Tag: Saint Dymphna
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Geel, Belgium: 700 years of caring for mentally ill people
Howard FischerUppsala, Sweden Geel, Belgium is a city of about 40,000 inhabitants, in the Flemish province of Antwerp. It contains a university, and a branch of the esteemed Catholic University of Louvain, and a pharmaceutical plant. Geel may be best known for its centuries-long history of providing care for mentally disturbed individuals. The origin of…