I tarantati non vanno in manicomio

The author conducted the research at the State Archives of Lecce, where he analyzed a series of documents from the Salento Interprovincial Psychiatric Hospital «G. Libertini» of Lecce (O.P.I.S.). The research is divided into two parts: the first was published in «Palaver» (2, 2023) and reports reports on hospitalized women from 1900 to 1950; This article completes the research and studies the documents concerning the men hospitalized in the facility. The aim of the study is to detect possible connections between clinical conduct and the phenomenon of tarantism, in the context of the Salento reality go the first half of the 20th century.

本研究由作者在莱切国家档案馆开展，期间分析了莱切萨伦托跨省份精神病院“G·利贝尔蒂尼”（O.P.I.S.）的一系列档案文献。本研究分为两个部分：第一部分已发表于《Palaver》（2023年第2期），收录了1900年至1950年该院住院女性患者的相关报告；本文作为该研究的续篇，聚焦该院住院男性患者的档案文献。本研究旨在探究20世纪上半叶萨伦托地区背景下，临床诊疗行为与塔兰托毒蛛病（tarantism）之间可能存在的关联。