiatry in Basel
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