He went on then to recount Lalladiere’s behavior since coming to the Bicêtre asylum. There were periods of extreme agitation, violent resistance when being restrained, vile and abusive language.

Who in their right mind would put "the lunatics in charge of the asylum"? While it may sound counter-intuitive, this approach has a long history. In 1793, the governor of an asylum at Bicêtre in ...

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This is a work of historical fiction. Chapter 24 Throughout his time at the asylum of Bicêtre, Lalladiere had never had a visitor. Now, through the haze of dizziness after bloodletting, he felt a ...

Philippe Pinel had just become chief physician at the Bicetre asylum, where the incurably insane – to use the parlance of the time – were locked away, often for keeps.