Reaume G
Can Bull Med Hist. 1997;14(1):65-106. doi: 10.3138/cbmh.14.1.65.
In an effort to uncover the experiences and perspectives of patients about abuse in institutions, this article will present the writings of asylum inmates and third-party observers, including relatives and staff, on this topic. These documents consist almost entirely of material from the Toronto Hospital for the Insane, from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. References include physical, verbal, and sexual abuse. Methodological challenges when coming across this evidence will be addressed, most notably the problem of verification when charges of abuse are denied or are met with silence by hospital officials. Furthermore, this topic will include a discussion of inmates abusing other patients in an effort to compare how these episodes were reported in contrast to incidents that involved staff.
为了揭示患者在机构中遭受虐待的经历和观点，本文将呈现精神病院患者以及第三方观察者（包括亲属和工作人员）关于这一主题的文字记录。这些文件几乎全部来自19世纪末20世纪初的多伦多精神病院。涉及的虐待形式包括身体虐待、言语虐待和性虐待。文中将探讨在获取这些证据时所面临的方法学挑战，最显著的是当虐待指控被医院官员否认或沉默对待时的核实问题。此外，本主题还将讨论患者之间相互虐待的情况，以便比较这些事件与涉及工作人员的事件在报告方式上的差异。
